Sport: When the Matildas run out to 80,000 fans in Thursday night's World Cup opener, there'll be four Canberra girls enjoying the experience of a lifetime.
Public service: The Australian Public Service Commission must step up and assert its leadership and influence over the federal bureaucracy, the first report card on agency capability in seven years has found.
Public Eye: The AUKUS deal was a tightly held secret journalists around the world were clambering to get a whiff of ahead of its official announcement. But in Canberra, there was another aspect perhaps just as mysterious.
Public service: Public scandals embroiling the major consulting firms are just "the tip of the iceberg", the man who lifted the lid on a major bank's poor conduct has warned.
ACT politics: Planning rules to make sure buildings in a city centre entertainment precinct can be retrofitted to support noisy uses should be considered by the ACT government, a consultant's report has said.
Health | Photos: It must have surprised the Burmese family strolling through Cook when the solo walker passing by smiled and greeted them not only in their native tongue, but using their Karen dialect, writes Virginia Haussegger.
What's on: This week Ling Richardson and Lara Ghaly will be putting the final touches on their perfect Barbie-inspired outfits. Meanwhile, Jonathan Ward is going to bleach his hair to complete his Ken look.
Media: One-third of women working in media are considering leaving, citing dissatisfaction with the industry's career pathways and pay inequality.
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