Good morning, Canberra. We may get some rain on Boxing Day with a top temperature of 24 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

'People have been supportive': A quarantine Christmas to spare others

ACT authorities are aware of at least 450 people in isolation for Christmas this year, after coming back from overseas or a recent COVID-19 hotspot.

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Luck strikes twice in the same spot

Subscriber: Michael Hermes has unearthed a second historic item in the same area he found the first, writes Tim the Yowie Man.

Wonder Woman 1984 delivers perfect moments

Review: This film, as its predecessor, is so enjoyable because of the natural presence and warmth of Israeli actress Gal Godot.

Mattress made in heaven for Canberra Cavalry star

Subscriber: Thunk. Thunk. Thunk. If being in hotel quarantine's tough, you'd hate to be in hotel quarantine next door to Shawn Morimando.

Is this the worst phrase of the decade?

A phrase coined by White House staffer Kellyanne Conway has been voted the worst of the decade by the Plain English Foundation.

Times Past

On the front page on December 26, 1992, David Eastman had been charged with the 1989 murder of deputy commissioner Colin Winchester and released on bail ahead of his trial. He was eventually convicted, but after serving 19 years behind bars, Mr Eastman became a free man in 2014 when his conviction was quashed. He was subsequently found not guilty at a second trial. READ MORE