| Good morning Canberra. We're in for a hot Halloween with a top of 32 degrees today. Here's what's making news in the capital. |
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| Childcare costs often dictate how soon parents can return to work. A new proposal aims to change that and unlock millions of dollars in productivity. |
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| Mental ill health and suicide are costing Australia up to $180 billion a year, the Productivity Commission has found. |
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| Some 34 properties throughout Canberra have been confirmed as "untenanted while the tenant is in long term custody". |
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| Subscriber only: Dr Salah Raya exchanges ultra-modern Australian wards for dangerous lands where bandages are a luxury. |
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| Subscriber only: Police confused about how to enforce Canberra's new cannabis laws, after being wedged between warring governments. |
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| Commentator and former anti-sugar campaigner remembers riding her BMX to the Caltex at Queanbeyan to buy 20 cents' worth of mixed lollies. |
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| Subscriber only: A group whose leader says Family Court encourages women to make up domestic violence claims will make a submission. |
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| The Brisbane Lions, Carlton or the West Coast Eagles? GWS Giants boss Dave Matthews wants a new AFL team at Manuka Oval next year. |
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| There's underdogs in sport, and then there's Matt Millar. The Canberra golfer is rubbing shoulders with some of the world's best in China. |
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| Raiders star Sia Soliola has vowed to turn the grand final loss into motivation for the Green Machine's 2020 campaign. |
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| ACT Brumbies coach Dan McKellar says the club can work with the Canberra Raiders to attract new fans to different codes. |
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| | Times Past Police arrested 280 people, including two senators, during a violent demonstration and march in Brisbane's King George Square, The Canberra Times reported on the front page 41 years ago today. The demonstration, which had been called to protest against the erosion of civil liberties, ended in mass arrests in spite of its quiet start. Queensland Labor Senator George Georges organised the march in attempt to serve a petition in support of a Queensland bill of rights. But he was arrested after twice leading marchers out of King George Square into the ranks of an estimated 700 police. Labor MP Tom Uren was arrested alongside him. READ MORE
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