Good morning, Canberra. We've got a cloudy top of 27 degrees on the way to welcome the weekend. Here's what's making news.

Canberra's Enlighten Festival is back: here are five events not to miss

While Skyfire won't be part of the celebrations this year, there are plenty of other ways to get out and experience the capital in all its autumn glory.

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Brisbane's 2032 Olympics bid could revive the AIS

Subscriber: Canberra is thousands of kilometres away from Brisbane. But the prospect of another Aussie Games could mean big changes here.

Howard's legacy lives on, and we are worse for it

Opinion: The legacy of the Howard government turned out to be the opposite of the picture he painted in 1996, writes Crispin Hull.

Raiders find perfect balance for star's return

Subscriber: George Williams says he had to learn to talk more when Josh Hodgson's injury forced him off the field - and that was a good thing.

The AWM may become something much uglier

Opinion: The AWM's expansion risks it becoming an endorsement of the decision to send Australians to war, writes Dr Sue Wareham.

Times Past

Featured on the front page of The Canberra Times 37 years ago, Norman Gray, of the Norman Gray Motor Cycle Spectacular, limped into the administration office and asked if he could cancel the afternoon performance but press on with the evening one. The motorcycle stuntman had impaled his foot during a weekend performance at the Royal Canberra Show. READ MORE