Good morning, Canberra. It could be a wet Wednesday in the capital with a top of 23 degrees. Here's what's making headlines.

Shutdown expanded to more activities

The government has tightened the shutdown further, closing food courts, open homes and beauty salons from midnight on Wednesday.

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Licenced clubs could ease Raiders' cost burden

Canberra could be forced to turn to its licenced clubs for a cash injection to shore up the club's future as the NRL season shuts down.

Giteau's footy future hanging in the balance

Subscriber only: Matt Giteau struggles to comprehend the only trade he has ever known could be taken away.

Mills' message as Olympians plan for 2021

Boomers star reaches out with a message of support to Australia's Olympians as they deal with the prospect of a delayed Games.

How do sport fans survive coronavirus?

So where to now for the weekendwarrior? Capital Football players have found the answer with an online tournament.

Times Past

A story on The Canberra Times' front page on this day in 1966, demonstrates differences in reporting style between now and then. A story about Queanbeyan's Miss Australia candidate, Anne Fletcher, referred to women between the ages of 30 and 73 as "girls" in its headline - a term you wouldn't see used in this way in 2020. The story said: "For about an hour-and-a-half last night 50 women at Queanbeyan Leagues Club auditorium let their hair down - they tried hair style after hair style at a wig-testing organised to help [the Miss Australia candidate]. Mrs N. Boyd, who supplied the wigs, told her audience women aged from 30 to 65 were the biggest group of buyers. One of her customers was 73." READ MORE