Good morning, Canberra. We're expecting a shower or two today and a top temperature of 12 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

The pints are calling: ACT urged to follow NSW

Hospitality industry groups say the ACT must allow venues to serve up to 50 patrons in each space by next weekend, with anything less "inexcusable".

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Canberra: A Y-plan or a vibrant, modern city?

Subscriber only: It's a mug's game, trying to square the whims of our capital's designers with the needs of today, writes Mark Kenny.

'I was in a downhill spiral': Jockey's dark five months

Subscriber only: Patrick Scorse refused to answer his phone. Some days he couldn't get out of bed. The sport he loved became one he hated.

From a skate ramp to a nuptials shoot

Subscriber only: Who knew Canberra's iconic bus shelters meant so much to this city, asks Tim the Yowie Man.

Sport return can help mend broken hearts

Subscriber only: It's not just the professional clubs and players who have suffered during the pandemic, writes Chris Dutton.

Times Past

More than 20 police officers were called to a disturbance in Garema Place reported The Canberra Times on this day 53 years ago. A Yarralumla labourer appeared in court on charges arising out of the disturbance and was sent to prison for two months when convicted for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. The incident was described as "typical of the dingo packs of hoodlums quite common around Canberra". READ MORE