Good morning, Canberra. After a frosty start, it'll be a mostly sunny day with a top temperature of 14 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

ANU, ACT agreements at risk under Commonwealth's new plan on foreign deals

Subscriber only: The federal government will have the power to veto new agreements and cancel existing ones between state and territory governments and foreign governments, under legislation to be announced today.

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Conversion ban protects people just as they are

Opinion: "Conversion therapy", whether for sexuality or gender identity, is not therapeutic, writes Elizabeth Kerrison.

Millar considers pulling pin on international golf career

Subscriber only: The Canberran pro was meant to join the Japanese circuit earlier this year, but COVID-19 put those plans on hold.

Mix 106.3's Kristen welcomes brand new boy

Little Hugo made his entrance into the world a week ago, in what turned out to be a bit of an eventful birth at the Calvary John James Hospital.

Is the Raiders' bench the best in the business?

What initially threatened to cruel Canberra's 2020 season has all of a sudden become a major asset in their premiership arsenal.

Times Past

On this day in 1971, The Canberra Times reported on an ACT branch of the Family Planning Association of Australia holding its first contraceptive clinic session. Dr Helen Ware, a research fellow at Australian National University, was amazed at the misconceptions many had about the pill and how to take it. After a push from the Canberra Women's Liberation Movement, the ACT clinic decided to offer contraceptive advice to males and females over the age of consent. READ MORE