What's on: Supermarkets have been accused of squeezing growers dry even as the stores put tasteless apples on the shelves. As apple-picking season opens in the capital today, here's how to get the best bang for your buck.
ACT politics | Analysis: Chief Minister Andrew Barr has very reluctantly had to take out a tin of bright red Dulux and paint a large and unavoidable target on his back. The opposition won't miss this one, writes Jasper Lindell.
Infrastructure: While the ACT government's focus is on a new site in Bruce, two of Canberra's most prominent politicians are still set on building a Civic Stadium.
Police: The City Police Station has been leaking for years. And so, too, has the Canberra headquarters for our local police, the Winchester Centre in Belconnen.
Transport: The Woden light rail extension might still be diverted through Barton, a move that would add more time to the journey, with the government set to seek flexibility on the final route.
Court: Two men who were part of a group that stole 12,000 vapes in a "premeditated and thoroughly dishonest" money-making scheme have avoided time behind bars.
ACT politics: The ACT's budget deficit is expected to blow out by more than $340 million with the government blaming the increase on lower than expected revenue from taxes.
World: US Supreme Court justices appear sceptical toward a judicial decision kicking former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado in a case with major implications for the November 5 election.
World: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has replaced Ukraine's popular army chief with his ground forces commander, a huge gamble at a time when Russian forces are gaining the upper hand.
Public service: The Australian Public Service Commission has told 15 federal public servants they may have breached their code of conduct through their involvement in robodebt, and will continue to investigate most of them.
Federal politics: The Albanese government's industrial reforms that will give millions of Australian workers the right to ignore unreasonable calls, emails and messages from their bosses in unpaid, out-of-work hours have passed Parliament.
