Good news: Wiradjuri woman Katrina Fanning has been named Canberra Citizen of the Year for 2023 for her dedication and work for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Economy: Employment bounced higher in February as the economy added a net 64,600 jobs and the participation rate edged higher, causing the jobless rate to fall back down to 3.5 per cent.
Federal politics: Anthony Albanese has hit back over Paul Keating's blistering AUKUS attack at the National Press Club saying the former prime minister and party statesman "diminished" himself.
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Court: Bruce Lehrmann took the stand for the first time, when he gave evidence in the Federal Court as part of his defamation cases against the media companies and journalists.
Weather: Summer's finally on the way - in autumn. The Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures in the ACT will rise to 30 degrees today and a sweltering 35 on Sunday.
Rescue: A 30-year-old man and his three-year-old son were rescued by the Canberra-based Toll Ambulance helicopter after their boat overturned off the coastline at Potato Point.
ACT politics: The independent work safety regulator has rejected a recommendation to establish an in-house prosecution team, which the Director of Public Prosecutions had said was legally unworkable.
Statistics: More than two million women in Australia have experienced sexual assault, says the new Personal Safety Survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Food: Running from March 16 to 25, the event has all the vendors serving up their hottest and most delicious chilli-inspired dishes from all over the world.
