Good morning, Canberra. We're heading for a top of 28 degrees and a partly cloudy day for this long weekend Monday. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Timeline: A mental health facility reported a patient missing 15 minutes after he allegedly tried to murder two Australian National University students.
Development: Canberrans will have to wait a little longer to get a glimpse of the new Harris Farm Markets grocery store. But another retailer has joined the precinct.
Rugby league: Nathan Cleary has engineered the greatest comeback in grand final history to hand Penrith a historic NRL three-peat with a 26-24 win over Brisbane.
Education: Australian National University students have reported drink spiking, stalking, sexual assault and harrassment in campus accommodation in a new survey.
Public Sector Informant | Public Eye: How much does the busy jetsetting of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Glyn Davis set us back? Miriam Webber and Justine Landis-Hanley report.
Opinion: Government can give cheaper power to those who need it - start looking at the people who are priced out of reaping solar power's benefits, writes Heidi Douglas.
Development: Two new stockman huts will be built in Namadgi National Park as a "tribute" to the heritage-listed sites which were destroyed in a bushfire.
Public Sector Informant | Opinion: There will always be tension between the need for stable government and the need to adopt new technology, writes Miah Hammond-Errey.
What's on: As a teenager, Mary Rachel Brown participated in Canberra Youth Theatre. Now, almost four decades later, the award-winning playwright has had a play commissioned and co-produced by the company - and it's showing this week.
