Good morning, Canberra. After a frosty start to Anzac Day, we're expecting a pleasant day of 19 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

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How my father earned the Arctic Star

An application for a medal yields a story my father, a modest navy veteran, kept mostly to himself, writes Hamish McDonald.

Raiders blow huge lead in second-half collapse

A controversial Justin O'Neill try capped an 18-point North Queensland Cowboys comeback to hand Canberra a third-straight loss.

Rain, hail or shine: The accidental weatherman

It's quite amazing the impact Sam Mac has had on his fans. Even he wasn't prepared for just how loyal Sunrise fans were.

Five reasons I'm a bad sports parent

Opinion: With only a week or so until kick-off, I'm wondering if there are some behaviours I need to change, writes Karen Hardy.

Times Past

Adorning the front page of The Canberra Times this day, 52 years ago, was a photograph of ANU female students drinking schooners while protesting for women's rights to drink in public bars. "We will stay here until we quench our thirst," political science student, Miss Merril Sernack, declared as she chained herself to a group of women's rights demonstrators in the saloon bar of Hotel Civic. It proved to be no idle boast. READ MORE