Good morning, Canberra. We might get a little bit of rain this afternoon, with a top temperature of 23 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Leading the way: Who is in the running to take the ACT Liberals' reins?

Subscriber only: The ACT Liberals' leadership is traditionally spilled after an election defeat. Here's who's in the mix to become opposition leader.

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Why crowds for sport events but not funerals?

Explainer: Within five hours, social media was ablaze with bereaved people panning the Victorian government's decision.

Raiders prop bolts into Queensland Origin squad

Subscriber only: Canberra forward Dunamis Lui will enter the Maroons camp alongside Raiders enforcer Josh Papalii.

App keeping contact tracers in the hoop

Indoor sports venues are among the growing number of locations signing up for ACT Health's new Check In CBR app.

The unexpected blooms in new botanic garden

To mark the Australian National Botanic Gardens' 50th year, banksias from all over Australia are being grown with pioneering techniques.

Times Past

In 1987, The Canberra Times cartoonist Geoff Pryor was awarded the coveted Walkley Award for his work. The important media award earned Mr Pryor recognition on this day on the front page of The Canberra Times. Pryor won the award with an election-based cartoon showing a running race with Prime Minister Bob Hawke being carried at the front on the shoulders of his cabinet colleagues, while behind him Opposition Leader John Howard was the one carrying his team. READ MORE