Good morning, Canberra. After a cool start, we're in for a partly cloudy day with a top of 23 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Cracking the code: The unlikely hero for Canberra businesses in a strange 2020

After struggling to maintain much relevance, QR code technology is finally getting its share of the spotlight as more complex tech fails to deliver.

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Why Wighton deserves to be latest Dally M medallist

Subscriber only: This system is more than adequate in trying to determine the NRL's best player each year, writes James Buckley.

Barr and Rattenbury form a formidable duo

Opinion: The ACT Chief Minister and Greens Leader are surely two of Australia's best and most underrated politicians, writes Ben Oquist.

Brumbies star emerges as a Wallabies answer

Subscriber only: Dan McKellar has backed Irae Simone to thrive under the pressure of a do-or-die Bledisloe Cup clash.

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Our pick of what's happening in Canberra this weekend - From Normal theatre to a painting party, and the story of an icon.

Times Past

The heat was turned up on an education debate, with nationwide mass meetings of academics, a student rally in Civic, and plans to boycott an accounting exam, reported in The Canberra Times, on this day in 1988. Academic staff from universities and colleges met around the country to protest against deteriorating work conditions, proposals for forced retrenchment, and sections of the higher education White Paper. READ MORE