Canberra community groups fear skyrocketing insurance will end them

Scouts ACT and other community groups say their operations are becoming "unsustainable" with the rising costs of insurance in the territory. Lucy Arundell reports Scouts groups' insurance premiums now consume a quarter of total operating costs, putting groups in peril.

Political reporter Miriam Webber watched last night's leaders debate so you didn't have to. With a few squirmish moments, there was one thing the leaders agreed on, and check out her handy explainer on the big parties' current policies.

It's a very big number, but Transport Canberra says the opening of a new electric bus depot in Woden will cut 2000 kilometres a day of costly "dead running". Jasper Lindell reports on the nation's biggest electric bus depot and how it will reduce the wasted journeys for buses at the start and end of each day.

And a Canberra PhD student's research has challenged the assumption that an understudied vaccine injury is rare and preventable. Lanie Tindale reports the research challenges the assumption a shoulder injury is caused by injector technique as it is more common after some COVID vaccines.

After a low of four degrees overnight and a chance of fog, today is set to be sunny with a forecast top of 24.

John-Paul Moloney, managing editor