Economy: The biggest drop in job ads in more than five years and a sustained slowdown in gross operating profits have underlined expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia will keep interest rates on hold in the lead-up to Christmas.
Public service: The government's in-house consultancy is "close to completion" on its first two advisory projects, even before the arrival of two new senior executives.
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Opinion: It's hard to imagine there was ever a time in which Canberrans desperately wanted a community Christmas tree that didn't really resemble a Christmas tree in any way, writes Sally Pryor.
Inquest: A senior intensive care doctor has told the family of Rozalia Spadafora, his former patient, he had "deep and enduring sadness" over her death.
Property: The ACT is at the forefront of a national surge in borrowing by first home buyers, with almost half of new mortgages in the territory being taken out by new entrants to the market.
Tourism: A hand-built street machine described by experts as the best to be produced in Australia will be brought to Summernats in January in a bid to win the event's much-coveted Chic Henry memorial grand champion broadsword.
World: Intense Israeli air strikes have hit the south of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people to seek shelter, residents and journalists on the ground say.
