Inside Canberra's 'best kept secret'

Childcare workers are set to receive pay rises of 15 per cent - about $155 a week - after the Albanese government did a deal with unions. Dana Daniel writes that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce on Thursday that his government will spend $3.6 billion to fund the increase in full.

Meanwhile, Amy Martin takes us inside Canberra's "best kept secret" ahead of the restaurant Ballyhoo's opening at The Lawns of the Lobby later this month.

In other news, Community independent groups seeking to elect candidates in Canberra are being coached on how to avoid answering questions about their policies, writes Dana Daniel.

And overnight at the Olympics, Australia won four gold medals to make Paris our greatest Games. We have now won 18 gold, eclipsing the previous best gold haul from Tokyo 2021 and Athens 2004. Nina Kennedy (pole vault), Keegan Palmer (skateboarding), Matt Wearn (sailing) and the men's team pursuit (cycling) enjoyed a golden night.

It'll be another frosty and foggy start today, before warming to a pleasant 15 degrees.