In an ordinary week, Sue Packer would be able to see and help care for each of her grandchildren. But the arrival of COVID-19 cases in the ACT has put those care arrangements on hold.
Video: ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr warned of challenging scenarios ahead for the territory, with no easy choices, but said he was still aiming for no active cases in this outbreak.
Subscriber: A judge has expressed concern about releasing a raging gunman who shot up the home of a lifelong friend, saying he is "just so violent" when angry and on drugs.
Subscriber: An Extinction Rebellion member has been told to follow Gandhi's lead in solving problems after she burnt a pram outside Parliament House and glued herself to a busy Canberra road during separate environmental protests in August.
The Greens are calling on the government to explain why it has yet to establish a federal integrity body, adding more than half of the ministers currently serving in cabinet have been implicated in an integrity scandal.
Salvation Army staff are worried people are going hungry, unaware support services are operating in lockdown and concerned about breaching public health orders to access them.
If there's one thing that's getting Canberra chefs through this lockdown it's the support of local diners. At Otis, executive chef Damian Brabender wants to return some of that love and is thinking of clever ways to stay connected with his customers.
Opinion: Australian athletes continue to lead the charge towards positive change in every aspect in this country. Isobel Cootes asks why our government is not leading the way instead?