Fewer than 5 per cent of cases in Canberra's COVID-19 outbreak have been fully vaccinated, as authorities express concern about a rise in hospitalisations.
The majority of members of the ACT Legislative Assembly will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when the territory's parliament next sits on Thursday.
The spread of lockdown red ink across regional NSW eased at midnight on Friday and for those in the fortunate areas like the Yass Valley, it was time to raise a glass in cautious celebration.
The atypical bowers spotted by several readers are quite rare and likely the handiwork of young and inexperienced male bower birds, writes Tim the Yowie Man.