Good morning, Canberra. There's a chance of a shower or two this morning with a top 12 degrees later in the day. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
The Prime Minister has left the door open to further financial assistance for NSW and has stressed that a hard lockdown, not extra jabs, is the only way out.
Subscriber: A man lured people to rent his storage units only for him to steal thousands of dollars worth of fishing lures, comic books, a photo of someone's dead father and various other personal items.
The report calculated the strength of jobs markets by measuring the unemployment rate of each state and territory and compared this with its decade average.
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Subscriber: The economist appointed to review the JobKeeper program says the nation needs a public service that can design better policy in the middle of a crisis.
Ngunnawal Street Pantry Founder Ammie Barrett said she has noticed a rise in rough sleepers since last year and has put the call out for donations from the community.
Police said the 92-year-old man was driving the car, which struck a tree on Hopetoun Circuit. The man was taken to hospital with significant injuries where he later died.
Subscriber | Opinion: Since the start of the pandemic, Australia has seen a worrying rise in racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, writes Andrew Giles.
Subscriber: Sally Fitzgibbons and Steph Gilmore are among the favourites to claim gold in the women's tournament, opening the door for an all-Australian final.
