Good morning Valued Subscriber,
They've been a stalwart of Canberra's roads for more than three decades. But the end of the road has been reached for the orange and blue Renault PR 100.2 buses that were once the mainstay of our bus fleet. Jasper Lindell gives them a very fond farewell today, sharing the nostalgia with the buses' drivers and mechanics. A judge who is set to decide whether to accept a man's plea of not guilty to murder because of mental impairment heard an emotional statement from the victim's mother on Friday. Hannah Neale reports the family of Dusko Culibrk were "completely destroyed" by their son's death in the adult mental health unit of Canberra Hospital in 2022. The Albanese government's decision to add just one question on sexuality into the next census has been called a "half-baked" step by the main public sector union, Miriam Webber reports. Our editorial calls it a problem entirely of the government's making, and David Pope looks at the hamfisted intervention of politicians in the census in his daily cartoon.
In news that won't surprise but will sadden Canberra Raiders fans, Jordan Rapana has announced he is leaving the club at the end of the year to take up a two-year deal in the UK, David Polkinghorne reports. And Tahlia Sinclair has been up early to keep us up to date on the Paralympics. Today's forecast is for a windy and partly cloudy day with a top of 16 degrees after an overnight low of 10.
Enjoy your weekend. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 