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Who likes rain? Because we're in for much the same weather as yesterday with a high of 24 and a high chance of rain.
Here's what's making news across the capital.
119 couples wed in first year of same-sex marriage
Same sex marriage became legal just under a year ago so now we are starting to see some reliable statistics showing what difference the law change made.
It turns out that just over a hundred couples have tied the knot in the ACT. According to Access Canberra, slightly more of those same-sex couples were female than male.
Sally Whyte and Bree Element have the full story with the fascinating detail.
Canberra Hospital is still the country's most expensive major hospital
Canberra Hospital is the most expensive major hospital in the country, a report published today reveals.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report, Costs of acute admitted patients in public hospitals from 2012–13 to 2014–15, looked at the cost of providing similar treatment to patients across comparable public hospitals.
Daniella White has the full story with the implications for the ACT and patients.
Canberra's Slocum family celebrates 25 years of Paddywack
Is there any hope for small businesses as they get buffeted by the internet tsunami where everything seems available online?
There is - and a small family business in Fyshwick is a testament to the idea that service and determination pay off.
Megan Doherty explains - with the help of the Slocums.
ACT's young motorcyclists are next on agenda for P-plate reform
Canberra's young motorcyclists will be the next target of the territory government's L and P-plate reform agenda, Roads Minister Shane Rattenbury has told a public hearing.
He said once the government had completed its current reforms for young P-plate drivers, it would be turning its attention to young motorcycle riders, and while the idea was only in internal discussions, reforms for young motorcyclists were on his long-term agenda.
Daniel Burdon has the story plus important background.
NRL says initial Wighton punishment sufficient
There'll be no change to the NRL punishment of Jack Wighton for his assault.
The NRL came over the top of the Raiders' proposed ban earlier in the year when Wighton pled guilty to five counts of assault and one of public urination, imposing a 10-game ban and a $30,000 fine.
He appeared in the Galambany Circle Sentencing Court on Wednesday, where he was fined $3500, received a two-month suspended jail sentence and was placed on a one-year good-behaviour bond.
David Polkinghorne and Michael Inman have the inside track.