Good morning, Canberra.
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And a good morning it ought to be - much like yesterday: not too hot; not too cold and not much chance of rain.
It may not feel like such a bright and beautiful morning, though, for hundreds of businesses as they reflect on rises in their rates bills.
More than 300 Canberra businesses hit with rates rises
Hundreds of businesses have been hit with huge rates rises after the territory government revalued its land.
Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe was among several Assembly politicians to pose a series of questions about the revaluations of commercial properties across several suburbs during a committee hearing on Monday.
Here's Daniel Burdon's full story with the details about where the steepest rises are.
'Missing poetry': Enrico Taglietti on Canberra's modern buildings
Do you miss the poetry of buildings as you make your way around our city?
It seems an odd question but it's the way one of Canberra's great architectural talents thinks of it.
Italian Enrico Taglietti only meant to visit the city when he came to scout a location for the Italian embassy in 1955 - but he fell in love with it and stayed.
He tells us that he was always more inspired by poetry than by buildings. Now at the age of 92, he says, "Poetry is what is missing all the time, within buildings [of Canberra]."
Bree Element talked to Dr Tagliatelle as he shed a tear over the source of his inspiration.
Drop in the gender pay gap, but it's not all good news
The gender pay gap in Australia has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, at 21.3 per cent, according to new data. But different occupations are moving at a different rate to close the gap between the earnings of men and women.
Sally Whyte gives the details of where women are improving their situation - and where they're not.
Guess who's baaaa-ck? It's the Lake Burley Griffin goats
We're not ashamed - every animal story has to have a pun or 10 - and this is no exception.
It turns out that the National Capital Authority is not kidding around when it comes to weeds at Acacia Inlet, so it's called in some special help.
Goats will be an "elite four-legged weed eradication team".
Let Sally Whyte tell you more about the nanny state here.
University of Canberra staff 'wholly reject' offer
There's no sign of an easing of campus tension at the University of Canberra where staff have rejected an offer by management for a new agreement.
Academics there continue to speak out against what they say are "crushing" workloads and a toxic culture on campus.
Staff have just held their first strike there for more than a decade.
Sherryn Groch gives you all the insight into this important dispute.