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When you go out today (in what is expected to be a mostly sunny day with a top of 37) say g'day to a neighbour. Ask someone how they feel. Be nice to a stranger. As you'll see below, the figures show we don't do it enough - so it's time to buck those statistics.
Here's what's making news in the capital today:
Love thy neighbour? Just 4 per cent of Canberrans socialise in their street
When was the last time you caught up with your neighbours? Or borrowed a cup of sugar? Could you even recognise them out in public?
Exactly. The stats aren't good. Serena Coady has the unflattering details.
Fair Work to decide if you can be sacked for a nap on your unpaid break
Two Canberra Hospital cleaners sacked for taking a nap on their unpaid break have taken their case to the Fair Work Commission after the contractor involved refused to back down.
The workers fell asleep in the day surgery waiting area - while all theatres were closed - about 4am. The cleaners badly need their jobs to pay basic bills.
Daniella White reports on the rights and wrongs of a case which will likely divide opinion.
The best South Coast fish and chips - and some options for back home
Everybody has their favourite - but our expert did the hard work and sampled a wide range to come up with a verdict.
Karen Hardy competed with the gulls for the fish, a handful of heavily salted chips, a potato scallop and some calamari, all spread out on white paper - plus sand.
'We don't just turn keys': ACT corrections officers and staff recognised
New lives, saved lives and a lot in between have featured in the careers of ACT correctional officers who have just been recognised for their work.
Take Margaret Baynham who was awarded a National Medal for long service as she enters her 18th year on the job.
One of her charges was the first in the Canberra prison system to give birth while in jail.
Alexandra Back has the story of Margaret and her colleagues, who are often under-appreciated.
Canberra Capitals shatter crowd records
The figures show it. The Canberra Capitals revival is the real deal.
More than 12,000 fans flooded through the turnstiles for 10 Capitals home games to give the club the WNBL's third-highest average attendance.
The Capitals have more than doubled their figures from an at-times forgettable 2017-18 campaign, as they prepare to end an eight-year finals exile.
Caden Helmers salutes the team that proves good basketball brings in the followers.
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