Morning Canberra and welcome to another working week.

To those of you who got out of bed this morning on your first alarm, I salute you.

With an overnight low of 3 degrees, I wouldn't blame you for hitting snooze and snuggling back under the covers - and it's only going to get colder in the weeks and months ahead.

We're headed for maximum of 21 today with light winds.

Let's get into today's local headlines.