Ambulances carrying the bodies of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan arrive at the Abadi Funeral Homes in Daan Mogot, West Jakarta. Photo: Eka Nickmatulhuda
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Full diplomatic relations between Canberra and Jakarta are on hold in response to the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, but the attention-grabbing freeze will last weeks rather than months as both sides insulate vital trade and security ties from damage.
Well-placed official sources concede personal and government-to-government relations have sunk to their lowest level in years but expect the recall of Australia's ambassador Paul Grigson to be a short and sharp affair even if it is the first time Canberra has gone to such lengths to express its displeasure with Indonesia.
- Australian Federal Police officers are set to be called before a parliamentary committee within weeks to explain the organisation's role in delivering the executed Bali nine ring leaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to Indonesian authorities a decade ago.
- A Canberra jail inmate is in a critical condition after he was found injured inside a cell on Tuesday night.
- Public servants from the Immigration and Customs departments have a chance to look at their proposed new workplace, right in the heart of Canberra's emerging "aerotropolis".
- Federal cabinet has agreed to significantly curtail the power of the National Capital Authority over planning in parts of Canberra, signing off on a proposal to scrap the authority's control over the Molonglo and Murrumbidgee River corridors, Namadgi National Park and the Tuggeranong Valley.
- Police have found that overcrowding pressures and flawed information sharing between mental health clinicians and prison staff were factors in the suicide of an inmate in 2013.
- A Canadian widow has won the right to save her dead husband's sperm from being destroyed by a Canberra fertility clinic.
- The Australian War Memorial is standing by its figures for the huge dawn service turnout last Saturday, and has explained how it came up with the numbers.
ACT Brumbies scrumhalf Joe Powell has been called into the squad to replace injured Nic White. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
He's an unknown carpenter's apprentice ready to take on some of the biggest names in Australian rugby, but Joe Powell is on a mission to build his rugby reputation before he returns to the tools on Monday.
The ACT Brumbies rookie, nicknamed Grommet for his resemblance to a young surfer with wavy, blond hair, will be thrust into the biggest Australian Super Rugby derby of the year on Friday night.
- Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has urged the NRL to remove the incentive for players to stay down after high hits to milk penalties, adamant he's been "banging on about it for two years."
- Collingwood is bracing for a Carlton side whose intensity is expected to be "through the roof" as they attempt to honour Mick Malthouse's 715-game coaching milestone with a win in Friday night's MCG blockbuster.
- ACT Brumbies lock Sam Carter will make an emotional return to the Super Rugby starting side just days after farewelling one of his childhood friends.
9:10am: Those minor car accidents on Northbourne Avenue and the Tuggeranong Parkway have been cleared. There were no injuries.
9:02am: City-bound traffic on Northbourne Avenue might need to slow down near the Rex Hotel, south of Ipima Street. Two cars have collided outside the hotel but they're not blocking any lanes.
8:55am: Travelling on Hindmarsh Drive or the Tuggeranong Parkway? Watch out for a car crash on the parkway's northbound off-ramp.
There will be night time roadworks on Fairbairn Avenue and Morshead Drive due to construction works related to the Majura Parkway project. Road closures will now be in place between 6.30pm and 5am each night until 5am Saturday.
Fairbairn Avenue will be closed between the Northcott Drive roundabout and Majura Road. Morshead Drive will be closed between Fairbairn Avenue and Pialligo Avenue.
Work has also started on a series of road safety improvements on Yamba Drive in Mawson, O'Malley, Farrer and Isaacs.
Drive safely on your Wednesday morning commute and let us know if you see any traffic problems on the roads, via @canberratimes but only when its safe to do so.
The Sydney Dance Company's powerful double bill from two acclaimed choreographic talents opens at Canberra Theatre tonight.
The performance includes William Forsythe's Quintet and Sydney Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela's Frame of Mind.
The show runs until May 2, tickets from Canberra Ticketing.
Closures will be in place at a number of reserves across the ACT as the kangaroo cull starts today.
Closed sites include Callum Brae Nature Reserve, Crace Nature Reserve, Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve, Gungaderra Nature Reserve, Mount Painter Nature Reserve, Mulanggari Nature Reserve, The Pinnacle Nature Reserve and Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve.
Sites will be closed from 3pm and 5pm to 7am each day between today, Thursday April 30, and Friday July 31.
Full details are available here.
Little Wine and Beer Tours director Emma Jones. Photo: Graham Tidy
Up until the age of 24, Emma Jones was convinced she was just a beer drinker.
Now four years later, Jones has launched Little Wine and Beer Tours Australia – a company that offers groups the opportunity to easily get out and experience boutique wineries and breweries on the east coast and in South Australia.
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Calwell High school year 10 students, Jacob Brown,15, and Grace Forbes,15, take part in the outdoor dance jam at the Westside Acton Park. Photo: Melissa Adams
Ausdance ACT launched its 2015 Dance Week festivities at Westside Acton Park on Wednesday, coinciding with International Dance Day.
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Min 5, max 18.
Friday: Possible shower. Min 7, max 18.
Saturday: Cloudy and a shower or two. Min 10, max 19.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Possible shower. Min, 9, max 20.
