At least one poll has the Greens strides ahead of Labor and the Liberals and winning over voters at Saturday's federal election. The Beer Democracy, is a contest to determine who will "govern" the Hopscotch bar.
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- Two explosions have hit Istanbul's main international airport, killing as many as 28 people and injuring 60. Witnesses also reported hearing gunshots.
- The Liberals have been accused of push polling days out from the election, conflating the local issue of light rail with a federal campaign against Labor and the Greens.
- Outsourced Medicare payments could be handing companies a "licence to steal" taxpayers' money, one of Australia's leading health finance figures has warned.
- Capital Metro Minister Simon Corbell has slammed the Liberals' promise to scrap the light rail contract as "reckless and lunatic", revealing the cost to cancel the contract later this year.
- Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has postponed plans to move the Canberra-based Murray-Darling Basin Authority to regional Victoria until after the election.
- The Coalition has unveiled a $2.3 billion welfare crackdown, promised a minuscule $1.1 billion improvement to the budget bottom line over four years and dismissed suggestions it has run a "dunny block" re-election strategy.
- A custom-built left hand guitar marks the humble beginnings of one of Australia's most iconic songs, I was Only 19. Now the guitar behind the 1983 Redgum song is at the Australian War Memorial.
- The firefighting union has lashed out at plans to remove firefighters from the ACT's emergency call centre from July next year.
- To sport, Nick Kyrgios lost his cool after being given a code violation on his way to a first round Wimbledon win over Radek Stepanek.
- Five Canberra kids trying to follow Jarryd Hayne's path to the NFL will get a chance to prove themselves on the big stage when they play at the under-19 gridiron world championships today.
8.50am: The crash on the Tuggeranong Parkway in Kambah has cleared, police say. There is a Waze user report of a minor crash on Parkes Way, no confirmation of that report at this stage though.
8.20am: There's been a single car crash on the Tuggeranong Parkway near Sulwood Drive. Police say the left lane, northbound, of the Parkway is blocked.
If you see any accidents or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so. Email morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes.
Road closures
Ginninderra Drive eastbound, from Coulter Drive and William Webb Drive, will be reduced to one lane from Thursday 23 June 2016 to Friday 8 July 2016
Artist Fiona Hall's exhibition Wrong Way Time is on at the National Gallery of Australia until July 10.
The ultimate foodie festival, the Canberra Region Truffle Festival is back for another year until August.
Come to the National Archives and explore exquisite garments, sleek fashion shoots, designers, retailers and bloggers in Faith, Fashion, Fusion - Muslim Women's Style in Australia. Until September 4.
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Today: Morning fog and frost. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds. Max 12.
Tomorrow: Cloudy. Patchy fog and light frost in the morning. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Min 0, max 9.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the morning. Min 2, max 10.
