Mr Fluffy owner Mike Bresnik of Karabar ponders the options now open to Mr Fluffy homeowners. Photo: Karleen Minney
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Visitors to Mike Bresnik's Karabar home have often admired the sweeping views from the front and rear verandahs.
That's one of the reasons he and his wife Maryanne will consider the NSW government's offer to knock down the Mr Fluffy house that has been their home for nearly three decades and rebuild on the same site.
The Bresniks were among affected Queanbeyan residents weighing their options under the NSW government's buy-back and demolition scheme announced on Monday.
- Changes to ACT government duties on new car purchases will see drivers who buy low-emission vehicles rewarded and those who choose less fuel-efficient cars charged more.
- Refurbishment of the prime minister's official Canberra residence will cost taxpayers more than $8.8 million - at least $5 million more than originally expected.
- Mafia figures donated tens of thousands of dollars to the discredited NSW Liberal Party fundraising vehicle, the Millennium Forum, as part of an ultimately successful campaign to allow a known criminal to stay in Australia.
- About 450 Tax Office middle managers slated for redundancies will walk away with golden handshakes worth just under $90,000 each on average, according to their bosses' calculations.
- Canberra could lose the Immigration and Australian Border Force to another city if the "infighting" over the sought-after lease continues, the Canberra Airport has warned.
- Inconsistencies have emerged about when three Labor chief ministers knew about a $100 million-plus blowout in the cost of the Cotter Dam enlargement.
- Stunned Greeks faced shuttered banks, long supermarkets lines and overwhelming uncertainty on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its international creditors plunged the country deep into crisis.
Recall: Josh Papalii in action against for Queensland in his debut State of Origin series in 2013. Photo: Getty Images.
Former Queensland forward Scott Sattler believes recalled Maroon Josh Papalii can provide the aggression Queensland needs in next Wednesday's State of Origin decider, urging the Canberra Raiders hitman to make putting David Klemmer back in his box his personal mission.
But Papalii has played down talk he's been given the task of fighting fire with fire with the NSW firebrand after he got under the Maroons' skin in their Origin II loss in Melbourne.
Klemmer ruffled the feathers of the experienced Queensland pack and Papalii is viewed as the man capable of matching his aggression at Suncorp Stadium.
- Nick Kyrgios could find himself in hot water after a fiery exchange with chair umpire Mohammed Layhani in his first-round victory against Diego Schwartzman, but the 20-year-old denied calling him "dirty scum".
- Lleyton Hewitt has bowed out of Wimbledon for the last time, putting in a typical fighting performance in a marathon five-set match against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
- NSW officials are investigating a loophole in the Origin eligibility rules that would enable Michael Ennis to play next Wednesday night's series decider even if he fails to beat a one match suspension for a high tackle.
- Robbie Farah has answered an impassioned plea from NSW coach Laurie Daley to test out his broken hand, with the Blues vice-captain holding out hope he will be fit for next Wednesday's decider.
- The Matildas part ways with mixed emotions after an evening of celebrations masked an otherwise disappointing finale to their inspiring World Cup performance.
9.45: All lanes have been reopened after the Gungahlin crash.
9.08am: That crash on the Barton Highway in Gungahlin was between a car and a motorcyclist but the motorcyclist is ok, emergency services say. Those vehicles are expected to be cleared from the road soon, in the meantime one city-bound lane is closed.
8.50am: Emergency services are on their way to a car crash at the Gungahlin Drive and Barton Highway intersection.
The southbound and northbound inner lanes of the Monaro Highway, between Pialligo Avenue and Ski Lane (the Water Ski Club access road) are temporarily closed to allow for construction of the southbound Monaro Highway on-ramp associated with the Majura Parkway project.
The roads will be closed for the next six weeks (weather permitting). For more information, including daily construction updates, visit www.majuraparkway.act.gov.au.
Drive safely on your 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 ACT government will release its revised arts policy today which calls for greater promotion to cement the capital's reputation as an arts hub.
The National Portrait Gallery has something for everyone to enjoy these winter school holidays in the Portrait Gallery Adventure Family Space.
School Holidays at the Memorial: Hands on History is on at the Australian War Memorial. Children can try on uniforms, handle real items, and hear stories of Australians in wartime.
Skate in the City continues on an open air ice skating rink erected in Garema Place.
Canberra's Amber Nichols performing at her blind audition on Monday night's episode of The Voice. Photo: Supplied
The 32-year-old Telstra executive impressed all five judges during her performance on the second night of the show, which returned for a new season Sunday night.
Supported by her husband Pete, one-year old son Charlie and extended family, Nichols wowed the judges with her version of Strong by London Grammar.
Architects behind the Australia Forum have released a video showing sweeping, shell-like curves of Canberra's proposed new conference facility to be built at City Hill.
Architect Massimiliano Fuksas's hands ripple like a wave as he gestures over the sleek, low roof of the model he hopes will soon become Canberra's next major iconic building.
"This is for Australia. This landscape, the waterfront, it's trying to fit with what many people did here before, but ultimately my final client here will be the human beings who will use it," he said on Monday as he unveiled the reference design for Canberra's future new convention centre, known as the Australia Forum.
Today: Partly cloudy. Areas of fog and frost in the morning. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min -2, Max 12.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Fog and areas of frost in the morning. Light winds. Min -4, Max 12.
Thursday: Cloudy. Patchy morning fog. Patches of morning frost. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min -3, Max 10.
Friday: Patchy morning fog. Patches of morning frost. Sunny day. Light winds. Min -5, Max 11.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds. Min -6, Max 11.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Light winds. Min -6, Max 12.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min -4, Max 13.
