Liz and Colin Cheong, of Gungahlin, with their daughter Chelsea, who was born in a hurry on the side of the Gungahlin Drive Extension on Friday. Photo: Melissa Adams
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Proud new father Colin Cheong had hoped to be in a corner of the delivery room when his wife Liz gave birth this month to their first child – close enough to be supportive but far enough to avoid growing too squeamish.
But his wife's labour progressed rapidly as he rushed her to Calvary Hospital on Friday, and it became increasingly clear to the Gungahlin couple that plan would not be an option.
Mr Cheong delivered the pair's daughter, Chelsea, on the side of the Gungahlin Drive Extension in Canberra's northern suburbs as cars whizzed past just metres away on Friday.
- A union campaign spruiking the benefits of light rail was approved on Canberra buses despite a ban on political advertising and anti-pokie material being blocked shortly before the 2012 election.
- The Australian Taxation Office will appear at the Fair Work Commission this week to defend itself from union claims it is using dodgy figures to support a wage offer to its 21,000 public servants.
- The ACT government has scrapped the idea of a "Scores on Doors" system of food hygiene ratings.
- ACT police chief Rudi Lammers will consider changes to high-speed police chases under a sweeping review of the territory's pursuit guidelines.
- Peter Garrett has become the latest politician to pick at the scab of politics past, labelling Kevin Rudd a "megalomaniac" and saying the former Prime Minister put the safety of Australia in jeopardy in a lengthy interview with Channel 7's Sunday Night program.
- Labor will release details of its plan to safeguard Australian jobs under the China free trade agreement, trade spokeswoman Penny Wong says.
- Bill Shorten's prime ministerial ambitions face a series of challenges in the coming fortnight as the trade union royal commission tests his account of controversial deals done in his former role as Australian Workers Union chief.
- Iraqi air force struck a convoy carrying Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in western Anbar province close to the Syrian border on Sunday.
Israel Folau during a team recovery session in London on Sunday. Photo: Dan Mullan
The Wallabies will lay everything on the line against Scotland, adamant they will not rest star duo Israel Folau and David Pocock from the quarter-final showdown even if they are not fully fit.
Folau (ankle) and Pocock (calf) are the two biggest concerns facing the Wallabies this week following their heroic defensive effort in a 15-6 win against Wales last weekend.
- Craig Lowndes may be in the twilight if his career, but he still shines at the Bathurst 1000, shrugging off his advancing years to yet again elevate his position among the legends of V8 Supercars.
- Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says his team showed a "different skin" to produce World Cup heroics and set Australia on the path to winning the tournament.
- A gutted Will Genia says he'd make the same decision again to give away a cynical penalty and be sent to the sin bin if it means protecting the Wallabies' defensive line at the World Cup.
- ACT Brumbies forwards coach Dan McKellar says there are too many NSW teams in the National Rugby Championship and his Super Rugby province is already providing players for the other NRC franchises.
- After four years out of the finals, Canberra Capitals co-captain Carly Wilson lay on the court gutted after their second half fadeout to Dandenong in Saturday night's WNBL season opener.
9:19am: Watch out for some traffic light problems on Drakeford Drive this morning.
Police have reported issues with the lights at the Sulwood Drive and O'Halloran Circuit intersections.
If you are stuck in traffic or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so: morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes
Explore Geoscience Australia's laboratories, mineral collections or earthquake alert centre in a series of limited tours as part of Earth Science Week. Until October 15. Bookings essential.
Fashion and Fantasy: 21st century fashion dolls includes a display of collector Julie Manley's 500+ dolls dressed in historical fashion, ethnic clothing and couture, including costumes from film and television. It's at Canberra Museum and Gallery until November 22.
Bodywork: Australian Jewellery 1970-2012 brings the work of 42 Australian jewellers out of the National Gallery of Australia and into the city at Craft ACT until October 24. Free.
The Distant Warriors: Ka Maumahara (We Will Remember) Let Us Not Be Forgotten is a special ANZAC Centenary exhibition inspired by the stories of Indigenous Australian and Maori soldiers who fought in the First World War. At the Canberra Glassworks until November 19.
Hundreds march in support of refugees at a rally in Garema Place. Photo: Jeffery Chan
Diana Abdul Rahman, from Australian Muslim Voice in Canberra, said she and her daughter were terrified when bombs fell near their apartment in Lebanon.
"I covered my daughter, who was only two years old at the time, with my body, just in case something happened," she said.
"Every time a missile went off, she would jerk, sound asleep. Until you witness [war] and until you feel it, you don't know what it feels like."
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Runners beneath the turbines of the Woodlawn Wind Farm near Tarago on Sunday. Photo: Graham Tidy
ACT Environment Minister Simon Corbell believes more federal government support for renewable energy triggered by Malcolm Turnbull's rise to power will likely pave the way for more wind farms in the Canberra region.
Monday: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely this afternoon. There's also a chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning, then shifting east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Min 8, max 26.
Tuesday: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h early in the morning. Min 7, max 21.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Light winds. Min 5, max 24.
Thursday: Sunny. Light winds. Min 8, max 27.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min 8, max 29.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds. Min 10, max 26.
