TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- This election will decide whether Canberra has light rail once and for all, Chief Minister Andrew Barr suggested at last night's leaders' debate, where he and Liberal Leader Jeremy Hanson clashed frequently.
- Both Labor and the Liberals have left it until the eleventh hour to submit major election policies to Treasury for costing, prompting concerns they will not be scrutinised by polling day.
- Canberra dad Lachlan Searle said daily chores of being a mum at the same time as being a grieving dad helped him learn to live with the grief of losing his wife.
- The industrial disputes at another 10 federal government departments will move to official Fair Work Commission mediation, in a fresh blow to the Coalition's hardline workplace policy.
- Wednesday's episode of The Bachelorette Australia was the first time Canberra had featured on the looking-for-love reality show.
- In sport: Another outrageous chapter has been written in the turbulent career of Nick Kyrgios, who was chastised for unprofessional behaviour by the chair umpire in his second-round loss at the Shanghai Rolex Masters.
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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and opposition leader Jeremy Hanson in the ACT leadership debate at the National Press Club. Photo: Rohan Thomson
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Today: Mostly sunny. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming southeasterly and light in the late evening. Max 16.
Friday: Sunny. Areas of frost in the early morning. Light winds. Min 1, max 19.
Saturday: Sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Min 3, max 21.
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