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Happy hump day! It's a chilly minus 2 degrees this morning with fog and frost but we're looking at a maximum of 17 degrees. Seventeen! It's practically summer.
Let's take a look at what's making headlines today.
Yass Council fury
New South Wales landowners across the Gungahlin border are furious about the Yass Council's plan to establish a five-kilometre no-development zone between NSW and the ACT.
The buffer would rule out residential development north of Gungahlin or anywhere alng Canberra's northern boundary - except for the ACT government's joint venue with the Corkhill family to develop Ginninderry.
Landowners, many of whom had planned future residential development, say it will devalue their properties.
Kirsten Lawson has the details here.
Push for yes vote 'politicising public service'
ACT Opposition leader Alistair Coe has called on the ACT Public Sector Standards Commissioner to intervene, after Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced a territory-sponsored "yes" campaign ahead of the postal vote on same-sex marriage.
Katie Burgess has more here
CSIRO boss sacked
The CSIRO has sacked one of its senior executives over an alleged fraud involving an official credit card.
General manager for business and infrastructure services Mark Wallis has been referred to federal police with an organisation spokesman confirming there had been a breach of the CSIRO code-of-conduct in relation to "expenditure".
It's unclear what this means for the Ginninderra project, the sale of which Mr Wallis oversaw.
Noel Towell has more here.
Pokies legislation on its way
The ACT government will this week introduce legislation to allow 200 poker machines in the casino, breaking the long-held monopoly of Canberra's clubs.
It remains unclear what restrictions will be placed on poker machines in the casino and the Greens have said they will only support the move if gamblers are limited to $1 spins and are forced to decide upfront how much they will gamble.
Kirsten Lawson reports.
Sex worker attackers sentenced
Two brothers who threatened and raped sex workers in violent attacks in Canberra's inner north will each spend at least five years behind bars for their "thoroughly disgraceful conduct".
Ahmed Al Abbasi, 32, and his younger brother Mohammad Alabbasi, 22, pleaded guilty to offences arising from two terrifying ordeals against three sex workers at apartments in early 2016.
Megan Gorrey has the details.
Happy 30th, Floriade!
Floriade is almost upon us, and it's about to celebrate its 30th birthday.
Karen Hardy writes visitors can take a walk back through time thanks to some cutting-edge technology.
Take a look at what we can expect from the festival next month.