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We're looking at a mostly sunny day with a top of 23 degrees, with just a slight chance of rain in the evening, so you can probably risk it if you are out seeing the sights at Enlighten.
Let's have a look at what is making news this Tuesday.
ACT public servant tangled in Malaysian property web
A celebrated former ACT public servant received a bizarre legal demand for more than $20 million after a $1 billion property deal involving the Malaysian government fell through.
Nic Manikis is a former senior official at the Community Services Directorate, and is widely credited as the driving force behind the National Multicultural Festival, among other achievements.
In 2014, while also working as a public servant, Mr Manikis said he met representatives from the Malaysian government, including the state-controlled Employees Provident Fund, to discuss a lucrative proposal.
Steven Trask has all the details here.
Approvals for new apartments in Canberra fall significantly
New statistics show that approvals for new homes in Canberra fell by 57.5 per cent between in the three months to January. There was an 80 per cent drop in new apartment approvals in that time.
The ACT trend goes against the grain for the country, with apartment approvals going up by 5.5 per cent. Just 67 apartments were approved in that period in the ACT.
Daniel Burdon has the story here.
Zed Seselja will stop claiming Canberra MP sitting allowance
While most MPs have to fly into the nation's capital and find somewhere to stay during sitting weeks, our local MPs get to stay at home all year round. That doesn't mean that they can't claim expenses for sitting days, with Canberra-based MPs allowed to claim $90 a day each day they are needed at parliament.
But from now on, none of the ACT MPs or senators will claim the expense, with assistant minister for innovation, science and jobs Zed Seselja announcing he won't claim the expense any longer.
I've got more details on that here.
Mum pleads to be heard as work site death inquest resumes
The mother of a man killed on a Canberra construction site wants grieving families to be given a greater voice after being denied a chance to read an impact statement at an inquest into his death.
Ben Catanzariti, 21, was killed after suffering severe head injuries when a concrete pouring boom came crashing down on a Kingston Foreshore construction site on July 21, 2012.
Daniella White has the story here.
Festival Muse: a writer's festival with a difference
Kingston Bookshop Muse wants people to think about engagement this weekend - political engagement, personal engagement, and engaging in ones arts and writing.
At the writers festival being held by the bookshop cum wine bar, locals will be treated to speakers like Clementine Ford and local legend Ken Helm and his daughter Stephanie.
The opening event on Friday is titled "Turn Me On" with writers to talk about their "lightbulb moment".
Karen Hardy has the story here.