Imagine driving at 135km/h past Parliament House at 2am on a Tuesday, leading police on a pursuit, failing to provide a valid licence, blaming your behaviour on a lack of antibiotics and getting away with it.
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That's exactly what happened to one diplomat at the royal embassy of Saudi Arabia who used his immunity to escape a $1811 fine and six demerit points.
- Thousands of homeowners may be at risk of having substandard home warranty protection due to a legislative failure by the ACT Government.
- Coles has defended charging Canberra consumers up to three times its wholesale price for many popular fruit and vegetable lines, saying it costs more to bring fresh produce to market than processed and manufactured goods.
- Hundreds of Bureau of Statistics public servants are to be sent home with a laptop as the bureau pursues a plan to provide desks for only 80 per cent of its workforce - but workers will have to foot the power bill.
- The number of permanently employed women in the Australian Public Service has fallen to the lowest level in nearly a decade.
- The GWS Giants and the ACT government are both unsure if the government will have to keep funding the football team should the Manuka Oval precinct redevelopment go ahead.
- Tourism, freight, education and investment are key priorities for Chief Minister Andrew Barr's week-long trade mission to Asia, which kicks off today.
- And some good news to start your Monday - how a dog rescued from a rubbish tip in Afghanistan by US marines is now helping its master deal with post-traumatic stress disorder in the leafy suburbs of Canberra.
- In sport, Mathew Hayman has won the Paris-Roubaix title overnight, an achievement the Canberra cyclist didn't even dream of, having broken his arm just five weeks ago.
- The Canberra Raiders' forward depth will face an early season test on Sunday with three of its experienced leaders facing time out through injury or suspension.
10.18am: Traffic is all clear after an earlier crash on the Barton Highway at the Gungahlin Drive on-ramp at Kaleen.
9.39am: A two-car crash on the Barton Highway at the Gungahlin Drive on-ramp at Kaleen is causing some traffic issues. A three-car crash on the Barton, this time at Wallaroo, is reportedly causing traffic coming into Canberra to back up some way.
9.36am: There's another crash on the Barton, this time at the Gungahlin Drive on-ramp at Kaleen.
9.31am: There's been a three-car crash on the Barton Highway at Wallaroo. Emergency services are there and both directions of traffic are affected.
8.48am: We're hearing reports of a traffic jam on the Barton Highway near Kaveneys Road.
7.33am: An earlier crash on Gungahlin Drive near the turn into Koscuiszko Avenue in Palmerston is all clear.
6.50am: Watch out for a crash on Gungahlin Drive near the turn into Koscuiszko Avenue in Palmerston. Only one lane open southbound on Gungahlin Drive.
If you see any accidents or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so. Email morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes.
Want to keep your kids active and entertained over the school holidays in a safe environment? The Australian Institute of Sport's school holiday program is on from April 11-22. See more here.
Using the National Museum of Australia's architecture for inspiration, children can design, make or draw their very own museum these school holidays. From April 11-22. For times see here.
Gather round the telly and bask in the glow of vintage ABC. From Play School to raunchy romps, see Australian life reflected on screen in Tuning IN: ABC TV 1964-76 at the National Archives of Australia. Free. From April 8 to May 15.
Secrets, Stories, Spaces exposes the secret spaces of the National Archives and its 82-year history as home to many government departments including the Postmaster General and ASIO. On Mondays and Wednesday from 4.30pm until April 13. Free.
Celestial Empire: Life in China 1644-1911 is on at the National Library of Australia brings together culture and tradition from two of the world's great libraries. Until May 22. Free.
See 2015's best political cartoons at the Behind the Lines exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
Bush Capital: The natural history of the ACT at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) shows the natural history of the Territory with specimens, illustrations, photographs, works of art and sound. From March 12 to June 26. Free.
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