The ACT government has boosted its commitment to renewable energy still further, announcing Canberra will be fully powered by renewables in four years.
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The 100 per cent renewable target will add $290 to the average electricity bill at its peak in 2020.
- More than 150,000 federal public servants face the biggest upheaval in their workplace in decades under a plan embraced by the Coalition government on Thursday.
- Supporters of a future high-speed rail link from Canberra to Sydney have proposed a station be built near Exhibition Park to connect with the planned Gungahlin tram line.
- Groovin' The Moo festival-goers have accused security guards from walking away from a girl who had collapsed and was "trampled on".
- Canberra's live music scene is being slowly strangled by planning, liquor licensing, and noise red tape, according to peak local and national music bodies.
- Former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont has dismissed concerns about his involvement in plans to redevelop Manuka Oval, expressing surprise it has become a public issue. Meanwhile, more than 300 residents met to voice concerns about the proposed redevelopment.
- The ACT Brumbies drama could be set for a resolution today after chief executive Michael Jones agreed to the board's offer of formal mediation.
- And in more sports news, soccer fans will get another chance to remind FFA officials they want an A-League team in the capital after the ACT government secured a deal to host a game next season.
7.12am: Police say a car fire off Johnson Drive in Calwell probably isn't impacting traffic.
7.05am: Emergency services are attending a car fire on Johnson Drive in Calwell.
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Celebrate International Dance Day in the NewActon Precinct this evening with two captivating performances. Free, from 5.30pm.
Intimate performances, exceptional musicianship, in some of the capital's most iconic settings. That's the Canberra International Music Festival. Until May 8. $25.00 - $70.00
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. Until May 15. 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.
Cirque Africa is a two-hour high energy African circus production, bursting with colourful costumes, live music, dance and acrobatics. At Exhibition Park from Until May 25. $30-$150
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Today: Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of rain in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. Max 23.
Tomorrow: Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of rain. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 13, max 23.
Sunday: Cloudy. High (80%) chance of rain in the morning and afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Min 13, max 20.
