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- A lecturer at the Australian National University was stood down after an internal investigation revealed he maintained a sexual relationship with a student.
- Major construction work for the tram project will not begin until October, coinciding with the ACT election, according to the latest plans released on Thursday.
- A probe into Joy Burch's office is focused on questions of criminality, not impropriety or indiscretion, ACT Chief Police Officer Rudi Lammers confirmed on Thursday.
- The ACT's new Education Minister Shane Rattenbury has launched an internal review into childcare costs and staff qualifications in light of disturbing trends in the ACT.
- Labor's former Defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon says it's "absolutely possible" that the Rolex watches given to Tony Abbott and two former ministers could have been bugged.
- The ACT is home to Australia's most internet-connected citizens, who also spend the most amount of time online, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.
- The worst jobless figures since Malcolm Turnbull deposed Tony Abbott have again highlighted Australia's anaemic economic growth while boosting the chances of another interest rate cut.
- ACT Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones says the club won't sell its intellectual property rights to the ARU to ensure they "control our destiny" in Super Rugby.
- Abby Bishop is bracing for a few weeks of intense rehab as she looks to work back to full fitness to give her the best chance of wearing the green and gold in Rio.
9.39am: It looks like that crash near Arawang Primary School on Nemarang Crescent in Waramanga is fairly minor. Two cars are involved and paramedics are there
9.33am: There's been a crash near Arawang Primary School on Nemarang Crescent in Waramanga.
9.22am: Morshead Drive is clear after an earlier crash. Traffic is flowing freely, ACT Policing says.
9.01am: Morshead Drive eastbound towards Fyshwick has been reopened although one lane on Morshead heading towards the city remains shut down. Tow trucks are on the way.
8.55am: There are reports westbound traffic is backed up all the way to the airport after a four-car crash outside the Royal Military College at Duntroon. Eastbound traffic heading to Fyshwick is also slow going although one of the cars has been moved off the road. One car has been moved off the road.
8.51am: It looks like there may have been four cars involved in that crash outside the Royal Military College at Duntroon. Again, avoid the area because even though one lane east and westbound have reopened, it's still going to be congested for a while.
8.48am: One lane east and westbound on Morshead Drive have reopened following a three-car crash outside the Royal Military College at Duntroon. Traffic is jammed so police are warning motorists to avoid the area.
8.40am: We're hearing that there's traffic chaos outside the Royal Military College at Duntroon after a three-car crash on the Morshead Drive/Staff Cadet Avenue roundabout. Both sides of the road are affected and cars are not going anywhere.
8.38am: Both sides of Morshead Drive are blocked by a three-vehicle crash outside the Royal Military College on Staff Cadet Avenue.
8.35am: There's been a crash outside the Royal Military College on Morshead Drive in Campbell. It looks like it's on the roundabout of Morshead Drive and Staff Cadet Avenue.
There are other changes surrounding the Majura Parkway with new traffic lights at the intersection of Monaro Highway and Morshead Drive now operational. Motorists travelling northbound from Fyshwick to the airport and Queanbeyan have been encouraged to use either the Fairbairn Avenue exit off Majura Parkway or Morshead Drive.
If you see any accidents or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so:morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes.
The National Portrait Gallery is open until 7.30pm for an interactive event called "Victorian pursuits". There will be tarot reading, close shaves and mug shots on offer. More details here.
Ben and Jerry's Openair Cinema is on at Canberra's central lakeside venue on Patrick White Lawns. Until 21 Feb.
See 2015's best political cartoons at the Behind the Lines exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
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Today: Sunny. Light winds becoming westerly. Min 12, Max 31.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Cloud clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon, light winds. Min 14, Max 28.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower, light winds. Min 14, Max 28.
