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The Coalition government has ordered public service bosses not to compromise with their workforces in the disputes over pay and conditions that have entered their third year.
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Departmental secretaries and agency heads were told late on Wednesday that the re-elected Turnbull government would seek to impose the conditions of the Abbott-era Public Sector Bargaining Policy, which have been rejected by about two-thirds of the Australian Public Service's 150,000-strong workforce.
- A Canberra man who fatally bashed his stepfather in Wanniassa and fled with $53,000 cash has been jailed for more than 13 years.
- A Gungahlin man has been charged with online child sex offences after he allegedly sent indecent material to a teenage girl.
- YWCA Canberra has called on the ACT Government to continue its support of school-based prevention programs to prevent violence against women in light of the most recent pornography ring scandal.
- Winter is going, but Canberrans shouldn't rush to get their spring hats and picnic blankets out just yet.
- The Australian National Insect Collection has revealed the world's sexiest fly.
OLYMPICS
- Two Australian swimmers have been disciplined after a night out in Copacabana that saw one forced at gunpoint to go to an ATM and robbed of $1000 and both of them denied a spot at the Games closing ceremony.
- Star US swimmer Ryan Lochte and his teammates lied about being robbed to cover up an incident at a Rio petrol station, Brazilian investigators have said.
- Keep up to date with the latest Olympic news in our live blog of day 13 of the Rio Games.
- Lachlan Tame set himself on the path to an Olympic bronze medal over a beer with mates, accepting a $5000 bet from one at his local surf club that he couldn't make it.
- A shattered Eleanor Patterson is at a loss to explain her early exit in the high jump at the Rio Olympics.
TRAFFIC
8:40am: Police say both lanes are open from the Barton Highway crash but traffic is backed up and moving slowly. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.
8:10am: There's been a four-car crash on Barton Highway. Police say it occurred city bound, about 600 metres before the roundabout that intercepts with Gungahlin Drive.
Jardine Street in Kingston will be closed in both directions from Highgate Lane to Giles Street between 9am-4pm on periodic days until November 30.
WHAT'S ON TODAY
It horrified London, it petrified Sydney and now this haunting psychological thriller is coming for you. Ghost Stories is on at Canberra Theatre Centre from August 17-20. More here.
Calling all Doctor Who fans, a Canberra collector is trying to break the Guinness World Record with his collection. The Bigger on the inside: Collecting Doctor Who is on at the Canberra Museum and Gallery until November 20. Free entry.
TODAY'S CARTOON
WEATHER
Today: Cloudy, with patches of light frost in the early morning. Very high (90%) chance of rain in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 25 to 40km/h early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25km/h in the evening. Min 4, max 18.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of rain, most likely in the early morning. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Min 2, max 9.
Sunday: Cloudy. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 1, max 13.
