TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- ACT Labor's election campaign took a blow on Thursday when the Australian government solicitor demanded the party stop distributing fake Medicare cards in its campaign.
- Anti-Islamic far-right group Reclaim Australia has links to two candidates in the ACT election, including its Canberra organiser running as an independent in Yerrabi.
- A Braddon building owner has been stunned by the overnight revaluation of his building for rates from $1.7m to $4.8m, and a rates bill that has increased three-fold to $266,000 a year.
- "Chip off the old block" Jane Halton has farewelled Canberra's public service after distinguished career, retiring as Finance Department secretary.
- Bob Dylan has won the Nobel prize in literature in a surprise decision that left the audience gasping, and made him the only singer-songwriter to win the award.
- In Sport: Mark Webber has announced he'll retire from professional racing next month.
- Nick Kyrgios' Shanghai meltdown sparked worldwide condemnation, but a leading sports psychologist says it's just part of being a "rollercoaster athlete".
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WEATHER
Today: Sunny. Areas of frost in the early morning. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Max 19.
Saturday: Sunny. Patches of light frost in the early morning. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Min 3, max 21.
Sunday: Mostly sunny day. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.. Min 9, max 23.