TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- Is your Canberra apartment building affected by the GST class action? Currently there are 13 developments listed, but more could be added, and buyers might be owed tens of thousands of dollars.
- A record 141 candidates from 10 different parties will contest the ACT election on October 15, almost double the number last election.
- Canberra sex workers were targeted by a group of three men in a series of brutal sexual assaults, detectives have confirmed.
- Liberal Party Director Tony Nutt attempted to take the moral high ground over lies in politics and take a stick to Labor over its 'Mediscare' campaign. But all he did was shoot himself in the foot.
- Job losses at the National Gallery of Australia have prompted a public backlash as management detail the scale of cuts and insiders voice frustration.
- Labor is promising a 50 per cent tax break on pokie revenue for small clubs as part of a major election sweetener designed to blunt the sector's vigorous anti-government campaigning before polling day.
- A Canberra man accused of trafficking drugs has been refused bail over concerns he would flee to China if released.
- Stuart Anderson has some claim to being the most feverish Raiders' fan of all, having been at every one of Canberra's games this season - home and away.
TRAFFIC
WHAT'S ON TODAY:
A SAFIA gig, an amateur drag queen contest - it's all happening in the capital this long weekend. For more, see Canberra Weekender: What's on September 23-26.
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Floriade is on with more than 1 million blooms, workshops, cooking demonstrations, children's activities, gardening tips and live entertainment. Until October 16. Commonwealth Park. Free entry. 9am-5pm weekdays, 9am-5.30pm weekends.
Discover two million years of human history in the one room with A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, now on show at the National Museum of Australia. Until January 29.
The Wharf Revue's irresistible blend of vitriol and vaudeville finishes at the Canberra Theatre Centre tomorrow night. Tickets from $45 for adults.
A free exhibition of the work of S.T. Gill's work, once Australia's most popular artist, but now a forgotten name, is now showing at the National Library of Australia, running until October 16.
Fans of the British television series Doctor Who can admire Canberra collector Timothy Kirsopp's extensive collection of memorabilia from the series at Canberra Museum and Gallery. Free entry.
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WEATHER
Today: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the afternoon. Max 18.
Saturday: Becoming cloudy. Light winds. Min 6, max 18.
Sunday: Cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning. Min 7, max 17.
