The number of apprentices in Canberra has fallen by nearly a third since the Coalition government was elected in 2013, causing concern among industry leaders.
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In Fenner, held by Labor's Andrew Leigh, the number apprentices has fallen by 27 per cent from 2321 positions in December 2013 to 1683 in December 2015.
- The number of apprentices across Australia has plunged since the Coalition took office, government figures show, with some of the steepest falls occurring in high-unemployment marginal seats still up for grabs at Saturday's election.
- The public service is spending $7.5 billion-a-year on outsourced "management and business services," according to Labor.
- Cancelling the tram contract later this year would cost between $220 million and $280 million, Capital Metro Minister Simon Corbell said in Monday, slamming the Liberals' promise to scrap the contact as "reckless and lunatic".
- The ACT government will overhaul domestic violence laws, widening them to include emotional, psychological and financial abuse.
- A senior Corrective Services bureaucrat sent an aggressive, intimidating letter to a prisoner support group after it gave evidence critical of the jail, including allegations that an intellectually disabled detainee was mistreated.
- A man who was bashed in a holding cell while he waited to front the ACT Magistrates Court will remain behind bars, but be marked as a "prisoner at risk".
- Adversarial politics has eaten away at Australians' trust in democracy, with more and more voters breaking away from the major parties, a survey has revealed.
- To sport, snubbed Canberra Raiders centre Joey Leilua has declared New South Wales "picked the wrong team" for this year's failed State of Origin series.
- Parramatta hope to use the appeal of next year's World Cup as a bargaining chip in an effort to convince Semi Radradra to commit to a long-term contract extension and abort plans to switch to French rugby, revealing negotiations with the winger's management had already begun.
10.20am: That Monaro Highway crash is all clear.
10.18am: A two-car crash on the Monaro Highway at Hume should be clear soon. The tow trucks were called to help clear the crash that blocked one northbound lane.
9.13am: Expert delays on the Monaro Highway hearing north this morning after a two-car crash near Lanyon Drive and Sheppard Street at Hume. One northbound lane is closed and traffic is reportedly backed up to Mugga Lane.
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Today: Areas of morning frost. Patchy morning fog. Sunny afternoon. Light winds. Min -2, max 12.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Min -2, max 12.
