Catholic officials knowingly allowed two suspected paedophiles, including one of NSW's worst, to continue teaching unpunished, eventually putting St Edmund's College students at risk for a decade.
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One cover-up involved a Marist Brothers principal in Sydney, who was aware that now-notorious child predator Brother Francis "Romuald" Cable was abusing boys, but sent him to a Newcastle school instead of reporting him to police.
- Labor frontbencher David Feeney owns an undeclared $2.31 million property, potentially placing him in "serious contempt" of the Parliament.
- Terror suspect Tamim Khaja was once known for trying to be a "gangster" around the northern Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park.
- Older Canberrans waited a combined 120 years in hospital before being admitted into nursing homes, ACT Government data from the past decade has revealed.
- A worker who told his boss to "kiss my arse" lost an unfair dismissal case after the Fair Work Commission found he had resigned "in a moment of pique".
- A Sydney higher education provider has sought to charge students thousands of dollars in return for "internships" at prestigious consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fairfax Media can reveal.
- Australia's love affair with booze is waning with more than half of us now in favour of alcohol tax rises and bans on advertising during sport.
- in sport, the Canberra Raiders forwards have received mixed injury news with the loss of Shaun Fensom offset by the return of Jeff Lima for Saturday's crucial clash with New Zealand at New Plymouth.
- And former ACT Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones says he is pushing on with his court case to protect himself against attacks on his reputation, not to expose the contents of a secret report into the sale of the club's Griffith headquarters.
6.39am: Watch out for patches of fog around Canberra's roads this morning.
If you see any accidents or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so. Email morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes.
Planned road closures:
Southside, there'll be temporary changes to the Tharwa Drive roundabout with Box Hill Avenue due to roadworks.
From Tuesday until Thursday, the right turn lane on Box Hill Avenue, previously used for through traffic and to turn right, will be converted to right turn only.
The traffic from the left lane will be able to move in all three directions (left and right to Tharwa Drive and through to Woodcock Drive).
Celestial Empire: Life in China 1644-1911 is on at the National Library of Australia brings together culture and tradition from two of the world's great libraries. Until May 22. Free.
Cirque Africa is a two-hour high energy African circus production, bursting with colourful costumes, live music, dance and acrobatics. At Exhibition Park from Until May 25. $30-$150
See 2015's best political cartoons at the Behind the Lines exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.
Bush Capital: The natural history of the ACT at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) shows the natural history of the Territory with specimens, illustrations, photographs, works of art and sound. From March 12 to June 26. Free.
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Today: Areas of frost and fog early this morning. Sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Min 2, max 17.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming westerly 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Min 4, max 16.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning. Min 7, max 19.
