TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- The Immigration Department has failed to meet inspection targets for cargo at international airports and seaports, blaming industrial action by public servants.
- A leading obstetrician has warned the ACT's first publicly-funded home birth trial will put expectant mothers and unborn children at risk.
- A Canberra man who helped to pull an unconscious driver from his burning vehicle has described the gut-wrenching moment the car exploded in a ball of flames.
- Chief Minister Andrew Barr was just 10 when politics grabbed his interest as Bob Hawke won government and Paul Keating became treasurer.
- Canberra police have warned menacing behaviour will not be tolerated, after reports surfaced of a group of men dressed as clowns carrying bats in the city's south on Saturday.
- Canberra man Mark Brown reckons being a blood donor saved his life, after a blood check lead to a diagnosis he had Canberra's biggest killer of 45-84 year olds.
- In sport, Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt says Nick Kyrgios is in the "next group" of players who can step up to win a grand slam.
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Mark Brown counts himself as one of the lucky ones, having survived the biggest killer of Canberrans aged from 45 to 84. Photo: Rohan Thomson
WEATHER
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Max 14.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny morning. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the evening. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Min 2, max 16.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the day. Min 3, max 16.
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