TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- The ACT's parliament could have its first ever female majority, with trends in the current count suggesting a likely total of 13 women in the 25-member ninth Legislative Assembly.
- The Immigration department will try to protect the mental health of its officials with "resilience training" for public servants working in Australia's network of detention centres.
- Meanwhile a new report claims the Australian govt is responsible for the deliberate and systematic torture of refugees on Nauru and should be held accountable under international law.
- More than 1000 Canberrans with a disability are at risk of missing out on National Disability Insurance Scheme support after a target of 5075 people was reached last month.
- Canberra Grammar School is one step closer to being co-ed with the first female students checking out the campus yesterday.
- A festival that includes a five-kilometre run, mass yoga and guided meditation is coming to Canberra.
- In Sport: Nick Kyrgios has indicated he will agree to the psychological counselling provision that could cut down his eight week suspension for poor behaviour and lack of effort in Shanghai.
- World champion Caroline Buchanan believes champions have to "smile through success and defeat" and the BMX star refuses to let her Olympic disappointments define her.
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Campaign manager for People with Disabilities ACT Craig Wallace says the federal government needs to account for a "cap" on NDIS places in Canberra. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
WEATHER
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Medium (50%) chance of showers during this afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h. Max 16.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h before dawn then becoming light early in the morning. Min 3, max 16.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the morning. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 2, max 19.
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