TODAY'S TOP STORIES
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has called on NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg to change the rules to allow the Canberra Raiders to play a home preliminary final at Canberra Stadium if they earn one.
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Fairfax Media revealed last week the Raiders had contacted the NRL to see if there was the possibility of hosting a prelim final, but were told there was no chance.
- "No regrets." For the many people who've asked Canberra tattoo removalist Jared Hartley to make their misspelled tattoos disappear, it appears there are indeed some "ragrets".
- A man charged with killing his eight-year-old son in Canberra's north earlier this year has pleaded not guilty.
- A "greedy" public servant who embezzled more than half a million dollars from the Australian Taxation Office has avoided time behind bars.
- A former Lyneham Primary School student turned Antarctic climate change researcher has been named the ACT's brightest scientific mind in 2016.
- The Greens say they would vastly improve the disability and ageing accessibility of new homes in Canberra by 2020.
- When Isam Gurung took a huge leap by moving from a Sydney school for deaf children to mainstream Amaroo School, the profoundly deaf student landed on a very special friendship.
OLYMPICS
- It's been the story of Australia's Olympic campaign. They underachieved in the pool, they underachieved on the cycling track, and now the women's basketball team will walk away from Rio without the medal they were expected to win.
- Tom Burton spent two days coming up with a plan to stop his main rival from forcing him into a bad start in the final Laser medal race. It proved time well spent as he turned a "one in 10" situation into Australia's first gold medal in sailing at the Rio Games.
- In an Olympic Games marred by accusations of doping and ill-will between nations, this was a moment to help restore faith in the ideals of sportsmanship. Midway through the second women's 5000m heat the pack bunched up and New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin checked her stride.
- "Hey Vlad, how much did they charge you bro?" That's the incredible reaction from Irish bantamweight boxer Michael Conlan, who sent a message on Twitter to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Michelle Jenneke, the dancer, model, face of choice for multinational soft drink company and hurdler was bundled out in the heats after what she described as the worst race she had ever run.
TRAFFIC
Jardine Street in Kingston will be closed in both directions from Highgate Lane to Giles Street between 9am-4pm on periodic days until November 30.
WHAT'S ON TODAY
Hear Weber's Der Freischütz - Overture, Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor and Dvorak's Symphony No. 7 in D minor as part of the ActewAGL Llewellyn Series. From August 17-18. For ticket prices, times, see here.
It horrified London, it petrified Sydney and now this haunting psychological thriller is coming for you. Ghost Stories is on at Canberra Theatre Centre from August 17-20. More here.
Calling all Doctor Who fans, a Canberra collector is trying to break the Guinness World Record with his collection. The Bigger on the inside: Collecting Doctor Who is on at the Canberra Museum and Gallery until November 20. Free entry.
TODAY'S CARTOON
WEATHER
Today: Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Max 15.
Tomorrow: Areas of fog and patches of light frost in the early morning. Mostly sunny day. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then turning north to northwesterly in the middle of the day. Min 2, max 18.
Friday: Mostly sunny morning. High (80%) chance of rain, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Min 5, max 18.
