TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- Alcohol-related crime cost the ACT almost $11.7 million in 2014-15. The figure comes from a new report which has prompted a renewed push for lockout laws in the capital.
- The driving force of the National Multicultural Festival, Nic Manikis, has retired after 40 years of public service.
- Bosses at the Defence Department have been lying to their public servants about the public sector bargaining debacle, a Senate committee has been told.
- The University of Canberra is negotiating to sell former student accommodation building Arscott House, which it was gifted by the ACT government in 2011.
- One of Canberra's most ancient trees, a 400-year-old yellow box gum, was moved from Gungahlin to the soon-to-be-declared Molonglo River Reserve on Tuesday
- Do you know this person? Police are still searching for one of three men involved in assaults in Civic on October 30.
- In sport: The Raiders' Shannon Boyd may have his chance to return to the Kangaroos for the Four Nations final as a result of Sam Thaiday's surgery.
- And forget the men's cricket team, the Southern Stars are favourites to win against South Africa at Manuka Oval on Friday.
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A 400-year-old tree in Nicholls is being moved to the Molonglo River Reserve to be a habitat for local wildlife. Photo: Jay Cronan
WEATHER
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Max 25.
Thursday: Cloud clearing. Light winds. Min 9, max 26.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Light winds. Min 11, max 30.
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