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We're in for a cloudy day today reaching a top of 27 degrees. Be sure to slip, slop, slap when you head outdoors because UV conditions will be extreme.
Here's what you need to know this morning:
ABS announces more job cuts
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will axe 100 more jobs, the majority of them in Canberra.
The latest cuts follow two rounds of redundancies last year.
Doug Dingwall reports these cuts aren't because the bureau's statistical work program is shrinking, rather, they're to bring staffing levels back within budget.
Brouhaha building over 'bush doofs'
Residents near Tharwa, south of Canberra, are concerned about the risks associated with the growing number of alternative music festivals held in the area.
As the sixth 'bush doof' at Caloola Farm in 18 months approaches, residents have called on the ACT government to intervene in a series of festivals police warned could lead to death or injury if left unchecked.
Up to 2000 people are expected to attend this weekend's Psyfari festival near Tharwa this weekend.
Katie Burgess looks at some of issues at previous festivals.
Canberra Liberals to call for inquiry into CTP citizens' jury
Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe will today call for an inquiry into the citizens' jury on the insurance scheme which is currently under way.
He'll be asking the Justice and Community Safety committee to look into how CTP insurance was chosen as its subject, how the facilitators were procured, how the jury was selected and what information they were given.
Our assembly reporter Katie Burgess has more.
Red Hill could become an 'upper income enclave'
The ACT Greens are disappointed that out of more than 4000 sites to be released for residential development this year, only 143 sites will go to public housing.
There is no public housing proposed for the prestigious inner suburb of Red Hill.
The party's planning spokeswoman Caroline Le Couteur said it is "not appropriate to have areas of Canberra that are purely upper income enclaves".
Daniel Burdon has the story.
ACT's economy slowly diversifies from public sector
Here's a question for your mates at the water cooler today: What does the ACT actually export?
New data shows our major export for the 2016-17 year was gold coin and legal tender coin.
So, what are our major imports? You'll have to read Sally Whyte's story to find out.