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A woman whose house and identity was stolen by overseas scammers has been forced to sue the government to retrieve her money.
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International fraudsters, who are still at large, pocketed $430,000 when they sold the four-bedroom Canberra house in 2014 in a sophisticated scam spanning several months and countries, including South Africa, Australia and Indonesia.
- At least three federal public servants each received bonuses of more than half a million dollars last year. But a shrinking number of executives – fewer than one in 14 – won any performance payment, despite a stalled Coalition pledge to make all senior staff eligible.
- The political furore over the embarrassing website outage on census night appears to have had a silver lining with the Bureau of Statistics receiving about 1.5 million more completed census forms than expected at this stage of the collection process.
- The wombat may be a muddle-headed marsupial in the realm of children's literature but in real life they are anything but, a Canberra wildlife carer says.
- The future of Canberra's economy could rest with "high talent" jobs in private sectors working with government on defence and cyber security and a national precinct for design and architectural services, a key ACT government advisor says.
- In sport, Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has challenged his players to continue rising to new levels in their last two games after a spectacular comeback against the Parramatta Eels clinched a top-four finals spot.
OLYMPICS
- The Boomers were left shattered and in tears after "soft" and "ridiculous" refereeing denied the Australians what would have been their first Olympic men's basketball medal.
- I was in a taxi when Rafaela Silva won Brazil's first gold at the Rio Games. My taxi driver openly wept. We may not have shared a common language, but at that moment, there was no need for words, writes Australian gold medallist Kim Crow.
- Two Mongolian coaches took to removing their clothes in a remarkable protest against their wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig missing out on a bronze medal on the final day of competition at the Rio Olympics.
- Now that he's crowned himself as the greatest ever track athlete, could Usain Bolt have a future in another Olympic pursuit?
TRAFFIC
10:00am: Police said that crash on Barry Drive is clear and everything else on the roads is looking good to them.
9:40am: Police said three cars were involved in that crash on Barry Drive, which occurred city-bound about 500 short of the intersection with Clunies Ross Street. They're urging people to avoid the area.
9:30am: There has been a crash city-bound on Barry Drive in Acton. About 500 short Clunies Ross Street. We're chasing details.
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
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. Fog and patches of light frost this morning. Medium (50%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds. Max 12.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Areas of fog and patches of light frost in the morning. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds. Min -1, max 14.
Wednesday: Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of rain. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 4, max 11.