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It's going to be partly cloudy today but we're heading for a balmy top of 14 degrees.
Here are today's headlines:
Proposed peacock cull cancelled after 'overwhelming' community outcry
A local campaign has helped secure the future of Canberra's feral peacock population - even Andrew Barr signed the petition.
In April, the ACT government proposed an annual trapping program to permanently remove the colourful birds, which have divided residents in Red Hill and Narrabundah since they moved into town almost two decades ago.
But on Tuesday, ACT Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris called off the removal.
Recycling plant would 'destroy Fyshwick as we know it': business
Rob Evans has run his auction house AllBids from Wiluna Street in Fyshwick for 16 years, but he says a new recycling plant would force him to shut up shop.
Local residents, and now business owners, have raised concerns about increased traffic and odour.
However Capital Recycling Solution's director Adam Perry rubbished claims and said no one would be impacted.
'Overwhelming success': Calls for expanding pill testing after Canberra trial
The final report into the pill-testing trial at Groovin the Moo has been released, finding 42 per cent of participants would change drug consumption behaviour.
More than 80 per cent of participants believed they were taking MDMA, also known as ecstasy, when in reality less than half of all samples contained relatively pure MDMA.
The report also said patrons as young as 15 had bought pills in for testing at the festival, with 45 per cent of those taking part aged 20 or younger.
Heath Ledger's life in art to be on show in Canberra
Canberra fans will soon have the chance to see some of Ledger’s stuff up close, when a new exhibition about his life in movies opens at the National Film and Sound Archive in August.
The show will feature film costumes and props, celebrity portraits, personal souvenirs and awards, including the Oscar Ledger won posthumously for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
Mountain biker says it's a 50/50 chance of injury every time she rides
Harriet Burbidge-Smith will replace the injured Caroline Buchanan at the world championships in Italy next month.
She has acknowledged the dangers of the sport and said every time she gets on the bike there is a strong risk of doing a serious injury.
After two knee reconstructions, she knows downhill mountain biking and injury go hand in hand.