Good morning - you've made it to midweek!
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And as thanks, your Wednesday will be sunny and dry with light winds. A top of 31 degrees is expected today (once this fog clears).
Enjoy the warm one while you can and maybe hang your washing out today - it's expected to rain again tomorrow and be fairly cool for the next week.
Now for some news...
'He would beat her and us if we tried to stop him'
![Liberals Candidate for Ginninderra Elizabeth Kikkert . Photo Jay Cronan Photo: Jay Cronan Liberals Candidate for Ginninderra Elizabeth Kikkert . Photo Jay Cronan Photo: Jay Cronan](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/819a7810-d284-444a-a391-c52363c47f0c/r0_0_2000_1330_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
ACT Liberal Elizabeth Kikkert has stepped up in the most public of forums to detail her childhood marred by family violence.
Her moving legislative assembly address formed part of a debate in the ACT parliament on new laws to cover protection orders.
Kirsten Lawson's outlines the haunting recollections she shared in the chamber and the vision for new provisions.
Bimberi boxercise classes questioned
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Canberra's youth detention inmates were taught to box before a brutal May assault which left an employee unconscious.
The information has given rise to further questions about the facility, procedures and safety after it was revealed six staff members at Bimberi are under investigation in relations to three separate incidents.
Steven Trask has more.
Real-life princess brings fairytale touch to patients
![Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein visited Canberra on Tuesday. Photo: Jamila Toderas Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein visited Canberra on Tuesday. Photo: Jamila Toderas](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/674f4ead-ae8f-42f1-b933-593d92a5dae9/r0_0_2000_1333_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Young patients at Canberra's Centenary Hospital for Women and Children were thrilled by a royal visit on Tuesday.
There were plenty of chats, some cuddles - and several questions about whether Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan was in fact Elsa from the film Frozen.
Average electricity bill to rise 11 per cent
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Electricity bills for the average Canberra household are set to rise by $191 per year.
Its a weekly hike of $3.71, tantamount to giving up the cost of a latte every week.
Katie Burgess explains how in spite of the proposed increases ACT Sustainability minister Shane Rattenbury said Canberrans will have some of the cheapest bills in the country.
ICYMI: Double pluggers wanted
![An?expanded laundry, a new bakery and a multi-purpose activities centre, have been built as part of the Government?s response to the need for more employment and activities opportunities at the?Alexander Maconochie Centre. Photo: Clare Sibthorpe An?expanded laundry, a new bakery and a multi-purpose activities centre, have been built as part of the Government?s response to the need for more employment and activities opportunities at the?Alexander Maconochie Centre. Photo: Clare Sibthorpe](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/4ecf281a-7cf7-4254-a224-864e0af4019a/r0_0_1999_1333_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Alexander Maconochie Centre inmates set for a fashion overhaul. But it might not be 'new look' shopping as you know it.
As the theme for this new wardrobe - timeless black.
Steven Trask has the scoop on what's on the government's shopping list.
Today's Cartoon
![David Pope, March 29, 2017 David Pope, March 29, 2017](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/50093dc1-1edd-42b5-b85c-c5a991198bed/r0_0_620_349_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)