Fewer than one in five voters think Bill Shorten will win the election, yet around half intend to give his party either their first or second preference, according to the final Fairfax-Ipsos poll on the eve of the election.
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The contradiction points to a looming dead heat that has lifted the potential for Saturday's election to deliver either a shock Labor win, a narrow Coalition victory, or a hung parliament with no side commanding a majority in the House of Representatives.
- The ACT government has been ordered to pay an overseas-trained neurologist $40,000 in compensation after it discriminated against him on the basis of race.
- Long-time Canberra developer Bob Winnel will leave the day-to-day operation of the Village Building Company today, handing over the reins to a new chief executive officer.
- Twenty McDonald's stores across the ACT – and other Maccas stores at Sutton Forest and Cooma in NSW – will sell meat pies for six months from Friday.
- Allegations have emerged that Filipino massage workers were brought to the ACT, packed into a crowded home, underpaid, overworked, subjected to a curfew, and banned from socialising.
- Public servants working for the ACT Government say they are overworked, tired and stressed and they want the territory's top mandarins to do something about it.
- Police have dropped their investigation of a Canberra plumbing boss who was accused of falsifying documents after testifying about union intimidation to a royal commission.
- To sport, NRL player Semi Radradra has been arrested at Sydney Airport and charged with domestic violence offences and served with an apprehended violence order.
- ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has backed Tevita Kuridrani as the best outside centre in Australia as he prepares for a mid-field Wallabies showdown at Canberra Stadium tonight.
8.07am: There's been a crash on the corner of Coulter Drive and Luxton Street in Belconnen.
Road closures:
Ginninderra Drive eastbound, from Coulter Drive and William Webb Drive, will be reduced to one lane until Friday 8 July 2016.
If you see any accidents or have any info on the morning commute, let us know whenever it is safe to do so. Email morningblog@canberratimes.com.au or tweet us @canberratimes.
Artist Fiona Hall's exhibition Wrong Way Time is on at the National Gallery of Australia until July 10.
The ultimate foodie festival, the Canberra Region Truffle Festival is back for another year until August.
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Today: Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of an early shower and possible small hail early in the morning. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Max 11.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Areas of fog and frost in the morning. Light winds. Min 0, max 13.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Patchy morning fog. Light winds. Min 0, max 13.
