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Canberrans could be entitled to a bigger share of the GST pie if concerns about how our population is measured prove right. Dana Daniels reports the Australian Bureau of Statistics is reviewing how it measures the ACT population and net interstate migration reporting, which could add millions to the territory's coffers. The dead centre of town has long been Woden, but finally Tuggeranong could be getting its own cemetery. Lucinda Garbutt-Young reports a development application has been submitted after decades of speculation and false starts. The supermarket giants are playing a game with their customers over loyalty cards, an expert has warned. As the ACCC probes the complex rewards systems used to keep shoppers sticky, an ANU economics researcher tells Lucy Arundell the programs typically confuse and can disadvantage shoppers.
And in sport, the Canberra Raiders' disappointing season could have a silver lining with a young gun in line for one of the big prizes at tonight's Dally M awards ceremony. David Polkinghorne says rookie Ethan Strange is one of three Raiders men and five women in line for awards.
Today is looking cloudy with a slight chance of a morning shower and a top of 19 degrees. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 