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Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a shower or two on the way to a top of 11 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital

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AM Edition, Wednesday June 28, 2023

Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a shower or two on the way to a top of 10 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Budget 'missed a major opportunity' to boost local workforce

Development: The ACT government "missed a major opportunity" to boost local construction jobs in the 2023-24 budget, the building industry peak body says.

How Canberra universities fared in world rankings

Education: ANU is no longer the highest-ranking institution in the country as new metrics affect scores.

Vacancy tax won't fix ACT housing affordability, inquiry finds

ACT politics: An inquiry into housing and rental affordability has found that introducing a vacancy tax would not be useful in improving supply in the ACT.

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Killer says suspected child burner 'a compulsive liar'

Court: Danny Klobucar, 34, said he wanted to make sure the victim "wasn't gonna lie his arse off".

Investigations boost for ACT's corruption watchdog

Budget: Greater investigative and legal resources will be sought by the ACT's under-resourced corruption watchdog.

Victim traps burglar after finding stolen bike on Gumtree

Court: As part of a 2022 crime spree, James Edward Barnes also stole a church donation box and cut out a McDonald's front counter cash drawer that ended up being empty.

Get the inside scoop on Anita Gelato

Food | Watch: You've got to have plenty of faith in your gelato to be confident enough to open a store in the middle of a Canberra winter.

Electronic tagging of ACT offenders is revisited for third time

Crime: The ACT government will make a third attempt on the electronic monitoring of offenders with $297,000 allocated to a fresh scoping study.

Magical orcas dance close to the shore at Merimbula

Photos: A pod of orcas were spotted close to the Merimbula wharf this week, giving locals a rare display.

Failed mutiny exposes the lie at the heart of Russia's invasion

Opinion | Watch: Prigozhin's failed mutiny exposes the lie at the heart of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, writes Sonia Mycak.

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