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Police have been criticised for the "disturbing" arrest of a man for trespassing in his own home and for then conducting an interview with him dressed only in his underwear. The treatment of the man was described in court as a "clear and egregious impropriety", Tim Piccione reports. Housing groups want five-year leases for renters as part of a raft of proposed changes to a federal bill that seeks to provide tax incentives for build-to-rent investors. Senator David Pocock and a group of fellow crossbenchers have thrown their support behind the proposed changes that could bring 105,000 rental homes to the market, Brittney Levinson reports.
The Canberra Liberals have responded to the call-out for an Andrew Barr lookalike for their election ads, Lucy Bladen reports. And travel to and from the city will be a bit more complicated over the weekend. From tomorrow morning light rail work will see part of Commonwealth Avenue closed off till Sunday, Bageshri Savyasachi reports. Today will be a mostly sunny day after some morning fog. Enjoy a top temperature of 19 degrees. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 