Good morning Valued Subscriber,
You are not imagining things if you think you are spotting more kangaroos in the suburbs around Canberra and, unfortunately, dead on the side of the road. As Sally Pryor reports, despite the cull more than ever are being hit. More than 300 kilograms of potentially toxic ''forever'' chemicals will be cleaned up at Canberra Airport after years of back-and-forth between government agencies and the airport group. Lucy Arundell writes that Airservices Australia has revealed its plan to remediate several hectares of contaminated land. Public service secretaries are being ordered to find ways to cut red tape ahead of productivity talks. Dana Daniel reports that Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher will write to the high-level bureaucrats ahead of the government's economic reform roundtable in mid-August. And a scammer has been ordered to pay back a friend he tricked out of thousands of dollars through a police investigation ruse. As Tim Piccione writes, the fraudster stole more than $8000 from his friend. It's a very cold start to the weekend with an overnight low of minus 4 degrees. The forecast is for a top of 13 and just a slight chance of rain, which should make it a good afternoon for Raiders fans. Have a great weekend.
John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 