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How safe is your suburb? It's a question many voters have been considering as they deliberate how they'll vote in the upcoming territory election. Early voting booths have opened across the capital, and while cost of living and healthcare are top of mind for some, others are voting based on increasing crime in their neighbourhood.
Steve Evans and Bageshri Savyasachi have gathered insights from Canberrans on how crime and safety will shape their decision.
Meanwhile, the ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury is hopeful the election will provide a "reset" to the debate over poker machine policy. Jasper Lindell reports on this issue that's exposed a deep divide between the Greens and Labor, which ended the parliamentary year at loggerheads. And the stadium issue continues to be a hot topic during the ACT election campaign, as the major parties outline their differing views and plans to revamp the biggest venue in the capital. Caden Helmers brings us the latest barbs traded - "an international embarrassment" - in the 15-year stadium saga. We're heading for a sunny top of 23 degrees today after a bit of early morning frost as we head into the weekend.
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