TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- At least three Canberrans, including a brother and sister, were among the four people killed at the Dreamworld theme park yesterday.
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Luxury offices in New Acton's Nishi building will sit half-vacant for another year before being fully occupied again. The high-tech office space costs the Commonwealth $10m a year in rent.
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About 15 Canberra schools have requested a visit from ACT Policing's community safety team to deal with sexting incidents among students this financial year.
- Wasps are certainly not the guests you would want at a garden party, but the warmer weather is drawing out the pesky (and painful) visitors.
- Canberra jockey John Kissick has broken his back and could be out of the saddle for up to 12 months after a nasty cattle riding fall.
TRAFFIC
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ROAD CLOSURES:
The southern car park on the corner of Albert Street and Barrine Drive at Acton will be closed from 7am until further notice.
Both directions of Hamer Street in Gungahlin will be closed from 7am to 6pm until November 4.
Wanderlight Avenue in Lawson will be closed in both directions until October 31.
Newcastle Street's left-turn lane into Whyalla Street in Fyshwick will be closed until Friday.
WHAT'S ON TODAY:
The Canberra Wind Symphony will present In Full Flight on tonight in support of beyondblue.
Everyman Theatre will take Canberrans back to 1981 with The Normal Heart. Larry Kramer's play, to be performed at the Canberra Theatre Centre until Saturday night.
The third edition of Future Possible will explore the future of writing with game developer Van Deventer and author Dan Golding on Wednesday night.
Documentary New Castle examines the impact of urbanisation on a remote mountain village in the Shanxi Province. It will air Wednesday night.
Contour 556, a collection of public art works near the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, showcases the work of 50 local, national and international artists responding to the layers of Canberra's history.
Make plans to see Dances for David, Fresh Glass, Mutable Realities and Diane Arbus: American Portraits in October, before it's too late.
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WEATHER
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Max 23.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight (20 per cent) chance of a shower. Min 7, max 22.
Friday: Partly cloudy with light winds. Min 6, max 19.