TODAY'S TOP STORIES
- The ACT government has overturned a ban on hotels being built at the Kingston arts precinct, in a move expected to lead to a new "high-density" development in the area.
- Jag Khan's house not as big as some of her friends', but neither is her mortgage, as she and her partner chose not to be 'a slave to a mortgage' as housing affordability comes under the spotlight.
- Senior Nationals MPs have staged a revolt over the importation of the Adler shotgun, with two senators crossing the floor and three cabinet ministers abstaining from a vote.
- A woman fled an apartment without clothes and scaled a brick wall after she was allegedly raped by a man she met outside Cube nightclub, a court has heard.
- When you enter the National Gallery's Versailles exhibition in December it won't just look like you're in France - it will smell like it too, thanks to a master perfumer.
- In Sport, Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker expects "big country kid" Shannon Boyd to return as a leader of the pack after winning the Four Nations with Australia.
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ROAD CLOSURES:
There are a number of temporary lane closures on Wentworth Avenue this week and motorists are encouraged to use an alternative route as resurfacing works continue.
The roundabout at the Barton Highway/Gundaroo Drive/William Slim Drive intersection in Belconnen will be closed to right-turning and through traffic from 9pm to 6am from tonight until Thursday morning.
Sections of Parramatta Street in Phillip will be closed until November 30.
Currong Street, Braddon will be closed closed from Batman Street to the laneway approximately 115m south of Donaldson Street until 6pm December 21.
The southbound lane of Flemington Road in Gungahlin will be closed from Well Station Drive to Morriset Road until December 3.
WHAT'S ON TODAY:
This week marks your last chance to see Studio CBR: In the making, featuring 12 portraits of Canberra's premier designers and makers. At Regatta Point from 10am until Friday.
Also finishing up this week is Design Canberra, a showcase of design excellence from across the ACT. Visit designcanberrafestival.com.au/ for more information.
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WEATHER
The recent hot spell of 30°C plus weather will be broken by a cool change and rain late this evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny day. Medium (40%) chance of rain, most likely at night. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Max 31.
Wednesday: Cloudy. High (80%) chance of rain, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Min 14, max 23.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Light winds. Min 5, max 22.