Absent family watches in horror as home gets burgled

A Canberra family watched live on camera as two of their cars were stolen, yelling in vain at the burglars to stop. Petlee Peter reports on the car theft and the dramatic events that followed the family's discovery masked men had entered their home while they were on holiday.

The leadership of the Australian National University has defended its shake-up of the school of music and other prestigious stand-alone institutions. Steve Evans reports the dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences has said some cuts were necessary, while trying to reassure worried and angry students.

Meanwhile, Dana Daniel reports University of Canberra vice-chancellor Bill Shorten says academic freedom "not a license to spew anti-Semitic hatred".

Canberra Stadium officials have launched an investigation into an internet outage after a crash threatened to derail coverage of one of the city's biggest sporting events in 20 years. Chris Dutton and Caden Helmers report that what seemed a minor issue turned into an embarrassing moment for Canberra and its rickety old stadium.

After a night around 4, today should reach a cloudy top of 11 with a slight chance of a shower.

John-Paul Moloney, managing editor