Buyers of apartments in the Grand Central Towers building in Woden were sold a dream of light rail access and a judge has found that was based on false, misleading or deceptive advertising - or a "half truth" as he put it. Hannah Neale reports the judge found the graphic design of a brochure's disclaimer that light rail reaching Woden is still potentially decades and many hurdles away "served to de-emphasise it and its message".

It's election eve, and while Elizabeth Lee's rude gesture at a "mansplaining" journalist consumed much of the political oxygen yesterday, there's still time to be informed on the big issues. Like how the parties are tackling one of the biggest issues of them all. Don't miss our election editorial today which argues that none of the major parties have covered themselves in glory this term, nor Lucy Bladen's piece on the MLA whose "personal darkness" consumed her life.

The Australian National University will axe a further 87 jobs as part of its drive to cut its salary costs by $100 million per year but will not cut any more jobs this year. Sarah Lansdown reports three central divisions of the university are affected by the second round of redundancies.

One of Canberra's oldest and most significant buildings has already attracted international interest after just two days on market. Property reporter Lucinda Garbutt-Young reports West Block, at 21 Queen Victoria Terrace in Parkes, while heritage listed, has had almost $45 million worth of works to bring it up to A-grade office level.

After the sunshine of yesterday, the clouds will close in today with certainty of up to 35 millimetres of rain. There's a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon, possibly severe, and a high of 21 degrees.

John-Paul Moloney, managing editor