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He was a master pilferer of the opponent's ball during his rugby career and, according to Katy Gallagher, David Pocock is a bit of a deft hand at pinching credit for her government's efforts. Miriam Webber provides an interesting account of a certain tension between the ACT's two popular senators.
Peter Dutton was busy laying into Andrew Barr's economic credentials yesterday, broadening his apparent campaign against Canberra with a surprising driveby on the ACT Chief Minister.
Dutton's tetchiness might be explained by consistently worrying polling, but political analyst Mark Kenny writes he still has an underdog's hope on Saturday with his "brutal retail politics" likely winning his party plenty of votes. Admittedly, not too many will be coming from Canberra, but Petlee Peter went to polling booths to find out what was motivating Canberrans as they voted early.
If, like me, you're still buzzing from the Raiders' stunning comeback on Sunday, Chris Dutton and Melanie Dinjaski risk the jinx by asking whether the derisive "Faiders" nickname has been buried this season. Today should see showers developing, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The weather bureau forecasts a top of 20 degrees.
John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 