"It's not our fault we've won" is Andrew Barr's reply to the inevitable "It's time" talk that comes up at each election. Jasper Lindell sat down with the Chief Minister for an interesting discussion of the pros and cons of being the nation's longest-serving current political leader who says it would be "absurd" to retire at his age.

Cuts to the number of poker machines in the ACT have not reduced money lost to the machines, meaning the policy has not reduced the problem gambling in the capital, a new paper has found. Jasper Lindell reports on ANU research showing that the number of poker machines would need to fall dramatically before there was any apparent reduction in spending on the machines.

Deputy Opposition Leader Leanne Castley says a Supercars race would be "something fabulous" to boost the ACT economy. She said the Canberra Liberals had checked the $13 million government investment required, along with the proposed $50 million boost to the economy, and was confident the numbers stood up, David Polkinghorne writes.

And a very bright Canberran has been recognised with a $250,000 science prize. Quantum physicist and engineer Dr Andrew Horsley, who says one day quantum computers could help to drive people's cars, better detect bush fire emergencies and facilitate earlier warnings from space, received the Prime Minister's Award for new innovators last night, Eleanor Campbell reports.

Today should be a mostly sunny one with a top of 19 degrees.

John-Paul Moloney, managing editor