Good morning, Canberra. There's a slight chance of some late rain on another hot day with a top of 31 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Development: The redevelopment of Anzac Park East has been approved, six years after the developer purchased the prominent site. An office block and hundreds of homes are planned.
Court: A judge has found four officers, who were taken to court accused of trespassing, using excessive force, and falsely imprisoning a man, were acting "consistent with police training".
Education: ACT students have concerns about the reality of how the phone ban will operate in schools, saying enforcement will be key to it having the desired impact.
Court: The total figure, going towards the man's legal costs, became public last night after Bruce Lehrmann's deed of settlement was published to the Federal Court website.
Education | Integrity: An ACT Education Directorate executive has faced questions over the handling of allegations of union interference in a school building procurement process.
Art: The usual instruction is: "Don't touch the sculpture" but the new installation at the Australian War Memorial has the opposite. Its very purpose is to be touched and felt and smoothed.
ACT politics: A core zone within Canberra's city centre would have higher noise limits to encourage more live music and events under a plan being considered by the ACT government.
Politics: Recently freed immigration detainees will soon be subject to similar measures as high-risk terrorists after preventative detention laws passed parliament.
Opinion: We want governments to make policy that our grandchildren will benefit from. Unfortunately short-term populism gets too much sway, writes Amanda Vanstone.
