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University of Canberra staff aren't to blame for the institution's financial problems and will not be asked to give up a pay rise, its interim vice-chancellor has told education reporter Sarah Lansdown. In a markedly different tone from that of ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop , Professor Stephen Parker has acknowledged that the university has been spending beyond its means and has not heeded "warning signs".
A key Albanese government election promise, the Centre for Disease Control - once hoped to be built in Canberra - is under a cloud, Dana Daniel reports. With its interim head retired and no funding allocated to it, an important tool to help Australia better deal with its next pandemic may not be realised.
"You just don't get to the minister for good news" was Andrew Barr's pointed message to the ACT Greens as they considered whether to join a coalition with Labor or go it alone on the crossbench. Lucy Bladen reports that the Chief Minister had little sympathy for the Greens' view that the "negative consequences" of being in government had hurt them on polling day. Scam victims will have a single pathway to seek compensation from banks and social media platforms, as part of the federal government's proposed anti-scam laws, Brittney Levinson reports. In opinion, Mark Kenny thinks there was too much tut-tutting over Senator Lidia Thorpe's outburst at the King, while Amanda Vanstone laments Anthony Albanese's management of difficult public debate. And in sport, one of Canberra's national league teams could receive no points for its results this season if it can't put up a security bond quickly, David Pokinghorne reports.
Today will be a mostly sunny day with a top of 21 degrees and a chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening.
John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 