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It was supposed to be their room with a view, but for now a couple is suffering a blacked-out existence in the living room of their inner-city apartment. Steve Evans reports on a frustrating 100 days and what will be a dark Christmas at Glebe Park. Verbal abuse and slogans targeting Jewish students and academics at the Australian National University are behind a surge in anti-Semitism in the ACT, according to a new report. Dana Daniel reports there were 118 anti-Semitic incidents reported in the territory in past 12 months. If you can't imagine getting a trampoline assembled on Christmas Eve, Megan Doherty meets the fix-it man coming to your rescue. As Peter Dutton asks voters, "Are you better off under Labor?", Treasurer Jim Chalmers finds himself in a fiscal bind thanks to the cost-of-living crisis. Jack Waterford looks at the economic problems facing the government going into an election. And Eleanor Campbell dives into TikTok, the new battlefield for pollies looking to win votes.
Today marks the summer solstice and Tim the Yowie Man shares a pretty special place to observe the little-recognised event, and Amy Martin ponders what happened to Boxing Day movies as a cultural moment.
We're in for a hot one this weekend. Today will be sunny with an expected top of 34 degrees. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with an expected top of 31. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 