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If you've taken a gap year overseas, you'd know the benefits. But Sarah Lansdown reports a rite of passage for many is becoming a luxury for a lucky few as cost-of-living pressures make saving for the big adventure harder than ever. If you're having trouble reading this due to a dodgy internet connection, you'll have welcomed the PM's pledge to spend $3 billion to improve the National Broadband Network. Dana Daniel reports almost 100,000 Canberran homes and businesses should benefit.
The suburb record for Aranda has been broken by almost $500,000 thanks to a feature few people could ever take advantage of, Lucinda Garbutt-Young reports. In sport, Canberra's chances of being a rugby World Cup host city will hinge on negotiations over the next two weeks. Chris Dutton reports on efforts to overcome a price-tag stalemate before tournament venues are locked in. And in tennis, Nick Kyrgios was in obvious discomfort as he was eliminated from the Australian Open in the first round. But it was after the game where Kyrgios dropped a bombshell about his future. Today will be partly cloudy and a hot one with a top of 32 degrees. There's a chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 