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As all-out war erupts in the Middle East, with Iran and Israel both launching cross-border attacks, the owners of a Canberra bar are feeling anguish. Dana Daniel reports the couple behind city venue Bar Beirut, who have many family and friends in Lebanon, are calling for the Australian government to do more to help solve the crisis. Political analyst Mark Kenny says the US vice-presidential debate was a relatively civil affair, overshadowed by JD Vance's "narcissistic boss [who] fumed tangerine with rage".
With less than two weeks until the ACT election, Lucy Bladen attended a candidate forum where policies matter less than the kind of person you are.
In sport, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr is considering giving a Canberra A-League team "Big Bash money" after meeting with soccer heavyweights on Tuesday, David Polkinghorne reports. After an apparently positive meeting, an announcement on a boost to funding to the soccer team bid could come this week.
And a much-loved Raiders star has bid an emotional farewell to the club. After a morning with a chance of fog, we can expect a sunny day and a top of 22 degrees.
John-Paul Moloney, managing editor
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