Good morning Valued Subscriber,
Depending on your generation, The Great Escape or Shawshank Redemption might come to mind with the story of two children digging underneath a fence to escape school grounds unnoticed. Sarah Lansdown reports a Canberra primary school was suffering from staff shortages when "a scary incident" occurred and the children went AWOL. The Canberra Liberals' election pledge to turn Kowen Forest into housing would add 100,000 homes to the city, Lucy Bladen reports. But the pledge comes with an electoral risk, Lucy writes. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade plans to have all its 3700 staff in Barton, setting up a new office on National Circuit and bringing it closer to the National Security Office Precinct. Miriam Webber reports the department will keep its main presence in the RG Casey building but wants to consolidate three expiring leases into a 20,000-square-metre lease at 19 National Circuit from October 2026. And a drunken wrestle has led to Raiders star Josh Papali'i being investigated by police and potentially the NRL integrity unit. David Polkinghorne reports ACT police were called to the Raiders Gungahlin club on Monday at 3.10am when two men were allegedly behaving aggressively, smashing glasses and refusing to leave. After an overnight low of 2 degrees, today will be partly cloudy with a top of 16 and a slight chance of a shower.
John-Paul Moloney, managing editor
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