North Curtin's future on the line after NCA draft plan

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1. Car-dependent dormitory or vision of vibrancy? North Curtin’s future hangs in the balance

   The Curtin Residents Association says North Curtin risks becoming a dormitory suburb with poor traffic connections and inadequate social infrastructure after the National Capital Authority rubber-stamped its draft planning proposal for the horse paddock land.

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2. APS census records morale drop as redundancies take toll on public servants

   Public service survey scores have slid amid voluntary redundancies, with the APS census recording a drop in morale that is taking a toll on public servants.

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3. 'They will come again': Well-known Gungahlin mall kiosk burgled twice within days

   A well-known Gungahlin mall kiosk has been burgled twice within days, leaving owner Phong Quach with around $20,000 in losses and worried that 'they will come again'.

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4. 'Just a gut feel': Canberra's nine gamebreakers set to tear the finals apart

   Here's the nine Canberra players who could decide premiership glory and tear the finals apart.

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5. Some see a wrecker but the London plane is a 'brilliant tree' for Canberra

   Despite some seeing it as a wrecker, the London plane is a 'brilliant tree' for Canberra, with better planting techniques keeping the trees' destructive side at bay.

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