| Good morning, Canberra. After snow at Perisher, bushfires in the east and dust in the city, we're in for a sunny 27 today. Here's what's making news. |
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| Subscriber only: Amelia Hollo remembers when she started researching global warming outside of class. It was the same time she stopped sleeping. |
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| Outlaw motorcycle gang members will face tougher penalties for crimes under new laws passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly. |
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| Subscriber only: "The older people were deeply depressed and frustrated... They just wanted to get out all the time." |
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| Canberrans would be able to pay off fines for littering and fare evasion by completing community work, under a new ACT Greens proposal. |
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| Subscriber only: In a risk-averse culture, the rewards for sticking your neck out can be few, and the costs high, writes Adrian Rollins. |
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| Kevin Rudd says Australia must be ready to stand without America, and we can't afford to do so without a population of 50 million. |
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| Subscriber only: The introduction of the opt-out deadline may have taken a heavy toll on those tasked with its implementation. |
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| Subscriber only: Stars players were reaching for vomit bags, but they're hoping the Sydney Thunder are the ones feeling sick tonight. |
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| Canberra junior Tom Green will be flanked by family and friends, but he's adamant nerves won't be a problem on AFL draft night. |
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| The ACT Brumbies and Canberra Raiders have jumped up the rankings as loved teams as both look to capitalise on strong 2019 results. |
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| Steve Smith reckons strategy and discipline are the keys to conquering the pink ball in Test cricket. |
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| | Times Past Women who liked to smoke cigars as they surfed the internet were dealt some bad news on this day in 1995, as the apparent fads were ruled "out" of fashion. A story on the front page of The Canberra Times, written by Ian Warden, divulged the definitive In-Out list for 1995-1996. "The smoking of cigars by women is out and ... to be a non-smoker is in," Warden wrote. "Surfing the internet is out already (it seems only yesterday that the internet surf was up)." READ MORE
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