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PM edition, Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Plan for Canberra flights to South Australia and Tasmania in July

It comes as Canberra Airport plans to increase flights to Sydney and Melbourne as restrictions on travel ease.

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Top firie blasts 'damage' to RFS reputation

"Degradation through a public forum does not enhance the service and its members," RFS acting Chief Officer Rohan Scott wrote to members.

Why this homebuyer grant scheme might work

Builders had been hanging on to work left over from the previous boom, and had already been hit by the fall in foreign investment.

Australia in recession, Treasurer confirms

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed the economy has gone backwards with worse figures expected next quarter.

Geocon buys Civic site for $24m

Subscriber only: Geocon managing director Nick Georgalis said the "blue-chip" block would become a "landmark building".

$13 million upgrade to popular precincts

Better lighting, footpaths and parking options, as well as improved access to public transport, are among the upgrades.

'Paramilitary' style of US policing is different to ours

Subscriber only: Canberra's new police chief believes that similar levels of unrest seen in the US are unlikely here.

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Raiders tap into Huawei tech for winning edge

Subscriber only: Raiders chief executive Don Furner said it was another small advantage their new training base would provide.

Summer's lessons can't be lost in coronavirus fallout

Opinion: We need to learn the lessons of how we handled the fires, so we can do better next time, writes Andrew Leigh.

Capitals' co-captains return in bid for three-peat

More signings are expected to come in the next few days as the WNBL prepares to open the delayed free-agency period.

The US fury is rooted in a long history of racism

African Americans have protested against injustices going back as far as the post-Civil War days in the 1870s, writes Clare Corbould.

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