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PM edition, Monday, May 4, 2020

Which social distancing restrictions are set to be lifted first?

While COVID-19's shadow will still largely loom over our everyday lives, a return to some sense of a normal life may not not be too far away.

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ACT records first new COVID-19 case in a week

Health authorities say a woman in her 20s has tested positive for COVID-19, however she has not been infectious since returning to the ACT.

JobKeeper payments to be cut off for teen students

Students aged 16 and 17 with part-time jobs will be eligible for up to $4500 of JobKeeper money, but will be cut off from next week, ATO says.

Barilaro won't contest Eden-Monaro byelection

The NSW Deputy Premier and state MP for Monaro said in politics "ego can quickly skew decisions", but he had made the decision not to stand.

Canberra records its first sub-zero morning of 2020

The mercury reached minus 1.4 degrees at Canberra Airport, four degrees below the average minimum for the month of May.

The people who deal with social distancing every day

There is a joke among the cystic fibrosis community that they have been preparing their whole life for coronavirus restrictions.

Barr 'stunned' by Tehan criticism of Victoria premier

The Chief Minister told ABC radio the federal Education Minister's comments were a "blowing-up" of the national cabinet process.

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Now that's an award-winning photograph

A teacher living on an historic stud in rural NSW has beaten the world's best photographers to win the major landscape photography prize.

Could this plan variation usher in a greener future?

Opinion: Save for insomniacs, draft variations to the ACT Territory Plan aren't generally great reading. This is an exception, writes Leo Dobel.

Raiders return to training for first time since virus

Subscriber only: They came in two-by-two and were welcomed by a temperature-testing tent - the new normal as NRL's return edges closer.

How will international air travel take off again?

International air travel is likely to be one of the last things to be freed up as the COVID-19 crisis diminishes. Steve Evans looks at why that is.

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