Good morning, Canberra. There's a high chance of a storm today with a top temperature of 21 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital. |
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Subscriber only: The ACT Brumbies legend's move to the south of France was supposed to be a dream, but it started with a coronavirus nightmare. |
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Subscriber only: Redevelopment of the Curtin horse paddocks into a diplomatic estate is a step closer, despite strong opposition. |
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Subscriber only: Public servants can soon expect to see a bit more money as a freeze on public service pay rises comes to an end. |
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The hard part is done. The harder part - the real part - starts now for the capital territory's newest parliamentarians. |
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President Emmanuel Macron said he would deploy thousands more soldiers to protect key sites such as places of worship and schools. |
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Subscriber only: Career criminal Matthew Massey cross-examined the police informant in his latest case on Thursday. |
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Sarah Watt sold her wedding dress to buy a therapy dog to help her four-year-old son cope with his disability. It never arrived. |
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Subscriber only: The ACT has experienced its most intense storm season on NRMA record, with Belconnen suburbs hit hard. |
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Raider Jack Wighton will start in the centres for NSW, while Nick Cotric looks set to miss the series opener next week. |
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Wattle aficionados lined up early to celebrate the first inclusion of the national floral emblem on an Australian banknote. |
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Canberra will play a major role in the post-pandemic rebirth of Australian boxing with Exhibition Park to host a monster fight night in December. |
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The television presenter, social media sensation and now cookbook author says "cooking should be fun but it should come from the heart". |
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| Times Past Prime minister Malcolm Fraser did not succumb to an invitation to dine on fresh Vegemite sandwiches and lamingtons, reported The Canberra Times on this day 49 years ago. The then prime minister, minister for the capital territory Mr Hodgman, and minister for social security Senator Chancy, could not be tempted from their official duties. The invitation was sent to the ministers by a group of Canberra parents and children's services workers seeking an assurance that the government's review of children's services would not result in a common means test. READ MORE |
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