| Good morning, Canberra. We're heading for a top of 17 degrees with a high chance of rain today. Here's what's making headlines this Thursday. |
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| A pop-up emergency department dedicated to treating coronavirus patients will be built under a partnership between the ACT government and Aspen Medical. |
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| Australia's extreme restrictions are born of panic and don't even make biological sense, Canberra infectious diseases expert Peter Collignon says. |
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| Now Canberra diners are taking advantage of the coronavirus restrictions which forced restaurants to move to a takeaway model. |
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| The ACT's top cop warned police won't hesitate in handing out $8000 fines if they witnessed "flagrant breaches" of the distancing rules. |
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| "This is what the NBN has been built for," the NBN's Chief Network Engineering Officer John Parkin said. But will the network cope? |
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| South Coast communities have higher rates of just the kind of health conditions that make them more vulnerable. |
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| Routine appointments and check-ups have been cancelled with patients only able to undergo emergency work. |
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| What penalties could you face? Can I see my partner? Why can I still get a coffee? Your coronavirus questions answered. |
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| He is focused, now, on helping the needy during the coronavirus pandemic, even on his birthday on Thursday. |
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| What it's like in isolation with Canberra's Laura Peel, the world's best aerial skier who has just returned home. |
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| First Huawei pledged their support to the Canberra Raiders, then several others followed in a show of faith to the financially-troubled NRL club. |
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| | Times Past On this day in 1993, the ACT government was pushing for the re-establishment of the ACT police force. The ACT had its own independent police force until 1979, where it merged with Commonwealth and Northern Territory police to become the Australian Federal Police. Terry Connolly, the attorney-general, claimed that Canberra needed more police assistance than other cities of similar population, due to the responsibilities of being a national capital. READ MORE
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