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AM edition, Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We're heading for a cloudy top of 22 degrees today. Here's what's making news on another incredible day in the capital. 

Last drinks across Canberra as pubs and bars shut their doors

Punters were enjoying a final frothy at their favourite watering holes before doors were closed as part of tough social distancing restrictions.

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Time to 'come down hard' on isolation

The Chief Medical Officer has called on people to police friends failing to obey quarantine rules and "come down hard on them".

Parents want answers on 'pupil-free' schools

The ACT government is encouraging parents to keep their children home from school from Tuesday - but insists schools won't be closed.

Defence moves troops from Iraq and Afghanistan

The Defence Force will move troops from Iraq and Afghanistan temporarily as it tries to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Staying safe in a world that COVID-19 built

Explainer: Schools, shopping, exercise in the COVID-19 era - what's safe and when will it end? How you and your family can stay safe.

Smoke haze blamed for 31 deaths in Canberra 

Researchers  said the findings were likely conservative and that the smoke-related health impact of last summer was substantial.

Jail's visitor shut-out creates bail opportunities

Inmates who would otherwise have been ineligible to make new applications for bail could use a visitor ban to lodge new bids.

Sport

Stuart prepares for 'tough' NRL season suspension

Don Furner says the Raiders "will be doing all we can to ensure the future of our club" as coach Ricky Stuart grapples with his side's hiatus.

NRL season suspended in midst of coronavirus crisis

The decision to suspend the NRL season indefinitely is set to have a "catastrophic" impact on the code's bottom line.

'It's clear the Olympic Games can't be held'

Marianna Tolo says a 12-month postponement of the Olympics would be a "devastating" blow for athletes but has backed the AOC's stance.

Rugby Australia, ACT Brumbies' tough future

Welcome to the mad scramble that had the ACT Brumbies looking more like kids in a candy store on Monday.
 

Times Past

In a true sign of how times have changed, readers were pitched a now defunct question on this day in 1928 - whether women should be allowed to be doctors. A story on the front page of The Canberra Times said the "old" subject had been "revived", after some London medical schools banned female students. Despite the ban being overseas, it struck a chord in Australia. The Women's League of NSW sent a cable to the Senate of London University's secretary to question the legality of the ban. The league said it was "incensed" by it. READ MORE
 
 
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