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AM edition, Thursday, May 27, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. There's a bit of chill in the air this morning as we climb towards a top of 15 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

All aboard for the first light rail trip to Commonwealth Park

Video: Here's what the ACT government thinks stage 2 of the tram will look like, as it starts making its way towards Woden.

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Racist comments 'well short' of expectations

Subscriber: The ACT's top cop does not believe systemic issues within the police predicated the racist and inappropriate comments.

APS staff told to avoid political activity: MP

Subscriber: Public servants have been wrongly told to avoid activity involving the Labor party, local MP Andrew Leigh says.

Rare super blood moon seen in Australia

Most of Australia, including Canberra, has been treated to clear weather to view a rare super blood moon.

Taxpayers foot minister's legal bills in Higgins case

Taxpayers will pay the bills for Linda Reynolds regarding her involvement in the investigation into rape allegations at Parliament House.

'Let the snakes tackle the mice': ANU expert

Snakes, which are natural predators of mice, should have a much bigger role in ending the booming mouse plague, one expert has said.

Ex-PM staffer attacks UK govt virus policy

Boris Johnson's former aide Dominic Cummings has savagely attacked how the government handled the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Report calls for dedicated space ambassador

Australia needs more space literate public servants, according to a new report from the National Security College.

Parties tussle over lowering the voting age

Subscriber: Any attempts to lower the ACT's voting age to 16 during the current parliamentary term are likely to be doomed.

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Canberra could circle a Cronulla Sharks star

Subscriber: The Canberra Raiders could make a play for a premiership-winning halfback to help right the misfiring Green Machine.

Upper Hunter or bust? An alternative perspective

Subscriber | Opinion: It's important that Labor doesn't read too much into the byelection result, writes John Warhurst.

A Speaker of the House finds a backbone

Subscriber | Opinion: It's not often a PM is slapped down like what occurred during question time on Wednesday, writes Mark Kenny.

ACT basketball stars immortalised in the paint

"Experience concept":It's a Canberra artist painting two Canberra basketball legends for a sports store in Queensland.

Times Past

A grandmother led a search party to find three missing boy scouts, The Canberra Times reported on this day 53 years ago. The party was guided by a Canberra Aero Club aircraft and Gladys Strudwick's sense of direction. READ MORE

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