AM edition, Thursday, September 24, 2020

Good morning, Canberra. It'll be a partly cloudy and windy Thursday with a top temperature of 13 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

The hard slog back from drought to recovery

Subscriber only: Talk to farmers about the end of the drought and they are still cautious, even six months on. Memories of the parched land are too strong.

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Soliola delighted to return with four Raider debutants

Subscriber only: "All intact now," said the veteran prop, just days out from his first game since fracturing his face almost three months ago.

Is it time to switch to an electric car?

Explainer: The wheel has turned full circle and it appears the market is finally ready for an electric transition.

Kuridrani on Wallabies standby after joining Force

The Fijian-born 29-year-old, capped 60 times for Australia, remains a fixture in Wallabies coach Dave Rennie's thoughts.

Trump's TikTok deal and its effects explained

How could President Trump's TikTok deal affect Australia's already strained relationship with China? The plot twists emerge daily.

Times Past

On this day in 1969, The Canberra Times updated readers on the development of a new nursing home set to open in 1971. The new establishment would have around 100 beds and would most likely be located in Narrabundah along Goyder Street. Once commissioned, the new home was set to provide urgently needed beds for elderly people in need of treatment as well as care. READ MORE