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AM Edition, Thursday September 16, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. After some morning fog and frost, it will be a partly cloudy day today. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Calls for quicker business support as Barr blames removal of JobKeeper for delay

Only about one in seven businesses that have applied for the government's business support grants have received the funding.

ACT aims to end school shutdowns as experts encourage speedy return to class

The ACT government is considering ways to put an end to long school shutdowns.

Barr points to steady easing, questions long-term vaccination passports

Andrew Barr levelled criticism at the media on Wednesday for failing to go into the detail of his government's easing plan.

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Unvaccinated Canberra prisoners 'sitting ducks': lawyer

Subscriber: A defence lawyer said it was "simply a matter of time" until a significant number of ACT inmates were infected with COVID-19.

PM set to make announcement with UK, US

A senior government source was cited in media reports as saying "Australia was going to buy nuclear-powered submarines".

Long-awaited $12m Mitchell light rail stop opens as stage 2 works near

The stop is the 14th on the light rail line between Gungahlin and the city.

Work from home 'won't destroy CBDs'

Employees will keep working from home in higher numbers after the pandemic, but claims the trend will destroy CBDs are overhyped, the federal government's economic advisory body says.

'Is he dead?': Multiple lives changed forever by drunken crash

Subscriber: A young man lost his leg and suffered ongoing brain damage when his drunk friend crashed in Kaleen.

'Lockdown blues' hit young Australians worse in third wave

New figures shows recent lockdowns are having a negative impact on mental health among young Australians

The heartbroken and thoughtful voices of Canberra's lockdown

Video: Listen to the first messages left on the Canberra Times Lockdown Hotline audio diary.

Grace wins Canberra scarecrow competition

See the top three winners from this year's Canberra scarecrow competition.

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