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AM edition, Monday, December 21, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We're very likely to get rain this afternoon or evening, and a top of 25 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Electricity prices to fall everywhere except ACT

Electricity bills in Canberra were set to increase in 2021, despite falling across the rest of the country.

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ACT enforces quarantine for Sydney travellers

People entering the ACT from Sydney and its surrounding regions will have to quarantine as of 11.59pm last night.

ACT records one new case of coronavirus

ACT Health on Sunday said the new case was a female Commonwealth official in her 40s who returned from overseas.

West Portal Cafeteria receives heritage listing

Subscriber: Critics have queried the listing of one of the last standing public service cafeterias amid a backlog of heritage assessments.

Macquarie car crash claims life of man, 42

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service paramedics treated the man, who died at the scene on Catchpole Street.

New cancer treatment for Canberra patients

People living with brain cancer in the ACT will now be able to access a new form of therapy set to drastically cut down treatment time.

Veterans face frustrating battle for benefits

Veterans would miss out on benefits they deserve because the governing legislation was too onerous and overwhelming, advocates warn.
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Canberra could salvage New Year's SCG Test

Subscriber: Manuka Oval could emerge as a shock contender to host the New Year's Test after Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak.

The importance of individual action

Opinion: The only way to survive together, is for each of us alone to make every effort possible, writes Nic Stuart.

COVID-19 causes chaos for Canberra clubs

A nationwide coronavirus crackdown threatens to derail top-flight competitions and pre-season training plans for ACT clubs.

Old friends Maverick and Henry finally reunited

As Maverick trotted into the Weston aged care home for the first time in nine months, his mate Henry Pearce could not contain his excitement.

Times Past

What do you do with 400 kilograms of sodium? This was the question the bright minds of the ANU's research school of physical science contended with in December 1978. "They couldn't keep it, sell it, burn it, give it to the police or fire brigade, bury it or drop in Lake Burley Griffin," read an article in the front page of The Canberra Times on this day in 1978. As the container deteriorated, concerns grew among members of the Health and Research Employees Association. READ MORE
 
 
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