Good morning, Canberra. We could be in for a shower or two today, with a top of 17 degrees predicted. Here's what's making news in the capital. |
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As families prepare to spend Mother's Day together, business owners are waiting to hear what comes next. |
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Flu vaccinations are the missing piece of Australia's plan to progressively reopen, a leading epidemiologist says. |
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Many of the city's cafes, restaurants and bars will not survive the coronavirus pandemic, hospitality industry groups have warned. |
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Explainer: We're not there yet - but we can see how we might get there. It's a tentative, one-foot-after-the-other plan. |
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Inspired by their "essential beauty", CT cartoonist David Pope has created two new images to support bushfire affected communities. |
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The coronavirus pandemic has seen heightened levels of anxiety across the globe as many report feeling more anxious than ever. |
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Analysis: Will Scott Morrison's enthusiasm for getting the pistons of capitalism moving be sufficiently cooled by caution? |
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Subscriber only: Why has the influenza vaccination - and the refusal of it by NRL players - become such a big deal? |
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Subscriber only: It is far too early to celebrate, here or anywhere else in the world where the curve is going down, writes Jack Waterford. |
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Subscriber only: A reunion scheduled for today was cancelled, but the 1996 ACT Brumbies' memories live on. |
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A 1920s Belconnen homestead built by a controversial commander is no longer standing but do the foundation stones remain? |
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| Times Past Much like today, fuel prices were a hot topic in the nation's capital 54 years ago. The front page of The Canberra Times on May 9, 1966, featured a prominent story about an oil company, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, increasing its prices for kerosene, diesel fuel, and dieselene. The price-hike came a couple of days after the Shell Company of Australia Ltd announced its prices would increase. READ MORE |
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