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AM edition, Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. We've got a chilly top of 16 degrees on the way with a high chance of showers this Tuesday. Here’s what’s making news.

Distillers in good spirits over tax rebate scheme

The new excise rebates will help bring brewers and distillers on par with Australia's wine industry.

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Has COVID-19 pushed us too far over travel bans?

Subscriber | Analysis: There is furious agreement that threatening Australians with jail is "drastic", writes Karen Barlow.

Liberals label ACT govt transport plan 'ludicrous'

Subscriber: Plans to encourage employers to adopt flexible work hours in order to help ease peak-hour traffic have been slammed.

Half of Aussies won't have enough money to retire

Women, those living outside capital cities and those who didn't finish year 12 are more likely to be worried about retirement savings.

What are the major parties promising for childcare?

Explainer: Childcare is becoming the new battleground for the Coalition and Labor. What are they each promising?

Reynolds digs in on NDIS cost-cutting

Reining in the ongoing cost of the NDIS is set to continue as a priority of the government under new minister Linda Reynolds.

Child sex abuse victim sues lawyer for negligence

Subscriber: The man claims he "spiralled into depression" after taking an unsatisfactory settlement, his barrister has told a court.

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What's in a name? Plenty for women in public eye

Subscriber | Public Sector Informant: The PM's consistent use of first names to refer to women in the public eye is disrespectful.

Raiders look to support homesick half Williams

Subscriber: The Canberra Raiders are doing everything they can to support a homesick George Williams and his partner.

Not a hint of vegetarian compromise at Monster

Food & Wine | Review: How is Monster Kitchen and Bar's menu faring in the year of the vegetable?

The right and proper thing to do in budgets

Opinion: Josh Frydenberg has moved further from Coalition orthodoxy on budget deficits and rightly so, writes Saul Eslake.

Times Past

Sixth-grade pupils of Griffith Primary School joined together in a battle to have land reserved in Forrest for Telopea Park High School. Forty-seven years ago, 11-year-old Griffith pupil, Jane Smith, drafted a letter to the editor of The Canberra Times seeking "the whole lot of Section 36". READ MORE

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