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AM edition, Saturday, April 18, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a sunny day with a top of 19 degrees after a foggy morning. Here's what's making news in the capital today.

Pianos hit high note as Canberrans get creative

With a little extra spare time around the house Canberrans are getting in touch with their creative side and harnessing their talent online. 

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ACT house prices forecast to crash by 10 per cent

House prices in the ACT are forecast to fall by 10 per cent this year, research by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has revealed.

About 10 ACT schools to stay open in online shift

Approximately 1600 Canberra students had been signed up to physically attend a school site in term two as of Friday afternoon.

Dawn has seen it all in 96 years, but not like this

Canberra’s Dawn Waterhouse has lived through the Great Depression and World War II, but she says nothing compares to COVID-19.

Mother accused of failed murder-suicide denied bail

Subscriber only: A woman who allegedly tried to burn her children to death has been refused bail after citing COVID-19 concerns.

Vinnies open to help vulnerable Canberrans

Eight Vinnies stores in Canberra have kept their doors open, with social distancing measures in place in the lead-up to winter.

Former Treasury chief changed Australia

Obituary: Ted Evans spoke truth to power, and epitomised the values of integrity, trust, loyalty and humility, writes David Morgan.

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The curly tale of Twiglet, a stray pig found in Curtin

And this little piggy went to ... Curtin. Here’s a story to make you smile during coronavirus restrictions.

Australia needs to stand by women's sport 

Opinion: The rapid rise of women's sport threatens to be halted by the coronavirus pandemic, writes Lucie Bertoldo.

Has Gladys got Peter or Scott in the crosshairs?

Subscriber only: Key players involved in the Ruby Princess saga may soon be in need of some political agility, writes Jack Waterford.

ACT Government bails out Canberra sport

The ACT government will inject $3.3 million into Canberra's sports sector in a bid to keep leagues above water during the shutdown.

Times Past

Some Canberra children stumbled on an incredible discovery on this day in 1967. A bomb was found in the grass on a nature strip on Weston Street, in Yarralumla in the afternoon. Reports were that Helen Constance, 16, and her brother Raymond, 14, were chasing a stray dog when they came across the device near a storm water drain. READ MORE
 
 
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