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AM edition, Friday, November 23
Good morning, Canberra. It's going to be another hot one, with a mostly sunny day and a top of 32 predicted. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Here's how much cash you need to retire without a house

Subscriber only: Martin Fahy warns women will be left 'living in their cars' unless the crisis is addressed.

Top stories

ACT minister kept in dark over secret prisoner

Subscriber only: The ACT's Minister for Justice and Corrections said he was never briefed on the case of Canberra's mystery prisoner.

Hydrogen stimulus to power Oz's energy exports

Australia is ramping up investment in the nascent hydrogen energy industry, with a $370 million fund to develop new projects.

Icon Water quashes row over old red fire hydrants

Subscriber only: The Inner-South Canberra Business Council says a discussion needs to be had about preserving historic street furniture.

Compelling shiraz wins wine show's top drop

Sarah Crowe was a horticulturist working in plant nurseries when she had the idea of working in a vineyard.

Support for frontier wars commemoration at AWM

Subscriber only: A consultation report showed there was strong support for the recognition of frontier wars at the AWM.

Canberrans scammed out of millions this year

Giving away personal details online through giveaways, cheap deals, or prize draws may make you a target of online fraud.

Featured

Why supporting 2023 World Cup bid is worth it

Subscriber only: You can't be what you can't see, but, as Lucie Bertoldo argues, what about the women's World Cup?

Creativity runs wild at Orange Wolves

CIT students who wanted to take part in next week's Orange Wolves festival had to meet three criteria.

Thredbo Valley Track extension gets thumbs up

Subscriber only: Tim the Yowie Man gets the lowdown on the tough extension to the mountain bike track at Thredbo Valley.

Porter's selective concern for fairness

Jack Waterford: If integrity commissions shouldn't ask nasty questions in public, why can, and do, royal commissions?

Times Past

A Canberra school student was awarded $1000 for his research into the weight of school bags on this day in 1993. Simon Dugard, a then-year 7 student at Daramalan College, won the Biology and Microbiology section of the BHP Science Awards along with 11 others. "[Mr Dungard] found that year 7 students suffered greater risk of spinal damage because of their less-developed bone structure and the fact that they generally carry heavier bags for longer periods than year 12 students," a story on the front page of The Canberra Times said. READ MORE
 
 
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