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AM edition, Thursday, December 10, 2020

Good morning Canberra and welcome to your top headlines for today. We're heading for a top of 25 degrees with a large chance of showers.

Possible hotel quarantine breach investigated

ACT Policing has started an investigation after it received information about a possible unauthorised person attending the hotel in Braddon.

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'Yet another case': Judge takes aim at Mooseheads

Subscriber: A judge has expressed dismay at the involvement of Civic nightspot Mooseheads in "an uncommon number" of crimes.

Labor to stick the boot in over industrial relations

Subscriber: The unions and Labor are sharpening spears over changes they say are the biggest attack on workers' rights since Work Choices.

Problem tiles blamed for Gungahlin pool closure

Subscriber: New Liberal MLA is calling for answers on the closure of Gungahlin's pool as Sports Minister Yvette Berry admits disappointment.

Inquiry to tackle hate-speech and extremism

The inquiry will look at how extremists are able to communicate and organise via dark web, encrypted communications.

'Don't be fooled': Senator Lidia Thorpe's battle

The newest Greens senator says Indigenous Australians want culturally appropriate homes and dignity restored.

Pair suffer reactions to vaccine jab in UK

Regulators in the UK have warned that people with a history of "significant" allergic reactions should not receive a new Covid-19 vaccine.

Human-made mass 'now outweighs biomass'

For the first time, the mass of everything made by humans is set to exceed the mass of all life that grows on earth, a study in Nature found.

More govt agencies seek to suppress audit reports

Subscriber: The Auditor-General has revealed he has been asked twice in recent months to remove content from his reports.

Tech giants take on the media and government

Explainer: What might new laws on Google and Facebook mean for this paper and its readers? Steve Evans explores possible outcomes.

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Molto Italian is the ACT's best restaurant of 2020

Canberra's best restaurants have been recognised after a challenging year, with Ricardo's Cafe at Jamison another big winner.

Food for thought: How Ben prepared for his TV debut

Subscriber: The Canberran has shed almost 10kg to make weight for his TV boxing debut, but there's one thing he'll never stop eating.

Ending the stigmatisation of welfare recipients

Opinion: What's wrong with wanting to have a government that has our back in times of great precarity, asks John Falzon.

Former Capital takes US government to court

Subscriber: Ex-Canberra guard Gemma Potter has joined a group taking legal action over immigration policies for college students.

Times Past

A chain of supermarkets was doing its best to control a shoplifting wave which had hit Canberra in the lead-up to Christmas, The Canberra Times reported on this day 54 years ago. Shoppers had every bag inspected on their way past the checkouts, with people encouraged to leave their bags on shelves outside the display area.
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