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PM edition, Monday, September 14, 2020

'Overwhelming sense of doom': The reason for WorkSafe ACT's construction crackdown

Subscriber only: When Jacqueline Agius spent a day visiting construction sites across Canberra she was left with an overwhelming sense of doom.

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Stolen piglets, armoury not mine: Van Duren

Subscriber only: A one-time international fugitive says stolen piglets, an armoury and cannabis plants must belong to someone else.

SA set to move on NSW-ACT border closure

Premier Steven Marshall says South Australia will drop its COVID-19 border restrictions with NSW and the ACT as soon as it is safe to do so.

Road spikes, police dog used as offender flees

Subscriber only: Road spikes were used by police to puncture the tyres on a stolen Ford Ranger in Evatt on Sunday to stop a man fleeing police.

Politician, public service executive pay freeze

The salaries of the ACT's local politicians, senior public servants and judges have been frozen amid the coronavirus-induced downturn.

Singapore Airlines ends direct flights to the ACT

Singapore Airlines will no longer fly direct from Singapore to Canberra even after international flight restrictions ease.

Greens' Canberra tram express plan 'impossible'

An ACT Greens plan to run express light rail services has been labelled impossible and poorly thought out by the territory's Transport Minister.

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What armchair COVID experts are getting wrong

Analysis: If we don't analyse statistics for a living, it's easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19.

Scorsese's massively influential gangster film

An influence on many contemporary filmmakers, it's hard to come to terms with the fact Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas is 30 years old.

Cricketer clocks up 162km on foot for charity

Subscriber only: Blake MacDonald felt relief as he pushed past 162 kilometres of pain and ran straight into his parents' arms.

Canberra authors join forces for Aussie Kids

Renowned authors Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern and Tania McCartney celebrate the experiences of kids growing up in Canberra.

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