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PM edition, Friday, December 18, 2020

Law firm identifies charged lawyers, offers full support amid money laundering allegations

Subscriber: The firm was raided by police on Wednesday, one of a series of raids that took place around Canberra and Queanbeyan earlier this week.

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Canberrans urged not to travel to Sydney

Canberrans have been warned not to travel to Sydney, and anyone who's recently visited the northern beaches area must quarantine as cases soar.

Canberra testing centres stretched as cluster grows

The northern beaches cluster, which has grown to almost 30 cases, has prompted many Canberrans to get tested, causing long delays.

Will the Sydney outbreak hit ACT Christmas plans?

Just as we began to relax, and right at the last moment, Australians' Christmas travel plans have been thrown into disarray.

ACT senator Zed Seselja promoted to ministry

The Liberal senator will take on the International Development and the Pacific portfolio amid an otherwise subdued ministerial reshuffle.

Tehan promoted in cabinet reshuffle aimed at stability

Dan Tehan has been promoted to the trade portfolio as expected in the reshuffle, with the PM opting against a wider shift of responsibilities.

Repeat drug driver killed disability advocate: police

Subscriber: The man charged over a crash that killed renowned disability advocate Sue Salthouse is a repeat drug-driver, police allege.

'Evil' mum may serve less than six-and-a-half years

Subscriber: A Canberra woman may serve less than six-and-a-half years behind bars for trying to burn her two young children to death.

Featured

The best 2020 Christmas lights and their stories

"[They] bring the neighbourhood together ... We may not see some people all year then all of a sudden, we're seeing them every night."

Former G-G Michael Jeffery dies at 83

Australia's 24th governor-general, who served as our head of state between 2003 and 2008, has passed away at the age of 83.

Canberra Cavalry pull out of opening ABL series

Canberra's stranded ABL team shut down the prospect of fielding a Frankenstein-like side by scrapping their season-opening series.

Peter Dutton could really make my Christmas

Opinion: Let's pray for a good Christmas, not just for us but for a tiny family from Biloela. And write to your local MP, writes Jenna Price.

Times Past

Concern about the health of Canberra's school-age kids greeted readers of the front page, but also some inspiration about what might await. Paired together was a lead report about a planned longitudinal study to address concerning levels of obesity in territory schools and a picture story on a 96-year-old athlete Ruth Frith. READ MORE

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