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AM edition, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy day and a top of 23 degrees. Here's what's making news today in the capital.

'It made me uncomfortable': ADF chief defends 'prey' comments to cadets

Subscriber: The ADF chief urged first-year cadets not to make themselves "prey" to sexual predators by being out late, alone, drunk and "attractive".

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Minister set to speak on rape allegation

A Morrison government cabinet minister accused of rape is expected to come forward on Wednesday and publicly identify himself.

Plan to make it easier to get a better electricity deal

Energy Minister Shane Rattenbury says it could soon be easier for Canberrans to know if they can get a better deal on their power prices.

'Plea offer' to be made in $34m meth lab case

Subscriber: The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission linked the laboratory to a major drug syndicate with overseas connections.

ACT not tracking jabs for hotel quarantine workers

The ACT government isn't keeping track of how many frontline border workers have received the COVID-19 jab despite recent outbreaks.

Aged care problem that 'needs to be fixed'

A peak seniors' advocacy group has backed the introduction of a Medicare-style levy to fund Australia's broken aged care system.

Squealing piglets led police to cannabis

Subscriber: A Canberra man who had been charged with stealing the piglets, now faces additional firearms and drug charges.

US Capitol riot domestic terrorism: FBI

FBI Director Chris Wray has labelled the deadly assault on the US Capitol on January 6 "domestic terrorism".

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Rollerskis snow worries for Youth Olympians

Subscriber: The Australian cross country ski team has taken on a unique training method during the Canberra summer.

The Treasurer's big chance at glory

Opinion: Josh Fryndenberg could go down as the most significant Australian federal treasurer of all time, writes Peter Martin.

How two schoolboys became Brumbies stars

Subscriber: Len Ikitau wonders where he would be without his old Brisbane Boys' College teammate Darcy Swain.

Sixpenny's Aaron Ward is coming to Aubergine

The three-hatted Sydney restaurant chef joins Canberra's own two-hatted chef Aubergine's Ben Willis in Good Food Month's latest feature event.

Times Past

The ANU Zoology Department placed a "wanted to buy" advertisement in The Canberra Times requesting live worms as part of a study of the platypus, on this day 51 years ago.
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