AM edition, Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Good morning, Canberra. We're in for another nice sunny day with a top temperature of 25 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Three to a cell and 23 hours a day in lockdown: Anger over jail riot reckoning

Subscriber only: That's life inside Canberra's jail since last Tuesday's riot according to a prisoner's mother, who called the conditions "appalling".

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Australia is becoming isolated on coal and gas

Opinion: And that creates an opportunity for Labor to deal with some of its demons, writes John Quiggin.

Queensland's State of Origin Raiding party

Subscriber only: Three former Canberra Raiders coaches are in charge of Queensland's bid to end NSW's reign tonight.

The Morrison government faces a character test

Opinion: Is it really enough just to win today's news cycle? Character is the measure of approval, writes Mark Hearn.

Striking out: ACT govt dawdling costs Cavalry

Subscriber only: They've already lost a player, now Canberra Cavalry are worried government inaction will see them miss the ABL season.

Times Past

We have a reminder of how the fight against a deadly virus can come with a side order of prejudice, on the front page of The Canberra Times on November 18, 1984. Family Team member of the ACT House of Assembly Mrs Bev Cairns put forward an Anti-AIDS bill where gay men in the ACT who donated blood knowing they were HIV positive could be fined $10,000 and face five years' jail. She said the bill was aimed at the "ruthless homosexuals who wish to be considered part of mainstream society and for that reason donate blood". READ MORE