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Veterans seeking answers on Canberra's Anzac Day dawn service plans

Subscriber: Canberra veterans are calling on ACT Health to tell them if they will be able to attend the dawn service or march on Anzac Day this year.

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No, the ANU is not getting rid of mums and dads

Opinion: We're not doing away with the word breastfeeding either. Here's why you may have heard differently, writes Fiona Jenkins.

From APS to TV gladiator: Jenna's major game of tag

Canberra fitness expert Jenna Louise is starring in a new action TV show which takes the childhood game of tag to "incredible new heights".

Reynolds' Press Club lobster repurposed

With news of the Defence Minister's cancelled lunchtime address came the question: what do you do with 200 thawed lobsters?

Hodgson backs Horsburgh to 'be back flying' after DUI

Subscriber: Corey Horsburgh has been cleared to play in Saturday's trial against the Sydney Roosters at Seiffert Oval.

Times Past

A motor vehicle accessory that is standard and taken for granted today was made compulsory 54 years ago after a meeting of Commonwealth and state ministers of transport, reported The Canberra Times on this day in 1967. A panel recommended that safety belts be mandatory for all seats in new motor vehicles. Other recommendations included reversing lights, minimum requirements for locks and external rear-vision mirrors. READ MORE