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PM edition, Thursday, January 30, 2020

Kenin upsets Barty in Open semi-final

American Sofia Kenin has shattered Ashleigh Barty's Australian Open dream with a shock straight-sets semi-final win over the big home hope.

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Agriculture, Education secretaries get salary rise

The number of department secretaries in the top pay bracket has increased, denting the amount of savings the government can expect.

Man likely to plead guilty over Tinder charges

Subscriber only: A Canberra man accused of asking people on Tinder to find him a child to have sex with will likely plead guilty.

Coronavirus advice for ACT students released

Students and teachers returning to ACT schools next week have been told to stay away if they have travelled to Wuhan in China.

ACT could enter state of emergency as threat rises

The ACT could go into a state of emergency, should conditions near the Orroral Valley bushfire deteriorate further over the weekend.

Bikie's drug-trafficking charge dropped

Subscriber only: Prosecutors have dropped two charges levelled at a bikie who says he became a sex worker to fund his addiction.

70 notices issued to Canberra building sites

The ACT work safety watchdog has slapped 28 building sites across Canberra with notices for safety breaches following a crackdown.

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Captain relives moment fire rolled over truck

Day turned to night as winds of 100km/h lashed the area, embers rained down and the Currowan inferno passed over an RFS crew.

Thunberg seeks to trademark her name

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has applied to register her name and that of the Fridays For Future movement she founded in 2018.

Canberra Instagram star shares her vegan treats

Growing up in the kitchens of her family's restaurants, the last thing Anthea Cheng wanted was a career in food.

Dramatic bid to rescue Tidbinbilla's rarest animals

A race against time is under way to save some of Australia's most threatened species in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, south of Canberra.

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