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PM edition, Thursday, August 20, 2020

'I can't turn away from reading this': Sarah felt more vulnerable than most during COVID-19

Canberra woman Sarah Yahya has told a royal commission she feared people with a disability were forced to take a back seat during the coronavirus crisis.
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Teachers compensated for lead paint disruption

Subscriber only: Yarralumla Primary School teachers will get extra leave and compensation after they were barred from classrooms.

Nomads president arrested over shootings

Photos: A national bikie boss who was living in Canberra faces charges for allegedly supplying firearms for shootings on the NSW South Coast.

Business leaders want Canberrans back in office

Canberra business groups are calling on workers to return to offices, saying ACT public servants should be leading the way.

'We're not in a vacuum': ACT cautious on COVID

It has been 41 days since a COVID-19 infection was detected in the ACT, but authorities remain cautious as the virus fight continues interstate.

One-in-15-year snow event hits parts of ACT

Snow is set to fall across large swathes of the ACT and the NSW Central and Southern Tablelands as a deep low-pressure trough hits. 

Reopening of Good Guys stores blocked

The three Good Guys stores due to reopen today after the discovery of beetles will stay closed pending Department of Agriculture approval.

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'It makes everything real': Barber bound for Tokyo

Subscriber only: Canberra star headlines a list of five track and field athletes as part of Australia's squad for next year's Olympic Games.

Here are the rules of remote Parliament

MPs will be able to contribute to parliamentary proceedings without being in Canberra for the first time, under a new deal.

Brumbies change it up for Waratahs clash

Subscriber only: A trio of Wallabies will spend a week on the shelf with Dan McKellar making nine changes to his starting Brumbies XV.

COVID could turn these elections on their heads

Opinion: The absence of doorknocking and related canvassing activities for an election concerns me, writes John Warhurst.
 
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