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AM edition, Saturday, March 7, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy day today with a top of 22 and a medium chance of showers. Here's what's making news in the capital.

The South Coast is calling: Behind the scenes with cartoonist David Pope

David Pope is an artist who, when freed from the daily demands of the news cycle, takes flight and soars, writes Steve Evans. So we let him fly.

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Canberra house sets new record with $8 million sale

Subscriber only: The sale of the Mugga Way home set the record for a single residential house block in Canberra, based on available data.

Heavy rain brings sweet release for Scrivener Dam

For the first time since October the sluice gates opened, after Canberra received more than double March's average rainfall in just three days.

Market vendors to fight proposed Aldi store

Subscriber only: Some stall owners at the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets are ready to fight plans for an Aldi supermarket next door.

Is Bernard Collaery afraid of jail? 'Not in the least'

Subscriber only: But the Timor spying case and the Witness K trial have taken a toll on the high-profile barrister, he tells Katie Burgess.

ACT firies and SES eligible for compensation

About 200 ACT Rural Fire Service and SES volunteers will be able to claim compensation for income lost this financial year.

Sir Lenox Hewitt was both respected and feared

Obituary: Sir Lenox, knighted in 1971, was a public champion of blunt and independent, but private advice, writes Jack Waterford.

Sport

Bellamy one of four new Raiders hall of fame caps

Subscriber only: Storm super coach Craig Bellamy was honoured as one of four inductees into the Raiders' hall of fame on Friday night.

Women's sport needs to go beyond filling the MCG

Subscriber only: Women's sport is taking off - but it needs our support to grow into what we know it could be, writes Lucie Bertoldo.

Brumbies tame Sunwolves in Super sea change

Subscriber only: The sea breeze. The bright yellow Brumbies caps on the hill, with waves crashing in the distance. The seven tries. 

Lock it in: Capitals open contract talks

Subscriber only: The Capitals are poised to begin locking in the core of their championship roster with a pair of rising stars high on the agenda.

Times Past

Parliamentarians were arguing for a Canberra broadcasting station on this day in 1930. A story on the front page of The Canberra Times said the station should broadcast "ministerial pronouncements, parliamentary debates, morse communications of government traffic" and "entertainment, including relays and local broadcasting". READ MORE
 
 
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