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PM edition, Wednesday, February 10, 2021

'It has a significant crash history': Canberra to get its first variable speed limit road

Subscriber: A section of one of Canberra's major roads is set to get variable speed limits as part of a bid to reduce the number of car crashes.

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Public service conflicts 'regularly mismanaged'

Subscriber: ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says he takes seriously the anti-corruption watchdog's concerns about the public service.

Aulich 'bugged for months' in undercover police probe

Subscriber: An undercover police officer's work led to two of the law firm's partners being accused of conspiring to launder criminal funds.

Repatriation passengers all test negative to COVID

No positive cases were detected among the 166 passengers who flew into Canberra on Monday on a repatriation flight from Chennai.

'Overwhelming tide' helps stop waste projects

Subscriber: New waste and recycling plants will be banned in Fyshwick, sounding the death knell on two controversial projects.

Ex-drug user avoids more jail time over burglaries

Subscriber: A Canberra scaffolder who was once consuming $100 worth of meth a day will have a custodial sentence over his head.

Push to phase banks out of Canberra schools

School banking is likely to be phased out from Canberra's public schools, following a push from the ACT Greens.

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Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Our pick of what's on in Canberra this weekend, including the unofficial film of Valentine's Day, craft with cocktails and face yoga.

Kyrgios gears up for Humbert rematch

Their first meeting a year ago ended in disaster for Nick Kyrgios, who hopes for a vastly different result in tonight's Australian Open rematch.

Kids aren't failing civics. Civics is failing our kids

Opinion: I'm not surprised by the poor results on the latest citizenship and civics assessment. Here's why, writes Allana Duncan.

How you can save lives by catching a spider

Video: A manufacturer of anti-venom for spider bites is seeking more funnelwebs to be caught and handed in to help the program.

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