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AM edition, Saturday, March 20, 2021
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a wet Saturday with plenty of rain and a top of 19 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Alicia Payne and baby Elena back in Parliament for 'eruption' from women

Canberra MP Alicia Payne says it is daunting to return to Parliament with her six-month-old daughter, but she knows it's the juggle many families are facing.

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Defence sex assaults near record high number

Subscriber: A former member of the navy has spoken out, saying she felt forced to abandon her career after reporting she had been raped.

Manuka Maccas meal leads 'kingpin' back to jail

Subscriber: A former drug "kingpin" is back behind bars after a not-so-happy meal, having allegedly dined with a forbidden companion.

Calls to fund projects dudded in sports rorts

Subscriber: One of the top-rated Canberra projects overlooked in the "sports rorts" scheme has now received funding. Others have not.

Can cinemas bounce back after COVID-19?

In the same way television killed the suburban cinema, so too could Netflix be the end of the silver screen. But there is still hope.

Canberra's street trees to get a dollar price tag

The ACT government will put a "price" on city trees in a radical scheme to deter Canberrans from destroying them.

Canberra gets its first hemp products store

But you can't buy anything you can smoke. Instead, think sustainable products, from sheets to baby clothes.

Evacuations in north NSW, rain hits Sydney

BoM issued a severe weather warning this morning covering larges parts of coastal  NSW as well as Canberra.

US charges Proud Boys with Capitol attack

A US jury has charged members of the Proud Boys with conspiring to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election victory.

Biden 'fine' after Air Force One stumble

At 78, Joe Biden was the oldest person ever to assume the presidency when he entered the White House on January 20.

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The 'insane, crazy and amazing' story of Fangirls

Videos: Fangirls is an exhilarating night out, but it also provokes a discussion about why women's voices are rarely taken seriously.

Death knell sounds for a South Coast icon

Subscriber | Yowie Man: A part of the South Coast is famous for its five fabulous rickety old wooden bridges. Sadly it may soon be four.

Sexual violence makes a farce of the rule of law

Subscriber | Opinion: When only one in every 1000 rapists is punished, it's time for a different system, writes Jack Waterford.

Charnze for Raider to do it for the boys

Subscriber: This is the reason why Canberra Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is on one side of the Ditch and his two sons the other.

Times Past

Canberrans were blown away by Sunday in the Park when 67km/h winds interrupted the event, keeping "crowds away in droves", as reported on this day in 1978. "The sounds of Paterson's curse managed to struggle past the loud whining microphones to the cars of about 40 far-from-enthusiastic listeners," the article read.  READ MORE
 
 
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