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AM edition, Thursday, April 8, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. After some early fog, we're expecting a sunny day with a top of 25 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Ahead of schedule: Fire-hit Namadgi ready to throw open the gates again

Subscriber: Bushwalkers and campers will once again be free to explore most of Namadgi National Park from this weekend.

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Canberra's hospitals are missing targets

ACT's health system will test a new set of national targets for emergency departments, as it continues to fall short of existing ones.

$2.6m Braddon complex set to be rebuilt

Subscriber | Photos: The ACT government will demolish and rebuild a public housing complex that was built less than 10 years ago.

Why young women are the most reluctant on vaccine

Researchers draw a connection between young women's lack of trust in the government, and their hesitancy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Australia Post chair denies bullying, sacking Holgate

Subscriber: Australia Post chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo says he's not responsible for forcing former CEO Christine Holgate out of the role.

'They've seen more Anzac Days than any of us'

Concerned citizens fight to save World War II-era trees marked for removal to make way for the War Memorial's proposed expansion.

'This is the wave we need to catch'

The ACT has backed calls for a national summit on women's inequality, with Yvette Berry issuing a warning to the Prime Minister.

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Here's how the NZ travel bubble will work

Explainer: It's not as simple as it sounds. There are things to think about before clicking the "purchase" button on the airline website.

The dynamic duo of the artist and the historian

A film about Canberra artist Margaret Hadfield and historian Dr Kathryn Spurling has just been accepted into a festival in Las Vegas.

The clear message that remained unspoken

Subscriber | Analysis: The key question journalists wanted answers to was the bilateral relationship between China and Australia.

Canberra leads global chess resurgence

Subscriber: Canberra has led the global reboot of post-pandemic chess after a record 330 players turned out for this year's Doeberl Cup.

Times Past

The Canberra Times made the move to its Fyshwick headquarters on this day in 1987. With its "distinctive architecture", the building was, and still is, "an imposing entrance into Fyshwick". Sixty years of stories came to an end for the flagship Braddon office. READ MORE

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