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AM edition, Monday, January 25, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. It's going to be another scorcher in the capital with a top of 37 degrees on the way. Here’s what’s making news this morning.

'I've lost confidence in your advice': ESA chief lashes expert bushfire council

Subscriber: The commissioner made the claims in an explosive letter which exposes a rift between the agency and the panel of experts.

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Pfizer vaccine granted Australian approval

The Therapeutic Goods Administration said that after an independent review, the vaccine had met high safety standards.

'Most difficult period to govern' in the ACT history

Subscriber: Today marks 100 days since the ACT election, but there's criticism from the opposition that the government hasn't done enough.

Pell lawyer set to fight for Canberra bikie's freedom

Subscriber: Bikie Axel Sidaros is launching another appeal after a retrial that resulted in him being found guilty of six charges.

Alleged APS fraudster complains of 'detriments'

Subscriber: A magistrate has ordered the officer leading a complex fraud probe to front court and give an update on its progress.

Forecasters warn of little respite from heatwave

Pools and waterparks are set to remain go-to spots in the coming days, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s.

Town fed up with water treatment delays

Residents are fed up with the lack of progress on a crucial water treatment plant upgrade, after plans to move forward were delayed again.

Australia Day: how it unites and divides

Explainer: It's a day off, of course, but it's also full of symbolism - some of it contentious. So what does Australia Day mean now?

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Are we getting buyer's remorse for French subs?

Opinion: The bill has finally arrived for our 12 Attack-class submarines, and the government isn't happy - or so it says, writes Nicholas Stuart.

United salvage another late draw in a scorcher

Subscriber: Just like clockwork, Canberra United racked up another scoreless first half, but Hayley Taylor-Young led a late comeback.

No pole, no problem: flag to fly over lakeside events

The Lake Burley Griffin foreshore Australia Day ceremony's traditional flag-raising event will be swapped out for a helicopter flyover this year.

Will our better angels prevail this Australia Day?

Opinion: Acknowledging history does not diminish us as a nation; it is the foundation for how we move forward, writes Ray Steinwall.

Times Past

At the height of the Cold War, then-prime minister Malcolm Fraser was putting pressure on the Australian Olympic Federation to boycott the upcoming Games. This followed a push by US president Jimmy Carter to boycott the Games in retaliation against the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. READ MORE

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