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AM edition, Thursday, December 3, 2020

Good morning, Canberra. There's a top of 26 degrees on its way this Thursday. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Kohli enjoys the last laugh over Australia as India wins a thriller at Manuka Oval

Virat Kohli's miserable run against Josh Hazlewood continued, but the Indian captain's side avoided a first whitewash on Australian soil in two decades.

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Eased COVID-19 limits a hospitality 'game changer'

Businesses can now effectively double the number of people allowed indoors at hospitality venues if they use the Check in CBR app.

UK approves world-first COVID-19 vaccine

Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and says it will be rolled out next week.

Four years on, Marion is still angry at the fed govt

Subscriber only: Brian McConnell would have celebrated his 77th birthday on Wednesday, probably with his wife at their Giralang home.

Ordinary people have had a gutful: New Lib MLA

In her inaugural speech at the ACT Assembly, Leanne Castley said politics should be about ordinary "battlers" like herself.

ACT's third federal seat likely to stick around

The ACT is likely to retain its third electorate under a bill introduced by the government with the main purpose of shoring up two NT seats.

Govt to double APS disability recruitment

Subscriber only: The government is convinced the public service can make employing people with disability a part of APS culture.

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Cricket fans line up as crowds return to Manuka

Subscriber only: It was an orderly hill, but given the year we've had, it was just "bloody brilliant" to have crowds back at Manuka Oval.

Daniel's starring role in bid to cast inclusive workforce

How Daniel Crowley's passion for movies indirectly led to him landing a permanent job at Parliament House.

Here's the key to Labor's federal revival

Opinion: Don't panic, Albo - there's a blueprint for how the ALP can pull itself out of the electoral doldrums, writes John Warhurst.

'I miss them': What drives Fosso's dream

Subscriber only: Canberra heavyweight boxer Arsene Fosso faces the biggest challenge of his career this week.

Times Past

A devastating fire that destroyed a number of shops at Belconnen Markets and caused an estimated $500,000 worth of damage was believed to have been deliberately lit, The Canberra Times reported on this day 37 years ago. READ MORE

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