Good morning, Canberra. We're in for some showers today on the way to 24 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital. |
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Subscriber: Canberra Health Services' Bernadette McDonald didn't see her family for eight months when the pandemic hit. The leaders guiding the capital through one of its toughest years reflect on their experiences one year on. |
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Subscriber: The government's newest travel announcement has been met with little enthusiasm in Canberra. |
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The Australian War Memorial will hear from the community about what should be displayed in the galleries of its controversial expansion. |
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The one megawatt solar farm in Sutton, entirely owned by Canberra investors, will power more than 200 homes. |
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Ice-cream man John Marshall, aka Mr Frugii, would have liked that all were welcome at a service to commemorate his life. |
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Explainer: The government hopes its new tourism package lifts the travel industry out of its pandemic woes, but is it just a holding pattern? |
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Subscriber: An Indigenous leader says the ACT should release footage of an alleged forcible strip search of a rape victim in the ACT's jail. |
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Opinion | Jenna Price: A quick analysis found three core values: Big swinging dicks, Black lives don't matter and Burn baby burn. |
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Opinion: The treatment of Fergie and Diana didn't put Australia off the monarchy. Don't bet on Meghan doing it, writes Steve Evans. |
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Subscriber: The hopes of almost 20,000 Raiders fans could rest on George Williams' right boot if things go down to the wire on Sunday. |
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We might have had a public holiday on Monday but today is Canberra's real birthday, the national capital officially turning 108. |
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| Times Past Back when social distancing wasn't a thing, up to 70,000 people got together for the Canberra Festival's Food and Wine Frolic. The festival dominated the front page of The Canberra Times on this day 42 years ago, with punters paying 25c a glass for wine and $1.50 for generous servings of food. READ MORE |
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