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AM edition, Friday, August 7, 2020

Good morning, Canberra. Batten down the hatches - we're in for a cold, wet and windy Friday, with heavy rain and a top of just 8 degrees. Here's the news.

Game on as coronavirus limits relaxed

The green light to resume gaming in the ACT has been welcomed by one of Canberra's largest club groups, which had been on the brink of shutting venues and laying off staff amid uncertainty of when restrictions might be eased.

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Judge baffled by mother's involvement in 'torture'

Subscriber only: A judge says he's mystified as to why a mother joined in an hours-long "sadistic torture" session at her Moncrieff home.

West Basin revamp set to be 'substantially smaller'

Subscriber only: ACT government poised to unveil scaled back plans for the redevelopment of Lake Burley Griffin's west basin waterfront

Vic outbreak leads to JobKeeper change

The coronavirus-induced shutdown in the southern state is expected to cost the national economy at least $10 billion.

How do koalas adapt to a blackened forest?

In the bushfire-ravaged landscape around Jerangle and Numeralla south of the ACT, a handful of koalas are defying the odds.

Lead at school not a major health risk: Berry

Education Minister Yvette Berry has denied lead paint contamination at Yarralumla Primary School poses a major health risk.

New army opportunities for ACT defence companies

From communication technology for soldiers, encrypted mobile phones and remote satellite constellations, they're all being created in Canberra.

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Keep your hand on it and you can win a car

The last person to have their hand on the car wins it! And local charities will benefit in next month's VW Polo promotion.

Concerns NRL bubble might not burst until 2021

Subscriber only: The ACT government will keep the 1500 crowd limit for Raiders home games for at least another two weeks.

Australian Institute of Sport stuck in limbo

Subscriber only: The ageing AIS's future is caught in political limbo, awaiting a proposed land sale required to fund a potential upgrade.

Raise a glass to International Beer Day

It's been a tough year and never have Australians more deserved a beer, reckons the Brewers Association of Australia's CEO Brett Heffernan.

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