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AM edition, Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a cloudy day with a slight chance of a shower and a top of 24 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Business welcomes ACT budget support as 'every cent helps'

It's Canberra's golden mile for hospitality, but traders on and around Lonsdale Street in Braddon have felt the strain of COVID restrictions.
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Labor pledges audit of 'inappropriate' APS temps

Subscriber: Australian families deserve greater security in the workplace, Mr Albanese will say in his first major speech of the year.

Regulator raps Leyonhjelm for horse medicine tweets

The former senator faced jail time and a $1.11 million fine if he didn't remove the tweets about an unproven treatment for COVID-19.

How a toilet block saved the Chisholm Tavern

Subscriber: The ACT government has blocked plans for a new McDonald's at Chisholm, saving the Chisholm Tavern in the process.

Driver's $393 fine 'grossly inadequate': Pedal Power 

Subscriber: A driver who swerved and knocked a cyclist off his bike in a collision caught on dash-cam has been fined just $393.

'State of emergency': Unis, students call for relief 

"The standard of living is getting so expensive and it's not easy for an everyday person who has a stable job ... it's even harder for students."

First steps to replace old police centre under way

The ACT Police Traffic Operations Centre in Belconnen has been plagued by occupational health and safety hazards.

Lambie's personal problems raised in case

Two former staffers of Senator Jacqui Lambie have been warned not to use the court to publicly shame the senator.

US Senate starts Trump impeachment trial 

The Senate has began former US president Donald Trump's second impeachment trial on a charge that he incited a deadly insurrection.
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Kid on books? What's not to love?

Stephen Byron was in an American ski town in the off-season in 2019 when he spotted a statue he knew would be perfect for Canberra.

Brumbies roll through the troops in return

Subscriber: Brumbies coach Dan McKellar faces a potential selection headache for round one following Tuesday's tight trial match win.

Remarkable Barty crushes Kovinic 6-0 6-0

Anyone fashionably late to the Barty party at Melbourne Park last night would have missed it altogether. 

There's no such thing as a free 2.5 per cent

Opinion: Raising the super guarantee to 12 per cent is neither what we need nor something that would help us, writes Peter Martin.

Collingwood's Eddie Everywhere now nowhere

Despite being schooled in live TV, former Collingwood Magpies president Eddie McGuire produced many cringe-worthy blunders on air.

Times Past

Canberra's small population was expected to at least triple for a hotly anticipated visit from the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, The Canberra Times reported on this day 67 years ago.  READ MORE
 
 
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