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AM edition, Saturday, October 17, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for possible showers and a storm this election day. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Leaders make final ACT election pitch

The Labor, Canberra Liberals and Greens leaders made their final pitches on Friday, with only about 80,000 people still left to cast their ballots.
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What we know about ACT electorates from smartvote

The new voting tool has emerged with some surprising data about the ideological spread of candidates in the ACT election.

Man tried to hide from police in river

Subscriber only: The man allegedly ran into the river after leading officers on two pursuits and attempting to ram a police bike.

The deciding poll's diverse voters pull different ways

The Yerrabi electorate which may well decide who governs the ACT is complex and shifting. It doesn't fall neatly into categories.

Drug trafficker gets reality check and second chance

Subscriber only: A dealer caught with drugs hidden in her bra after a police chase quickly found herself back in strife while on bail.

AMC inmate bashed and threatened: court

Subscriber only: The man was in his cell when he was attacked by another inmate, stomped on and had boiling water poured on him.

Blooms go to good homes after Floriade success

The blooms from this year's reimagined celebration of spring in Canberra have gone to some good homes.

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Early blitz too tough for Raiders to overcome

Three Storm tries in the first nine minutes all but ended Canberra's preliminary final hopes before they began last night in Brisbane.

Everyone's standards are slipping, it seems

Subscriber only: Opinion: This case is a wake-up call on the need to get serious about snakes in the swamp, writes Jack Waterford.

A busted jaw, egg through a straw: Haddad's ride

Subscriber only: Gungahlin Eagles winger Tom Haddad can still picture the tackle that changed everything ahead of Rugby ACT grand final day.

Yowie Man: The misty moment I'll never forget

Subscriber only: Things got decidedly hot when I first visited the Botanic Gardens' Rainforest Gully to cool off.

Times Past

An invasion of the bogong moths was under way this time in 1990, reported The Canberra Times. The lights on Capital Hill were all but extinguished, leaving federal politicians floundering in near darkness.  READ MORE
 
 
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