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AM edition, Saturday, February 20, 2021
Good morning, Canberra. There's a slight chance of rain today on the way to a top temperature of 30 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Why forgetting a wedding anniversary is unforgivable in this Canberra family

A twist of fate has ensured one Canberra family has three generations sharing the same wedding anniversary: today.

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Higgins calls for review of staffer conditions

Brittany Higgins has called for a review of the working conditions of parliamentary staffers, and wants a say in how the review is undertaken.

Racing Club's rezone plans released

Subscriber: A proposal to rezone Thoroughbred Park for commercial and residential purposes will soon open for community consultation.

Check In app to include those without smartphones

The ACT govt's contact tracing app will have a function to enable businesses to sign in customers who don't own a smartphone.

Mentally ill tenant not guilty of Mawson arson

Subscriber: A mentally ill tenant who set fire to his home in Mawson was on Friday found not criminally responsible for the arson.

Steering fresh route with fast-moving technology

As Canberra prepares to roll out its electric bus fleet, a whole fresh set of challenges have started to emerge.

Public servants volunteer for APS 'surge reserve'

Subscriber: Bureaucrats are signing up in droves to a new reserve of staff available for redeployment to agencies in need of critical support.

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Yowie Man: A winery that's covered in webs of intrigue

Subscriber | Video: Shaw Vineyard at Murrumbateman boasts world-class wines ... and an estimated 60 million spiders. Yikes!

Great Scott: Raider hopes to get back to his best

Subscriber: It feels like a fresh start and the weight of the world's off Curtis Scott's shoulders.
 

How Scott Morrison 'feels' the pain of others

Subscriber | Opinion: There's always a corny distraction designed to make the PM seem human again, writes Jack Waterford.

Brumbies spoil Force's homecoming

Subscriber: The seeds have been planted for two of the code's most promising 22-year-olds to take their game to a new level.

Times Past

America caused a storm in a coffee cup in an article on the front page of The Canberra Times on this day in 1987. Right at the Australian heart of things, where the prime minister's true-blue, buy Australia campaign was spawned, the bottoms of cardboard cups in the Parliament House cafeteria bared "Made by Solo Cup Co., Chicago, USA". The cafeteria was "stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea". 
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