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Today’s Headlines

AM Edition, Wednesday December 6, 2023

Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a hot one as the mercury climbs to 33 degrees on an expected sunny day. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

'We're not going anywhere': Ned and Josh commit to Canberra and launch a new podcast

Entertainment: The Ned & Josh Podcast will be Canberra's first daily podcast show with five episodes a week set to be streamed. And the first episode drops today.

Heat alert as states brace for scorching conditions

Weather: Australians are being warned to prepare for a heatwave that is expected to grip many parts of the country for days.

How one major bank thinks your home value will change

Property | Watch: There's change on the way for Canberra property prices, according to ANZ Research's latest housing update.

Australian students out-performing international peers

Education: Australian students are performing better than their average overseas peers, but those from disadvantaged backgrounds aren't doing as well.

Rate hikes: are actually we done with them now?

Economics | Analysis: Could this be it for interest rate hikes? An observation from Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock yesterday gives grounds for optimism.

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Later last drinks: The govt shake-up of Canberra's nightlife

ACT politics | Business: Last drinks will soon be called later in Canberra's small restaurants and cafes under new regulations designed to boost night-time trading in the capital.

Phones ban starts in ACT public schools from next year

Education: Phones will be banned in classrooms for all ACT public school students from next year.

'Australia Post can't stand still': Fewer letters in post change

Postal overhaul: Australians are to get a reduced regular letter delivery from daily to every second day.

Two house fires, four days apart, investigated as arson

Police: Two recent suspicious Canberra house fires have led police to ongoing arson investigations.

How officials completed the Manuka rebuild for PM's XI

Sport: From "damage control" to world-class, here's the wild ride (and sleepless nights) of the past two months to race to get this pitch ready for today's game.

Some of the first new King Charles III coins just hit ACT tills

Currency: Retailers at Cooleman Court have become among the first in the nation to slip coins featuring King Charles III into their cash registers.

Australia's first lunar rover named after competition

Space: Nearly 20,000 Australians voted on the shortlist of four names from more than 8000 submissions nationwide.

ANU's vital role in helping NASA get to the moon and Mars

Technology: A telescope at Mt Stromlo will help NASA communicate with the next astronauts to fly to the moon - and eventually, Mars.

Police officer in court accused of tasering 95-year-old

Court: An officer accused of fatally tasering a great grandmother will return to court for the first time since being charged with manslaughter.

ACT ED wait times improve, still lower than national average

Health: These figures include the most urgent patients such as those who need immediate resuscitation.

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