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PM edition, Monday, May 3, 2021

Indian migrant numbers rise, overtaking Chinese, NZ arrivals

New overseas migration figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed a marked increase of people from India moving to Australia.

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New APS academy racks up $500k contractor bill

Subscriber: The opposition has described the move as an "embarrassing" erosion of the public sector's capability.

Child sex offender faces nervous wait

Subscriber: Scott Whittaker has admitted to possessing child abuse and exploitation material, as well as failing to properly store firearms.

More than 250 in ACT visited Perth, Peel areas

Ninety had arrived in Canberra after a flight from Perth about 7pm on Sunday evening. They were met at the airport by ACT Health staff.

Schools with the most demountables revealed

Subscriber: The Education Directorate was accused of poor planning after revealing the number of movable classrooms in Canberra.

Sign-up struggles for new vaccine booking system

The ACT government's new COVID-19 vaccine booking website had to be updated after a number of Canberrans struggled to sign up.

Services inundated with trivial triple-0 calls

Figures show thousands of non-emergency calls are being made each week for ailments like constipation, toothaches and hiccups.

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Wighton dismisses club's off-field distractions

Subscriber: The Raiders desperately need to turn things around ahead of their clash against fellow-strugglers Newcastle.

Addressing misconduct should not be a crime

Opinion: On World Press Freedom Day, we must insist that whistleblowing is not a crime, writes Kieran Pender.

'We know what it's like': Brumbies ready to hit road

Subscriber: The Brumbies know they have to take things up a notch against the Reds. But it is hardly reason to panic.

Heritage croquet club looking for room to grow

The rule of thumb is the club can support 25 members a lawn. The Canberra club already has double that number of members.

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