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PM edition, Monday, December 14, 2020

Patients diverted to Calvary after Canberra Hospital experiences 'very high demand'

A spokeswoman said people should only attend the emergency department for genuine emergencies, and should attend their GP for other medical care.

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Drug proposal 'should have gone to election'

The Liberals say Labor blindsided Canberrans and should have taken its proposed drug decriminalisation laws to the October territory election.

NZ commits to trans-Tasman bubble by April

Canberra Airport will be ready to accept quarantine-free flights from New Zealand on January 1 if the country's PM gives the go-ahead.

Cyclist in hospital after Kingston car collision

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with minor head injuries after a collision with a car this morning.

Resources minister whacks UN climate calls

Australia's resources minister has castigated a climate change warning from the UN secretary-general as an inconsequential "grand statement".

Former NRL star Gordon possessed cocaine

Former Gold Coast Titans star Michael Gordon has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession but will fight charges of supplying the drug.

NSW Police bust Sydney cockfighting ring

More than 70 birds seized in a police raid into an illegal Sydney cockfighting syndicate will likely have to be euthanased.

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Errant owl slams through open window into driver

Police needed photographic evidence to believe it - a driver, hit in the head by an errant owl causing him to crash into a parked car.

The highest-selling ACT homes of 2020

Canberra’s property market followed a different tune with a suburb record sale achieved almost every month and prices reaching new highs.

UK spy novelist John le Carre dead at 89

John le Carre, a spy turned novelist who became the pre-eminent writer of espionage fiction in English, has died at age 89.

Henriques a chance to play first home Test

Moises Henriques, whose hamstring strain a week ago forced him to miss a pink-ball tour game, linked up with the Test squad on Monday.

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