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AM edition, Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy day with a top of 15 degrees after an overnight low of 3. Here's what's making news today.

Our nurses, our heroes, this day is for you

Today is the International Day of the Nurse, and never have we had more reason to celebrate and thank the more than 6000 nurses working in the ACT.
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Diner limit is cold comfort for Canberra eateries

While some Canberra restaurants will try opening for 10 diners at a time, they say it makes no sense at all from a business point-of-view.

Commercial rate relief finally set to flow through

Canberra landlords will be able to lodge applications for rebates on their commercial rates bills from today.

JobKeeper speculation premature, says Morrison

Scott Morrison says questions about the longevity of JobKeeper are "premature" but that the government was watching the economy carefully.

School back in as classes return in COVID-19 era

When year 11 and 12 students arrived at Canberra Girls Grammar School on Monday morning, they were in for a school day with a difference.

Face-touching habits prove hard to break: ABS

Less than half of Australians have stopped touching their face as often despite the warnings, an Australian Bureau of Statistics survey shows.

The different routes out of coronavirus lockdown 

Explainer: We're all heading in the same direction. It's just that some of us are going faster than others, and for perfectly good reasons.

Sport

Police shut down ACT rugby club training session

A Canberra club rugby training session was shut down by police on Saturday morning after breaching social distancing regulations.

Rugby return priority over off-field dramas: Sio

Subscriber only: Scott Sio says RA must focus on reviving the Super Rugby season before sorting out broadcast deals and off-field dramas.

Scott could have plea bargain done this week

Subscriber only: Canberra Raiders recruit Curtis Scott and his legal team are hoping for an answer to their plea bargain this week.

Crows players receive suspended AFL ban

Adelaide assistant coach Ben Hart has been stood down and 16 Crows players given suspended one-game bans for breaking training protocols.

Times Past

On this day in 1990, Canberra welcomed its first ever recorded set of quadruplets. The record-breaking delivery took place at Royal Canberra Hospital, with two girls named Kelly Alyce and Melissa Jane, along with two boys named Shane Adrian and Jason Andrew entering the world. Parents Louise and Barry Knox had lived in Canberra for 22 years and were the first parents to deliver quads in Canberra. READ MORE
 
 
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