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AM edition, Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. We've got a cloudy top of 24 degrees on the way this Wednesday. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Rescue hub proposal for Canberra's risky river swim zones

Royal Life Saving ACT is proposing rescue hubs for Canberra's popular, but risky, river swim zones.
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Students get $5k after fight with 'aggressive' subletter

Subscriber: The students were presented with shoddy tenancy agreements and their subletter shirt-fronted one of them.

Govt beefs up surveillance as tensions grow

Subscriber: The Air Force is preparing for an increased role in the South China Sea as the government boosts its patrol fleet.

ACT's property market reaches record highs

Subscriber: ACT house prices surged to a record high in 2020 and experts have predicted further growth.

Police investigate Christmas Eve arson

The footage released shows a man approach the residence, throw an incendiary device over the fence and flee.

Scandal prompts rethink for ACT Law Society

A High Court inquiry earlier this year found Dyson Heydon had sexually harassed six young female judge's associates.

'Maths whiz' charged with crypto fraud in US

Subscriber: A Canberran has been charged with fraud after allegations a number of crypto-companies he founded had defrauded investors.

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Brumbies' year 'would make a great mini-series'

Subscriber: ACT Brumbies chief executive Phil Thomson has never seen anything like what 2020 was in 25 years of watching rugby.

Presenting the winners and losers of 2020

Opinion: Our awards for those who did well - and those who crashed - in a year that has tested the best of us, writes Steve Evans.

Why Canberra's captaincy is in good hands

Subscriber: Canberra United skipper Kendall Fletcher likes to talk and likes to lead, and she's at her best when she's doing both.

Survey highlights the silver linings of 2020

Was there anything to like about a year of unprecedented change? The Australia Institute's new survey suggests so.

Times Past

The after-effects of Darwin's Cyclone Tracy were still rippling through the nation on this day, 46 years ago. On the front page of The Canberra Times were some remarkable stories of survival. READ MORE
 
 
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