| Good morning, Canberra. It could be a wet Wednesday in the capital with a top of 23 degrees. Here's what's making headlines. |
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| The government has tightened the shutdown further, closing food courts, open homes and beauty salons from midnight on Wednesday. |
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| The journalism you trust to keep you connected |
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| One Canberra couple had to fork out more than $10,000 per ticket for a charter flight back. It's a big price, but they weren’t taking any chances. |
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| Amendments made to the government's $84 billion stimulus package mean students and apprentices will get extra payments. |
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| Educators call for help as the virus has struck what may well be a fatal blow to a vital service for thousands of parents. |
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| Tradespeople rush to weatherproof houses and specialist gyms move online as the pandemic begins to bite on business. |
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| Subscriber only: As part of the deal, the National Capital Authority has received a huge parcel of land in Curtin for new diplomatic embassies. |
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| Education Minister Yvette Berry apologised for the mixed messaging on the status of schools during the 'pupil free' period. |
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| The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed because of coronavirus, the first such delay in the Games' 124-year modern history |
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| Canberra could be forced to turn to its licenced clubs for a cash injection to shore up the club's future as the NRL season shuts down. |
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| Subscriber only: Matt Giteau struggles to comprehend the only trade he has ever known could be taken away. |
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| Boomers star reaches out with a message of support to Australia's Olympians as they deal with the prospect of a delayed Games. |
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| So where to now for the weekendwarrior? Capital Football players have found the answer with an online tournament. |
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| | Times Past A story on The Canberra Times' front page on this day in 1966, demonstrates differences in reporting style between now and then. A story about Queanbeyan's Miss Australia candidate, Anne Fletcher, referred to women between the ages of 30 and 73 as "girls" in its headline - a term you wouldn't see used in this way in 2020. The story said: "For about an hour-and-a-half last night 50 women at Queanbeyan Leagues Club auditorium let their hair down - they tried hair style after hair style at a wig-testing organised to help [the Miss Australia candidate]. Mrs N. Boyd, who supplied the wigs, told her audience women aged from 30 to 65 were the biggest group of buyers. One of her customers was 73." READ MORE
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