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AM edition, Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. The weather is heating up again. Today will be partly cloudy with a top of 25 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

'Closer to oblivion': Pubs' restriction plea

"Time is of the absolute essence", according to pub owners who say the four square-metre rule is forcing pubs and clubs toward hibernation.

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COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered from March

Canberrans could be vaccinated at their workplaces, pop-up clinics, GP clinics or pharmacies once a COVID-19 vaccination is rolled out.

New plans to revitalise Civic Square

Subscriber only: Civic Square and surrounding cultural precinct flies under the radar, but there are plans in the works to reactivate the area.

SES recruits prepare for a Canberra storm season

They might have missed the horrors of last summer, but the recruits are in for a busy season with the La Nina system expected to make an impact.

Stamp duty concessions to drive Whitlam land sales

Subscriber only: Stamp duty concessions lift Canberra's newest suburb amid the economic slump, according to the ACT government.

Horror bushfire health impact revealed

The summer's bushfires affected asthma sufferers like Kirsten Connor heavily. Now the full extent has been uncovered in a new report.

Canberra uni funding dipped pre-COVID 

The ACT's two main universities fared worse than the national average in government funding changes from 2018 to 2019.
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Belconnen, Queanbeyan on new Monopoly board

The Australian Community Relief Monopoly custom board game aims to unite Australians nationwide impacted by the events of 2020.

New English Raider settles into quarantine

Subscriber only: He's got a two-bedroom apartment, a fridge full of food and, to make him feel at home, some caramel popcorn.

Who is being helped by putting Collaery on trial?

Opinion: With Australia and Timor-Leste's boundary settled, the incident could have been resigned to history, writes Hamish McDonald.

'Take the bet': Fenech lighting the fuse

Subscriber only: Five times the purse, winner takes all - that's how confident Jeff Fenech is in Brock Jarvis ahead of his Canberra bout.

Times Past

Pope John Paul II was greeted by 90,000 people in Canberra, reported the front page of The Canberra Times on November 25, 1986. The Pope told the crowd "Totus Tuus", meaning "all I am is yours". He spoke in high esteem of First Nations Australians, and praised Mother Mary Mackillop for her service in the church. READ MORE
 
 
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