AM edition, Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Good morning, Canberra. There's a slight chance of a shower today, with a top temperature of 15 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Canberra businesses plead for 'light at the end of the tunnel' on venue restrictions

Subscriber only: Data from the Australian Hotels Association suggests the ACT is currently losing about 60 hospitality jobs a day.

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Raiders pass the baton to next generation

Subscriber only: Ricky Stuart will rest the majority of his Raiders stars against Cronulla on Saturday, paving the way for three NRL debutants.

How does carbon abatement work?

Explainer: Carbon abatement auctions have resumed to add a veneer of respectability to our emissions record.

The Kiwi who dreamed of making the Wallabies

Subscriber only: Somewhere in the Simone family's archives, there's a video of an 11-year-old Irae pledging his allegiance to Australia.

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Our pick of what's happening in and around Canberra - from rock history to Tuff Nutterz, an M16 exhibition, and a short film festival.

Times Past

Making headlines on the front page of The Canberra Times on this day 56 years ago was the union protesting over women posties in an attempt to convince the Post Office to pay them a man's wage. The protest by the Amalgamated Postal Workers' Union came soon after the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, Mr O'Grady, notified the union of his department's plan to recruit postwomen in Canberra. READ MORE