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AM edition, Monday, September 21, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. Pack a brolly if you're not holed up at home - there's a high chance of showers this afternoon and even a possible storm.

Plans ditched for underground Civic bus interchange after cost estimates revealed

Subscriber only: A plan to build an underground bus interchange in Civic appears done and dusted as it was set to cost the territory hundreds of millions.

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Ex-NRL hopeful wins case after contract-day crash

Subscriber only: A promising league player was hit by a learner driver on the same day the Canberra Raiders offered him a contract.

Rethink needed on ACT developments, group says

Subscriber only: Four former ACT Heritage Council heads have called for the winner of the ACT election to halt the West Basin redevelopment.

'Fresh air': Leigh's vote to be guided by public forums

Fenner MP Andrew Leigh will hold online and face-to-face events to help him determine which way to vote on a controversial piece of legislation.

Free education for three-year-olds in ALP pledge

Andrew Barr has promised every three-year-old in the ACT one day a week of free early childhood education if Labor wins the election.

Latest Newspoll shows rise for Coalition

The federal Coalition has taken a two-party preferred lead of 51:49 over Labor in the latest Newspoll, published this morning.

Thief boasts on Snapchat while still in victim's house

Subscriber only: A teddy bear thief bragged on Snapchat about all his new "shit" while still inside his holidaying neighbour's house.

Liberals propose postnatal depression care home

The residential care home would provide holistic care to women experiencing severe anxiety, depression, mania and psychosis.

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Whitehead's brilliance gets Raiders to gutsy win

Subscriber only: He's normally the Raiders' ultra-reliable second-rower, but on Sunday he became the Green Machine's star halfback.

'He wasn't offside': Stuart fumes at Wighton sin bin

Subscriber only: Wighton was marched after a series of offside penalties against the Raiders. Stuart was adamant he shouldn't have been.

McKellar labels Alaalatoa 'phenomenal' after win

Subscriber only: Allan Alaalatoa put in an 80-minute shift in the grand final to lead the Brumbies to a drought-breaking title win.

Volunteers wanted for annual FrogWatch event

The census used to run for one week, but climate change has impacted breeding and has forced the census to run for all of October.

Times Past

On this day in 1967, ACT police were incensed about a proposed amendment to the Police Ordinance which would require them to advise the Commissioner of Police in writing of details of their wives' employment. Several police officers said the new provisions being sought would make the task of attracting new recruits much harder. The information sought was a relic of a past age, they said. READ MORE
 
 
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