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AM edition, Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. There's a high chance of more showers and wind today with a top temperature of 13 degrees. Here's what's making headlines.

Let there be rock: Live music venues welcome COVID-19 recovery lifeline

The federal government will deliver on its 2019 election promise, with a $20 million lifeline to be thrown to live music venues over the next four years.

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Canberrans find big hearts in a border town

Subscriber only: The miserable Canberra travellers trapped by a permit rule change in Wodonga have been smothered in kindness.

Contract awarded for hospital expansion

Subscriber only: Contractor Multiplex has been chosen to build Canberra Hospital's major expansion.

Election call: fund community services

Community groups are calling for better planning and funding ahead of promises from the next ACT government.

'Dysfunction' in aged care COVID-19 outbreak

Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck intervened in the Newmarch House incident when tensions began to boil over, the royal commission heard.

Defence spending may not be enough: report

Australia's $270 billion, decade-long defence spend may not include enough money to maintain the new equipment, a new report says.

Sacking was an attempt to recast Liberals' image

Opinion: Sticking to the centre might now be Mr Coe's best shot, writes Dan Jervis-Bardy (Subscriber only).

COVID-19 returns to New Zealand

Auckland will go into a short-term lockdown following the country's first cases of community transmission in 102 days.

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How did all this border chaos kick off?

Explainer: Here's the background to the unfolding crisis on the border between Victoria and NSW, where countless people are stuck in limbo.

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

From a Girls' Night In to live music in your lounge room to dinosaurs galore, we've got you covered for your weekend in the capital.

Brumbies want a Trans-Tasman comp for 2021

Subscriber only: The ACT side is keen to play a 10-team competition across the ditch, but is bracing for another domestic-only season.

The app that's keeping the Green Machine on track

Subscriber only: Wayne Bennett might be out $20,000, but the Raiders are staying on top of things due to their coronavirus app. 

Times Past

On this day in 1960, The Canberra Times reported that milkmen were seeking police protection. Bega milk vendors in Canberra alleged that a campaign was being waged to prevent them giving proper services to customers. A list of alleged offences which had taken place on vendors' runs was submitted to the police.  READ MORE
 
 
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