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AM edition, Thursday, July 9, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. It's another foggy start in the capital with a top of 14 degrees tipped for later in the day. Here's what's making news.

Virus return dashes cafe owners' hopes of further reopening

Cafe owners were looking forward to welcoming more customers back from Friday, but three new coronavirus cases have stopped those plans.

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Community calls for ban on new waste centres 

Subscriber only: Residents have called for a ban on future waste centres in Fyshwick as plans for a new recycling centre forge ahead.

Fears for vulnerable as clubs welcome pokies

The return of poker machines was to be welcome relief for Canberra clubs, but grave concerns remain for vulnerable people rushing back.

The economy will soon be back on its meds

Subscriber only: The coronavirus is demonstrating even to cautious nations that there really is no quick way out, writes Kirsten Lawson.

Burger venue worker tests positive to coronavirus

A staff member was one of the three people in Canberra to test positive to the virus - they were last in the restaurant on Monday.

Boredom at work bears risk for bosses

Subscriber only: With modern work culture treating busyness as a status symbol, admitting to being idle can feel almost blasphemous.

Discrimination against women rises amid virus

The Canberra Women's Legal Centre is now expanding its employment practice team to keep up with all the inquiries.

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Three words fuel Dangerfield's dream

Subscriber only: Some of Australia's top athletes have joined forces for a campaign in an attempt to eliminate racism in sport.

Treat migrant students like members of society

Opinion: Every time Australia encounters economic instability, migrants get targeted, writes Melanie Macfarlane.

Raiders back O'Donnell to bolster depleted pack

Subscriber only: Debutant Kai O'Donnell has been backed as the injection of energy needed to help the Raiders through an injury crisis.

'A joke': Kyrgios fires back at rival Thiem

Nick Kyrgios said his past misdemeanours pale in comparison to his rivals' as coronavirus continues to run rampant.

Times Past

On this day in 1964, The Canberra Times was reporting on a very special delivery at the Canberra Community Hospital. One Canberra family welcomed the second set of triplets born at the hospital since 1920. The only other set had been born six years earlier. READ MORE
 
 
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