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AM edition, Thursday, February 4, 2021

Good morning, Canberra. We've got a top of 29 degrees on the way and the chance of a shower this Thursday. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Bracing for pain, then gain: What's happening with the next stage of light rail to Woden

Explainer: The next stage of light rail construction will mean years of disruption for some city traders, but in the long run they see plenty of upside.

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ADF landing fleet gets a massive reboot

Australia will significantly upgrade its military beach landing capability in an $800 million investment aimed at boosting capacity in the Pacific.

'I don't know': Doubt over developer paying debt

Subscriber: Developers behind a new city apartment complex cast doubt over their capacity to pay back more than $2million to their builder.

Govt mistakenly sends territory records to auction

The Territory Records Act requires agencies to "ensure the safekeeping and proper preservation of its records".

What's behind Canberra's feral rabbit boom?

If you've been thinking you've been seeing more rabbits out and about in Canberra recently, you're not the only one. Here's why.

'Blame game': NSW hits back at housing claims

Subscriber: NSW Housing Minister Melinda Pavey said "unlike the ACT, NSW isn't playing catch-up with delivering social housing".

Size no small factor for extinction risk

A study by researchers at the Australian National University has found smaller species have a greater risk of extinction than larger ones.

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Australian monarch more than a pipe dream

Opinion: AFL legend Adam Goodes ticks all the boxes in ambitious bid to anoint the first Australian monarch, writes Christopher Budd.

Northbourne's often-unnoticed brutalist beauty

Subscriber: For one architect, it's one of the capital's most important buildings and a place she goes to reflect.

Brumbies sound the alarm of a new era

Subscriber: ACT Brumbies deliver warning shot to their Super Rugby AU rivals on the day the code launched a new era.

Kyrgios stops play after time violation in victory

Nick Kyrgios refused to play for several minutes after receiving a time violation during his win in an Australian Open warm-up event.

Times Past

The Canberra Times revealed on February 4, 1986 that fragments of human bone, brain tissue, skin and blood from the post mortem chambers of the Canberra morgue had been flushed into Lake Burley Griffin. READ MORE

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