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AM Edition, Wednesday May 15, 2024

Good morning, Canberra. It's going to be partly cloudy today with a top of 19 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Ricky Stuart poised to sign massive extension

Rugby league: Ricky Stuart is poised to lead the Canberra Raiders into a remarkable 16th season.

Why Chalmers has been bitten by the giveaway bug

Analysis: Jim Chalmers delivered a $22 billion surplus in 2022-23. Barring some extraordinary disaster, he will deliver another, predicted at $9.3 billion.

Build-to-rent homes to replace vacant PCYC site

Property: The dilapidated former PCYC building in Turner will be replaced by affordable rental homes in a new partnership.

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'Extremely impressive' kangaroo cull program set to begin

Environment: The ACT's kangaroo culling program is "extremely impressive", an independent review has found.

'Menacing': the weird 'rule' around a big old tank

Community: Why is the imposing, 2.7-metre Leopard tank facing towards Manuka and, by extension, towards the much-cherished Kokoda Memorial?

Federal budget helps budding florist

Budget: Opening a Canberra flower shop in 2021 was a dream come true for 33-year-old Lauren King.

Cracking the silos: information-sharing now a requirement under new DV laws

ACT politics: Laws aimed at delivering better lines of communication between agencies preventing and responding to domestic violence have been passed.

Budget hope for Canberra families

Budget: It's been a challenging time for Grace Sykes and her family, who have recently arrived in Canberra.

ADF Parachuting School celebrates 50th anniversary with icy drop

Community: The Australian Defence Force Parachuting School celebrated its 50th anniversary by putting on a show above Lake Burley Griffin.

House of Representatives chamber at Old Parliament House gets a facelift

Arts: The House of Representatives chamber at Old Parliament House has undergone "the biggest conservation program in its 97-year history".

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