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AM edition, Sunday, July 26, 2020
Good morning, Canberra. It looks like we're in for a rainy Sunday, with a high chance of between 10mm to 15mm and a top of 13 degrees. Here's the news.

Leanne's legacy lives on through gift of life

Losing his wife Leanne to bipolar disorder was devastating. But Nick Brown is proud her death helped save the lives of others through organ donation. 

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1000 ACT kids face poverty after welfare cuts

Cuts to the JobSeeker coronavirus supplement will plunge 4000 Canberrans, including 1000 children, into poverty.

Development planned for heritage CSIRO site

Subscriber only: Plans are under way to redevelop a prime 11-hectare heritage-registered site in Yarralumla.

COVID-19 increases domestic abuse in ACT

Victim Support ACT saw a 130 per cent increase in new family violence matters in June, compared to the same period last year.

The schooner the better for former Wallaby Harry

Subscriber only: Former Wallaby Richard Harry has become Bungendore's sole publican after purchasing the Royal Hotel.

ACT farmers call for better bushfire protection

Work to protect farms neighbouring national parks in the ACT from bushfires was insufficient in the lead up to summer, landholders claim.

DFAT needs to fight for its place at table: Sharma

Subscriber only: The Foreign Affairs Department has taken its relevance for granted, Liberal MP and ex-diplomat Dave Sharma says.

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Rookie lifts Raiders to gritty win over Rabbitohs

Subscriber only: A new NRL Semi was born, but the young Fijian flyer's match-winning, maiden try was soured by another Canberra injury.

The remarkable life of Ashley Dawson-Damer

Relax: There was a time in Ashley Dawson-Damer's life when she had media camped out in front of her house.

Brumbies keep Force scoreless at Leichhardt

Subscriber only: The orange of Balmain was nowhere to be seen. Instead it was a sea of ACT Brumbies gold running riot.

Sue proved a visionary leader for her clan

Obituary: Sue Salthouse (1949-2020): Good leaders build more leaders. Sue Salthouse's legacy was building leaders.

Times Past

If you were in Canberra on this day in 1966, you would most likely be rubbing your eyes in surprise at the sight before you. Pink snow fell throughout the Snowy Mountains and red rain showered Canberra's city and suburban areas. In Canberra, the red rain meant extra washing for many households A supervising meteorologist at Canberra Weather Bureau said that red dust was widespread the Sunday afternoon and morning before the strange rain and was the cause of the colour.  READ MORE
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