| Good morning, Canberra. You'll need the heater on this morning after an overnight low of -2 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital. |
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| The newest members of the public service have bolstered the ranks of staff delivering the government's response to the economic shock of COVID-19. |
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| Australia has tripled its coronavirus testing rate over four weeks but is still under the 40,000 tests a day cited by Brendan Murphy. |
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| Andrew and Megan Colwell worked towards starting their own business for five years. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck. |
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| NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is under pressure to resign as state party leader over his handling of the Eden-Monaro byelection process. |
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| The ACT government has been talking to groups in the industry, with a move towards allowing dining places to open from Friday. |
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| The economy is set to crash harder than at any time since the Great Depression, according to new forecasting by Deloitte. |
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| The sun made a guest appearance for Mother's Day and the people celebrated. Social-distancing happened - sort of. |
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| Subscriber only: The Canberra Raiders are locked in to finally resume contact training on Monday - provided it doesn't get delayed again. |
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| What a delight it was to hear Canberrans hooting horns because they couldn't get to the shops fast enough, writes Steve Evans. |
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| Subscriber only: The Brumbies want to elevate their most decorated players to "legends" status as part of a plan to embrace 25 years of history. |
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| The ACT government's plans to stand by the Giants during the tough times means they could look for some payback when crowds return. |
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| | Times Past 'Man severely burnt in explosion' was a front page headline in The Canberra Times on this day in 1977. A 55-year-old man suffered extensive burns when his Aranda flat was ripped apart in an explosion. Mr Leo Kershaw was found by the owner of the flat, Mr Ray, standing in a dazed condition among the rubble of the premises in Bandjalong Crescent. Much of the flat was destroyed. The flat and the house above it, valued at $51,000, were written off by the insurance company. READ MORE
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