Good morning, Canberra. There's a chance of a storm this afternoon with a top of 24 degrees on the way. Here’s what’s making news in the capital. |
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Subscriber: Officials have warned Andrew Barr that continuing to run deficits will make the ACT budget vulnerable into the future. |
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Subscriber: DKSN's developers have announced the $160 million second stage of their project will include a Woolworths Metro store. |
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Subscriber: Dozens of jobs could be lost as Canberra Concrete Recyclers deals with the fallout of a multimillion-dollar scam. |
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Criticism has been levelled at a new statue of Andrew Inglis Clark in Canberra with attention drawn to the figure's racist remarks. |
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The government will commit to $1 billion in aged care funding as part of the mid-year budget update, to create 10,000 home care packages. |
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Australia could transition from fossil fuel production and consumption without a single forced redundancy, a new report suggests. |
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The Kremlin had said it would wait for the official results, even as other nations congratulated Biden in the days after the November 3 vote. |
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Explainer: The federal government is on course to be in debt to the tune of a trillion dollars next year. Should we be worried? |
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Subscriber: Canberra Raiders prop Josh Papalii is preparing to face off against a 'scary' NRL giant in a boxing match. |
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Opinion: Far-right extremism is not a new phenomenon in Australia, but it has been on the rise in the past year, writes Kaz Ross. |
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Subscriber: Before Daniel Sams became a Big Bash sensation, he was up before dawn every morning juggling cricket with full-time work. |
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| Times Past On the front page of The Canberra Times on December 16, 1975, a new prime minister received an icy welcome. Following the controversial dismissal of Gough Whitlam, Australians went to the polls on December 13, 1975. The election resulted in caretaker prime minister Malcolm Fraser being officially elected into the role. READ MORE |
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