| Good morning, Canberra. We're off to a frosty, foggy start with a top of 14 degrees on the way this Wednesday. Here’s what’s making news in the capital. |
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| Subscriber only: Businesses in the ACT's cross-border communities are concerned about the prospect of border restrictions, even if permits are issued to allow movement within the wider Canberra region. |
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| Subscriber only: ACT govt certifiers will inspect large-scale residential developments in a bid to crack down on dodgy constructions. |
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| Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was given special permission from the ACT chief health officer to travel to Canberra under strict rules. |
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| Subscriber only: The prospect of the unemployment payment reducing by $300 a fortnight is causing fear for the ACT's jobless. |
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| Explainer: What type of mask should I buy, and where should I buy one? Is it OK to make your own? Here's what you need to know. |
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| Subscriber only: Economists are cautiously positive on JobKeeper changes, but have called for higher JobSeeker subsidies. |
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| Scientists say dozens of species must be urgently reclassified after bushfires wiped out most of their known habitat. |
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| Noah Lolesio's season could be over in a devastating blow for the ACT Brumbies and his own Wallabies ambitions. |
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| Subscriber only: Canberra clubs are among those in need of extra funding after the coronavirus shutdown depleted cash reserves. |
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| ACT Rugby chiefs are prepared to swing into action to curb the spread of the coronavirus if a club staff member's test comes back positive. |
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| Subscriber only: Olivia Clark will juggle netball, study and being a caregiver when the NSW Premier League season starts tonight. |
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| | Times Past On this day in 1978, Canberrans were having conversations about whether or not particular children's books endorsed racist, xenophobic, sexist or homophobic views. Nicola Liebke, 10, wrote to The Canberra Times to express her dismay at Woden Library for refusing to stock books written by British children's writer Enid Blyton. "I do love Enid Blyton books and so do a number of my friends. But [the government] won't allow them in the Woden Library," she said.
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