View this email in your browser
AM edition, Sunday, January 10, 2021
Good morning, Canberra. Summer is finally here as we head towards a top of 32 degrees this Sunday. Here are today's top stories.

ACT experiences Botox boom thanks to Zoom

Plastic surgeons in Canberra have reported an increased demand for cosmetic procedures, with Zoom cited as a common reason for going under the needle.
The journalism you trust to keep you connected
SUBSCRIBE

Top stories

More Canberra sites could need PFAS tests

Subscriber: Consultants will determine whether more sites in the ACT will need to be tested for potential PFAS contamination.

Regulator has 'too much power' to euthanise dogs 

Subscriber: Domestic animal laws need to be tweaked to better consider the needs of animals and their owners, a legal advocate says.

Albanese leaves hospital after car crash in Sydney

The Labor leader hopes the incident will lead the 17-year-old driver of the other vehicle to be "one of the safest drivers Australia has ever seen".

NBN cable exposed on Griffith street for months

Subscriber: Residents were initially told the cable would remain until public housing on the corner of Bremer Street was complete.

Events industry pins hopes on vaccine success

Events venues and organisers in the ACT are pinning their hopes on a successful vaccine rollout after a horror year for the industry.

After 65 years, a rare jewel returns to capital

A chance stop on a bike ride led 14-year-old Luke Downey to rediscovering a beetle not seen in Canberra for nearly seven decades.

Featured

Girl's got game: ACT blogger releases memoir

Canberra's Michelle Mitchell welcomes her readers to her pages with an unusual first line for a debut novel.

Social media sanctions on Trump long overdue

Opinion: It took an insurrection at the US Capitol for social media platforms to do something about Trump, writes Belinda Barnet.

Newest Brumby hoping for change in fortune

Subscriber: James Tucker hopes a fresh start in a new country will provide the injection of good luck his rugby career so desperately needs.

Back-to-school shopping and the perks of pay-TV

Opinion: Stick "back-to-school" in front of "footwear" and the idea takes on sinister proportions, writes B. R. Doherty.

Times Past

A David Jones security officer went missing after collecting a $19,000 payroll from the ANZ bank located not more than 45 metres from his store, The Canberra Times reported on this day 48 years ago. Police did not discount that the man may have been abducted. READ MORE
 
 
Learn more about RevenueStripe...
Facebook
Twitter
Website
Instagram
Email
Copyright © 2021 The Canberra Times, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website canberratimes.com.au

Our mailing address is:
The Canberra Times
9 Pirie Street
Fyshwick, Act 2609
Australia

Add us to your address book


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.