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The merger deal between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways could mean flights resume between Canberra and Doha, and break Qantas's stranglehold on bureaucrats' flights in and out of the capital. Connor Pearce reports on why the airline could be back on our tarmac. Parents around the country will be strategising about how they will handle an incoming social media ban for under-16s now national cabinet has agreed to it. Canberra teens we spoke with were wary of the perils of social media but don't for the life of them want to give up their access. In opinion, Jack Waterford writes about the very clear danger facing Anthony Albanese's government in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential second-coming, and Michelle Grattan considers how it will shake and shape our alliance with the US.
Two of Australia's most celebrated children's entertainers speak with our reporters and tell us there's more to them than we know. Megan Doherty meets the beloved Noni Hazlehurst, who has released a new memoir, and Sally Pryor speaks with Emma Watkins about her former life as the yellow Wiggle and her newest on-stage persona.
And in sport, talk about a baptism of fire. Star rugby league convert Joseph Suaalii will start in his first Test match against England early on Sunday. A Wallabies great tells David Polkinghorne what he'll need to do to survive and thrive. It should be a terrific weekend with expected top temperatures of 25 today and 27 on Sunday. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 