| Good morning, Canberra. We've got a partly cloudy Wednesday on the way with a top of 18 degrees forecast. Here’s what’s making news in the capital. |
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| Subscriber: With the bells and whistles of a "cash splash" in carefully targeted areas, Josh Frydenberg's third budget opens the door for a federal election to be held by year's end, writes Karen Barlow. |
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| Here are some of the key features of last night's 2021 federal budget to help get you up to speed this morning. |
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| The average staffing level at the Veterans' Affairs Department will also be increased by more than 400 spots to 2062 employees. |
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| In a move the government says will put $7.8 billion in the pockets of taxpayers, around 10.2 million people are expected to benefit. |
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| The government will spend $2 billion to ensure all Australian children, no matter where they live, can access 15 hours a week of preschool. |
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| The federal government will spend $4.7 million on a detailed business case for the establishment of the so-called Ngurra Cultural Precinct. |
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| Analysis: Never before has a budget spent so much to supercharge the economy after the worst of a recession, writes Peter Martin. |
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| Subscriber: A man accused of defrauding the Gungahlin United Football Club has had his case adjourned for a second time. |
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| The ACT government has released a report detailing what people would like to see in the Canberra Hospital Master Plan. |
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| Australia should urgently diversify its student cohort as tensions between China and Australia escalate, ANU researchers say. |
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| Opinion: Xi Jinping is unlikely to risk a military adventure that would have every prospect of going badly for Beijing, writes Clive Williams. |
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| A Canberra nurse admitted it was a hard time to be a Raiders fan, but that didn't stop her heading to the tattoo parlour. |
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| Canberra United's Nicki Flannery is vowing to come back stronger after a season-ending injury during the identification camp last week. |
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| Subscriber: Those are the five words that ACT Brumbies players are using to banish their heartbreaking loss to the Queensland Reds. |
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| | Times Past Two people were revived at the National Sports Centre swimming hall in Bruce after a fumes connected to an acid spill filled the complex. The Canberra Times reported on this day 36 years ago the two had been "overcome by gas". READ MORE
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