| Good morning, Canberra. It looks like there's a wet Wednesday on the way with a top of 14 degrees forecast. Here’s what’s making news in the capital. |
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| Australians trapped in India by the government's travel ban have spoken out about their pain. |
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| Subscriber: A Canberra school has led the charge to tackle the rise of vaping among teens after five year 8 pupils were recently caught. |
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| Vaccine hesitancy has dropped since January, but a new survey has revealed it is still higher than in August last year. |
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| Scott Morrison will announce the establishment of the Recovery and Resilience Agency, with an immediate injection of $600 million. |
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| Subscriber: The current police operational guidelines allow officers to record anyone provided they are in a public place. |
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| Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia chief executive Professor Jeff Dunn says the new medication is giving patients hope. |
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| Subscriber: The Canberra Liberals have called on the government to address concerns traffic volume is making intersections too dangerous. |
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| If the Covid pandemic hadn't swept the world last year, it's quite likely that Cassius Stevenson, 16, would have turned professional by now. |
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| Subscriber: Coach Ricky Stuart is playing his trump card in a bid to halt an alarming four-match losing skid against Newcastle on Saturday. |
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| Opinion: In fact, it's an opportunity for Australia to partake in the very best kind of politics, writes Plan International's Hayley Cull. |
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| Subscriber: Brumbies boss Phil Thomson says private equity must be explored as rugby bosses look to secure the code's long-term future. |
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| | Times Past On this day in 1977, The Canberra Times reported the story of Ruth Mason, who was the first woman in Canberra to drive a garbage truck. Standing at 156 centimetres, the mother-of-two from Chifley could barely see over the dashboard of the first garbage trucks she drove. READ MORE
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