Good morning, Canberra. We're in for another warm day to end the working week, with a top of 30 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital. |
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Almost 37,000 Australians are still stranded overseas, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison hopeful of getting them home before Christmas. |
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Donations to schools should be applauded, philanthropy advocates say, as education union doubles down on its private school stance. |
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Clean Energy Finance Corporation will invest $125 million to connect Snowy 2.0 in a bid to share the benefits across Australia. |
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The news comes as AstraZeneca faces questions about its success rate that some experts say could hinder its chances of a speedy approval. |
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A pilot who died when his light aircraft nosedived into the ground near Braidwood was warned not to try to land, the official report says. |
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The Governor General avoids addressing controversies around the special forces during the launch of a book about 28 special Australians. |
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The ACT government hopes it will be able to host the National Multicultural Festival in Civic by late 2021 after changing plans. |
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The coolest place to be this warm weekend is definitely Canberra's newest ice cream parlour Spilt Milk Bar in Dickson. |
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Opinion: When women journalists make themselves heard, they risk abuse. Here's the one thing we can do, writes Jenna Price. |
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Subscriber only: Diego Maradona was intent on ending the World Cup dreams of Australia. But he also had another side. |
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Canberra photographer Ari Rex's otherwordly image of the arboretum playground during the bushfires is the latest shot to win him acclaim. |
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| Times Past Old Girl the wedge-tailed eagle graced the front page of The Canberra Times on November 27, 1980. The three-year-old bird was saved from being sentenced to death by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in South Australia. Old Girl would instead become a participant in an ANU study into the sight of birds of prey. READ MORE |
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