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| Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 17-year-old ballerina Elaine Li was ready to leap into life after high school. Now, like many current and aspiring artists, she faces an uncertain future. |
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| Subscriber only: Some single-use plastics would be outlawed in the ACT under proposed laws to be introduced to parliament this week. |
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| COVID-19 restrictions have strained even Santa's job in 2020 but it's not all doom and gloom for those looking for their annual photo. |
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| Subscriber only: The Turkish man allegedly choked and threatened to kill his partner during an eight-month "sustained" run of violence. |
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| Record numbers of jobs advertised in regional areas last month show there is growing optimism among businesses, new analysis shows. |
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| Subscriber only: The construction of 10,000 build-to-rent apartments could support 3500 jobs a year, a recent report found. |
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| Subscriber only: The ACT's strict rules-based planning regime is set to be replaced with a simpler system under Barr government reforms. |
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| Subscriber only: They look like nothing more than dark grey, hard plastic. But these AIS-made gloves could be worth their weight in goal. |
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| Opinion: If the Democrats can't gain control of the Senate in January's run-offs, Joe Biden will be hamstrung, writes John Hawkins. |
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| Explainer: What are the logistics of returning 36,000 Australians in the next 24 days? Is it a realistic target? |
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| Subscriber only: It was a decision based on more than just football. Being close to family and friends in these crazy times for one. |
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| | Times Past Canberra supermarkets trialled full-day trading on Saturdays for the first time in the lead-up to Christmas, The Canberra Times wrote on this day 41 years ago. Woolworths, Coles and Youngs supermarkets would stay open till 5pm every Saturday in December 1979 to spread the flow of pre-Christmas shoppers. But G.J. Coles and Company NSW manager G.A. Tate said the trial could extend into January and February if there was demand. The stores were also expected to trial late night shopping on Thursdays and Fridays to further lighten the load at their checkouts.
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