Good morning, Canberra. It looks like we're in for a comfortable Sunday, with a forecast of a partly cloudy day with a top of 30. Here's what's making news. |
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Subscriber only: Normally around this time of year, Canberrans are loading up the car, ready to escape down the Kings Highway - and that should continue. |
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Subscriber only: Families of drug-addicted children are backing a call for the ACT to explore options for compulsory rehabilitation. |
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John Jarvinen was 30 when he died instantly in a car crash. On Saturday night, the car he was driving was displayed in the middle of Civic. |
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More people take to their rooftops in the warmer months, whether to clear gutters or hang Christmas lights. Not so fast, warns Peter Gifford. |
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"We're continuously monitoring the air quality," says ACT Health public health physician Vanessa Johnston. |
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Subscriber only: ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr fears small jurisdictions will be priced out of major events in Australia. |
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The NSW RFS has been inundated with donations of food, so much that firefighters are asking people to donate to other causes instead. |
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Subscriber only: The Australian way of winning elections has just worked a treat in Britain, writes Steve Evans. |
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Subscriber only: When Natthakan Chantham returns to Thailand from a cricket tour, people think she's been playing the sport of "chicken". |
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Subscriber only: Planning on wetting a line on the South Coast over the summer holidays? You're not alone. |
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Subscriber only: The magic number is 17 - but Canberra will only get there if they can topple the Southside Flyers on Sunday. |
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| Times Past It was a remarkable reunion of two brothers, one being Canberra's own AFL great Alex Jesaulenko, on the front page on this day in 1994. Jesaulenko was pictured with his mum Vera and his brother Aleksander, who Alex didn't even know was alive. Aleks had been removed from his mum's care by the Gestapo in a camp in Poland during World War II. READ MORE |
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