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Today is AUGUST 10, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, global temperature rises could breach the critical 1.5-degree threshold as early as the early 2030s, and the Moderna vaccine has been given the green light for Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

A solid majority of Australians back the push to restore the ACT and NT rights, and Andrew Barr will call upon Canberra's business leaders to support the territory's vaccine rollout.

oday is AUGUST 6, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Weddings and funerals are being switched from New South Wales to Canberra because of its laxer anti-Covid rules, and public and non-government schools would be part of the ACT's school vaccine rollout.

Today is AUGUST 5, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the ACT government has defended its rollout of 40km/h speed zones in Canberra’s city centre as speed cameras rake in $5 million in fines, and the ACT has been excluded from a bill to restore territory rights to legislate on voluntary euthanasia

Today is AUGUST 4, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the ACT’s Chief Minister has labelled Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts ‘a race Canberrans can win’, while the federal government faces calls for vaccine incentives ahead of a predicted plateau in jab rates.

Today is AUGUST 3, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the ACT expands its Pfizer openings to people aged 30 to 39, and television personality Andrew Denton slams the arrogance of federal politicians for refusing to allow the territories to legislate on voluntary assisted dying.

Today is AUGUST 2, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Former chief minister Jon Stanhope says local councils should be introduced in the territory, and Sunday was the most successful day in Australia’s Olympic history.

Today is JULY 30, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, The federal government has been called on to get 80 per cent of Australia vaccinate by March 2022, and Canberra remains Covid-free after false positive scare.

Today is JULY 29, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, houses in Canberra rose by $1000 a day in the last quarter, and ACT Health will allow pharmacies to deliver Covid jabs to people over 18.

Today is JULY 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, ACT government is accused of failing to communicate speed limit changes, and leaders vow to take extended consultation on voluntary assisted dying laws.