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Morning snow dusts region's peaks as ACT forecast to experience coldest day in four years

UPDATEDMorning snow dusts region's peaks as ACT forecast to experience coldest day in four years

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No new cases have been recorded in the ACT on Saturday.

Canberra extends virus-free run with no new COVID-19 cases

Jasper Lindell

Man arrested in Amaroo after allegedly stealing defrosting cars

Man arrested in Amaroo after allegedly stealing defrosting cars

Jasper Lindell

The 20-year-old has been scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Wanniassa man charged with using dating app to organise car theft

Jasper Lindell

Vicar general of the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese Father Tony Percy said the church wanted to ensure the legislation didn't criminalise parents who were counselling their children about gender dysphoria. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERChurches say bill to ban sexual or gender conversion practices is too broad

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra's property market had been the best performing during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERChance of delayed downturn for Canberra property market

Lucy Bladen

ACT Labor's Rachel Stephen-Smith, Greens candidate Rebecca Vassarotti and Canberra Liberal Candice Burch. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERHow the ACT's parties plan to win the pandemic election

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Capital Brewing's Laurence Kain, with Landtasia's Simone Dilkara.

Now cows get to enjoy Capital Brewing, too

Tyson Whelan

SUBSCRIBEREmergency border controls don't do much, if anything, to drive the virus away

Sentencing arrives for NZ mosque terrorist

'Gaps in our hearts': how one family's heartache led to permanent change

Wild backcountry of our ski fields is an amazing place, but it can also be an optical illusion

Morning snow dusts region's peaks as ACT forecast to experience coldest day in four years

UPDATEDMorning snow dusts region's peaks as ACT forecast to experience coldest day in four years

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A brilliant first half for Jack Wighton set up the Raiders' win over the Titans. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERWighton inspires Canberra's Gold Coast Raid

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ANU Interhall Council members Sophie Crandall, Lachlan Ballard, Harry Crawford, Christian Flynn, Sanjana Ramesh Kumar, Meghan Malone and Erin Barr will stage a digital protest about increasing tariffs and pastoral care staffing gaps. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ANU students feel pinch of residence tariff rise

Ross Townsend revealing the portrait to Mr Morrison at the Lodge.

PM captured for Archibald Prize by Canberra artist

National Archives chief information officer Yaso Arumugam (left) and director-general David Fricker. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'It will take longer than my lifetime': National Archives to be digitised

Snow falls in Hackett in August, 1965. Picture: Supplied

August 7, 1965: When snow blanketed Canberra

Russian dissident Navalny lands in Germany

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SUBSCRIBERWighton inspires Canberra's Gold Coast Raid

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UPDATEDMorning snow dusts region's peaks as ACT forecast to experience coldest day in four years

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La Paz begins door-to-door virus testing

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Germany's highest virus spike since April

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Masks to remain long after Vic lockdown

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It was a lot scarier when he was emerging from the mist. Picture: Karleen Minney

OPINIONCommemorate black and women leaders, not Black Jack

Canberrans Ross and Helen Muir return from the Victorian border after six days stranded. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ANALYSISCommonwealth under pressure on border closures but states hold all the cards

National Archives chief information officer Yaso Arumugam (left) and director-general David Fricker. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'It will take longer than my lifetime': National Archives to be digitised

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (right) with acting chief health officer Paul Kelly. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

OPINIONScott Morrison hypes vaccine hopes, but there is a long road ahead

Australian airports are losing $300 million per month due to border closures. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

States could be asked to 'share the load' on domestic border closures

Katie Burgess

The PM says circumstances have changed since promising at the election to deliver the super rise.

Morrison reconsiders superannuation rise

Paul Osborne

Managing director Stephen Byron sits at an empty baggage reclaim area as Canberra Airport nears its closure. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Call for national framework on border closures amid looming 'nine-month shutdown'

Steve Evans
Katie Burgess

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said states needed to do more of the fiscal heavy lifting. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

States asked for $40 billion investment as net debt set to hit $800 billion

Katie Burgess

PM's options on the borders are limited

PM's options on the borders are limited

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Jon Stanhope should stand for election as an independent

Jon Stanhope should stand for election as an independent

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Ups and downs of lockdown longing

OPINIONUps and downs of lockdown longing

Ian Warden

Michael Clark, wearing a hat emblazoned with an acronym that means "Nomads forever, forever Nomads". Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERBikie boss 'as dangerous with a mobile phone as minions with a gun'

A man has been jailed for spitting at a police officer under new front-line worker assault laws. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERCOVID-19 earns cop spitter extra jail time

Adam Jabal, left, and Youssef Jabal, right, leave the ACT Magistrates Court in 2017 with lawyer Kamy Saeedi.

SUBSCRIBERCanberra builder avoids jail for role in drug trafficking

Capital Brewing's Laurence Kain, with Landtasia's Simone Dilkara.

Now cows get to enjoy Capital Brewing, too

Tyson Whelan

Melinda Schawel, Crown II (black), in Unravelling at Beaver Galleries. Picture: Supplied

Scratching beneath the surface

Sasha Grishin

Anne Baxter and Bette Davis in All About Eve. Picture: Supplied

Sun sets on two enduring classics

Ron Cerabona

Capital Brewing's Laurence Kain, with Landtasia's Simone Dilkara.

Now cows get to enjoy Capital Brewing, too

Simon Croker, left and Conor Leach in Sequin in a Blue Room (2019). Picture: Supplied

Queer story of romantic obsession

Cris Kennedy

Mohsen (voiced by Swann Arlaud), centre, in The Swallows of Kabul. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSad tale told with a light touch

Jane Freebury

No new cases have been recorded in the ACT on Saturday.

Canberra extends virus-free run with no new COVID-19 cases

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERBarr promises 'very ambitious' stimulus package worth more than $1bn

Canberrans Ross and Helen Muir return from the Victorian border after six days stranded. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ANALYSISCommonwealth under pressure on border closures but states hold all the cards

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a vaccine deal. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

EXPLAINERWeek of rising hope and border battles in COVID-19 fight

Australian airports are losing $300 million per month due to border closures. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

States could be asked to 'share the load' on domestic border closures

Katie Burgess

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said states needed to do more of the fiscal heavy lifting. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

States asked for $40 billion investment as net debt set to hit $800 billion

Katie Burgess

Remember weekend vibes? They were a thing once.

DIGESTYes, you made it to another Friday

Janine Graham

Parliament will resume on August 24. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Mask wearing encouraged at Parliament House

Julia Kanapathippillai

Brumbies young guns Ryan Lonergan and Bayley Kuenzle are bracing for their biggest test this week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER'It's what we love': Rising Brumbies duo relish Tah week hype

A brilliant first half for Jack Wighton set up the Raiders' win over the Titans. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERWighton inspires Canberra's Gold Coast Raid

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Raiders prop Dunamis Lui will play his 150th NRL game this weekend. Picture: NRL Images

SUBSCRIBERMilestone Man is Mister Reliable in the kitchen and on the field

The Australian women's Volleyroos team. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Volleyroos taking it to the men

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Gungahlin Enclosed has stood up to some shocking weather this season. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

SUBSCRIBERLocal league off as wet weather claims another victim

Jaike Altieri

James O'Connor was one of the architects of the Reds' 57-5 hammering of the Western Force on Friday.

Reds crush Force to top Super table

Justin Chadwick

Reports say Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona despite meeting with new coach Ronald Koeman.

Messi contemplates Barca exit: reports

Nicholls Enclosed Oval is out of action. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBER'You don't want broken limbs': Eagles hunt for a new nest

Caden Helmers

Eat your way around the Southern Highlands pie trail

Eat your way around the Southern Highlands pie trail

Bernadette Chua
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Trip down memory lane at world's last remaining Blockbuster store. Picture: Supplied

Plan safer travel with Google, rent some '90s nostalgia and rediscover your city with a scavenger hunt

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The jumping crocs of the Adelaide River. The perfect day trip when in Darwin. Picture: Supplied

Deals of the week: From tropical North Queensland to a taste of Tuscany in Ewingsdale, NSW

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Feeling out of control? Get back into the driver's seat for a healthier you

Feeling out of control? Get back into the driver's seat for a healthier you

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

A world of opportunity awaits at ACU Open Day

A world of opportunity awaits at ACU Open Day

Does Australia need a unified front door to government services?

Does Australia need a unified front door to government services?

Get out of town (virtually) with this innovative approach to travel

Get out of town (virtually) with this innovative approach to travel

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Brodburger's Sascha Brodbeck and Joelle Bou-Jaoude. Photo: Rohan Thomson.

Buying from local businesses can help power up the Canberra economy

Career guide: how to become a buyers agent

Career guide: how to become a buyers agent

Face masks are set to remain a part of Melbourne life beyond stage four restrictions.

Masks to remain long after Vic lockdown

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Melbourne remains under a COVID-19 cloud with lockdowns and a curfew in place.

Victoria's COVID-19 crisis by the numbers

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NT Premier Michael Gunner (R) faces a new election rival in Territory Alliance led by Terry Mills.

NT Labor 'no deals' promise on polling day

Pressure is mounting on the Queensland government to relax the state's hard border closure.

Qld youth detention virus cluster up to 7

Victoria has reported an additional 182 COVID-19 diagnoses, plus 13 more deaths.

Victoria answers COVID recovery spend call

Beechworth tennis courts

Beechworth Tennis Club takes saga of 'sports rorts' to court

Shana Morgan

The NSW government has announced grants for businesses affected by the NSW-Victoria border closure.

NSW reports nine new cases, aids border

Angelo Risso and Tiffanie Turnbull

Tiarnee and Jonathan Dyer, from Kaniva, are worried how cross-border residents are going to survive both medically and financially after the border closes to them on Friday.

Breakthrough for one family, but SA-Vic border challenges remain

Alexander Darling

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in Germany for intensive medical care.

Russian dissident Navalny lands in Germany

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in Germany for intensive medical care.

Russian dissident Navalny lands in Germany

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Residents in La Paz will be tested for coronavirus in a door to door campaign by medical teams.

La Paz begins door-to-door virus testing

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Residents in La Paz will be tested for coronavirus in a door to door campaign by medical teams.

La Paz begins door-to-door virus testing

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Germany has had a spike in new virus cases, linked to large gatherings and young travellers.

Germany's highest virus spike since April

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Germany has had a spike in new virus cases, linked to large gatherings and young travellers.

Germany's highest virus spike since April

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ALL SMILES: Port Kembla celebrates the end of the war, by dancing through the streets. Picture from the collections of the Wollongong City Libraries and the Illawarra Historical Society.

Why wouldn't you dance in the streets?

Ben Langford

Drive-by procession pays tribute on VP anniversary

Drive-by procession pays tribute on VP anniversary

Sage Swinton

A daughter's arrival coincides with a nation's celebrations

A daughter's arrival coincides with a nation's celebrations

What to consider when opting for custom-made furniture

What to consider when opting for custom-made furniture

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LIFE EXPERIENCE: Older pets can be energetic, playful, patient, wise and incredibly loving.

Discover the countless joys of life with adult and older pets

RSPCA

Something for Dad | Trending

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Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

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Instagrammers of Canberra

Abby, 13, Ezra, 6, Janet and John Shea of Queanbeyan

To market, to market

Richard Walker of Greenway, and Lynne McDonald of Bonython

Socials: Let's meet up

Dion Georgopoulos

HELPING HOPEFULS: Elders Mudgee branch manager Jason Pearce is helping young auctioneers to prepare for the state showdown.

It's all about the journey for Jason

HELPING HOPEFULS: Elders Mudgee branch manager Jason Pearce is helping young auctioneers to prepare for the state showdown.

It's all about the journey for Jason

Kenmere Pompeii topped the online sale, attracting a stud high of $16,500 from Central West bidders Rosedale Charolais. Photo supplied.

Kenmere Charolais sell to $16,500

Kenmere Pompeii topped the online sale, attracting a stud high of $16,500 from Central West bidders Rosedale Charolais. Photo supplied.

Kenmere Charolais sell to $16,500

Emeritus Professor Jim Pratley recommends the introduction of 'new water' into inland river systems. Photo: CSU

'New water' could be key to inland river existence

Emeritus Professor Jim Pratley recommends the introduction of 'new water' into inland river systems. Photo: CSU

'New water' could be key to inland river existence