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Sheryle and Ollie Moon with Brad Jones at their Kingston Foreshore apartment during lockdown in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Kingston family stay sane with solid social-distancing ground rules

Alex Crowe

Pedestrians and cyclists have a common interest in making sure infrastructure can accommodate them both. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHave you noticed how angry people are about our paths lately?

Ian Ross

Christian Porter says there is still legal action around the robo-debt program.

Robo-debt like actions of mafia: Shorten

Colin Brinsden

Rio Tinto's Brockman 4 iron ore mine where a blast destroyed ancient Aboriginal sites.

Rio apologises for WA heritage destruction

Rebecca Le May

A Fox news reporters was attcked by protesters in Washington.

Fox News reporter attacked and chased

By DAVID BAUDER

ACT Victims of Crime Commissioner Heidi Yates. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Decline in help-seeking for violence during pandemic, but likely to spike as restrictions ease

Kimberley Le Lievre

The Transport Canberra and City Services directorate "authorised" a driveway as part of a traffic management plan on private land without consulting the landholder. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERTemporary driveway 'authorised' on private land without consultation

Jasper Lindell

Hayley McNally, 15, is missing. Picture: Supplied

Concerns for missing teenager's welfare

SUBSCRIBER'Nothing will change if nobody stands up and makes these deaths count'

Police searching for two people after Dunlop shooting leaves man in hospital

OPINIONWe must bear witness to black deaths in our own country

OPINIONMy home's infested with giant willow aphids and they're as nasty as they sound

Sheryle and Ollie Moon with Brad Jones at their Kingston Foreshore apartment during lockdown in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Kingston family stay sane with solid social-distancing ground rules

The future? The live-work house by RobertsDay, with a garage converted to a workspace, including an entryway separate from the main house. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERFuture of working from home: introducing the live-work house

Raiders star John Bateman could be in the selection mix to face Newcastle. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERBateman in the Newcastle mix

JUST IN TIME: Anglers Conor and Nicky Edwards and Luke Goldstein approaching an upturned jet ski and rider, top left, about six kilometres off Portland. The fishers saved the man last week. Picture: Supplied.

Like finding 'needle in a hay stack': jet skier rescued 6km out to sea

Raiders players were stoked they didn't have to catch a bus home from Sydney after beating the Storm in Melbourne. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERFoggy memory can't stop the Raiders

Manuka Lawns, 1961. Picture: Les Dwyer

Remembering 'Mayor of Manuka'

Driver clocked at 210km/h on the Hume Highway

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New Fink project to see one-off versions of an icon

42m ago

SUBSCRIBERRevived ACT Policing rank for Canberra's inspector brothers

42m ago

'Outlook is not healthy': UC College staff prepare for cuts

42m ago

SUBSCRIBERQIC pitches 'smaller' vision for city car park project

42m ago

SUBSCRIBERDickson Coles project stalled - again - as pandemic blamed

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Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINERBorders, bars, and back to lockdown: your coronavirus questions answered

Palaszczuk opens up Queensland, but there's a catch

DIGESTPalaszczuk opens up Queensland, but there's a catch

Sheryle and Ollie Moon with Brad Jones at their Kingston Foreshore apartment during lockdown in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Kingston family stay sane with solid social-distancing ground rules

Members at the Canberra Croquet Club gather to play golf croquet as social restrictions ease. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Croquet club's social side returns as sports restrictions ease

Amelia Williams, 4, with mum Svyeta Daribai and dad Craig Williams roasting marshmallows at Cotter Campground. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Happy campers flock to reopened national parks for long weekend

Alex Crowe

Testing the sewage could also reveal how many people in Blackwater may have been exposed. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTThere's reward in sifting through sewage

Kimberley Le Lievre

Sport Australia has released a 'toolkit' for players, volunteers and officials for the return to sport. Picture: Karleen Minney

'We'll only get one shot': Sport Aust boss' message to players, volunteers

Chris Dutton

Your say: should state borders re-open now?

Your say: should state borders reopen right now?

Gavin Stone

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Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the economy is effectively in recession.

Idea of avoiding recession fanciful: Labor

US President Donald Trump wants to invite Australia to the Group of 7 nations' meeting.

PM in contact with Trump over G7 meeting

Christian Porter says there is still legal action around the robo-debt program.

Robo-debt like actions of mafia: Shorten

Keeping workers in jobs is the priority for the new workplace landscape.

Jobs 'number one game' for IR meetings

Labor says the government should apologise for the harm caused by the robodebt scheme.

Apology not needed for robo-debt: minister

Colin Brinsden

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

COAG abolished, national cabinet here to stay

Kirsten Lawson

Labor is calling for government action to stop the home building sector 'falling off a cliff'.

Labor wants housing plan to support jobs

Colin Brinsden

Australia will redirect $280m in foreign aid to neighbouring nations to help them fight coronavirus.

Foreign aid diverted to fight coronavirus

Finbar O'Mallon

Twenty-one things I've learnt as a parent who doesn't really know what she's doing

OPINIONTwenty-one things I've learnt as a parent who doesn't really know what she's doing

Christy Kidner

The National Library of Australia. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWe mustn't allow our National Library's focus to turn inward

Edward Aspinall

Development won't fix city's safety issues

Development won't fix city's safety issues

Letters to the editor

A scene from the movie musical Cats. Picture: Universal Pictures.

The (urban) legends of Hollywood

Ron Cerabona

Fink & Co's jug will see 16 one-off versions revealed and go to auction later this month. Picture: Supplied

New Fink project to see one-off versions of an icon

Amy Martin
42m ago

Pat Sullivan showing his embroidery to his family. Picture: Australian War Memorial

How Pat Sullivan embroidered his way through the war

Claire Hunter, Australian War Memorial

A scene from the movie musical Cats. Picture: Universal Pictures.

The (urban) legends of Hollywood

The sweeping staircase in the QT Hotel lobby. Pictures: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERA home away at home: staycations in the capital

Sarah Lansdown
Amy Martin
Karen Hardy
Megan Doherty

Charles Chaplin, c.1921. Picture: Lux/The Hollywood Archive/Alamy Stock Photo

Cinema stars seen in sex scandals

Ron Cerabona

Raiders star John Bateman could be in the selection mix to face Newcastle. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERBateman in the Newcastle mix

Kade Klemke fears Canberra's best will be forced to move if the NEAFL is disbanded. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERDemon fears for Canberra's future if NEAFL disbands

Raiders players were stoked they didn't have to catch a bus home from Sydney after beating the Storm in Melbourne. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERFoggy memory can't stop the Raiders

Will we see the Giants and defender Kristiana Manu'a in Canberra this year? Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Giants to open Super Netball talks with Canberra

Tom Trbojevic (c) scored a try brace in Manly's 32-6 NRL win over Canterbury.

Tom Trbojevic the man in big Manly win

Scott Bailey

Jarome Luai is tackled by David Klemmer as the Panthers and Knights drew their NRL match.

Panthers, Knights share points in thriller

Matt Encarnacion

NRL rule changes, including a return to one referee, have been widely praised so far.

Mander, Harrigan laud NRL rule changes

Murray Wenzel

Raiders half George Williams set up two first-half tries. Picture: NRL Imagery

Williams guides Raiders to big win over the Storm

David Polkinghorne

The sweeping staircase in the QT Hotel lobby. Pictures: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERA home away at home: staycations in the capital

Sarah Lansdown
Amy Martin
Karen Hardy
Megan Doherty

Amelia Williams, 4, with mum Svyeta Daribai and dad Craig Williams roasting marshmallows at Cotter Campground. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Happy campers flock to reopened national parks for long weekend

Alex Crowe

Publican Chris 'Choppy' Connor is preparing to reopen the Gundaroo pub on Monday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Gundaroo pub ready to reconnect locals as restrictions ease

Peter Brewer

Four seasons in this food and wine capital

Four seasons in this food and wine capital

Preserving history with the National Library of Australia

Preserving history with the National Library of Australia

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