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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

BREAKINGCanberra COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin within days

Andrew Brown
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Press Conference with Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

BREAKINGFirst Pfizer vaccines arrive in Australia

Sally Whyte
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Hundreds of Canberrans in quarantine after returning from Victoria

Andrew Brown
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Canberra architect Tony Trobe at his favourite Canberra building. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERArchitect Tony Trobe wasn't a big fan of the arboretum at first. He changed his mind

Lucy Bladen

Anthony Albanese is betting on deliberate attacks, rather than sweeping assaults. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONCan Albanese crumble his way to The Lodge?

Nicholas Stuart

ANU vice chancellor Brian Schmidt said the university was among the most secure in the world following a massive cyber attack in 2018. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ANU vice-chancellor worried about burdensome foreign interference regulations

Sarah Lansdown

Individual pictures of the two men police are looking to speak to over the incident. Pictures: ACT Policing

Police appeal after Braddon Maccas incident

Andrew Brown
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Associate Professor Kamalini Lokuge, who says proposed amendments to Fair Work legislation could spark another pandemic. Picture: Graham Tidy

SUBSCRIBER'Threat to public health': Experts warn Fair Work amendments could spark next pandemic

Cassandra Morgan
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PM responds to staffer rape allegations

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Australia's phased virus vaccine rollout

Social housing needed to boost Australian economy: report

Blocked homesick pair stuck in Florida yearn for Canberra

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

BREAKINGCanberra COVID-19 vaccine rollout to begin within days

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Canberra Raiders fans help give Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese a bath of Raiders Lime during 2013. Picture: Jeffrey Chan

Raiders Lime milk returns to supermarket shelves

Lachlan Moore examines a rock similar to the one he filmed 'dancing' in Fairbairn Pines last week. Picture: Tim the Yowie Man

SUBSCRIBERRocks can't dance, can they? Of course not. But this one did

A reward chart can be a useful parenting tool, even for parents. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONCharts are good. Almost as good as lists, especially with gold stars

Philippe Rizzo, Australia's first world championship-winning gymnast, celebrated his 40th birthday last week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Rizzo's AIS surprise on 40th birthday

Marion Mahony Griffin's contribution: View from summit of Mount Ainslie. Picture: National Archives of Australia, A710, 48

Rescuing Marion Mahony Griffin's legacy from false modesty

PM responds to staffer rape allegations

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Vic principal used school money to gamble

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Big chill hits US, knocks out Texas power

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Hundreds of Canberrans in quarantine after returning from Victoria

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Peru minister quits over vaccine scandal

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Fine for Vic pastor over lockdown defiance

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to a Liberal staffer's sexual assault allegations.

PM responds to staffer rape allegations

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Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australia will begin rolling out Covid-19 vaccines in late February.

Pfizer jabs have reached Australia: Hunt

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Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt: "When we are one we are strong."

Wyatt urges unity for Indigenous progress

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Deborah Glass says there is a systemic weakness in the financial governance of Victorian schools.

Vic principal used school money to gamble

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Melbourne police are considering charges following a church service in defiance of restrictions.

Fine for Vic pastor over lockdown defiance

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian says widespread lockdowns will always be a last-resort option in NSW.

NSW seeks to avoid lockdowns: Berejiklian

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Victorians are in lockdown amid fears about the highly infectious UK strain of coronavirus.

Vic Holiday Inn outbreak exposure sites

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Press Conference with Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

BREAKINGFirst Pfizer vaccines arrive in Australia

Sally Whyte
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Anglicare Australia says a cut to the rate of JobSeeker will throw many Australians into poverty. Picture: Shutterstock

'National crisis' looms if JobSeeker cut: Anglicare

Kevin Rudd says government funding for Closing the Gap initiatives has been inadequate.

Apology link to Closing the Gap severed

Healing Foundation chief executive Fiona Peterson at the proposed site for an Indigenous memorial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'A focus and a catalyst for healing': Calls grow for Stolen Generations memorial in Canberra

Senator Eric Abetz questioned why an ACT community sports club felt it was snubbed for federal funding for reasons beyond the program's criteria. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Disappointing': Belconnen Tennis Club 'perturbed' by sports rorts snub

Scott Morrison says China's criticism of Australian universities isn't new.

Morrison baulks at China's uni sledge bait

Daniel McCulloch

Business groups say Labor leader Anthony Albanese's IR plans would harm young casual workers.

Labor defends proposed workplace changes

Daniel McCulloch

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks in Parliament recently. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Melbourne MPs told to rush back to Canberra

Elliot Williams

Parliament House has been missing visits from students. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Excursion rebates to increase after COVID border closures limited student visits

Sally Whyte

New digital rules proposed by the government could undermine encryption - used by activists, whistleblowers and marginalised groups. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONProposed online 'safety' measures may do more harm than good

Samantha Floreani

A multi-role fighter like the F-35A is the best choice for Australia. Picture: Department of Defence

OPINIONThose magnificent men (and women) in their flying machines

Clive Williams

The pay rises for the ACT's public servants are unsustainable

The pay rises for the ACT's public servants are unsustainable

Letters to the editor

Andrew Drake, who was killed in a stabbing in 2019. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBER'Midsomer Murders' theory in coast killing case 'crazy'

The victim was bashed inside Canberra's Alexander Maconochie Centre. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERPair who bashed fellow inmate for tobacco get more jail time

Jacob Sommers, right, outside court on a previous occasion. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERBack-breaking drink-driver dodges time behind bars

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Katie Noonan has been named as the new artistic director of the National Folk Festival. Picture: Supplied

Katie Noonan named new Folk Festival director

Andrew Brown

Alex Flannery, Dylon and Chad, Harden, 2020

REVIEWChallenging work by emerging artists

Brian Rope

Detail from a work by German artist Stefan Heyer, currently showing at Grainger Gallery.

REVIEWA joyful, vibrant celebration of the language of painting

Peter Haynes

Katie Noonan has been named as the new artistic director of the National Folk Festival. Picture: Supplied

Katie Noonan named new Folk Festival director

Anti-Capital (detail), by Alex Whitlam, one of the works in the "Alight After Dark" exhibition. Picture: Supplied

WHAT'S ON'Incredible incubator': How Narrabundah College produced thriving professional creatives

Sally Pryor

Anna (Julia Roberts) and Will (Hugh Grant) had a classic 'meet cute' in the film Notting Hill. Picture: Supplied

Sweet meetings of happenstance

Lisa Portoland and Jodi McAlister

Israel has been conducting a rapid coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Pfizer COVID shot highly effective: Israel

Israel has been conducting a rapid coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Pfizer COVID shot highly effective: Israel

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Hundreds of Canberrans in quarantine after returning from Victoria

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Hundreds of Canberrans in quarantine after returning from Victoria

49m ago

Press Conference with Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

BREAKINGFirst Pfizer vaccines arrive in Australia

1hr ago

Press Conference with Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

BREAKINGFirst Pfizer vaccines arrive in Australia

1hr ago

Queanbeyan players celebrate their Twenty20 championship on Sunday night. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERQueanbeyan claims epic T20 title after two super overs

Keeley Richards made three crucial saves in as many minutes to keep Canberra in the match. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATEDCanberra United fall to another loss, despite gutsy goalkeeping

Philippe Rizzo, Australia's first world championship-winning gymnast, celebrated his 40th birthday last week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Rizzo's AIS surprise on 40th birthday

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad said last year's NRL bubble created a huge strain on players. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERCNK hopeful for no more NRL bubble

Nathan Buckley is entering the final year of his contract with Colllingwood. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONHeat looks set to rise on Buckley

Howard Kotton
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Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei is eyeing an unlikely berth in the Australian Open semi-finals.

Sponsor-less Hsieh eyes Open semis

Darren Walton
2hrs ago

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are out of the men's doubles at the Australian Open.

Doubles defeat ends Kyrgios' Open campaign

Anna Harrington

Champion Novak Djokovic overcame injury worries to defeat Milos Raonic in four sets in Melbourne.

Djokovic's Open injury mystery continues

Shayne Hope

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Australian domestic flights have resumed but planes are far from full. Pictures: Shutterstock

We're still a long way from full recovery

Michael Turtle

Caviar camping: finding luxury under the canvas

Caviar camping: finding luxury under the canvas

Mark Daffey

Thrill-seekers, put this on your adventure list

Thrill-seekers, put this on your adventure list

Bernadette Chua

We'll have a mountain to climb post COVID-19, mental health expert warns

We'll have a mountain to climb post COVID-19, mental health expert warns

Grateful for every day: Prue and Tim Granger.

Man in the mirror: How dementia reversed the roles for carer Prue and her dad

Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

See Floriade in all its glory in Canberra on this Travelrite/The Senior escorted tour with Maureen and Paul Lucas. Photo: Paul Lucas

Join a September tour of some of Australia's best gardens in NSW and the ACT

Gloves off: Chloe MacPherson from Icon Water (left) and Ayla Sorensen from Evoenergy.

Battle against waste: The great container recycling competition of 2020

Support service aims to create brighter futures for people with a disability

Support service aims to create brighter futures for people with a disability

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Bone-chilling cold, combined with snow, sleet and freezing rain, has gripped much of the US.

Big chill hits US, knocks out Texas power

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Bone-chilling cold, combined with snow, sleet and freezing rain, has gripped much of the US.

Big chill hits US, knocks out Texas power

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Peru's immunisation program began a week ago, with doses going to healthcare workers.

Peru minister quits over vaccine scandal

49m ago

Peru's immunisation program began a week ago, with doses going to healthcare workers.

Peru minister quits over vaccine scandal

49m ago

Israel has stepped up bombing of Iranian targets inside Syria in the past two months.

Syrian army intercepts Israeli air strikes

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Israel has stepped up bombing of Iranian targets inside Syria in the past two months.

Syrian army intercepts Israeli air strikes

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People are finally taking notice of Mick Herron. Picture: Getty Images

Mick Herron's spies for our times

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A reward chart can be a useful parenting tool, even for parents. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONCharts are good. Almost as good as lists, especially with gold stars

Karen Hardy

Nothing says 'I love you' like a bunch of flowers from the garden. Picture: Shutterstock

Say it with hand-picked flowers

Jackie French

CONNECTED: Married 63 years, Colleen and Ted - dubbed "Romeo and Juliet" by staff at Amana Living's Lady McCusker Home in Duncraig where they live, are happy they are now together in aged care.

Love still smells as sweet for real life 'Romeo and Juliet'

Hazel Bradley

COMMUNITY KINDNESS: Neighbours Geoff Boughton and Constanze Spicer with her children and chook. Photo: Supplied.

Hunt is on for our best neighbours

Experts say only 10 per cent of antipsychotic drug prescribing for older people is appropriate.

Only 10 per cent of antipsychotic prescriptions 'appropriate': experts

Eileen Wood

Rowena May and Holly May, of Kambah.

Socials: A force to be reckoned with

Dion Georgopoulos

Picture by reader @wanderlust73

Instagrammers of Canberra

April 24, 1991. Joan Burton, 63, tests the water at the senior citizens aquarobic class at the Erindale Leisure Centre.

Flashback Friday: Pump it up

Competition winners Paul and Emma Northey, Kikoira with some of Mr Northey's maiden ewes. Paul and Emma are aiming to get their breeding ewe numbers back to 6000. Mr Northey is currently transitioning from Austral Eden to Belswick bloodlines and have changed their shearing time and pushed their lambing back to May/June. The judges said the Northey's ewes stood out for their even conformation.

Northey ewes on top in West Wyalong ewe comp

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Competition winners Paul and Emma Northey, Kikoira with some of Mr Northey's maiden ewes. Paul and Emma are aiming to get their breeding ewe numbers back to 6000. Mr Northey is currently transitioning from Austral Eden to Belswick bloodlines and have changed their shearing time and pushed their lambing back to May/June. The judges said the Northey's ewes stood out for their even conformation.

Northey ewes on top in West Wyalong ewe comp

1hr ago

GLAMMED UP: (L-R) Vivienne L'Or, Leanne White and Emma O'Connell.

All the photos from Tradies Day at the Tamworth Jockey Club

GLAMMED UP: (L-R) Vivienne L'Or, Leanne White and Emma O'Connell.

All the photos from Tradies Day at the Tamworth Jockey Club

ENTRANTS: Bernie and Sarah Byrnes, with son Jack, 11 months, from BJ Byrnes, Fairview, and their Tallawong/Hazeldean/Merryville blood ewes

All the faces of the Gunning Flock Ewe Competition | Photos

ENTRANTS: Bernie and Sarah Byrnes, with son Jack, 11 months, from BJ Byrnes, Fairview, and their Tallawong/Hazeldean/Merryville blood ewes

All the faces of the Gunning Flock Ewe Competition | Photos