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Canberra is set to receive another repatriation flight. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra set to receive repatriation flight under new effort to bring Australians home

Dan Jervis-Bardy

The NSW premier has hinted at possible changes to mask and other rules, if testing numbers lift.

New Sydney virus case sparks hotspot alert

Luke Costin

The teenager was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition on Friday night. Picture: Karleen Minney

Girl, 16, hit by car in Mittagong dies in hospital

Some guests who transferred from Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor are almost finished quarantine.

Qld confident about hotel virus outbreak

US President Donald Trump. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONTrump's impeachment will be a complete political disaster for Democrats

Jack Waterford

Violence against health workers in the ACT is a constant issue. Picture: Shutterstock

Canberra nurses are going to work fearing for their safety - can this program change that?

Daniella White

Cameron Ewens of the TGA works on the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure a safe rollout. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERInside the race to approve the COVID vaccine in Australia

Sally Whyte

Senator Kimberley Kitching is tired of being kept waiting. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERFOI exemptions misused by public servants: new figures

Harley Dennett

US closes landmarks for inauguration

ANALYSIS'Culture of secrecy' doesn't explain bulk of FOI problems

EXCLUSIVEFirst COVID-19 vaccine could be approved next week, TGA boss says

ACT's northern beaches travel ban could be lifted by Tuesday

Canberra is set to receive another repatriation flight. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra set to receive repatriation flight under new effort to bring Australians home

Sam Williams in action in the field for North Canberra-Gungahlin on Saturday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERStill a first g-Raider: Williams answers mate's call for NCG

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Novak Djokovic arrives in Adelaide on Friday. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERACT's Aspen Medical on the ground for Australian Open quarantine

Dustin Higgs has become the 13th and final person executed in the US federally under the Trump admin

Trump admin carries out final execution

Transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey is planning legal action against the AFL. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERMouncey lashes AFL policies and plans legal action

Canberra High School Hockey Team 1 at the Acton Sports Ground in 1948. Picture: Supplied

Capital's hidden sporting history

Germany: Merkel's party elects new leader

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Sixers' title tilt could be boosted by Test stars

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Case detected on second Aust Open flight

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SUBSCRIBERStill a first g-Raider: Williams answers mate's call for NCG

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Heavy rain, hail in southeast Qld storms

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Twenty years on from a heart transplant, Noel is pumped he's still here

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced residents of his state can return from Brisbane.

Case detected on second Aust Open flight

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Brisbane, Ipswich, the Gold Coast hinterland and the Sunshine Coast are on alert for possible storms

Heavy rain, hail in southeast Qld storms

LIFE CHANGES: Noel Eagleton with his wife of 48 years, Mary, and dog Arnie. Mr Eagleton was profiled in the Mercury in 2002, as part of a Heart Week awareness feature (right). Pictures: Robert Peet

Twenty years on from a heart transplant, Noel is pumped he's still here

The NSW premier has hinted at possible changes to mask and other rules, if testing numbers lift.

New Sydney virus case sparks hotspot alert

Some guests who transferred from Brisbane's Hotel Grand Chancellor are almost finished quarantine.

Qld confident about hotel virus outbreak

Kim Dung and Carl Robinson share a laugh over their photo in the book The Bite of the Lotus. Photo: Sylvia Liber

The quiet American returns to the South Coast

John Hanscombe

A group of tennis players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open from Los Angeles has been told to quarantine. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTServing up quarantine: Tennis group confined to hotel

Jasper Lindell

The Australian government plans to charter 20 further flights to bring citizens overseas back home.

More charter flights to bring Aussies home

Andi Yu and Luke Costin

Dr Tursun Kerim, Professor John Skerritt and Dr Lisa Kerr consider data on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. Picture: Keegan Carroll

EXCLUSIVEFirst COVID-19 vaccine could be approved next week, TGA boss says

Every agency has their own horror story of a privacy breach that lingers long after the offending official has moved on. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSIS'Culture of secrecy' doesn't explain bulk of FOI problems

Cameron Ewens of the TGA works on the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure a safe rollout. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERInside the race to approve the COVID vaccine in Australia

Senator Kimberley Kitching is tired of being kept waiting. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERFOI exemptions misused by public servants: new figures

Senator Louise Pratt

Calls for census question after LGBTI added to health surveys

Harley Dennett

Crew deployed on the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Protector were seeking greater rest provisions from the Home Affairs Department. Picture: Department of Defence

SUBSCRIBERBorder Force staff lose battle for more rest

Elliot Williams

The Australian War Memorial needs regulatory approval for its planned expansion. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERWar Memorial begins search for builders to carry out expansion works

Doug Dingwall

An analysis of FOI requests directed at the environment department shows a worrying trend. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBEREnvironment information requests 'stifled', conservationists say

Sarah Basford Canales

Let the science, not politics, rule border closures

Let the science, not politics, rule border closures

The Canberra Times

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has one last chance to put country before party. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONThe US Senate must send Donald Trump a message

Daniel Fleming

ACT govt needs to act on upgrading our hospital facilities

ACT govt needs to act on upgrading our hospital facilities

Letters to the editor

Richard Roy fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'Pre-pubescent girl' was 56yo Kambah man's victim, prosecutor alleges

Images such as these from social media have been backcaptured by police to track down potential offenders. Pictures: Snapchat

SUBSCRIBERTwo more cars seized in the wake of last week's street burnouts

Neal Kretschmann leaving the ACT Magistrates Court in May last year.

SUBSCRIBERStalking case against senior public servant falls apart

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Parliament House is still open for visits this summer. Picture: Facebook

Parliament House still open to the people

Megan Doherty

The Chinese community of Canberra is getting behind Australia Day. Picture: Supplied

Chinese community celebrates Australia Day in Canberra

Megan Doherty

Plums at the Southside Farmers Market.

Markets back in the swing

Megan Doherty

Parliament House is still open for visits this summer. Picture: Facebook

Parliament House still open to the people

Be quick to enjoy the last days of the Canberra Aqua Park. Picture: Facebook

Canberra Aqua Park's season about to wrap up

Megan Doherty

Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton. Picture: Netflix

Five romance series ripe for TV adaptation

Jodi McAlister

A group of tennis players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open from Los Angeles has been told to quarantine. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTServing up quarantine: Tennis group confined to hotel

A group of tennis players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open from Los Angeles has been told to quarantine. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTServing up quarantine: Tennis group confined to hotel

Canberra is set to receive another repatriation flight. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra set to receive repatriation flight under new effort to bring Australians home

Canberra is set to receive another repatriation flight. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra set to receive repatriation flight under new effort to bring Australians home

Canberra Airport boss Stephen Byron has described the ACT government's approach to border as the "gold standard". PIcture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Gold standard': ACT's border approach lifts confidence, plane passenger numbers

Canberra Airport boss Stephen Byron has described the ACT government's approach to border as the "gold standard". PIcture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Gold standard': ACT's border approach lifts confidence, plane passenger numbers

Sam Williams in action in the field for North Canberra-Gungahlin on Saturday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERStill a first g-Raider: Williams answers mate's call for NCG

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Brumbies young gun Len Ikitau has a chance to lock down the No. 13 jersey. Picture: Matt Loxton

SUBSCRIBERIkitau's affirmation: Young gun eyes Brumbies' No.13 jersey

Victoria Azarenka is among 47 players in lockdown after positive COVID tests on their flights.

Positive tests cause Open player havoc

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Transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey is planning legal action against the AFL. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERMouncey lashes AFL policies and plans legal action

Nathan Lyon (c) followed his quickfire 24 with the bat by taking the wicket of India's Rohit Sharma.

Rain stalls Aussie momentum at the Gabba

Rob Forsaith
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Nathan Lyon could return to the Sixers once the Test series is over. Picture: Getty

Sixers' title tilt could be boosted by Test stars

Caden Helmers
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A return to water skiing had been a long time coming for Jade Roche. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBER'Brought a smile to my face': Paraplegic returns to water skiing

Caden Helmers

Shane Bond wants the Thunder to keep their finals fate in their own hands. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERThunder look to keep fate in own hands

Caden Helmers

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

Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

Imagine Holiday's "Uluru and Jessica Mauboy Collection" has three tour package options.

Two very different sensations in the Red Centre

Explore Travel

Visitors go for a dip at Florence Falls in Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory..

Advance Australia there: where to spend January 26

Andrea Bell

The week that was in border restrictions announcements

The week that was in border restrictions announcements

Explore Travel

Live it up in Byron.

Hot deals: From boutique Byron getaway to tropical island stay

Explore Travel

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

Battle against waste: The great container recycling competition of 2020

Memory Walk champion Kerrie and her daughters Carla and Josie.

Stepping out: Daughter Kerrie embraces Memory Walk & Jog in honour of her life-loving Mum

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

Five reasons we all love a Canberra Christmas

Five reasons we all love a Canberra Christmas

Reach for the sky; The completed High Society glass towers feature 541 apartments. Picture: Supplied

Scale the peaks of the Canberra suburb in the sky

Future outlook: Australian ag leaders share insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead

Future outlook: Australian ag leaders share insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead

How your home could help take away financial stress in your retirement

How your home could help take away financial stress in your retirement

Armin Laschet has been elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Germany.

Germany: Merkel's party elects new leader

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Armin Laschet has been elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Germany.

Germany: Merkel's party elects new leader

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Dustin Higgs has become the 13th and final person executed in the US federally under the Trump admin

Trump admin carries out final execution

Dustin Higgs has become the 13th and final person executed in the US federally under the Trump admin

Trump admin carries out final execution

"The health of the nation is literally at stake," US President-elect Joe Biden says.

Biden vows to speed COVID vaccine rollout

"The health of the nation is literally at stake," US President-elect Joe Biden says.

Biden vows to speed COVID vaccine rollout

SWEET DREAMS: Dulux's Nourish palette includes colours that are perfect for a bedroom. Stylist: Julia Green. Photographer: Armelle Habib.

Bedroom updates to try today

Linley Wilkie

Heavenly Hamptons stylish sanctuary

Heavenly Hamptons stylish sanctuary

DYNAMIC COLOUR COMBO: Dakota Linen Desert Gold roman blind, from $82. blindsonline.com.au

Pantone's Colour(s) of the Year | Trending

Linley Wilkie

SUNSCREEN: The best protection is shade and keeping pets in it during the hottest part of the day.

Our sun-worshipping pets can suffer from commonest cancer

Dr Anne Quain

VR technology is helping aged care residents to improve their mental health. Photo: Supplied.

From reminiscing to a night at the opera: Can VR boost mental health in aged care?

Rugby league legend Uncle Lionel Morgan in his playing days (left) and with the painting by Jandamarra Cadd. Photos: Lionel Morgan and Anglicare Queensland.

NRL legend in the frame again thanks to Aboriginal artist

SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

Not a nanna-second to lose

Hazel Bradley

Picture by reader @simplycheecky

Instagrammers of Canberra

Ben and Amity Horton of Harrison.

Send in the Cavalry

Megan and Sue Collins from Kaleen.

PHOTOSTake me out to the ball game

Matt Loxton

December 11, 1990: Wendy Herron displays jewellery at Precious Jewellers, Style Arcade, Manuka.

Diamonds in the rough

Jordan Whillock and Ian Carter show off the might of this year's sunflowers near Quirindi. Photo: Peter Hardin

Bumper season helps showcase industry's ability to blossom

Jordan Whillock and Ian Carter show off the might of this year's sunflowers near Quirindi. Photo: Peter Hardin

Bumper season helps showcase industry's ability to blossom

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'Peace of mind' spurs on enrollments in NSW boarding schools

File photo.

'Peace of mind' spurs on enrollments in NSW boarding schools

David Curtain, Muskerry, Jerilderie topped the sale, selling his 205 SIL Border Leicester Merino cross ewes, May/March 2019-drop, July shorn for $424.

Deniliquin first cross ewes to $424

David Curtain, Muskerry, Jerilderie topped the sale, selling his 205 SIL Border Leicester Merino cross ewes, May/March 2019-drop, July shorn for $424.

Deniliquin first cross ewes to $424