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DFAT secretary Frances Adamson. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade denies it's cutting jobs

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COVID-19 update at the Belconnen Child and Family Centre, one of the COVID-19 testing clinics in Canberra. Picture: Jamila Toderas

No new COVID-19 cases in ACT, more than 1100 tested

Kathryn Lewis

Australian health workers, aged care staff and pharmacists will receive an extra five million masks.

Eliminating virus would crush economy: PM

Daniel McCulloch

Ropati Dominic Finau hurries into a car outside the ACT Supreme Court during his trial. Picture: Cassandra Morgan

SUBSCRIBERVictim makes powerful statement as rapist rugby player jailed

Blake Foden

Police said they found 31 cannabis plants at the property on July 10. Picture: ACT Policing

Cannabis plants, firearm, seized at $1.1 Million dollar Higgins property

Julia Kanapathippillai

Bradley John Burch, who was on Wednesday sentenced to serve a jail term in the community. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERFormer ACT Health manager avoids time behind bars for child sex crimes

Cassandra Morgan

The UNSW cuts will reportedly not affect the university's Canberra plans. Picture: Shutterstock.

UNSW Canberra unaffected with hundreds of jobs set to go

Julia Kanapathippillai
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Robert Glen Sirl, who has had convictions for rape and recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm overturned.

SUBSCRIBERPell precedents instrumental in ACT sex offender's rape acquittal

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Face masks now 'expected' in Vic courts

South Coast to expect another tough fire season: national report

Alleged drug-driver led police on a pursuit through Fyshwick

Colgate rebuts white teeth 'lie' claims

DFAT secretary Frances Adamson. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade denies it's cutting jobs

Canberra Liberals have announced Kurrajong candidate Vijay Dubey has withdrawn from this year's election. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBER'It's all history for me': Canberra Liberals candidate resigns

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart felt the grand final rematch with the Roosters should've been treated with more respect. Picture: NRL Imagery

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Head out to the BentSpoke cannery in Mitchell for Winter Feast on July 25-26. Picture: Supplied

BentSpoke opens cannery doors for Winter Feast

The Sydney Thunder are coming back to Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERCanberra locked in for Big Bash double show

Social media engines are not simply transmitting messages, they shape them for audiences. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThe new despotism thrives in the darkness

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SUBSCRIBERThunder hopeful for Big Bash crowds

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Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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Snow camping doesn't work if you have the wrong gear

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Why footy means more than tries to Bungendore

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An artist's impressions of the Australian War Memorial redevelopment. Picture: Supplied

War memorial rejects criticism from 'special interest groups'

Crossbench senator Rex Patrick is urging the government to send 100 Chinese diplomats packing.

Senator wants Chinese diplomats kicked out of Australia

Consumer confidence has dropped 6.1 per cent between June and July after the Melbourne lockdown.

Consumer confidence plunges after lockdown

Australian health workers, aged care staff and pharmacists will receive an extra five million masks.

Eliminating virus would crush economy: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Jamila Toderas

OPINIONCutting taxes for the wealthy is the worst possible response to this economic crisis

John Quiggin

DFAT secretary Frances Adamson. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade denies it's cutting jobs

Katie Burgess

A 5G tower. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHow misinformation about 5G spreads - and who's responsible

Michael Jensen

Work from home: Member for Barwon Roy Butler, a former public servant, said telework - working online from home - is a huge opportunity to decentralise government departments and create employment in regional NSW. Photo: file

Shooters' bill to get NSW public servants at work in home

Andrew Messenger

Federal government responsible for Namadgi devastation

Federal government responsible for Namadgi devastation

Letters To The Editor

'If you like medical science, you'll love climate science'. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

OPINIONIt's not only medical scientists whose work should be taken more seriously post-COVID

Andrew Leigh

John Kerr's 'palace letters' were telling

John Kerr's 'palace letters' were telling

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Bungendore Tigers president Dan Woodford, left, and Mudchooks president Simon Titmuss are hoping their season get the green light on Thursday. Picture: Karleen Minney

Why footy means more than tries to Bungendore

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No, this is not Patient Zero. It's a silhoette of a random male head.

DIGESTFound him: Patient Zero

COVID-19 update at the Belconnen Child and Family Centre, one of the COVID-19 testing clinics in Canberra. Picture: Jamila Toderas

No new COVID-19 cases in ACT, more than 1100 tested

Minister for Health Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

COVIDSafe app identified more than 200 cases: Health Minister

The road the COVID-19 clearance is, the authorities say, not a short, sharp route.

DIGESTAre we there yet? Sadly, no

Janine Graham

Australia has now passed 10,000 coronavirus cases.

Two more coronavirus deaths recorded in Victoria

Andrew Brown

Hotel Queanbeyan owner Mathew Griffin is on board with the new rules and says he's already implemented several of them. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'I don't want the stigma': Pubs take extra steps to prevent coronavirus outbreak

Kathryn Lewis

ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman.

Four days with no new cases, as Canberrans told stay away from hotspots

Kathryn Lewis
Daniella White

Head out to the BentSpoke cannery in Mitchell for Winter Feast on July 25-26. Picture: Supplied

BentSpoke opens cannery doors for Winter Feast

Karen Hardy

Learn how to paint a birds of paradise. Picture: The Art Project Canberra

Five art events on this weekend

Julia Kanapathippillai

Director and actor Chris Baldock will chair a working group. Picture: Gavin Baker

The CAT Awards for amateur theatre might be getting a revamp

Ron Cerabona

Head out to the BentSpoke cannery in Mitchell for Winter Feast on July 25-26. Picture: Supplied

BentSpoke opens cannery doors for Winter Feast

The Mediterranean diet has a high consumption of vegetables and olive oil, and moderate consumption of protein. Picture: Shutterstock

Good mood food: Can you eat yourself happy?

Amy Martin

Sour chicken soup served at the Lao temple in Kambah. Picture: Jim Laity

A warm welcome before lunch

Susan Parsons

The Sydney Thunder are hoping crowds can attend their return to Manuka Oval. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERThunder hopeful for Big Bash crowds

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Bungendore Tigers president Dan Woodford, left, and Mudchooks president Simon Titmuss are hoping their season get the green light on Thursday. Picture: Karleen Minney

Why footy means more than tries to Bungendore

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Raiders coach Ricky Stuart felt the grand final rematch with the Roosters should've been treated with more respect. Picture: NRL Imagery

UPDATEDLast-minute flight puts wind in the Raiders' wings

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Podcast: Can the Raiders win without Josh Hodgson?

Podcast: Can the Raiders win without Josh Hodgson?

More AFL teams could be making the trek to Queensland.

AFL to move Vic clubs into Queensland

Steve Larkin

W-League at risk of falling behind the world

Anna Harrington

Tevita Kuridrani is confident the ACT Brumbies can overcome a taxing travel schedule for round three. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'We've got to adapt': Brumby unfazed by taxing travel

Lucie Bertoldo

Semi Valemei will make his NRL debut for the Raiders. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERThere's a new Semi in the NRL

David Polkinghorne

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

James Higham

Thredbos new gondola, one of several key developments. Picture: Supplied

Top attractions are reopening, add these to your bucket list

The Western Explorer Highway offers a wonderful experience in its own right. While unsealed, it is an excellent road, suitable for two-wheel drive vehicles. It transects the world's largest remaining stretch of temperate rainforest. Picture: Off The Path

The ultimate Tassie road trip: The road to nowhere

Maeve McKenna

This is something you need to do every winter... but many don't

This is something you need to do every winter... but many don't

Community hub: The Knox owner Daniel Conroy was determined to keep his staff employed and support his community. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Local businesses and their communities unite during most challenging of times

The water for Woodlands is sourced from two, high-flow bores with the water moved around the property through a new system of 110mm to 63mm pipes to six Kingspan Rhino RT-365 water tanks.

Water security concerns alleviated on Woodland Station

The living is easy at Elody in Canberra's desirable new suburb of Denman Prospect

The living is easy at Elody in Canberra's desirable new suburb of Denman Prospect

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

A dramatic waterspout installation introduces visitors to the exhibition. Photos supplied. National Museum of Australia (Jason McCarthy).

Endeavour Voyage: The untold stories of Cook and the First Australians

Aussie company provides homegrown virtual meeting platform

Aussie company provides homegrown virtual meeting platform

Gemma Purves

Customers of Charter Fish Narooma all smiles after landing a 148kg bluefin tuna on June 29. Image: Georgia Poyner.

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