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Chris Cairns in the rehabilitation centre at the University of Canberra Hospital. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A grenade has gone off in his chest': Chris Cairns' fight to walk after cheating death

Chris Dutton

Eliza Wilson wants venues to uphold their obligation to protect patrons. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERCube faces penalties after deleting potential evidence of sexual assault

Alex Crowe

Isobel Smith, owner Sam Steiner and James Engelbrecht, who said there had been an injection of youth on the South Coast. Picture: Supplied

South Coast real estate buy up 'a bitter bill' for locals

Alex Crowe

US climate envoy John Kerry and Chinese negotiator Xie Zhenhua have been seen in talks at COP26.

COP26 agrees to deal after coal backdown

Elizabeth Piper, Valerie Volcovici and Jake Spring
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Inner-north residents Trish Macdonald, Ian Ross, and Joss Haiblen are one step closer to building their co-housing development in Ainslie following a variation to the Territory Plan. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Ainslie co-housing project one step closer as planning changes approved

Brittney Levinson

A trackless tram in Zhuzhou, China, of a kind proponents say will come to take precedence over light rail. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERIs it time to make tracks on light rail and put rubber on the road?

Jasper Lindell

Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy executive director Chris Gough. Picture: Rania Yallop

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONShould drug laws aim to punish or rehabilitate?

Rania Yallop

Onus on child to prove no knowledge of wrongdoing disputed in court case

SUBSCRIBEROnus on child to prove no knowledge of wrongdoing disputed in court case

Toby Vue

Biden, Xi confirm date for virtual summit

OPINIONThe new programs giving diabetics hope

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Pope thanks reporters for exposing abuse

ACT records 11 cases of COVID-19

Chris Cairns in the rehabilitation centre at the University of Canberra Hospital. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A grenade has gone off in his chest': Chris Cairns' fight to walk after cheating death

Katherine Sliwinski joined devotees at Gungahlin on Saturday as parkrun returned to Canberra for the first time since August. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Rain doesn't dampen return of parkrun 'religion'

Kyoungha (Charlie) Chu represented Australia in the World Coffee Championships in Italy in October. Picture: World Coffee Events - Luca Rinaldi and Michele Illuzzi

Student banned from returning to Australia after representing country

England's Freddie Steward breaks through to score the opening try

Jones' England beat the Wallabies again

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Bendora Dam has provided the sample for a national water tasting competition. Picture: Icon Water

OPINIONCanberra's sweet-tasting water is put to the test

Peter Broelman's view: Keating's food for thought

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: Keating's food for thought

Victoria empowers emerging LGBTIQ+ leaders

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COP26 summit: key questions answered

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Cherries $20 a kilo, groceries to rise

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Do you know what condition these four signs could indicate?

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Teen boy critical after Sydney stabbing

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Silent sleep danger for smokers unveiled

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No person infected with COVID-19 who has been fully effectively vaccinated has been in ICU in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra ICU admissions show effectiveness of COVID vaccine

Lucy Bladen

Melbourne remains a high-risk location. Picture: Shutterstock

ACT updates its high-risk locations in Victoria, NSW

Miriam Webber

Chief health officer, Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT records 11 cases of COVID-19

Alex Crowe

No person infected with COVID-19 who has been fully effectively vaccinated has been in ICU in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra ICU admissions show effectiveness of COVID vaccine

Monash Primary School.

Schools remain ongoing infection issue as Canberra restrictions ease

Peter Brewer
Miriam Webber

Flooding on the Lachlan River. Picture: Supplied

DIGESTFloods, protests and the proliferation of afternoon naps

Kim Lee says leadership is about vulnerability and "being able to share your story with pride".

Victoria empowers emerging LGBTIQ+ leaders

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Australia's 200 or so cherry farmers produce about 20,000 tonnes of the stone fruit annually.

Cherries $20 a kilo, groceries to rise

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FAMLY: Greg Dubberley and his daughter Haydee, six, both have Type 1 Diabetes.. Photo: Luke Hemer

Do you know what condition these four signs could indicate?

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A 17-year-old boy is in hospital in critical but stable condition in Sydney after being stabbed.

Teen boy critical after Sydney stabbing

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Australian researchers have been able to quantify the interaction of smoking with sleep apnoea.

Silent sleep danger for smokers unveiled

1hr ago

Australian needlepoint artist Natalie Fisher has been inspired by Islamic architectural design.

Stitching connections between cultures

Tony Magnusson
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Emergency services remain at City Beach after being called to a light plane crash.

Light plane crashes at popular Perth beach

Homicide detectives had been treating the fire as a domestic violence incident.

Two dead after suspicious fire in NT town

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBER | ANALYSISAustralians are locked, loaded and ready to vote but the govt is still trying to save face

Member for Bennelong John Alexander won't recontest the seat he has held since 2010.

Bennelong MP John Alexander retires

Senator Bridget McKenzie has spoken of the Nationals' decentralisation plan for the first time since returning to cabinet. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

McKenzie's decentralisation plan 2.0 takes shape

Brittany Higgins speaks at a rally for justice over treatment toward women held at Parliament House earlier this year. PIcture: Karleen Minney

EXCLUSIVE'Afterthought': Higgins slams end of parliament respect training

A manager sacked for helping police probing Nicole Cartwright's murder has been awarded damages.

Public servant sacked for helping police wins damages

Margaret Scheikowski

Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes a selfie with workers at the M4-M5 WestConnex link tunnel in Sydney. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIt's going to be a long campaign

Ebony Bennett

Alan Tudge. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Audit office hints canvassing of fund bigger than car park rorts

Gerard Cockburn

Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General Amanda Stoker. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Flawed APS whistleblowing laws to get 'long overdue' overhaul

Sarah Basford Canales

US climate envoy John Kerry and Chinese negotiator Xie Zhenhua have been seen in talks at COP26.

COP26 agrees to deal after coal backdown

1hr ago

US climate envoy John Kerry and Chinese negotiator Xie Zhenhua have been seen in talks at COP26.

COP26 agrees to deal after coal backdown

1hr ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a copy of the government's emissions plan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Not zero': Modelling did not consider cost of climate change

Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a copy of the government's emissions plan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Not zero': Modelling did not consider cost of climate change

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing renewed calls to lift Australia's 2030 target. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Crunch time in Glasgow as pressure mounts on Australia over 2030 target

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing renewed calls to lift Australia's 2030 target. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Crunch time in Glasgow as pressure mounts on Australia over 2030 target

States should join push to restore territories' rights

States should join push to restore territories' rights

The Sunday Canberra Times

Who are the real hypocrites when it comes to climate?

Who are the real hypocrites when it comes to climate?

Letters to the Editor

Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes a selfie with workers at the M4-M5 WestConnex link tunnel in Sydney. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIt's going to be a long campaign

Ebony Bennett

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and, inset, would-be assailant Ian Mellowship. Pictures: Keegan Carroll, Facebook

SUBSCRIBERWould-be Frydenberg flogger's charges dismissed

The fallen crane rests on its side at the University of Canberra Hospital construction site in 2016. Picture: Rohan Thomson

SUBSCRIBERBuilding giant fined $150k after worker crushed by crane

Weiqing Liu, 32, fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday when he pleaded not guilty to all charges.

SUBSCRIBERFormer masseur fronts court over 17 sexual assault charges

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Local resident Elizabeth Dalman, on the shores of a rising and healthy Lake George. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Rainfall returning enigmatic Lake George to its former glory

Peter Brewer

Caroline Huf, It's No Picnic, 2021, video still. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWFine work by four photomedia artists

Brian Rope

Mandy Bishop sends up Michaelea Cash in the Wharf Revue's A Can of Worms. Picture: Vishal Pandey

REVIEWSuperwits serve up stinging political satire

Peter Wilkins

Local resident Elizabeth Dalman, on the shores of a rising and healthy Lake George. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Rainfall returning enigmatic Lake George to its former glory

Abul Rizvi.

What's on in the Canberra literary scene from November 13, 2021

Ron Cerabona

Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas in No Time To Die. Picture: Supplied

Countdown to the best Bond song

Cris Kennedy

Flooding on the Lachlan River. Picture: Supplied

DIGESTFloods, protests and the proliferation of afternoon naps

Flooding on the Lachlan River. Picture: Supplied

DIGESTFloods, protests and the proliferation of afternoon naps

Chief health officer, Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT records 11 cases of COVID-19

Chief health officer, Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT records 11 cases of COVID-19

Victoria records more than 1200 new COVID cases, four deaths

Victoria records more than 1200 new COVID cases, four deaths

Victoria records more than 1200 new COVID cases, four deaths

Victoria records more than 1200 new COVID cases, four deaths

Kane Williamson and the Black Caps are bound for their first Twenty20 World Cup final as they look to beat their Australian rivals. Picture: Getty

ANALYSISGolden age: New Zealand's unlikely rise to a trans-Tasman showdown

'Next thing I was flat on my back' - heart scare for Norths veteran

'Next thing I was flat on my back' - heart scare for Norths veteran

Chris Cairns in the rehabilitation centre at the University of Canberra Hospital. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A grenade has gone off in his chest': Chris Cairns' fight to walk after cheating death

England's Freddie Steward breaks through to score the opening try

Jones' England beat the Wallabies again

2hrs ago

Nick Feakes is home for the first time in five years before the next MLR season. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERFeakes' Gold ticket home before Major comeback

Caden Helmers

The ACT government will continue to keep all of their point-of-consumption tax, keeping them as the only state or territory in Australia to do so. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERACT govt continues to withhold racing tax

David Polkinghorne

Sydney Thunder captain Hannah Darlington. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Thunder, Sixers set for fiery derby in Mackay

James Buckley

Canberra-trained mare Milamoo has been in brilliant form of late. Picture: Supplied

Wet track no issue for in-form Milamoo

James Buckley

COP26 has called on countries to accelerate efforts to phase down unabated coal power.

COP26 summit: key questions answered

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COP26 has called on countries to accelerate efforts to phase down unabated coal power.

COP26 summit: key questions answered

41m ago

US climate envoy John Kerry and Chinese negotiator Xie Zhenhua have been seen in talks at COP26.

COP26 agrees to deal after coal backdown

1hr ago

US climate envoy John Kerry and Chinese negotiator Xie Zhenhua have been seen in talks at COP26.

COP26 agrees to deal after coal backdown

1hr ago

A fire has erupted at an oil refinery owned by Indonesian oil company Pertamina.

Fire engulfs Indonesian oil storage site

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A fire has erupted at an oil refinery owned by Indonesian oil company Pertamina.

Fire engulfs Indonesian oil storage site

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K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, it's owned by mining giant KEPCO along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a valley and a community

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, it's owned by mining giant KEPCO along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a valley and a community

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

VIEW INSURANCE - CHANGE YOUR VIEW: Every policy helps the Kindness Factory educate our children on the impact of kindness.

With a view to keep you covered

COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Fire affected Wondalga residents come together to swap stories and rekindle their community connections at a "Fire Shed Friday" event.

Local communities come together after bushfires

A river round trip to Adelaide

A river round trip to Adelaide

Become your own 'virtual power plant' and trade energy with the grid

Become your own 'virtual power plant' and trade energy with the grid

Is your own apathy contributing to your hair loss?

Is your own apathy contributing to your hair loss?

'World's safest online marketplace' calls Canberra home

'World's safest online marketplace' calls Canberra home

Time is running out for water users to meet water meter deadline

Time is running out for water users to meet water meter deadline

This car fell into a sinkhole in Latvia last year. Picture: Shutterstock

What causes sinkholes?

Alan Reid

Papa Meiland wins my vote for best-smelling rose. Picture: Shutterstock

Time to stop and smell the roses

Jackie French

Musical awakening. Picture: Shutterstock

REVIEWWriters on music that made them

Colin Steele

CHEEKY CHICKS: The February girls. Photos: Sandra Ramsay

Never too old to be calendar girls

Therese Murray

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Picture by reader @ameer51

Instagrammers of Canberra

Lauren Gain of Campbell, Nikita Irvine of Griffith, Michelle Burgess of Turner, and Lisa Tonkins of Googong.

Socialising in spring

Dion Georgopoulos

Mary Barlow of Evatt and Kat Loaiza del Pozo of Casey.

Canberrans think pink for breast cancer research

Elesa Kurtz

The donated pup called 'Bid' is sired by the 2020 NSW Yard Dog of the Year Koonama Cracka. Photo: supplied

Charity pup goes under the hammer at Carcoar

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The donated pup called 'Bid' is sired by the 2020 NSW Yard Dog of the Year Koonama Cracka. Photo: supplied

Charity pup goes under the hammer at Carcoar

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Vanessa Bell's Western Gums exhibition will be shown at the Helen Stephens Gallery in Collector, a village just off the Federal Highway between Goulburn and Canberra.

Power of the outback inspires new exhibition

Vanessa Bell's Western Gums exhibition will be shown at the Helen Stephens Gallery in Collector, a village just off the Federal Highway between Goulburn and Canberra.

Power of the outback inspires new exhibition

BIG PLANS: The huge abattoir could eventually process more than one million sheep and lambs per year. Photo: supplied

Abattoir worth up to $87 million being planned for Guyra

BIG PLANS: The huge abattoir could eventually process more than one million sheep and lambs per year. Photo: supplied

Abattoir worth up to $87 million being planned for Guyra