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'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

Kathryn Lewis
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ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Daniella White

An artist's impression of Civic Quarter 2, a new building planned for the corner of Northbourne Avenue and Cooyong Street. Picture: Amalgamated Property Group

SUBSCRIBERHow dept's new $78m building will handle COVID restrictions

Elliot Williams

Tavake Lee Pikula faced an ACT Supreme Court trial last week. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'I will give you one word of advice': judge's message to dock-jumping accused

Blake Foden
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Luke Paul Szabo, who has been acquitted of choking or suffocating an infant and inflicting to him grievous bodily harm. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERJudge finds baby could have choked himself with tissues amid 'disarray'

Cassandra Morgan
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Bradley John Burch.

SUBSCRIBER'Catastrophic bungling' in handling of paedophile employee case: Libs

Steve Evans

Justice Minister Shane Rattenbury said the charter would give a greater understanding of a victim's rights. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERCanberra victims of crime to get greater rights

Lucy Bladen

Eastlake FC president Lorin Joyce said the decision to close the Kaleen club was out of the board's control. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER'No other choice': Virus shuts club permanently

Kathryn Lewis

Defence base in Eden-Monaro to get big upgrade

Cormann to quit federal politics: report

EXPLAINERWhat's the new coronavirus saliva test, and how does it work?

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14-year-old girl threatened, tried to rob woman, police say

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'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

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The PACER team, leading senior constable Scott Vandervalk, registered mental health nurse Caroline Bain and paramedic Greg Tompos. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Meet the team transforming emergency mental health care in the ACT

I'm no design genius, so I'm going to have to trust the experts on this one. Picture: Digitally altered

OPINIONWe've projected a very strange image of who we are this year

The Brumbies brainstrust of Phil Thomson, Allan Alaalatoa and Dan McKellar believe there's a bright future for rugby. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERBrumbies bosses see light for Australian rugby

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Ben Milbourne says he has not given up his restaurant dream and down the track will probably open one in the church where his Cultivate production company is based in Steele Street.

I tried and I failed, says former MasterChef contestant

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Bernard Collaery leaving the ACT Magistrates Court. Picture: Jamila Toderas

OPINIONWhy Collaery case is one of gravest threats to freedom of expression

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Drug-driver jailed over friend's death

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US Congress rebukes China over HK law

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LNP shot selves in foot over Trad: expert

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SUBSCRIBERJudge finds baby could have choked himself with tissues amid 'disarray'

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Net habit leads to emotion issues: study

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Firefighters faced dangerous comms issues

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Labor's Kristy McBain hopes to replace retiring MP Mike Kelly in the federal seat of Eden-Monaro.

Final pitches made in Eden-Monaro campaign

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A new poll suggests Kristy McBain will win the Eden-Monaro byelection. Picture: Karleen Minney

Labor holds advantage heading into byelection: poll

Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann has declined to comment on a report that he will quit politics.

Cormann to quit federal politics: report

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a recent press conference. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Let me be clear': the worst of political jargon

Australians are being advised to think twice before taking their superannuation out early. Picture: Shutterstock

Almost half a million Australians have emptied their super accounts

Sally Whyte

Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the Liberals' Eden-Monaro candidate Fiona Kotvojs, and CEO of Electro Optics Systems Ben Greene. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'That single act is going to save thousands of jobs': EOS Group gets coronavirus lifeline

Katie Burgess

Economist Saul Eslake. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Pain on the way post-September, economists warn

Kirsten Lawson

YES SIRS: The National Party's three Prime Ministers, Sir John McEwen, Sir Arthur Fadden, and Sir Earle Page, during a meeting in Canberra.

IN DEPTHThe Nats: the rural rump with big stick

Vernon Graham

Coalition government's fear peddling will send us to war

Coalition government's fear peddling will send us to war

Letters To The Editor

Justified whack for redress recalcitrants

Justified whack for redress recalcitrants

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Nothing says "peace-loving nation" better than spending $800 million on long-range anti-ship missiles. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONDoes a bigger military really make us safer?

Ned Dobos

Dr Kyla Bremner examines a patient at the COVID-19 testing clinic in Crace. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhat's the new coronavirus saliva test, and how does it work?

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'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

55m ago

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Researcher Dr Pawan Parajuli at ANU is among a team that has been carrying out testing of Canberra's sewage for traces of coronavirus. Picture: Jamie Kidston

Researchers have been examining our sewage, looking for COVID-19

Economist Saul Eslake. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Pain on the way post-September, economists warn

Kirsten Lawson

Paris Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

DIGESTParis Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

Janine Graham

Australians are being advised to think twice before taking their superannuation out early. Picture: Shutterstock

Almost half a million Australians have emptied their super accounts

Sally Whyte

Supermarket stores are again being emptied of toilet paper. Picture: Karleen Minney

ANALYSISWhat drives panic buying during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Peter O'Connor, Jeromy Anglim, Luke Smillie

Hitting the road in NSW this school holidays, well we have the perfect song list for your. Photo: Shutterstock

The ultimate road trip playlist for these school holidays

Kim Chappell
Samantha Townsend
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A taste of the experience that is an Outward Bound course.

A course for teenagers to navigate life

Kathryn Selby. Picture: Geoff Sirmai

Rep and ANCA Gallery to reopen

Ron Cerabona

Hitting the road in NSW this school holidays, well we have the perfect song list for your. Photo: Shutterstock

The ultimate road trip playlist for these school holidays

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Lots of fun at Up-Opping at Limestone. Picture: Supplied

Limestone Avenue op shop back in business

A Go! Convenience store is opening at the Canberra Airport.

Lounge, newsagent re-open at the airport

The Brumbies brainstrust of Phil Thomson, Allan Alaalatoa and Dan McKellar believe there's a bright future for rugby. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERBrumbies bosses see light for Australian rugby

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AIS Arena. Photo Jay Cronan

SUBSCRIBER'No mucking around': ACT govt to get AIS Arena audit report

The Raiders are set to run onto Canberra Stadium for the first time since round one. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERRoad Raiders set for homecoming

Dan McKellar will lead the Brumbies into a Super Rugby restart on Saturday night. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERMcKellar declares commitment as Brumbies chase fast restart

Could Canberra United be aligned with a men's team in the near future? Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERCanberra's hopes for A-League expansion on FFA's agenda

Lucie Bertoldo

The Raiders will be without John Bateman next year. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'He wants to win a comp here': Raiders say Bateman is all in

Caden Helmers

Podcast: Were the Raiders right to cut John Bateman?

Podcast: Were the Raiders right to cut John Bateman?

Chris Dutton

Brumbies youngster Noah Lolesio, pictured, will go head to head with Matt To'omua. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERNew Brumbies pup Lolesio drives To'omua in 'wild ride'

Chris Dutton

Been missing the sand between your toes? Escape winter with a holiday on the Sunshine Coast. Picture: Supplied

Sunshine Coast offers warm welcome for winter escapees

Jon Rozentals

Hit the slopes this winter Picture: MATT HULL

Victorian ski fields gear up for mountains of fun

John Rozentals

Stay safe and COVID-aware during school holidays

Stay safe and COVID-aware during school holidays

Maeve McKenna

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

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

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

Elisa Kent was high on ice when her car veered off the road into a gully, killing her best friend.

Drug-driver jailed over friend's death

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Queensland MP Jackie Trad has been cleared of wrongdoing by the state's corruption watchdog.

LNP shot selves in foot over Trad: expert

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A study shows internet addiction in teens leads to difficulty in being able to regulate emotions.

Net habit leads to emotion issues: study

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The bushfires royal commission is hearing from firefighters who fought the deadly summer blazes.

Firefighters faced dangerous comms issues

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Victorian visitors to the ACT must quarantine while Canberrans were warned not to go to Melbourne.

Melbourne visitors to ACT must quarantine

Daniel McCulloch
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Hitting the road in NSW this school holidays, well we have the perfect song list for your. Photo: Shutterstock

The ultimate road trip playlist for these school holidays

Kim Chappell
Samantha Townsend
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The pilot and two passengers had elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their blood, the ATSB says.

NSW seaplane crash victims exposed to gas

Dominica Sanda
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Darren Mohr was part of a group which tried to smuggling cocaine into Australia on fishing boats.

NSW man jailed over 500kg cocaine plot

Margaret Scheikowski
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Thousands risked prison terms by gathering in Hong Kong on Wednesday to demand independence.

US Congress rebukes China over HK law

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Thousands risked prison terms by gathering in Hong Kong on Wednesday to demand independence.

US Congress rebukes China over HK law

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Herman Cain was taken to hospital after developing "serious" symptoms, his Twitter account says.

Top Republican has virus after Trump rally

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Herman Cain was taken to hospital after developing "serious" symptoms, his Twitter account says.

Top Republican has virus after Trump rally

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Petrol shortages in Venezuela have grown acute due to US sanctions.

US files suit to seize Iranian petrol

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Petrol shortages in Venezuela have grown acute due to US sanctions.

US files suit to seize Iranian petrol

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The cause of catastrophe is sometimes obscured in YA post-disaster fiction. Natalya Letunova/Unsplash

OPINIONWe can learn a lot from post-disaster young adult fiction

Troy Potter

The change in kitchens after coronavirus

The change in kitchens after coronavirus

UNLOCK: Phones will replace your keys one day, including your car key. Image: Shutterstock

Apple digital car key is coming whether we're ready or not

Mathew Dickerson

Pot pies are the very definition of comfort food. Picture: Shutterstock

How to lift your leftovers game

Amy Martin

A man wears a face mask in Canberra in March. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Experts promote face masks or shields in the community

Kirsten Lawson

More details on ACT's first Spotlight store

More details on ACT's first Spotlight store revealed

March 13, 1996: Chef Janet Jeffs at Juniperberry restaurant at the Red Hill shops, where unconventional specialties included a rack of lamb cooked in a clay pot with hay.

Canberra's favourite restaurants - Part 2

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RECORD BREAKERS: These young Border Leicester-Merino ewes scanned in lamb to Poll Dorset sires set a new national record on Tuesday at $476.

YP-bred first cross ewes soar to $476 national record

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RECORD BREAKERS: These young Border Leicester-Merino ewes scanned in lamb to Poll Dorset sires set a new national record on Tuesday at $476.

YP-bred first cross ewes soar to $476 national record

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Models point to spring La Nina developing

Models point to spring La Nina developing

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Models point to spring La Nina developing

Models point to spring La Nina developing

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The $35,000 NZD equal Australasian record selling Speckle park bull Maungahina Promise P194 was bought by Justin and Amy Dickens of JAD Speckle Park, Yeoval. Photo: AuctionsPlus

Speckle Park hit new records in New Zealand

The $35,000 NZD equal Australasian record selling Speckle park bull Maungahina Promise P194 was bought by Justin and Amy Dickens of JAD Speckle Park, Yeoval. Photo: AuctionsPlus

Speckle Park hit new records in New Zealand