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Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT records 18 COVID cases as Mitchell testing site struggles with demand

Sarah Basford Canales

A Qantas plane arrives at Canberra Airport earlier this year. Picture: Karleen Minney

Newcastle flight among new COVID-19 exposure sites

Sarah Basford Canales

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WATCHSixth child dies after Hillcrest tragedy

Claudia Williams

Victim Support ACT senior director Kath Taplin and ACT victims of crime commissioner Heidi Yates. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

How the ACT's systems have failed sexual assault victim-survivors

Lucy Bladen

Neha Attre has plans to visit her family in India after Christmas, however she is anxious over border closures. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Omicron fears cloud long-awaited family reunions

Hannah Neale

Suburban Land Agency chief executive John Dietz said the purchase of the NSW land would provide choice to the Canberra region. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERACT buys up land in NSW

Lucy Bladen

Canberra's Evelyn Fox meets Australia's chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley in the workshops of the ANU solar racing team. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

GOOD NEWSThe Canberra girl with an idea to 'save the world'

Megan Doherty

A small airplane has crashed into waters off Redcliffe, northeast of Brisbane, killing four.

Four killed in plane crash near Brisbane

Laine Clark

Drink-driving complacency emerges as breath test numbers plummet in ACT

20 Canberra Hospital workers in isolation after positive cases

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONVoters tire of Liberal sheep in wolves' clothing

Use rapid tests to screen for COVID and free up laboratory tests: epidemiologist

Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT records 18 COVID cases as Mitchell testing site struggles with demand

Rainfall in Canberra City on Saturday evening. Picture: Hannah Neale

Hundreds of storm calls to ESA, power restored to most Canberra homes

A COVID-19 scare has affected some media outlets' broadcasts of the second Ashes Test.

Media cases another Ashes COVID-19 scare

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Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

WATCHDozens of Canberra golden retrievers gather for Christmas party

Mourning: Braddon MP Gavin Pearce and Prime Minister Scott Morrison pay their respects with family at Hillcrest Primary School.

WATCHPM visits site of Hillcrest tragedy, pledges $800k to victims

Nick Hulse, Chris Mee, Stephen Moores and Bob Buchanan in the Gravitron before the opening of 'new' Canberry Fair in December 1984. Picture: ACT Heritage Library/The Canberra Times

SUBSCRIBERWho remembers Canberry Fair?

Death toll from Typhoon Rai hits 99

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Woman killed by fallen tree in Sydney

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Capitals struck by Lightning in return

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Latest snapshot of coronavirus impact

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Gamer turns tractor into Farming Simulator controller

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Queensland records 42 new COVID-19 cases

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WATCHSixth child dies after Hillcrest tragedy

A small airplane has crashed into waters off Redcliffe, northeast of Brisbane, killing four.

Four killed in plane crash near Brisbane

Weather forecasters are predicting warm and dry conditions for much of the country on Christmas Day.

Aussies to enjoy warm, dry Christmas Day

A fallen tree and powerlines during a storm has resulted in a fatality on Sydney's northern beaches.

Woman killed by fallen tree in Sydney

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NSW has posted yet another record for the number of COVID-19 cases in a day, with 2566 infections.

Latest snapshot of coronavirus impact

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CONTROL: New Zealand's Dylan Beck (aka Rudeism) in the seat of a Case IH Magnum 310 which he converted into a video game controller for Farming Simulator 22.

Gamer turns tractor into Farming Simulator controller

Ashley Walmsley
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Most Queenslanders could be exposed to COVID-19 within weeks, the chief health officer says.

Queensland records 42 new COVID-19 cases

Laine Clark
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Experts say wearing face masks and opting for outdoor gatherings can help slow the spread of Omicron

Return to COVID lockdowns unlikely: Hunt

Georgie Moore
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New exposure sites have been annoucned by ACT Health. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Club Lime in Kambah among 15 new COVID-19 exposure locations

New exposure sites have been annoucned by ACT Health. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Club Lime in Kambah among 15 new COVID-19 exposure locations

Louise DePino is often bedbound by the condition. Picture: Supplied

Long COVID quest may unlock medical mystery

Louise DePino is often bedbound by the condition. Picture: Supplied

Long COVID quest may unlock medical mystery

Those planning to travel over Christmas are hoping their plans aren't disrupted by the COVID Omicron variant. Picture: Karleen Minney

Travel confusion as Christmas rules change

Those planning to travel over Christmas are hoping their plans aren't disrupted by the COVID Omicron variant. Picture: Karleen Minney

Travel confusion as Christmas rules change

The possibility of a March election is still live after the treasurer's released his budget update.

March poll option alive after budget news

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham holds a press conference for the release of 2021-22 MYEFO. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'Arrogant': Pork-barrelling concern over $16b MYEFO item

'No country is better placed': Budget update confirms economic rebound

'No country is better placed': Budget update confirms economic rebound

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg addresses the media on Thursday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBER | ANALYSISFrydenberg goes for growth and hopes for the best

Professor Kim Rubenstein (top left), David Pocock (top centre), Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng (top right), Senator Katy Gallagher (bottom left) and Senator Zed Seselja (bottom right). Pictures (clockwise from top left): Keegan Carroll, Sitthixay Ditthavong, Dion Georgopoulos, Jamila Toderas, Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Get ready for it': ACT senate race heats up with new player

Sarah Basford Canales

Australia's Defence Minister Peter Dutton's commentary on China has been needlessly aggressive. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIs Dutton playing chicken in the Taiwan Strait?

Jack Waterford

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull launched a new book about the clean energy transition at the ANU on Wednesday night. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

'Talking rubbish': Turnbull says political will is the only obstacle to clean energy switch

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Job boom defies Treasury expectations

Gerard Cockburn

We can't can't mask the truths our hands express. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWhen our masks leave us gobstopped

Ian Warden

High safety standards for lake flying boats are important

High safety standards for lake flying boats are important

Letters to the Editor

Memo to the PM: it's far from over yet

Memo to the PM: it's far from over yet

Sunday Canberra Times

Barrister Jack Pappas in 2019. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBER'Einstein would turn in his grave': Barrister loses fight against fine

The Alexander Maconochie Centre, where Joshua Stephen is incarcerated. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBEREar-amputating home invader has sentence slashed

The package seized by authorities. Picture: ACT Policing

SUBSCRIBER'Pooh' asked Canberran to receive imported cocaine, police told

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Queanbeyan is the place to be Sunday. Picture: Facebook

Queanbeyan family fun day out

Explore the arboretum with drop-in orienteering activities.

School holiday fun at the arboretum

There will be lots of places to take a festive photo of your pooch. Picture: Facebook

Christmas pooches picnic at Exhibition Park

Queanbeyan is the place to be Sunday. Picture: Facebook

Queanbeyan family fun day out

Philemon Chambers, left, and Michael Urie in Single All The Way. Picture: Philippe Bosse/Netflix

WATCHStream yourself a merry little Christmas

Cris Kennedy

Thomas Edmondson, Kambah Drains, 2021. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWCreating consonance out of chaos

Brian Rope

Len Ikitau emerged as a fan favourite at Canberra Stadium this year. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Clubs prepare for Super Rugby fixture overhaul

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Justis Huni is training under Justin Fortune in the United States this week. Picture: Supplied

'Twice as devastating': Huni hits a Fortune

Weston Creek Molonglo booked their place in the one-day semi-finals with a win over North Canberra Gungahlin on Saturday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERCreek advance to semis after beating COVID-hit Norths

Veteran Kelly Wilson, import Britt Sykes and rising star Jade Melbourne are raring to go. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

They're back: Canberra Capitals finally return home

Dan McKellar and Allan Alaalatoa will steer the Brumbies into the 2022 season. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The state of the union: Protecting the game, stability and the last dance

Caden Helmers

Sue Willis won Tennis Australia's John Newcombe Medal. Picture: Supplied

Canberra's Willis wins Newcombe Medal

James Buckley

Hawthorn and Richmond will play a fundraising AFL pre-season game in Tasmania.

AFL fundraiser game for Tas castle victims

Shayne Hope

Capitals young gun Jade Melbourne was a shining light on a dour day for Canberra. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Capitals struck by Lightning in return

Caden Helmers
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At least 99 people have been killed after Typhoon Rai battered the Philippines.

Death toll from Typhoon Rai hits 99

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At least 99 people have been killed after Typhoon Rai battered the Philippines.

Death toll from Typhoon Rai hits 99

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A Christmas market in Berlin was the target of a 2016 terrorist attack which killed 12 people.

Germany remembers victims of truck attack

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A Christmas market in Berlin was the target of a 2016 terrorist attack which killed 12 people.

Germany remembers victims of truck attack

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Indonesian authorities are on high alert after Mount Semeru on Java island erupted again.

Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts again

Indonesian authorities are on high alert after Mount Semeru on Java island erupted again.

Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts again

There's an estimated 50 million kangaroos in Australia. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENShould we eat our national animal?

There's an estimated 50 million kangaroos in Australia. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENShould we eat our national animal?

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

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

Kyndryl on a mission to put purpose at the heart of business

Kyndryl on a mission to put purpose at the heart of business

Experience the planet's most awe inspiring landscapes

Experience the planet's most awe inspiring landscapes

Time to celebrate: The Italian Place in Braddon is one of the city businesses you'll find behind a door on the advent calendar.

Advent calendar countdown celebrates festive season in the city

Sleep troubles? Take action to get the rest your body needs

Sleep troubles? Take action to get the rest your body needs

NO SALESMAN NEEDED: Driva is a revolutionary new platform which allows car buyers to see the best personalised loan rates, based on their credit score, and gain pre-approval from more than 30 lenders.

Aussie entrepreneurs putting car buyers back in the Driva's seat

STUNNING: The tour will end in beautiful Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast. James Davis Photography / Shutterstock.com

Discover the beauty and wonders of Regional NSW

Time to get festive in the city!

Time to get festive in the city!

The story of the electric light almost always focuses on the light bulb itself. Picture: Sutterstock

How did we get electric lights?

Rod Taylor, Fuzzy Logic

Beatrix Potter's Hill Top in the Lake District. Picture: Shutterstock

REVIEWA British tour for book lovers

Colin Steele

SKIN FRESH: Confident in their knowledge and credibility, Bondi Sands launched Everyday Skincare. Photo: Supplied

How a self tan fave moved into skincare

WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Advocates concerned labour shortages will impact access to home care packages.

Worker shortage as home care list drops

Eileen Wood

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

Picture by reader @cecil1958

Instagrammers of Canberra

Jonathan Yea during the traditional lion dance of the Chinese.

Flashback Friday: Multicultural Festival

Jarrod Preston and Dannielle Van Schyndel of Wagga.

PHOTOSA night of laughter

Keegan Carroll

(L-R): Tracey Donn, Carinda, 1990; Mick Gray, Wingham, 1990; Ron Rayner, 1978; bronc riding national finalists, 1979; Rick Norris, Branxton, 1990.

ABCRA marks 75 years

(L-R): Tracey Donn, Carinda, 1990; Mick Gray, Wingham, 1990; Ron Rayner, 1978; bronc riding national finalists, 1979; Rick Norris, Branxton, 1990.

ABCRA marks 75 years

Jan Joseland with one of her very quite Reiland-blood Angus cows.

Damsel in distress at Tumut

Jan Joseland with one of her very quite Reiland-blood Angus cows.

Damsel in distress at Tumut

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the government was committed to helping producers battle fruit fly-related issues. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

Funds to help producers swat away fruit fly concerns

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the government was committed to helping producers battle fruit fly-related issues. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

Funds to help producers swat away fruit fly concerns