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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT has reported nine new cases, but one now in intensive care

Lucy Bladen

The EPIC drive-through testing clinic on Monday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Live updates: ACT told lockdown will not end early, amid 176 active Covid cases

Miriam Webber
Alex Crowe
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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says he is not interested in having arguments about poo with NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'Does John know something about the poo?': The cross-border Covid sewage stoush

Lucy Bladen
2hrs ago

The construction site at Fairbairn, where ACT health authorities have been invited by the construction company to see the Covid safety plans in action. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT construction industry presents plan to open sooner

Jasper Lindell

A new analysis from Domain revealed houses in 14 suburbs made more money than those who lived in them. Picture: Graham Tidy

ALLHOMESThe Canberra suburbs where houses earn more than you do

Jessica Taulaga

Brandon Edgerton, who has been sentenced to a wholly suspended jail term. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERBit part player nearly became fall guy in bizarre trolley handle bashing

Blake Foden

Dr Kerry Chant

WATCHAnother spike: NSW records 919 new COVID cases

Matt Carr
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Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Richard Thompson

EXPLAINERWhat a record number of new cases means for the ACT

Kathryn Lewis

SUBSCRIBERAct of bravery left Peter facing a gunman with no way out

ACT leads national race to vaccinate as it sets aims higher

EXPLAINERNational cabinet unity fraying over vaccination targets

SUBSCRIBERCourt throws out senior bikie's bid to dodge deportation

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT has reported nine new cases, but one now in intensive care

Do you sleep well, fellow Ken Behrens? Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberra picks up another world's best city award, but this one's pretty specific

The real Skywhale, right, and Skywhalepapa earlier this year. Picture: Karleen Minney

ACT police had an idea for 'Spywhale' and even created images

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Allen Maldonado stars as the flamboyant Rooster Robbins in Heels. Picture: Stan

Lockdown survival guide: 5 things to keep you entertained

Owner of Subsdance Dance Studio Charlie Wan, which was listed as an exposure site, pictured at her home in Ngunnawal with her newborn daughter Luna during lockdown. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Dance studio finds a path through Covid

Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISUnder-12s are increasingly catching COVID-19. How sick are they getting and when will we be able to vaccinate them?

SUBSCRIBER'Must-win': Frawley's chance to prove himself

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Warning Afghans face humanitarian crisis

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COVID-19's impact on NSW: the numbers

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PM pushes jab plan amid record case rise

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COVID-19 port breach as WA tweaks borders

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EXPLAINERUnpacking COVID rules: exercise and outdoor recreation in regional NSW

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A nurse takes a COVID-19 swab at the EPIC testing site. Picture: Keegan Carroll

500 put hand up to fill gap left by quarantined health staff

Kathryn Lewis

Jacquelyn Curtis, a director of Canberra family-law firm Parker Coles Curtis Lawyers, says there is a rise in clients asking for help. Picture: Supplied

'Blurred lines' between court orders and Covid rules may hurt children

Toby Vue

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Richard Thompson.

Covid exposure sites: Clinic, Girl Guides meeting, construction site added to list

Miriam Webber

A nurse takes a COVID-19 swab at the EPIC testing site. Picture: Keegan Carroll

500 put hand up to fill gap left by quarantined health staff

The Alexander Maconochie Centre. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Emergency plans in place as Canberra's jail braces amid ACT outbreak

Peter Brewer

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Richard Thompson

ACT records 30 new Covid cases, one person in ICU

Kathryn Lewis

There are 645 people in hospital with the coronavirus in NSW, including 113 in intensive care.

COVID-19's impact on NSW: the numbers

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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says he is not interested in having arguments about poo with NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'Does John know something about the poo?': The cross-border Covid sewage stoush

2hrs ago

The Morrison government is concerned some states may be backing away from a reopening plan.

PM pushes jab plan amid record case rise

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WA police are investigating whether port workers at Fremantle have breached health orders.

COVID-19 port breach as WA tweaks borders

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Photo: File

EXPLAINERUnpacking COVID rules: exercise and outdoor recreation in regional NSW

Liam Cormican
34m ago

MPs flag extension to regional lockdown as COVID cases grow

MPs flag extension to regional lockdown as COVID cases grow

Rachel Chamberlain
34m ago

NT police have called off the search for a missing fisherman after finding evidence of his death.

Search for missing NT fisherman called off

Aaron Bunch
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Total construction rose to $52.9 billion in the June quarter to be up 0.4 per cent on the year.

June quarter GDP may not be so rosy

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
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Australia has now extracted 2400 people from Afghanistan, with four more flights out of Kabul.

Australia lifts another 750 out of Kabul

Plexiglass barriers separate Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Dion Georgopoulos

Behind the plexiglass screen, an eerie Federal Parliament presses on

Dame Dorothy M. Tangney (left) and Dame Enid Lyons, GBE, entering the front door of the House of Representatives on 24 September 1943. Picture: Australian War Memorial

Sculpture honours for Australia's first female and Indigenous federal parliamentarians

Labor Member for Bruce Julian Hill. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERTougher penalties needed for political lobbyists, Labor says

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Keegan Carroll

EXPLAINERNational cabinet unity fraying over vaccination targets

Finn McHugh

Human rights experts are concerned the government is attempting to rush through new AFP powers to tackle the dark web. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERGovt accused of rushing AFP 'dark web' powers into law

Sarah Basford Canales

Independent senator Rex Patrick. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERConcerns raised that govt vaccine passport can be too easily forged

Sarah Basford Canales

ACT senate candidate Kim Rubenstein has started a campaign to push for a new statue of Catherine Helen Spence. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Push for more statues of women in Canberra

Karen Barlow
Lucy Bladen

Is Scott Morrison the most dangerous man in Australia?

Is Scott Morrison the most dangerous man in Australia?

Letters to the Editor

Can we bring diversity to the parliamentary triangle?

Can we bring diversity to the parliamentary triangle?

The Canberra Times

Despite Tony Abbott's claims about a "wrecking ball" going through the economy, neither the imposition of Gillard's carbon tax nor its removal had any measurable effect on GDP. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONCovid can teach us how to fight climate change

John Quiggin

Sosefo Tu'uta Katoa in a screenshot from an appearance on New Zealand television. Picture: Newshub

SUBSCRIBERCourt throws out senior bikie's bid to dodge deportation

Dr Nicholas Abel, Sarah Edwards, Eric Herbert and Lesley Mosbey outside the ACT courts after their hearings on Tuesday. Picture: Toby Vue

SUBSCRIBER'Proud of my actions': Charges against climate activists dismissed

A representation of men believed to be involved in a Bonner shooting. Picture: Supplied

Police looking for these men after north Canberra shooting, burglary

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Capital Brewing's Ken Behrens berry sour is available now. Picture: Supplied

You Ken barely believe it's a beer

Karen Hardy
1hr ago

Order dinner from The Boat House. Picture: Instagram

Five meal deals to order this weekend

Karen Hardy
2hrs ago

Only one shopper per household will be allowed to attend the farmers markets around Canberra this weekend. Picture: Facebook

Farmers markets open this weekend in Canberra

Capital Brewing's Ken Behrens berry sour is available now. Picture: Supplied

You Ken barely believe it's a beer

1hr ago

Allen Maldonado stars as the flamboyant Rooster Robbins in Heels. Picture: Stan

Lockdown survival guide: 5 things to keep you entertained

Amy Martin

CHEEKY: Lorde exposes more than one new aspect of herself on Solar Power.

REVIEWLorde's sun worship powers new sound and attitude

Josh Leeson

MPs flag extension to regional lockdown as COVID cases grow

MPs flag extension to regional lockdown as COVID cases grow

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MPs flag extension to regional lockdown as COVID cases grow

MPs flag extension to regional lockdown as COVID cases grow

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Photo: File

EXPLAINERUnpacking COVID rules: exercise and outdoor recreation in regional NSW

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Photo: File

EXPLAINERUnpacking COVID rules: exercise and outdoor recreation in regional NSW

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Order dinner from The Boat House. Picture: Instagram

Five meal deals to order this weekend

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Order dinner from The Boat House. Picture: Instagram

Five meal deals to order this weekend

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Michelle Heyman is determined to go one better this season. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERLocked in: Heyman has unfinished business

2hrs ago

Corey Horsburgh is straight out of the Doghouse and into the finals frying pan. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERHorsburgh's straight out of the Doghouse for the Raiders

Jayden Sawyer is off to his second Paralympics in Tokyo and is hoping for a podium finish. Picture: Getty Images

One Canberran to another: Barbers' tips 'ridiculously helpful' for Tokyo

Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson is concerned for Curtis Scott's wellbeing after he was sacked by the club. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERScott accuses Raiders of 'low act' leaking information after his sacking

Canberra's four-year wait to host the Wallabies will continue for another year. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATEDWallabies unlikely to play at Canberra Stadium next year

David Polkinghorne

Canberra trainer Doug Gorrel says Same Old Scene's in career-best form. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERNot the Same Old Scene in narrow win at Queanbeyan

Michaela Foster

Could the capital be about to lose its AIS facilities to the Sunshine State? Image digitally altered

SUBSCRIBERAIS ... that's in Queensland? Former director backs move

David Polkinghorne

Shane Mumford says the 2021 AFL season will most likely be his last as GWS prepare for the finals.

Mumford to battle on with 'destroyed' body

Justin Chadwick

Australian track cyclist Paige Greco has claimed the first gold medal of the Paralympic Games.

Greco wins first gold medal at Paralympics

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Australian track cyclist Paige Greco has claimed the first gold medal of the Paralympic Games.

Greco wins first gold medal at Paralympics

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Aussie cyclists win gold on opening day of Paralympics

Aussie cyclists win gold on opening day of Paralympics

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Aussie cyclists win gold on opening day of Paralympics

Aussie cyclists win gold on opening day of Paralympics

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READY TO GO: Camperdown's Josh Hose will compete at the Paralympics with the Australian Steelers. He's in the hunt for a third gold medal.

Out of retirement, Hose hunts third gold with the Steelers

READY TO GO: Camperdown's Josh Hose will compete at the Paralympics with the Australian Steelers. He's in the hunt for a third gold medal.

Out of retirement, Hose hunts third gold with the Steelers

Working with the Taliban is crucial to meeting the evacuation deadline, President Joe Biden says.

Warning Afghans face humanitarian crisis

16m ago

Working with the Taliban is crucial to meeting the evacuation deadline, President Joe Biden says.

Warning Afghans face humanitarian crisis

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US VP Kamala Harris is welcomed as she arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam, after three-hour delay.

Harris in Hanoi despite health risk delays

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US VP Kamala Harris is welcomed as she arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam, after three-hour delay.

Harris in Hanoi despite health risk delays

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Lake Tahoe tourists have donned mask to protect them from the smoke from the Caldor Fire.

Fire blankets US tourist spot in smoke

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Lake Tahoe tourists have donned mask to protect them from the smoke from the Caldor Fire.

Fire blankets US tourist spot in smoke

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The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Willie Creek pearl farm in Broome. Source: Shutterstock

Been on holidays recently?

Willie Creek pearl farm in Broome. Source: Shutterstock

Been on holidays recently?

Regional education a first choice for many families

Regional education a first choice for many families

Regional education a first choice for many families

Regional education a first choice for many families

CRISIS: It took Belinda Duffy more than 100 renting applications over a nine month period to finally land a place to live for her family. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.

Mother finally finds place to live after more than 100 rental applications

CRISIS: It took Belinda Duffy more than 100 renting applications over a nine month period to finally land a place to live for her family. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.

Mother finally finds place to live after more than 100 rental applications

Privacy is the key to a successful national Digital Identity rollout in Australia

Privacy is the key to a successful national Digital Identity rollout in Australia

Doctor and leading ED expert warns of danger of porn addiction

Doctor and leading ED expert warns of danger of porn addiction

Reverse mortgages could offer a more comfortable retirement, without having to sell your home

Reverse mortgages could offer a more comfortable retirement, without having to sell your home

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

This quick and easy Napolitana is sure to be a hit on family dinner night

This quick and easy Napolitana is sure to be a hit on family dinner night

Is using alternative data the future of lending?

Is using alternative data the future of lending?

Rachel Horan

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

WONDER WEED: Dandelions greens go great in salads or the roots can be grinded to make a type of coffee. Picture: Shutterstock.

Making coffee from dandelion weeds

Hannah Moloney
1hr ago

A green hydrogen supply is coming for the transport industry. Photo: Supplied.

Green hydrogen for transport industry is due in early 2022

Sam Hollier

A BEAUTIFUL VIEW: Glass panelling can significantly improve the look and feel of your outdoor spaces. Photo: Shutterstock

Cleaning glass fences and balustrades

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

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

Edwin McTaggart, 3, tries on a soldiers uniform in 1997.

PHOTOSFlashback Friday: Reliving the past

Monique Swinbourne and Christina Sothinathan.

Lake Tuggeranong calling

Keegan Carroll

Vera and Perica Vujic with Monty.

Putting best paws forward

Dion Georgopoulos

Shad Bailey from Colin and Co with shorthorn cross cows (weighing 700kg) from Kerina Pastoral, which sold for 372.2c/kg or $2604. Photo: Steven O'Brien/IRLX

Bids keen on cash cows

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Shad Bailey from Colin and Co with shorthorn cross cows (weighing 700kg) from Kerina Pastoral, which sold for 372.2c/kg or $2604. Photo: Steven O'Brien/IRLX

Bids keen on cash cows

2hrs ago

No stopping the EYCI

No stopping the EYCI

No stopping the EYCI

No stopping the EYCI

Australia and the Ukraine are expected to partially offset a global reduction in wheat production, which is fueling local grain prices up to levels not usually seen outside of drought markets.

NSW heads for bumper harvest as grain values continue to rise

Australia and the Ukraine are expected to partially offset a global reduction in wheat production, which is fueling local grain prices up to levels not usually seen outside of drought markets.

NSW heads for bumper harvest as grain values continue to rise