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YMCA holds grave concerns for development being built next to Gungahlin childcare centre

YMCA holds safety fears over development next to childcare centre

Lucy Bladen
2hrs ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has heralded a new industrial relations system. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

BREAKINGMorrison to scrap 'ensuring integrity' bill, overhaul nation's IR system

Sally Whyte
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16,000 tested as ACT goes another day with no new cases

16,000 tested as ACT goes another day with no new cases

Kathryn Lewis
41m ago

Bushfire smoke over Canberra. Picture: Karleen Minney

Bushfire smoke caused 445 deaths, royal commission hears

Katie Burgess
2hrs ago

Fear of debt: New England MP Barnaby Joyce said government has a moral responsibility to hold down debt, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Gareth Gardner

'Fear of debt': Barnaby Joyce says business may have to help pay back trillion-dollar government debt

Andrew Messenger
41m ago

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Tax Office explains why it didn't check JobKeeper numbers sooner

Kirsten Lawson

ACT woman charged over fatal crash

ACT woman charged over fatal crash

Kathryn Lewis
2hrs ago

Joe Biden needs to take back those traditionally Democratic states - Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin - that Trump won in 2016. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThird time's the charm for Joe Biden: now he has an election to win and a country to save

Bruce Wolpe

Media could face a dozen Pell trials

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Wild horse culling issue gallops into the byelection fray

SUBSCRIBERCanberra developer ordered to pay woman almost $30,000

SUBSCRIBERAnxiety about life 'outside' puts inmates on a course for re-offending

YMCA holds grave concerns for development being built next to Gungahlin childcare centre

YMCA holds safety fears over development next to childcare centre

2hrs ago

Demolition work has started in Manuka at the old post office site near the Capitol Theatre as the first stage of a new hotel development. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Demolition begins in Manuka to make way for hotel

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Robyn and Stephen Moore of Jerrabomberra with Archie the dog. Picture: Megan Doherty

Lake Burley Griffin to receive a $3 million facelift

A Colonel Sanders figurine looking over its model's creation. Picture: Shutterstock

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Grasslands ecologist Sarah Sharp is pleased that more grasslands and woodlands are being designated as seriously threatened in the ACT. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT grasslands and woodlands listed as critically endangered

The Uluru Statement should have been a high watermark of Australian liberalism. Instead it became instead a victim of Australian liberalism. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONStan Grant: Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress

REAL AUSTRALIARemembering National Sorry Day

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Retirees targeted in bank card fraud scheme

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Secret NZ border exemptions revealed

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BREAKINGMorrison to scrap 'ensuring integrity' bill, overhaul nation's IR system

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ICAC wants charges over 'ghost guard' scam

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Coalition shelves 'ensuring integrity' union legislation

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16,000 tested as ACT goes another day with no new cases

16,000 tested as ACT goes another day with no new cases

41m ago

The North Mandurah Junior Football Club's players (pictured here in 2019) were among thousands from across the state to return to training last week. Photo: Facebook.

Who will run the water? How attendance limits could cause headaches for junior football

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Tax Office explains why it didn't check JobKeeper numbers sooner

How is JobKeeper $60b under budget?

EXPLAINERHow did JobKeeper end up $60b under budget?

Masters Builders Association of the ACT chief executive Michael Hopkins Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERBuilders push for $40k home buyer grant - but Barr says no

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Nono Qiao (left) and Elva Zhao prepare to reopen their salon. Picture: Karleen Minney

Nail salons prepare to reopen as restrictions set to ease

Julia Kanapathippillai
Kathryn Lewis
Daniella White

Young people are emptying their superannuation accounts. Picture: Shutterstock

Up to 100,000 people drain super accounts to meet living costs

Adrian Rollins

Economist Saul Eslake .

Don't expect a quick economic fix from coronavirus crash, warns economist

Sean Ford

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison are standing their ground on JobKeeper.

JobKeeper underspend could go into tourism

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade public servant Sandra Tam took many calls from Australians overseas trying to get home amid coronavirus restrictions. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERNumbers that reveal scale of the APS response to COVID-19

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is under pressure over the JobKeeper reporting error.

Labor pulling a 'stunt' on JobKeeper: PM

The government should have sought wider backing for a COVID-19 inquiry, Labor's Penny Wong says.

Concerns for Hong Kong not new: PM

The take up of the COVIDSafe app was downloaded faster than any other Australian government app.

COVID app downloads reach six million

Colin Brinsden

Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro Fiona Kotvojs. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Kotvojs wins preselection for Liberals in Eden-Monaro

Kimberley Le Lievre

Sport Australia has released a roadmap that will allow a safe return to sport at all levels.

Normal life returning with local sport: PM

Colin Brinsden

Foreign politicians have signed a letter saying planned security laws are an "assault" on Hong Kong.

Australia MPs sign letter on China HK plan

Lisa Lambert

We've seen such conspiracy theories before

OPINIONBill Gates? China? We've seen such conspiracy theories before

Mathew Marques

There are 14,000 nuclear weapons currently in existence, serving no purpose except to terrify other human beings around the globe. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAs we wait for a vaccine, there is another global threat we could address today

Sue Wareham

President Trump wants to have his cake and eat it too when it comes to the US economy. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONRoad to recovery? The rapid decline of the US dollar's dominance

Adam Triggs

Ondine restaurant co-owner Daniel Giordani. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Finally Ondine gets its chance to shine

Karen Hardy

ArtSound presenter Gabe Caddy's home studio set up. Picture: Supplied

Keeping community radio on air during coronavirus

Amy Martin

Aaron Turner's The Hot Chicken Project is part cookbook, part love letter. Picture: Julian Kingma

A love letter to fried chicken

Karen Hardy

Ondine restaurant co-owner Daniel Giordani. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Finally Ondine gets its chance to shine

A Colonel Sanders figurine looking over its model's creation. Picture: Shutterstock

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