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Technical officer Erica Hu prepares samples for COVID-19 testing on the Panther analysis machine in the ACT Pathology laboratory at Canberra Hospital. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

From nose swab to text message: here's how your COVID test is processed

Jasper Lindell

Residents have returned to their apartments after three cars were set alight in carports at a Belconnen unit complex. Picture: Kathryn Lewis

UPDATEDOne hospitalised, unit damaged following car fires

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Camera operator Tony Taseski inside the van, monitoring speeds on Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT traffic camera vans 'don't hide in the bushes'

Peter Brewer

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his government can be satisfied the recovery so far is V-shaped. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONRecovery and chaos in politics: why Morrison can't be complacent

Michelle Grattan

A NSW quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19, the state's first case in 56 days.

Quarantine leak ends NSW's virus-free run

Angelo Risso
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Women need to know they are not alone in their pain or their anger. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONThe intensity and rage of this moment is powering a new movement

Virginia Haussegger

Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia chief executive Beth Blackwood. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERACT principals report highest rates of violence in Australia

Sarah Lansdown

The $500 million expansion of the Australian War Memorial building has been met with resistance by many in the medical community. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Veterans left behind while memorial expansion goes ahead, doctor says

Alex Crowe

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONHow the Canberra Liberals could win government in 2024

Plea for Coroner's Court reform renewed as backlog adds to family trauma

Liberal wipe-out in bloodbath WA election

Merlino in Vic top job 'for some time'

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Technical officer Erica Hu prepares samples for COVID-19 testing on the Panther analysis machine in the ACT Pathology laboratory at Canberra Hospital. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

From nose swab to text message: here's how your COVID test is processed

Bernadette Hince, who has ridden from her home to every Canberra suburb in alphabetical order, arrived in Yarralumla, the last suburb on the list, last week. Picture: Karleen Minney

Cycling A-to-Z through Canberra's dictionary of destinations

Kasey Tomkins, Grace Taverner, Caroline Luke-Evered and Rebecca Scouller model different vintage swimsuits at Manuka Pool, which turns 90 this year. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

See you at the baths: the stories behind vintage swimwear

Our Sam from Married at First Sight the next Bachelorette?

Our Sam from Married at First Sight the next Bachelorette?

Something's gone wrong if you're relying on your legs for transport. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONBeware the strides of March: A foot soldier dedicated to the core

A close-up of the moon fragments on display at the National Archives of Australia. Picture: NAA A4061

SUBSCRIBERThe rock stars of lunar exhibition

Quarantine leak ends NSW's virus-free run

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Another drop in jobless rate expected

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Another drop in jobless rate expected

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SUBSCRIBERDebutant Holz ready to fill the void in Brumbies' front-row stocks

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Merlino in Vic top job 'for some time'

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How one man survived the wild ride that was COVID - across two continents

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A NSW quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19, the state's first case in 56 days.

Quarantine leak ends NSW's virus-free run

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Economists expect Australia's latest labour force figures to show a fall in the jobless rate.

Another drop in jobless rate expected

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Economists expect Australia's latest labour force figures to show a fall in the jobless rate.

Another drop in jobless rate expected

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is recovering in hospital from a serious back injury after a fall.

Merlino in Vic top job 'for some time'

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OPEN: Burger Ranch owner Cecil Grobelaar (centre) with his staff Michael McKenny (left), Ebony Parrott, William Delley and Brittani Edgar. Picture: TALLIS MILES

How one man survived the wild ride that was COVID - across two continents

Tallis Miles
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Hobart is now on the list for government-subsidised flights to encourage interstate visitors.

Hobart added to tourism plan: McCormack

Colin Brinsden
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A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in far western NSW will reappear in court on Monday.

No bail over woman's murder in western NSW

Angelo Risso
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More than 1000 Pacific fruit pickers are on the way to SA for jobs that can't be filled locally.

Pacific fruit pickers bound for SA

Aaron Bunch
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Scott Morrison is preparing to meet his fellow Quad forum partners, including President Joe Biden.

Morrison to meet leaders of Quad alliance

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Defence Minister Linda Reynolds' condition is "quite serious".

Morrison speaks to Linda Reynolds' doctor

US President Joe Biden has prioritised the Quad as a forum of dialogue with Indo-Pacific democracies. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERQuad's purpose evolves with the Indo-Pacific region

National Archives of Australia director-general David Fricker said changes were already been made based on the report. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXCLUSIVEArchives lost records, 'likely breached Act'

General Angus Campbell made the controversial remarks after welcoming the new class of Australian Defence Force Academy trainee officers. Picture: Department of Defence

Broderick defends ADF chief as 'strong agent of change'

Harley Dennett

The prime minister sees "no justification" for an inquiry into allegations against Christian Porter.

PM again rejects attorney-general inquiry

Daniel McCulloch

China doesn't trade with Australia out of the goodness of its heart, Peter Costello says.

China watching whether we buckle: Costello

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

Concerns have been raised over the government's plans to revive a new visa processing system it ditched during the early months of COVID-19. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERHome Affairs raises 'outsourced' visa system from the dead

Sarah Basford Canales

When the stench of death hangs over the bush capital

When the stench of death hangs over the bush capital

Letters to the editor

Pandemic test justifies investment in science and medicine

Pandemic test justifies investment in science and medicine

The Canberra Times

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his government can be satisfied the recovery so far is V-shaped. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONRecovery and chaos in politics: why Morrison can't be complacent

Michelle Grattan

CCTV footage of two prisoners the prosecution says are Brendon Walters, front, and Cedric Roberts. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERPrisoner placed in coma after vicious cell bashing, court told

A police officer sets up equipment during a forensic search at the scene of the alleged Page murder. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERAlleged Page killer still in hospital nearly three weeks on

Fatal crash driver Jamie Richardson outside the ACT Supreme Court in 2016. Picture: Rohan Thomson

SUBSCRIBERFatal crash survivor awarded $300k after suing drink-driver

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Kasey Tomkins, Grace Taverner, Caroline Luke-Evered and Rebecca Scouller model different vintage swimsuits at Manuka Pool, which turns 90 this year. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

See you at the baths: the stories behind vintage swimwear

Sarah Lansdown

Crowds - and joy - are returning to the Capital Region Farmers Market.

Capital Region Farmers Market bouncing back post-COVID

Netflix and its competitors are now major contenders at the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Picture: Shutterstock

Line between movies and TV blurs

Cris Kennedy

Kasey Tomkins, Grace Taverner, Caroline Luke-Evered and Rebecca Scouller model different vintage swimsuits at Manuka Pool, which turns 90 this year. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

See you at the baths: the stories behind vintage swimwear

On the same page: Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham have an album coming out in April, and have also become life partners.

New love and golden moments

Jade Lazarevic

Anna Eggert's Unfurled, an example of her work which employs discarded industrial elements reimagined into organic plant-like forms.

REVIEWTurning up heat on climate of fear

Sasha Grishin

Technical officer Erica Hu prepares samples for COVID-19 testing on the Panther analysis machine in the ACT Pathology laboratory at Canberra Hospital. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

From nose swab to text message: here's how your COVID test is processed

Technical officer Erica Hu prepares samples for COVID-19 testing on the Panther analysis machine in the ACT Pathology laboratory at Canberra Hospital. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

From nose swab to text message: here's how your COVID test is processed

Families love the government's tourism package, one MP says. Really? All?

DIGEST'Mums and dads love this policy' All of them?

Families love the government's tourism package, one MP says. Really? All?

DIGEST'Mums and dads love this policy' All of them?

Canberra Health Services chief executive Bernadette McDonald (left), the ACT's Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman, and ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Tears, triumphs, 20-hour days: Leaders reflect a year after Canberra's first COVID case

Canberra Health Services chief executive Bernadette McDonald (left), the ACT's Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman, and ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Tears, triumphs, 20-hour days: Leaders reflect a year after Canberra's first COVID case

Tom Ross was helped from the field in a heartbreaking loss. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

UPDATEDBrumbies' hearts battered and broken by the Reds

Raiders co-captain Josh Hodgson could assume the mantle as the world's best hooker. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERWith Smith gone, is Hodgson now the best No.9 on the planet?

Michelle Heyman celebrates after scoring her 71st W-League goal to become the number one scorer in W-League history. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER'It's done': Record has Heyman feeling fantastic

Western District's Blake Dean took 4-7 off just 2.4 overs. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Wests secure Douglas Cup minor premiership for second season running

Raiders foundation player Ashley Gilbert is now a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

SUBSCRIBERRaiders charging into their 40th season

David Polkinghorne

Hudson Young. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERYoung backed to make his own mark for Raiders

David Polkinghorne

Maddie Penna broke through for her maiden WNCL century. Picture: Getty

Remember the name: Penna lights up the WNCL

Caden Helmers

Queensland's Naa Anang marked her return with a fifth-placed finish in the 100m at the Canberra Track Classic. Picture: Richard Thompson

SUBSCRIBEROlympic hopeful Anang looks to shine bright on athletics comeback

Lucie Bertoldo

Launceston property developer Errorl Stewart wants a solution to the Tamar's mud problem. Picture: Phillip Biggs

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

Launceston property developer Errorl Stewart wants a solution to the Tamar's mud problem. Picture: Phillip Biggs

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

ANU student Jozef Meyer points out a dieback affected snow gum in Koscziosko National Park. Picture: Kate Matthews

LISTENWhat's killing our Snow Gums?

ANU student Jozef Meyer points out a dieback affected snow gum in Koscziosko National Park. Picture: Kate Matthews

LISTENWhat's killing our Snow Gums?

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

METROPOL: With a central location just minutes away from both the ANU and the site of proposed UNSW campus, city development Metropol is attracting attention from investors and first home owners alike. Photos: Rohan Thomson.

UNSW Campus drives up interest in Civic real estate

Independence Square in Accra, Ghana. It commemorates the independence of Ghana from the United Kingdom in 1957. Picture: Shutterstock.

Haven of peace: Ghana celebrates its independence with eyes on future growth

We'll have a mountain to climb post COVID-19, mental health expert warns

We'll have a mountain to climb post COVID-19, mental health expert warns

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

The Hartley Lifecare high tea is one of the organisation's biggest fundraisers each year. Photo: Supplied

Read online: See Canberra autumn 2021 edition

Dayle Latham

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Nicki Davey

Support service aims to create brighter futures for people with a disability

Support service aims to create brighter futures for people with a disability

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British Airways' CEO is not planning to insist on a COVID vaccine for travellers.

Travel vaccine not needed: British Airways

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British Airways' CEO is not planning to insist on a COVID vaccine for travellers.

Travel vaccine not needed: British Airways

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Demonstrators march in Louisville to mark the anniversary of the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

Demonstrators mark Breonna Taylor killing

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Demonstrators march in Louisville to mark the anniversary of the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

Demonstrators mark Breonna Taylor killing

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Denuclearisation talks between the US and North Korea have stalled in recent months.

North Korea 'unresponsive' to US outreach

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Denuclearisation talks between the US and North Korea have stalled in recent months.

North Korea 'unresponsive' to US outreach

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Time in the garden now guarantees you'll eat well all winter. Picture: Shutterstock

No need for a winter of discontent

Jackie French

In all these conversations we should be having, is anyone telling our children that sex can be pleasurable? Picture: Shutterstock

Let's talk about sex, good sex

Karen Hardy

Essie Davis in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, a classic 'cosy'. Picture: Supplied

Murder most gentle...and cosy

Tamara Lush

EVELYN'S WAR: Manly resident believes it is important to preserve Manly's Freshwater class of ferries. Photo: Tikky Hes

Ferries worth the fight for Evelyn

Rowan Cowley

GLENCOE WOOLSHED: The last remaining part of the Glencoe sheep station established by the Leake family.

Scandalous tale of lust, death and a fortune

Eileen Wood

Government urged to tackle the rotten dental health of Australia's elderly

Government urged to tackle the rotten dental health of Australia's elderly

Eileen Wood

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Instagrammers of Canberra

Michael Selles and Michelle Woodward of Bungendore.

Balloon Spectacular takes off

Keegan Carroll

Jaimee Wilson and Levi Shaw of Canberra City.

Dear Prudence wine bar's official opening

Elesa Kurtz

At just 20 months of age, Annabelle Kelly, Kurrajong, is making waves with her chooks, recently winning champion and reserve junior bird of show at Blayney. Photos: Supplied

Annabelle's champion chooks

At just 20 months of age, Annabelle Kelly, Kurrajong, is making waves with her chooks, recently winning champion and reserve junior bird of show at Blayney. Photos: Supplied

Annabelle's champion chooks

Vicki Flynn getting her hands into a Merino fleece in the Gordon Litchfield Wool woolstore in Cooma..

Affection for wool

Vicki Flynn getting her hands into a Merino fleece in the Gordon Litchfield Wool woolstore in Cooma..

Affection for wool

A chance seedling of Sedum Autumn Joy in Fiona's garden, probably a result of cross pollination.

Honeypot of autumn joy

A chance seedling of Sedum Autumn Joy in Fiona's garden, probably a result of cross pollination.

Honeypot of autumn joy