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Angry Canberra Airport passengers slam 'joke' controls

Angry Canberra Airport passengers slam 'joke' controls

Steve Evans

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT residents will soon need an exemption to return home from Victoria

Daniella White

NSW Police will put an "enormous amount of resources" into patrolling state borders as lockdowns tighten once again. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Melbourne ordered back into lockdown as NSW-Victoria border closure looms

Sally Whyte
Kirsten Lawson

Australians returning from overseas have been warned they may be affected by limits on hotel quarantine numbers. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Returning Australians warned over caps on passenger arrivals

Sally Whyte

ACT Policing detected a learner driver driving 18km/h above the speed limit. Picture: ACT Policing

Learner driver's mum leaves police 'baffled' at speeding excuse

Julia Kanapathippillai

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERMorrison's national cabinet is a superficial path to federalism reform

Andrew Podger

David Christopher Laipato. Picture: Supplied

GRAPHIC CONTENTSentence slashed for domestic abuser who was bashed in prison

Cassandra Morgan

Claudia Gelonese at Luna Park on her wedding day in 2018. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERFraudster bride walks free after judge finds return to jail would be 'unsatisfactory'

Blake Foden

Harry, Meghan point to Commonwealth wrongs

SUBSCRIBERWhere has the buck stopped on robodebt and the sport rorts saga?

Charnwood clinic closes as charity suffers coronavirus strain

ANALYSISCan I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you'll need a very good reason

Angry Canberra Airport passengers slam 'joke' controls

Angry Canberra Airport passengers slam 'joke' controls

Raiders prop Sia Soliola suffered an injury that you'd expect to find in a car crash. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERSoliola blends humour and KFC ahead of his operation

WHAT A CAREER: This month marks 50 years since Helen Worland's improbable appearance at Wimbledon in 1970. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Half a century since Wimbledon showdown and still a world tennis champion

Donnie and Ronnie Galyon became the world's oldest set of conjoined twins in 2014.

Longest-surviving conjoined twins die

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MLAs Michael Petterson, Suzanne Orr, Deepak-Raj Gupta, and Education Minister Yvette Berry reveal plans to build Canberra's 90th school in Throsby. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Designs for new Throsby primary school revealed

The lockdown of Victorian unit blocks has confused residents. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERVictoria's COVID-19 situation nearly 'out-of-control'

A-League clubs hit Canberra coronavirus hurdle .. again

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Former Kasabian frontman admits assault

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Longest-surviving conjoined twins die

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Information gap as border closure looms

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Concerns for NSW-Vic border communities

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Big investment for a new flavour of M&Ms invented in Victoria

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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has come under fire from coalition colleagues.

Barilaro won't wear Libs Eden-Monaro blame

PWC has released a report that considers the financial impacts of raising or broadening the GST.

Reserve Bank warns of bumpy recovery ride

The federal government will make repay more than $700m to victims of the robodebt scheme.

Robodebt victims need to give bank details

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERMorrison's national cabinet is a superficial path to federalism reform

Attorney-General Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERWhere has the buck stopped on robodebt and the sport rorts saga?

Richard Mulgan

Secretaries Steven Kennedy (Treasury), Rosemary Huxtable (Finance) and Phil Gaetjens (Prime Minister and Cabinet). The government will need the bureaucracy's expertise during COVID-19. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERPragmatism may transform the public service's role

Doug Dingwall

The government is weighing up how to best protect vital data collected from Australians.

Government mulls sovereign data protection

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer

Homes, property and lives were lost in the fires which tore through Lake Conjola this summer. Picture: Karleen Minney

'The preparations were non-existent': what happened when the fires hit Lake Conjola

Katie Burgess

McBain delivered a 'gutsy' win for Labor in Eden-Monaro

McBain delivered a 'gutsy' win for Labor in Eden-Monaro

Letters to the editor

Have we opened up again too soon?

Have we opened up again too soon?

The Canberra Times

Does it really make sense for things like nursing and hotel management to be taught at universities rather than learnt on the job? Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONIs it the role of universities to train young people for jobs?

Vern Hughes

NSW Police will put an "enormous amount of resources" into patrolling state borders as lockdowns tighten once again. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Melbourne ordered back into lockdown as NSW-Victoria border closure looms

Australians returning from overseas have been warned they may be affected by limits on hotel quarantine numbers. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Returning Australians warned over caps on passenger arrivals

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a re-entry to lockdown in some parts of Victoria.

UPDATEDMelbourne re-enters lockdown as COVID-19 reaches record high

A St Kilda Rd tree during version 1 of Melbourne's lockdown. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTBorder closes first, then Melbourne to be ringfenced

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT residents will soon need an exemption to return home from Victoria

Daniella White

The National Health Co-op has called for government assistance to run its nine clinics after announcing the Charnwood centre closure.

Charnwood clinic closes as charity suffers coronavirus strain

Kathryn Lewis

NW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

ANALYSISCan I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you'll need a very good reason

Jon Iredell

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISHere's how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work - and how residents might be affected

Andrew Burridge

The Canberra Truffle Festival is on for another year, with a few changes due to COVID-19. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra Truffle Festival in the time of COVID-19

Amy Martin

Chanla Khanthavongsa and Jim Laity grow produce in the front yard of their Oxley home. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A garden fit for a Laotian feast

Susan Parsons

Sarah Tiong became a fan favourite in season nine of MasterChef with her various uses of pork in challenges. Picture: Channel 10.

How to cook like a MasterChef

The Canberra Truffle Festival is on for another year, with a few changes due to COVID-19. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra Truffle Festival in the time of COVID-19

Shakshuka is originally a North African dish, but found its way to the Middle East where it became a popular breakfast dish, particularly in Israel.

Breakfast recipes to warm you up during winter

Amy Martin

Leah Itsines' chocolate tart with a twist recipes includes dijon mustard. Pictures: Supplied

It's World Chocolate Day: here are some recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth

Amy Martin

Melbourne City and Western United are two of the three Victorian A-League clubs to be relocated.

A-League clubs hit Canberra coronavirus hurdle .. again

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Raiders prop Sia Soliola suffered an injury that you'd expect to find in a car crash. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERSoliola blends humour and KFC ahead of his operation

Speak up: Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams is adding her voice to the fight against racism. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERAthletes join forces to eliminate racism in sport

Joe Powell put himself on the Wallabies' radar. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERPowell leaves rugby to do contract talking

Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker, left, will have his first group 3 runner. Picture: Jon Tuxworth

SUBSCRIBERCroker sets sights on scaling Kosciuszko - and the NRL

David Polkinghorne

Kai O'Donnell is set to make his NRL debut. Picture: Raiders Media

UPDATEDO'Donnell to make Raiders debut against Storm

David Polkinghorne

Emre Guler is set to miss up to 10 weeks with an ankle injury. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERRaiders blow with Guler out for at least two months

David Polkinghorne

Issak Fines is desperate for another taste of Super Rugby action following his debut. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERFines finds new lease on Super Rugby

Caden Helmers

No exucses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ready and waiting.

Northern Territory escape turns dreaming into reality

John Rozentals

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Queensland's golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

Community hub: The Knox owner Daniel Conroy was determined to keep his staff employed and support his community. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Local businesses and their communities unite during most challenging of times

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