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Jade Corby at his parents' destroyed property at Wandella, which was ripped apart from a firestorm created by the Badja Forest Road bushfire, at the start of the year. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERGreen grass returns to Wandella, but fire scars still haunt community

Peter Brewer

A repatriation flight from Nepal arriving at Canberra Airport. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERAlmost one in three ACT international arrivals not tested for COVID-19

Daniella White

NSW Rural Fire Service escort Bungendore's "Firies' Fridge" to the National Museum of Australia. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Interstate bushfire crews came to Queanbeyan with faulty trucks

Katie Burgess

The July 23 economic statement poses just as many risks to the PM as a byelection does to the Opposition Leader. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

OPINIONToday is crucial for Albanese, but another date is more important for Morrison

Michelle Grattan

Centrelink recipients will be refunded, some in installments. Picture: Karleen Minney

Robodebt refunds begin, but there's a catch

Sally Whyte

Rodney Bloxsome, who will be re-sentenced for his role in a meth-fuelled crime spree after having two rape convictions overturned on appeal.

SUBSCRIBERFormer most wanted man has rape convictions overturned

Blake Foden

Liberals candidate Fiona Kotvojs chatting to Jerrabomberra locals before the byelection. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Eden-Monaro byelection down to the wire as arrest made over emails

Sally Whyte
Rex Martinich

ACT Policing will crack down on speeding this month.

'Speeds that go beyond stupidity': Police crack down on big increase in speeding

Kathryn Lewis

Difficult to see sports grants as transparent or accountable: Audit Office

SUBSCRIBERHow dept's new $78m building will handle COVID restrictions

SUBSCRIBERJudge finds baby could have choked himself with tissues amid 'disarray'

SUBSCRIBER'I will give you one word of advice': Judge's message to dock-jumping accused

Jade Corby at his parents' destroyed property at Wandella, which was ripped apart from a firestorm created by the Badja Forest Road bushfire, at the start of the year. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERGreen grass returns to Wandella, but fire scars still haunt community

Raiders second-rower John Bateman has officially signed with Wigan. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERNew deal signed: Bateman locks in his post-Raiders plans

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QUIET ACHIEVERS: John 'Wacka' Williams said many of the Nationals' achievements go unheralded.

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Thredbo's beginners' slope on Friday. Picture: Resort webcam

SUBSCRIBERSkiers keep powder dry over Melbourne tourist COVID fears

Koala populations all across Australia are declining. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISHow did our environmental laws get so broken, and what can we do to fix them?

David Pope's view: Safe haven visa application

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Govt to keep Powerhouse in Ultimo open

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Eden-Monaro voters go to polls amid virus

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Minister for Veterans' and Defence Personnel Darren Chester. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Labor condemns delays to veterans affairs reforms

Koala populations all across Australia are declining. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISHow did our environmental laws get so broken, and what can we do to fix them?

A new poll suggests Kristy McBain will win the Eden-Monaro byelection. Picture: Karleen Minney

Labor holds advantage heading into byelection: poll

The July 23 economic statement poses just as many risks to the PM as a byelection does to the Opposition Leader. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

OPINIONToday is crucial for Albanese, but another date is more important for Morrison

Labor's Kristy McBain hopes to replace retiring MP Mike Kelly in the federal seat of Eden-Monaro.

Final pitches made in Eden-Monaro campaign

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer

Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann has declined to comment on a report that he will quit politics.

Cormann to quit federal politics: report

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a recent press conference. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Let me be clear': the worst of political jargon

QUIET ACHIEVERS: John 'Wacka' Williams said many of the Nationals' achievements go unheralded.

IN DEPTHCan the Nationals stay relevant in a crowded political landscape?

Jamieson Murphy
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The Eden-Monaro byelection is a matter of life and death

The Eden-Monaro byelection is a matter of life and death

Letters to the editor

Punitive social security payment levels have a compounding effect on the lives of children. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONChildren should not be victims in the welfare wars

Penny Dakin

Eden-Monaro byelection is too hard to call

Eden-Monaro byelection is too hard to call

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A repatriation flight from Nepal arriving at Canberra Airport. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERAlmost one in three ACT international arrivals not tested for COVID-19

Five things you need to know now

DIGESTFive things you need to know now

Thousands of people have refused testing in Victoria amid a resurgence of COVID-19. Picture: Karleen Minney

Health authorities warn 'we're all at risk from resurgence'

'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

How COVID-19 fallout could hurt uni graduates for a decade

Dr Kyla Bremner examines a patient at the COVID-19 testing clinic in Crace. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhat's the new coronavirus saliva test, and how does it work?

Deborah Williamson, Allen Cheng and Sharon Lewin

Researcher Dr Pawan Parajuli at ANU is among a team that has been carrying out testing of Canberra's sewage for traces of coronavirus. Picture: Jamie Kidston

Researchers have been examining our sewage, looking for COVID-19

Andrew Brown

Economist Saul Eslake. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Pain on the way post-September, economists warn

Kirsten Lawson

Paris Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

DIGESTParis Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

Janine Graham

Hitting the road in NSW this school holidays, well we have the perfect song list for your. Photo: Shutterstock

The ultimate road trip playlist for these school holidays

Kim Chappell
Samantha Townsend

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic. Picture: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox.

Is there more to these stories?

Ron Cerabona

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Why we love Unsolved Mysteries

Daryl Sparkes

Hitting the road in NSW this school holidays, well we have the perfect song list for your. Photo: Shutterstock

The ultimate road trip playlist for these school holidays

Photographer Scott Leggo was forced to shut his gallery due to coronavirus, but has now turned his prints into puzzles to cash in on social distancing boredom. Picture: Karleen Minney

Power of art during a pandemic

Peter Wilkins