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Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman, who says people need to feel safe coming forward for testing and contact tracing. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

First case linked to Sydney but authorities unsure how virus got to ACT

Jasper Lindell

All of regional NSW including Queanbeyan, pictured, will be locked down from 5pm on Saturday. Picture: Rohan Thomson

Regional NSW to enter snap lockdown

Jasper Lindell

A COVID-19 test will be conducted every 30 seconds at EPIC as the workforce is bolstered. Picture: Keegan Carroll

'Workforce pressures': Growing Delta outbreak could lead to vaccine constraints

Kathryn Lewis

ACT and NSW police establish a border check point on Saturday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Police turn 12 cars back at the border as part of compliance checks

Jasper Lindell

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Close contacts grow as exposure sites added

Andrew Brown

Until corporate and political culture undergoes massive change, we will continue making our situation worse. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHere's what we know: every tonne of CO2 is harming us

Ketan Joshi

Exhibition Park's COVID-19 testing site. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Dramatic drop in COVID-19 test wait times, close contacts prioritised

Kathryn Lewis

Staff, students and visitors of Gold Creek School, Nicholls Early Childhood Centre and Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School have been asked to come for Covid tests at a dedicated pop-up clinic. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Gold Creek School staff, students get tested after 14-year-old contracts virus

Sarah Lansdown

ACT records one new Covid case

'Stop talking shit about me': Gungahlin case might not be 'patient zero'

Border regions to financially bleed from ACT lockdown

ACT exposure sites list grows, including shops, medical centre

Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman, who says people need to feel safe coming forward for testing and contact tracing. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

First case linked to Sydney but authorities unsure how virus got to ACT

Barton Grocer owners Domenic and Kylie Costanzo. Picture: Sarah Basford Canales

PHOTOSThe small businesses hit worst by ACT's public servant exodus

Canberra's major sporting competitions all involve NSW clubs, including the Monaro Panthers, Yass Magpies, Queanbeyan Tigers and Queanbeyan Whites. The immediate future of local sport has been thrown into limbo after this week's lockdowns. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz, Keegan Carroll, Sitthixay Ditthavong

NSW lockdown causes more local sport headaches in Canberra

Hundreds of cars were lined up as people waited for Covid tests in Canberra on Friday. Picture: Keegan Carroll

ANALYSISA little give needed to strike right balance of silence and disclosure

Burak Kesmuz is finding it difficult to do business when all his customers are staying home. Picture: Steve Evans

Canberra businesses brace for bottom-line hit amid fears of long lockdown

Lines to get a COVID-19 test at the EPIC test centre on Friday took hours to get through.

EXPLAINERWhat you need to know on Canberra's second day of lockdown

Here's three cheers to Canberra's supermarket superheroes

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AIS eyed as Canberra's next mass vaccination hub

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SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONClimate doomism is the new climate denial

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Taliban capture another big Afghan city

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SUBSCRIBERPolice consider restraining restaurant under criminal assets legislation

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SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONA long book for a week-long lockdown

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Commonwealth Games wrestler and Canberra bouncer Cedric Nyamsi, 27, said he was Canberra's first COVID-19 case. Picture: Facebook

'I didn't do anything wrong': Canberra's first Covid case speaks out

Lanie Tindale

Picture: Jamila Toderas

Five ANU residences released from quarantine after negative Covid tests

Kathryn Lewis

Minister responsible for emergency relief Emma Davidson. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Free food and essential items for struggling Canberrans in lockdown

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Commonwealth Games wrestler and Canberra bouncer Cedric Nyamsi, 27, said he was Canberra's first COVID-19 case. Picture: Facebook

'I didn't do anything wrong': Canberra's first Covid case speaks out

Owners of Pilot restaurant Ross McQuinn and Dash Rumble are switching to takeaway. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra restaurants offering takeaway meals during lockdown

Karen Hardy

ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said teachers had requested five working days to prepare for online learning. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Teachers asked for week to prepare for online learning: Berry

Sarah Lansdown

Assistant director of COVID ACT nursing Regina Ginich and nurse Marisha Christian with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERWhy you shouldn't wait for Moderna or Pfizer vaccines

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NSW in statewide lockdown after 466 new cases

WATCHNSW in statewide lockdown after 466 new cases

State MPs got on social media on Saturday afternoon to announce the lockdown. Photo: FILE.

What does lockdown mean for you in NSW?

An AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERHow will Australia's Covid restrictions be eased?

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A Sydney clinic has been charging up to $250 before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Jab-charging clinic out of vaccine rollout

Hannah Ryan
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NSW police will be able to impose larger fines of $5000 for breaching COVID-19 public health orders.

NSW wakes under strict COVID-19 lockdown

Greta Stonehouse
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Australia's total COVID-19 vaccination count has passed 15 million doses.

NSW in full lockdown as defence help grows

Greta Stonehouse
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Victorian health officials are appealing for people not put off being tested for COVID-19.

Testing push amid growing Vic clusters

Emily Woods
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Scott Morrison appears reluctant to take control and lead. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONMorrison's leadership is eroding federal authority

Former PM Tony Abbott has called for a royal commission into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virus royal commission talk premature: PM

Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service Ben Morton. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERAPS bonuses stripped back in government crackdown

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is suing over two videos that he says defame him.

Barilaro defamation claim remains

Parliament House. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Federal Parliament rises, but the building to go on under strict lockdown

Karen Barlow
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Finn McHugh
Gerard Cockburn

Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

APS tells staff to work from home as ACT goes into lockdown

Doug Dingwall
Sarah Basford Canales

Barnaby Joyce says coming down heavier on anti-lockdown MP George Christensen risks a by-election.

Joyce doesn't want to make rogue MP worse

Matt Coughlan

Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson is a staunch opponent of voluntary assisted dying Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'State-sanctioned killing': Euthanasia opponent to lead inquiry

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Mandates make sense in some industries, but less so in others. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISVaccine passports are a better tool than mandating jabs for all jobs

Michelle Grattan

Get a grip on your shopping Canberra, we're better than this

Get a grip on your shopping Canberra, we're better than this

Letters to the editor

Liberal MP Kevin Andrews wrote the bill which banned the territories from legislating on euthanasia in the 1990s. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONACT's right to legislate should never have been taken away

Allan Hall

James Mussillon, centre, is escorted into the City Police Station on Thursday. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERRestaurateur accused of laundering drug money as $1m in assets restrained

The townhouse complex on Moorhouse Street in O'Connor was damaged in the fire. Picture: John-Paul Moloney

SUBSCRIBER'Somewhat inexplicable': Motive a mystery as homes go up in flames

Habib Atai, 27, was found guilty of four charges after trying to have sex with a girl with a disability before forcing her to perform oral sex. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERMan raped child with disability after saying he 'felt sorry for the girl'

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Sarah Lucas's bronze sculpture, Tittipussidad, 2018, at the National Gallery of Australia. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWWitty, provocative look at sexism

Sasha Grishin

ON THE EDGE: Asher Keddie, centre, in Nine Perfect Strangers with co-stars Tiffany Boone and Michael Shannon.

Asher Keddie faces unimaginable grief in US drama

Josh Leeson

The Hanmade Market has been cancelled again. Picture: Supplied

Handmade Market still available online after in-person event cancelled

Sarah Lucas's bronze sculpture, Tittipussidad, 2018, at the National Gallery of Australia. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWWitty, provocative look at sexism

Owners of Pilot restaurant Ross McQuinn and Dash Rumble are switching to takeaway. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra restaurants offering takeaway meals during lockdown

Karen Hardy

The Voice is on Prime 7, with judges Keith Urban, Rita Ora, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian. Picture: Network Seven.

Your lockdown survival guide: what to watch, cook and read while stuck at home

Amy Martin

The Australian Institute of Sport could be home to the next mass vaccination hub. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

AIS eyed as Canberra's next mass vaccination hub

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The Australian Institute of Sport could be home to the next mass vaccination hub. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

AIS eyed as Canberra's next mass vaccination hub

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Assistant director of COVID ACT nursing Regina Ginich and nurse Marisha Christian with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERWhy you shouldn't wait for Moderna or Pfizer vaccines

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Assistant director of COVID ACT nursing Regina Ginich and nurse Marisha Christian with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERWhy you shouldn't wait for Moderna or Pfizer vaccines

1hr ago

An AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERHow will Australia's Covid restrictions be eased?

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An AstraZeneca vaccine. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERHow will Australia's Covid restrictions be eased?

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Canberra's major sporting competitions all involve NSW clubs, including the Monaro Panthers, Yass Magpies, Queanbeyan Tigers and Queanbeyan Whites. The immediate future of local sport has been thrown into limbo after this week's lockdowns. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz, Keegan Carroll, Sitthixay Ditthavong

NSW lockdown causes more local sport headaches in Canberra

Darren Lynch tried to fly under the radar but his passing has shown the impact he had on Canberra's soccer community. Picture: supplied

Lynch remembered for his contribution to Canberra's soccer community

Hawthorn's AFLW coach Bec Goddard OAM is back in Canberra and is getting a fresh look at the ACT league. She says she likes the talent she is seeing on display. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERNew Hawks coach getting look at Canberra's AFLW talent

The Wallabies have crashed to a record 57-22 defeat as New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup.

All Blacks Bledisloe blitz stuns Wallabies

Queanbeyan City FC were fined $1000 and their NPL2 side was deducted 24 competition points for spectators abuse to a referee in July. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBEROne of the biggest fines in Canberra's soccer history handed to Queanbeyan

Isobel Cootes

Part-time Bulldog Corey Horsburgh could still play a role in the Raiders' finals charge even if he's not wearing lime green. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERGreen Bulldogs can help Raiders' cause

David Polkinghorne

The trail blazed by netball legends like Liz Ellis and Cath Cox (above) is too important to risk making today's elite players play second-fiddle to male athletes like women do in every other sport. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONNetball's Olympic Games push carries a massive risk factor

Daniel Briggs

Canberra cyclist Chloe Hosking is back racing after about a five month absence. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERHosking back racing after COVID-19 and heart scares

David Polkinghorne

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya reflects on feeling safe in her Polish haven.

Belarus sprinter feels 'safe' in Poland

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya reflects on feeling safe in her Polish haven.

Belarus sprinter feels 'safe' in Poland

Olympic 110m hurdles champ Hansle Parchment has tracked down the volunteer who helped him win.

Champ Parchment thanks his Olympic saviour

Olympic 110m hurdles champ Hansle Parchment has tracked down the volunteer who helped him win.

Champ Parchment thanks his Olympic saviour

Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura biting the Olympic gold medal of softball player Miu Goto (right).

Japanese mayor sorry for biting gold medal

Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura biting the Olympic gold medal of softball player Miu Goto (right).

Japanese mayor sorry for biting gold medal

Taliban militants have continued to seize control of Afghan cities a day after taking Kandahar.

Taliban capture another big Afghan city

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Taliban militants have continued to seize control of Afghan cities a day after taking Kandahar.

Taliban capture another big Afghan city

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Parents and their children queued in rain in Dublin as vaccinations of children and teens began.

Queues as youngsters in Ireland get jabs

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Parents and their children queued in rain in Dublin as vaccinations of children and teens began.

Queues as youngsters in Ireland get jabs

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Russia has refused to renew BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford's visa as diplomatic tensions flare

Russia might renew BBC journo's visa

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Russia has refused to renew BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford's visa as diplomatic tensions flare

Russia might renew BBC journo's visa

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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

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

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

AH THE SERENITY: City slickers are looking to abandon the offices and take up farming in a desperate strategy to flee lockdown life.

Tree-changers weigh up the cost of becoming farmers

AH THE SERENITY: City slickers are looking to abandon the offices and take up farming in a desperate strategy to flee lockdown life.

Tree-changers weigh up the cost of becoming farmers

Libby Sharpe at Ray White has been in real estate sales for 20 years in Tenterfield

'I have never seen a market like it': Property boom as city folk flock to regions

Libby Sharpe at Ray White has been in real estate sales for 20 years in Tenterfield

'I have never seen a market like it': Property boom as city folk flock to regions

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?

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Dellaram Vreeland

Having a mobile vet visit your home creates a better experience for you, your pet and the vet.

Special vet care for your pet delivered to your door

It really is spring, and it's glorious. Picture: Shutterstock

Gold! Australia's champion bloom

Jackie French

Cement contributes about 8 per cent of global CO2 emissions. Picture: Shutterstock

How is concrete made?

Rod Taylor, Fuzzy Logic

Guardian columnist and novelist Chris Power. Picture: Getty Words

REVIEWStealing reality to make fiction

Colin Steele

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

REVVED UP TO GO: Bevan Kearsley with his converted, fuel engine-powered scooter on which he plans to do a loop of the state - and beyond. His journey is being supported by Spinal Life Australia and Carers Queensland.

High road beckons for a man and his scooter

Meals service needs more wheels

Meals service needs more wheels

Picture by reader - @scottyimhoff

Instagrammers of Canberra

WWI veteran David Ainsworth, who served in a field artillery unit, travelled from Sydney to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in January, 1994.

PHOTOSFlashback Friday: The Hall of Memory

Louise Nelson and Shaun Nelson of O’Connor.

Top Dog festival honours our furry friends

Keegan Carroll

Eveready Spud sold for $34,000 at the Wagga Wagga working dog auction. Photo: AuctionsPlus

Top of $34,000 at Wagga Wagga working dog auction

Eveready Spud sold for $34,000 at the Wagga Wagga working dog auction. Photo: AuctionsPlus

Top of $34,000 at Wagga Wagga working dog auction

NSW to be locked down from 5pm

UPDATEDNSW to be locked down from 5pm

NSW to be locked down from 5pm

UPDATEDNSW to be locked down from 5pm

Sown in spring, dwarf Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia) should flower from midsummer to autumn.

Delay and you may pay

Sown in spring, dwarf Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia) should flower from midsummer to autumn.

Delay and you may pay