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ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Breakdown of Canberra's cases shows benefits of vaccination

Lucy Bladen
Jasper Lindell

The ACT Legislative Assembly will next sit on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Just one MLA is yet to at least book in for a COVID vaccination

Jasper Lindell

A bureau of statistics employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Picture: Shutterstock

Bureau of Statistics employee tests positive for COVID-19

Doug Dingwall

Canberra equine vet Allie Corripio says there have been delays in ordering ivermectin due to some falsely believing it will cure COVID. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Renewed warning on horse drug amid false COVID cure claims

Andrew Brown

Opposition education spokesman Jeremy Hanson said parents wanted clarity on when their children would return to class. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Parents need clarity': Uncertainty over Canberra's back-to-school plan

Sarah Lansdown

Senator for New South Wales Kristina Keneally. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ANALYSIS'This is the way': the factions and ructions in Keneally's lower house play

Karen Barlow

ACT police arrested the man when he returned to the shops shorty after the incident. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Man brandished tomahawk, threatened people in Hawker

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ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen Smith. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

More vaccine appointments as ACT hits 50 per cent fully vaccinated

Lucy Bladen
Alex Crowe

AGE OF THE DRAGONWe should put out the welcome mat for more US forces. And do it next week

'Shock and bewilderment': The moment history changed for John Howard

PR firm lands further $770k to boost First Nations vaccine rates

'A pandemic of the unvaccinated': ACT records 24 new cases of COVID-19

ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Breakdown of Canberra's cases shows benefits of vaccination

Coco Republic design view from Canberra Centre. Picture: Alexander and Co.

Designer furniture brand coming soon to Canberra

Finding joy in lockdown: from a dog in a mini-Mercedes Benz to a thank you note from children

Finding joy in lockdown: from a dog in a mini-Mercedes Benz to a thank you note from children

Steve Evans now, and while reporting at the scene, inset. Pictures: Steve Evans, screengrab, Getty

WATCH'They thought I was dead': how a coffee stop saved my life

Picture: Getty Images

ANALYSISHow the 9/11 attacks still affect us today

The Canberra Times editorial cartoon for Saturday, September 11, 2021.

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: Gladys sneaks away

Olympic champ finishes 28-day quarantine

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Haiti PM wanted for talk on Moise slaying

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Over 60s offered Pfizer in South Australia

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Russia accuses tech giants of interfering

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At least one dead in Mexico landslide

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COMMENTStop the witch hunts, pay attention to your own behaviour

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Sarah Collingwood from Four Winds Vineyard at Murrumbateman. Picture: Keegan Carroll

As some NSW regions ease, others still feel the lockdown squeeze

Peter Brewer

ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said participating GPs and pharmacies in the ACT were also expected to receive increased Pfizer supply. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Thousands of extra vaccine appointments now available

Alex Crowe

Aimee Kerin with two-year-old Evie who has contracted COVID-19, and four-year-old Harrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Mum 'at wit's end' after two-year-old girl catches COVID

Steve Evans

Sarah Collingwood from Four Winds Vineyard at Murrumbateman. Picture: Keegan Carroll

As some NSW regions ease, others still feel the lockdown squeeze

Check In CBR app. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Canberra's COVID check-in system to be revamped

Miriam Webber

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith, who has again urged Canberrans to come forward for COVID-19 tests when they experience any symptoms. Picture: Karleen Minney

Some Canberrans waiting so long for a test, they are going straight to hospital

Jasper Lindell

Olympic rider Shane Rose says his horse Virgil can rest at home in NSW, after weeks in quarantine.

Olympic champ finishes 28-day quarantine

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South Australia has joined the NT in offering Pfizer vaccination jabs to over 60 year olds.

Over 60s offered Pfizer in South Australia

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Stop the witch hunts, pay attention to your own behaviour

COMMENTStop the witch hunts, pay attention to your own behaviour

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland won't go into lockdown for now.

Five new cases in Qld but no lockdown

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September 11, 2001: The train that journalist Julia Driscoll was travelling on from Chicago got stuck at a tiny town in Colorado. Photos: Julia Driscoll

I was travelling solo, on a train, in the US on 9/11

Julia Driscoll
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John Howard says terrorism "is an ever-present threat" as the world marks 20 years on from 9/11.

Terror threat remains 20 years after 9/11

2hrs ago

Jessica Brown has used art to help members of her bushfire-impacted community heal.

Artistic healing rises from the ashes

Tony Magnusson

Banana the township was named after a yellow bull, but there's another fruity reason in the streets.

Big banana planned for Banana, no bull

Tracey Ferrier

Labor's Indigenous affairs spokesperson Linda Burney. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong.

PR firm lands further $770k to boost First Nations vaccine rates

F/A-18F Super Hornets sit ready as the sun sets at RAAF Base Darwin. Australia should upgrade its air bases to allow further co-operation with US forces. Picture: Department of Defence

AGE OF THE DRAGONWe should put out the welcome mat for more US forces. And do it next week

A bureau of statistics employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Picture: Shutterstock

Bureau of Statistics employee tests positive for COVID-19

Senator Kristina Keneally will run for preselection for the federal lower house seat of Fowler.

ALP's Keneally confirms lower house switch

Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott. His agency published advice about overseas travel for public servants. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Send only vaccinated public servants overseas, agencies told

Doug Dingwall

Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERLabor promises an anti-corruption body PM would be 'terrified of'

Sarah Basford Canales

NAB CEO Ross McEwan. Picture: Getty Images

Business pressure mounts on federal government for vaccine passports

Gerard Cockburn

Foreign Minister Marise Payne met with her counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta for security talks.

Payne, Dutton in Jakarta security talks

Niniek Karmini

Australia's current Paris 2030 target is far too low to help

Australia's current Paris 2030 target is far too low to help

Letters to the Editor

9/11's tragic legacy of death and despair

9/11's tragic legacy of death and despair

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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce holds the floor in the House of Representatives as Prime Minister Scott Morrison stands up. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ANALYSISMorrison is wedged between Biden and Barnaby in forging climate policy for Glasgow

Michelle Grattan

Heavily armed tactical police at the scene of the shooting. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERAlleged gunman charged over Belconnen hotel shooting

Homeless Care Packs founder Ammie Blinksell, who is also known by the name Barrett. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERHomeless Care Packs founder charged with unrelated frauds

Constable Zachary Rolfe has pleaded not guilty to murdering an Aboriginal teenager in the NT.

Prosecution appeal win in cop murder case

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Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire, was originally meant to heavily feature the Twin Towers and had to be rewritten. Picture: Sony Pictures

After 9/11: the imprint left on pop culture

Amy Martin
Ron Cerabona

Ethel Spowers, School is Out, 1935. Picture: National Gallery of Australia

REVIEWPrints celebrate joyful innocence

Sasha Grishin

Kristina Kraskov's I'm just a suburban fashionista won the Art Handlers Award in the 2021 National Photographic Portrait Prize. Picture: Supplied

Appreciate more artworks online

Ron Cerabona

Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire, was originally meant to heavily feature the Twin Towers and had to be rewritten. Picture: Sony Pictures

After 9/11: the imprint left on pop culture

Sara West and Josh Virgona star in Iggy & Ace. Picture: SBS

Zany queer comedy is addictive

Alex Henderson

Hobart poet Anna Murchison. Picture: Supplied

What's on in the Canberra literary scene September 11, 2021

Ron Cerabona

The ACT Legislative Assembly will next sit on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Just one MLA is yet to at least book in for a COVID vaccination

The ACT Legislative Assembly will next sit on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Just one MLA is yet to at least book in for a COVID vaccination

Labor's Indigenous affairs spokesperson Linda Burney. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong.

PR firm lands further $770k to boost First Nations vaccine rates

Labor's Indigenous affairs spokesperson Linda Burney. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong.

PR firm lands further $770k to boost First Nations vaccine rates

Capital golf course director Peter Kohlsdorf and (inset) Yass golfers Stuart Leahy, Nic Pollack and James Byrne. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz

Golfer frustration while play banned in ACT but allowed in NSW

Capital golf course director Peter Kohlsdorf and (inset) Yass golfers Stuart Leahy, Nic Pollack and James Byrne. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz

Golfer frustration while play banned in ACT but allowed in NSW

Quade Cooper will make his Wallabies return. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATED'Who I am as a man': How Cooper found his way back to the Wallabies

Harden have been given a $2000 fine, suspended for two years, for their spectators' racial abuse of an Indigenous team.

SUBSCRIBERHarden hit with $2k fine for spectators' racial abuse

Manuka Oval hasn't hosted a Prime Minister's XI match since 2019. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERTaliban anti-women stance set to impact Canberra cricket

Everlimegreen Jordan Rapana had an outstanding second half of the season that's helped him re-sign for two more years. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERRaiders' great expectations end in disappointment and green shoots

Abe Archibald's hopes of fighting again this year seem to be getting smaller. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A nightmare': COVID derails fight plans

Caden Helmers

A call will soon be made on the John I Dent Cup season. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

John I Dent Cup balanced on knife's edge

Caden Helmers

Rebecca Smyth was named the Brumbies' best Super W player. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERSmyth claims Brumbies' top Super W award

Caden Helmers

Canberra driver Cameron Hill would love the chance to race in the Supercars in the capital. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERHill backs Canberra Supercars return

David Polkinghorne

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is being "invited" to attend an interview with prosecutors.

Haiti PM wanted for talk on Moise slaying

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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is being "invited" to attend an interview with prosecutors.

Haiti PM wanted for talk on Moise slaying

38m ago

Russian authorities have pressured Google and Apple to remove apps of the Smart Voting initiative.

Russia accuses tech giants of interfering

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Russian authorities have pressured Google and Apple to remove apps of the Smart Voting initiative.

Russia accuses tech giants of interfering

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Rescuers scaled the immense pile of debris in Tlalnepantla to listen for anyone trapped.

At least one dead in Mexico landslide

1hr ago

Rescuers scaled the immense pile of debris in Tlalnepantla to listen for anyone trapped.

At least one dead in Mexico landslide

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The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

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

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Willie Creek pearl farm in Broome. Source: Shutterstock

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Willie Creek pearl farm in Broome. Source: Shutterstock

Been on holidays recently?

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Future living: New residential development Ives incorporates retail space as part of the strategy to provide village shopping convenience to Bruce.

Could Bruce be your perfect new suburb?

A well-designed and functional website is an important element in the success of a small business. Picture: Shutterstock

How much does a professional website cost?

FINAL GIFT: Brian Jenkins, pictured in his orchard in 2002, is one of the thousands of generous Australians who have left a gift to a charity in their Wills. His bequest to The Alfred Hospital allowed his family to create a life-changing cancer research fellowship in his name. Picture: Supplied

Australian legends: How to make a difference by including a charity in your Will

Changing lives: The Australian-made AirPhysio device helps clear airways and strengthen lungs. Picture: Supplied

Fast-growing regional business helping people breathe again

This Cheesy Leek and Bacon Macaroni Bake recipe is amazing!

This Cheesy Leek and Bacon Macaroni Bake recipe is amazing!

How to find the cleaner you can trust for your home

How to find the cleaner you can trust for your home

HEAVEN SCENT: What would spring be without a generous splash of flowers. Photo: Shutterstock

Back in bloom | Trending

Linley Wilkie

BEAT IT: Common canine cardiac issues frequently involve the heart valves. Picture: Shutterstock

You can't mend a broken heart, but you can often manage it

Dr Anne Quain

A hefty sneeze can expel air at 160km/h. Picture: Shutterstock

Can you pop your eyes out by sneezing?

Rod Taylor, Fuzzy Logic

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

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The streets of Tamworth, Warrnambool, Dubbo and Ballarat before and during lockdown.

How lockdown has emptied streets across the country

Janine Graham

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Instagrammers of Canberra

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School students Beau Henry, Torryn Allsop and Felix Murray with the top selling ram Farrer 200162, purchased by Anden White Suffolks for $11,100. Photo: Supplied

Farrer's $11,100 top White Suffolk ram bound for Victoria

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Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School students Beau Henry, Torryn Allsop and Felix Murray with the top selling ram Farrer 200162, purchased by Anden White Suffolks for $11,100. Photo: Supplied

Farrer's $11,100 top White Suffolk ram bound for Victoria

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Nutrien Bathurst agent Marcus Schembri with 26 Reiland-blood, Angus-cross heifers that sold for $1630 a head (652 cents a kilogram) at Carcoar store sale on Friday. The heifers weighed an average of 250kg and were sold by BJ and MJ Hoolihan, Black Springs. Photo: Brock Syphers

Carcoar weaners surge to $2300

Nutrien Bathurst agent Marcus Schembri with 26 Reiland-blood, Angus-cross heifers that sold for $1630 a head (652 cents a kilogram) at Carcoar store sale on Friday. The heifers weighed an average of 250kg and were sold by BJ and MJ Hoolihan, Black Springs. Photo: Brock Syphers

Carcoar weaners surge to $2300

The $11,000 equal top-priced rams purchased by Queensland buyer Mark Davey, Stanthorpe with auctioneer Brad Wilson (centre), Nutrien stud stock, Dubbo and Leanne, Robert and Ethan Endacott and Aimee Toole, Red Hill Australian White stud, Wongarbon.

Red Hill Australian White rams to $11,000 top, $7100 average

The $11,000 equal top-priced rams purchased by Queensland buyer Mark Davey, Stanthorpe with auctioneer Brad Wilson (centre), Nutrien stud stock, Dubbo and Leanne, Robert and Ethan Endacott and Aimee Toole, Red Hill Australian White stud, Wongarbon.

Red Hill Australian White rams to $11,000 top, $7100 average