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Was Canberra murder victim Keren Rowland one of Ivan Milat's earliest victims?

SUBSCRIBERWas Canberra murder victim Keren Rowland one of Ivan Milat's earliest victims?

Peter Brewer
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The public service has more casuals and non-ongoing staff than at any point in the past 20 years. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERAPS hits 20-year peak for casual staff

Elliot Williams

Eurobodalla Shire Council confirmed they were called to clean up at Malua Bay following schoolies parties this week. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERPolice break up gatherings of hundreds as schoolies hits South Coast

Alex Crowe

ACT Greens minister and member for Murrumbidgee Emma Davidson, who says the temporary car park at Cooleman Court is a poor planning decision. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Poor planning': Greens minister criticises Weston Creek car park plan

Jasper Lindell

The fire-ravaged ruins of a government house in Gilmore, which has been left in place for almost a year. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERFire-ravaged government house left untouched for 11 months

Jasper Lindell

CFMMEU Victorian secretary John Setka attends Melbourne Magistrates Court in 2019. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONWho would have thought John Setka would be such a unifying force?

Michelle Grattan

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SUBSCRIBERMan, 31, to spend Christmas in jail after airpods assault

Peter Brewer

Australia's hotel quarantine system must be "the very best it can be", Professor Paul Kelly says.

No need for vaccine this year: CMO

Andi Yu

Trump's final election fraud lawsuit fails

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIt's a terrible year for Australians and good government

SUBSCRIBERBarr wants international students to return to Canberra by February

Car rams New York protest, six injured

Was Canberra murder victim Keren Rowland one of Ivan Milat's earliest victims?

SUBSCRIBERWas Canberra murder victim Keren Rowland one of Ivan Milat's earliest victims?

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Abbreviation-loving Aussies pick 'iso' as word of the year

Start your engines for the great war of 2020. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThe highs and lows of a grassroots campaigner

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Lizzie O'Shea has collected the sets of plastic cutlery and cheese and biscuit snacks provided to her while in hotel quarantine and plans to donate to a homelessness service. Picture: Supplied

Aussies connect online for help getting home for Christmas

Jasmine, 3, Justin, and Jenny Watson from Kaleen were ready for a festive night of carols. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Carols by Candlelight brings cheer to the capital

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The Canberra Times editorial cartoon for Sunday, December 13, 2020.

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: Use the Force, Donny

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Potential tax incentive for career change

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US poised to hit 16 million COVID cases

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Murder charge after NSW servo stabbing

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China targets steeper carbon cut by 2030

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Experts probe if wind farms affect sleep

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British navy called in for no-deal Brexit

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A Treasury discussion paper suggests tax deductions to help people change careers.

Potential tax incentive for career change

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A 24-year-old man is due to face the Newcastle Local Court charged with murder after a stabbing.

Murder charge after NSW servo stabbing

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A Flinders University study reveals wind farms have a subtle effect on our sleep.

Experts probe if wind farms affect sleep

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NSW Police have arrested seven youths and an 18-year-old over a spate of muggings in the Sydney CBD.

Teens, 13, charged over Sydney muggings

2hrs ago

Australian stargazers are set for some spectacular meteor and shooting star action.

Space show to light up Australia's skies

Aaron Bunch
2hrs ago

The public service has more casuals and non-ongoing staff than at any point in the past 20 years. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERAPS hits 20-year peak for casual staff

Elliot Williams

A crime scene has been set up at a Sydney home after a man was stabbed in the chest.

Sydney man stabbed at home by passer-by

Produced as a one-off in 1970, the radical Torana GTR-X concept car from the Holden heritage collection is headed for South Australia. Picture: Supplied

Snub to national museum sends Holden's heritage to the regions

Peter Brewer

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Friday's national cabinet meeting. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

National cabinet agrees to new travel rules for diplomats, green tape cuts

Prime Minister Scott Morrison thanked the public service on Thursday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Their finest year': PM praises public service performance during pandemic

National cabinet has broadened its outlook beyond coronavirus at its final meeting for the year.

National cabinet looks at economic reform

Christian Porter defied both the laws of physics and the ocean during question time on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Vroom-vroom, it's politics as usual during last question time of 2020

Malcolm Turnbull says Australia faces "very large barriers" to trading with the European Union.

Turnbull warns on Australian-style Brexit

Sam Blewett

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ASIO's work should be known to Australians: Dutton

Harley Dennett

Veteran Labor MP Warren Snowdon has announced he will quit federal politics at the next election.

NT MP Snowdon to depart at next election

Matt Coughlan

People lining up for 'Democracy Sausages'. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Count pre-polls before voting stops for faster result: report

Sally Whyte

Who should we put first when it comes to getting the coronavirus vaccine? Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONVaccine priority case, coming through!

Nicholas Stuart
2hrs ago

Pain can never end for ACT murder victims' families

Pain can never end for ACT murder victims' families

The Sunday Canberra Times
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Just how big will the AWM ultimately have to become?

Just how big will the AWM ultimately have to become?

Letters To The Editor
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Dale Goesch, who will be sentenced for several offences on January 20. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBER'He's got a gun': Scaffolder bailed after inner-south burglary spree

The front of the ACT courts, where James Raftery should have exited. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERAlleged fraudster makes dramatic court escape

About 450kg of MDMA was found inside an excavator imported to Brisbane from Southampton in March.

MDMA-filled excavator prompts five arrests

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Caoilinn Springall as Iris, left, and George Clooney as Augustine in Midnight Sky. Picture: Netflix

REVIEWSci-fi that's slow and too familiar

ron cerabona

Comedian Chris Ryan at her home in Garran. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Dear Santa: a grown-up Christmas list from three Canberra women

Singer Dean Abbott credits his positive headspace for helping him through COVID-19. Picture: Karleen Minney

The headspace that helped a musician survive lockdown

Amy Martin

Caoilinn Springall as Iris, left, and George Clooney as Augustine in Midnight Sky. Picture: Netflix

REVIEWSci-fi that's slow and too familiar

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How '50s housewives got political

Hannah Viney

A scene from the original Lassie Come Home. Picture: Getty Images

Remake reinforces special bond

Vanessa Rohlf

Lizzie O'Shea has collected the sets of plastic cutlery and cheese and biscuit snacks provided to her while in hotel quarantine and plans to donate to a homelessness service. Picture: Supplied

Aussies connect online for help getting home for Christmas

Lizzie O'Shea has collected the sets of plastic cutlery and cheese and biscuit snacks provided to her while in hotel quarantine and plans to donate to a homelessness service. Picture: Supplied

Aussies connect online for help getting home for Christmas

The spilkes are the problem.

EXPLAINERWhy has the UQ vaccine been pulled?

The spilkes are the problem.

EXPLAINERWhy has the UQ vaccine been pulled?

Australian scientists must be devastated, but also confident in the sacrifice they have made for the greater vaccine project. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISAbandoned vaccine is actually a sign of Australia's coronavirus success

Australian scientists must be devastated, but also confident in the sacrifice they have made for the greater vaccine project. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISAbandoned vaccine is actually a sign of Australia's coronavirus success

Ricky Stuart has welcomed the NRL's new rules changes. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERStuart praises new NRL rule changes

Queanbeyan's Mark Solway scored his maiden double ton. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Legendary dad catches Solway's first double ton

Brock Jarvis made a statement to claim a pair of regional featherweight titles in Canberra. Picture: Jess Grey

SUBSCRIBERCapital gain: Lonergan's plan for Jarvis

Opener Marcus Stoinis scored 61 off 37 balls for the Stars. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERThunder fall short at Manuka after howling Khawaja decision

Britt Smart is looking to help the Capitals secure a second chance in the playoffs. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERCapitals get Smart as they chase history

Caden Helmers

Kate Greenacre starred for the ACT Master's team in their win over Victoria Metro. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERAFL Masters the light for Victoria Metro after lockdown

Lucie Bertoldo

Queanbeyan Cup winner Havaduel with jockey Blaike McDougall. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER'It's time to move him on': Cleary hoping for fast finish with Havaduel

Lucie Bertoldo

Brock Jarvis and Mark Schleibs took centre stage in Canberra on Friday night.

Jarvis shines bright in Canberra

Caden Helmers

Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Perth: city of so many stories

Perth: city of so many stories

Sue Wallace
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The Tiwi Island Retreat is accessible only by boat. Picture: Michael Turtle

Take laidback luxury to the limit

Michael Turtle

Daintree: where the Dreamtime meets adventure

Daintree: where the Dreamtime meets adventure

Craig Tansley

Top deals: save up to 45% on SA houseboat

Top deals: save up to 45% on SA houseboat

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Memory Walk champion Kerrie and her daughters Carla and Josie.

Stepping out: Daughter Kerrie embraces Memory Walk & Jog in honour of her life-loving Mum

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

Five reasons we all love a Canberra Christmas

Five reasons we all love a Canberra Christmas

Reach for the sky; The completed High Society glass towers feature 541 apartments. Picture: Supplied

Scale the peaks of the Canberra suburb in the sky

Future outlook: Australian ag leaders share insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead

Future outlook: Australian ag leaders share insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead

How your home could help take away financial stress in your retirement

How your home could help take away financial stress in your retirement

Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

Emma Brown

US healthcare workers are first in line to receive the COVID-19 shots when they arrive this week.

US poised to hit 16 million COVID cases

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US healthcare workers are first in line to receive the COVID-19 shots when they arrive this week.

US poised to hit 16 million COVID cases

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has outlined plans to lower the nation's carbon emissions by 2030.

China targets steeper carbon cut by 2030

1hr ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping has outlined plans to lower the nation's carbon emissions by 2030.

China targets steeper carbon cut by 2030

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Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen say a trade deal is unlikely.

British navy called in for no-deal Brexit

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Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen say a trade deal is unlikely.

British navy called in for no-deal Brexit

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Grow enough and there'll be plenty for you and visiting critters. Picture: Shutterstock

Peas on Earth and goodwill to all*

Jackie French

Phryne Fisher creator Kerry Greenwood. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWPhryne Fisher back in fine form

Mark Thomas

Hands off my cake, little sister. Picture: Julie Fitzgerald (my mum, circa 1970)

OPINIONAre birthday wishes still allowed when you're an adult?

Karen Hardy

Studies show that people eat more if they eat in company. Picture: Shutterstock

What is 'early satiety' and why does it matter?

Elizabeth Low, Nathan D'Cunha, Dr Jane Kellett, A/Prof Nenad Naumovski

SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

Knitting nannas native forest campaigners

Hazel Bradley

See Floriade in all its glory in Canberra on this Travelrite/The Senior escorted tour with Maureen and Paul Lucas. Photo: Paul Lucas

Join us for a tour of country's best gardens

The top prescription medications in Australia

The top prescription medications in Australia

Samara Ross

September 20, 1989: The swing set at the Hawker shops.

Born to ride

Picture by reader: @portraitsofpoppy

Instagrammers of Canberra

Nehal, Sana and Nishi Chatley, of Bonner.

Fans front up for run feast

Dion Georgopoulos

Tamaya of Bruce and Paris Cowan of Lyneham.

Splish splash at Canberra Aqua Park

Wallabadah Jockey Club committee members Peter Jenkins and Tim Mackie are looking ahead to 2022 after COVID-19 forced the New Year's Day event to be cancelled. Photo: Billy Jupp

Focus turns to 2022 as annual New Year's Day races scrapped

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Wallabadah Jockey Club committee members Peter Jenkins and Tim Mackie are looking ahead to 2022 after COVID-19 forced the New Year's Day event to be cancelled. Photo: Billy Jupp

Focus turns to 2022 as annual New Year's Day races scrapped

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Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson, NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall and Tamworth Agricultural Institute's chickpea breeder Dr Christy Hobson welcome the funding announcement. Photo: Billy Jupp

Funding cash splash to help chickpea industry grow

Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson, NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall and Tamworth Agricultural Institute's chickpea breeder Dr Christy Hobson welcome the funding announcement. Photo: Billy Jupp

Funding cash splash to help chickpea industry grow

Kate Gadsby with her book, Convict, Capitalists and Corruption launched at her home, Binnowee, Euchareena.

Historic Nubrygyn

Kate Gadsby with her book, Convict, Capitalists and Corruption launched at her home, Binnowee, Euchareena.

Historic Nubrygyn