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'I have taken a decisive step': Kerr's correspondence with Queen on dismissal released

SUBSCRIBER'I have taken a decisive step': Kerr's correspondence with Queen on dismissal released

Sally Whyte
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Health authorities are yet to find a close contact using the COVID Safe app that hasn't already been found by manual contact tracing. Picture: Shutterstock

COVIDSafe app hasn't found virus contacts

Sally Whyte

Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'No excuse': ACT police moving from education to enforcement on virus rules

Peter Brewer

Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith at the West Belconnen Child and Family Centre, one of the ACT's new COVID-19 testing clinics. Picture: Jamila Toderas

No cases for three days, as ACT testing reaches record high and new clinic opens

Andrew Brown

Smoke over Canberra earlier in the year. The hazardous air forced many businesses to shut their doors. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERWeeks of choking smoke not enough for almost any ACT firms to qualify for help

Katie Burgess

Former Australian Federal Police officer Brad Turner in Papua New Guinea. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERRape, torture, murder en masse: Former AFP workers take Comcare to task

Cassandra Morgan

Anthony Lachlan Batcheldor, who is accused of driving a car at police officers and damaging their vehicle. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERMan accused of driving at police claims he did not know who they were

Blake Foden

SA Premier Steven Marshall says there's a question mark over the existing border closure timetable.

SA to reconsider NSW and ACT border rules

Tim Dornin

SUBSCRIBERPolice fear football coach may have been committing child sex offences for 20 years

Judge OKs release of Trump tell-all book

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'Desperate situation': Services warn JobSeeker cut could increase homelessness

Gillard: pandemic poses risk to gender equality gains

'I have taken a decisive step': Kerr's correspondence with Queen on dismissal released

SUBSCRIBER'I have taken a decisive step': Kerr's correspondence with Queen on dismissal released

57m ago

Glee star Naya Rivera went missing on July 8 during a boat trip with her son in California.

Glee star Naya Rivera found dead at 33

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Kelly Preston and John Travolta have two surviving children, Ella (pictured) and Benjamin.

Olivia lauds 'sweet friend' Kelly Preston

Dylan Crick, 23, who is accused of being part of a "vigilante" group. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERPlate smashed on man's head as 'vigilante' group invades home, court told

The Mediterranean diet has a high consumption of vegetables and olive oil, and moderate consumption of protein. Picture: Shutterstock

Good mood food: Can you eat yourself happy?

The Canberra Times' editorial cartoon for Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

SUBSCRIBERDavid Pope's view: Childcare's other timeline

Judge OKs release of Trump tell-all book

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Victoria records 270 new COVID-19 cases

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Virus tracing app an expensive dud: Labor

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Jail for people who break Qld virus rules

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What letters to the Queen in lead-up to Gough Whitlam's dismissal reveal

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NSW pub rules tighten after virus outbreak

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Work from home: Member for Barwon Roy Butler, a former public servant, said telework - working online from home - is a huge opportunity to decentralise government departments and create employment in regional NSW. Photo: file

Shooters' bill to get NSW public servants at work in home

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The message to governments could not be clearer, one researcher said. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERMaking polluters pay for emitting global warming gases cuts emissions: ANU research

Former prime minister Julia Gillard said there are both challenges and promising signs for progress from the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Getty Images

Gillard: pandemic poses risk to gender equality gains

Government House at Yarralumla ... a stately, unhurried residence for a stately, unhurried position. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

OPINIONWhat might we really find in the Palace letters?

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has called for changes to the Australian Defence Force's recruit training to address abuse complaints. Picture: Department of Defence

ADF training needs fix as abuse complaints continue: report

Elliot Williams

Prime minister Gough Whitlam outside Parliament House following his dismissal by the governor-general on November 11, 1975. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERWhat might the Palace letters reveal?

Steve Evans

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is strongly opposed to Australia deporting "its problems". Picture: Getty Images

Australia resumes deporting New Zealanders

Kirsten Lawson

'I have taken a decisive step': Kerr's correspondence with Queen on dismissal released

SUBSCRIBER'I have taken a decisive step': Kerr's correspondence with Queen on dismissal released

Sally Whyte
57m ago

Coronavirus presents fresh challenges

Coronavirus presents fresh challenges

The Canberra Times

Forget Raiders and the Brumbies, try 'bluebells' instead

Forget Raiders and the Brumbies, try 'bluebells' instead

Letters To The Editor

Presidential-hopeful Joe Biden mightn't have the panacea for Australia's diplomatic headaches. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONA Biden administration won't help us with China, and might even make things worse

Adam Triggs

Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'No excuse': ACT police moving from education to enforcement on virus rules

An empty Flinders Street station as the lockdown hits Melbourne. Picture: Getty

OPINIONDispatch from an ex-Canberran in Melbourne

Former prime minister Julia Gillard said there are both challenges and promising signs for progress from the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Getty Images

Gillard: pandemic poses risk to gender equality gains

Health authorities are yet to find a close contact using the COVID Safe app that hasn't already been found by manual contact tracing. Picture: Shutterstock

COVIDSafe app hasn't found virus contacts

ACT policing officers on patrol in Canberra city. Picture: Karleen Minney.

Police get nude shock as quarantine compliance doorknocks ramp up

Peter Brewer

From slips and hip pockets to pubs and clubs

DIGESTFrom slips and hip pockets to pubs and clubs

Janine Graham

Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith at the West Belconnen Child and Family Centre, one of the ACT's new COVID-19 testing clinics. Picture: Jamila Toderas

No cases for three days, as ACT testing reaches record high and new clinic opens

Andrew Brown

Jindabyne hotel busted for social distancing rule breach

Jindabyne hotel busted for social distancing rule breach

Kathryn Lewis

Director and actor Chris Baldock will chair a working group. Picture: Gavin Baker

The CAT Awards for amateur theatre might be getting a revamp

Ron Cerabona

In Gaziantep, Turkey, the restaurant Imam agdas' menu revolves around mutton. Picture: Sven Benjamins

How to make the best kebabs from around Turkey

Nadia Zerouali and Merijn Tol

Canberra writers hit out at lack of local and diverse authors in festival program

Canberra writers hit out at lack of local and diverse authors in festival program

Sally Pryor

Director and actor Chris Baldock will chair a working group. Picture: Gavin Baker

The CAT Awards for amateur theatre might be getting a revamp

McKellar Ridge Wines directors and winemakers Marina and John Sekoranja, who have purchased Point of View Vineyard in Murrumbateman. Picture: Supplied

New chapter for McKellar Ridge Wines

Amy Martin

Sour chicken soup served at the Lao temple in Kambah. Picture: Jim Laity

A warm welcome before lunch

Susan Parsons

Tim Tszyu is 'obsessed' with beating Jeff Horn. Picture: Getty

Polar opposites poised for a showdown

Scott Sio says the Brumbies have plenty of room for improvement. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBER'We need to step up': Sio's call to arms

Canterbury coach Dean Pay has quit to end constant speculation over his future with the NRL club.

Pay quits as NRL coach of the Bulldogs

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Maddison Rocci has joined the Opals squad with an eye on the Olympic Games. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBER'Honestly speechless': Rocci eyes Olympic gold

Tom Starling could be called into Canberra's 17 to help fill the void left by Josh Hodgson. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERRake could go from ball boy to saviour

Caden Helmers

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook has tested positive for coronavirus.

Rockets NBA star Westbrook has coronavirus

Joe Tapine and Josh Papalii haven't had a flu injection. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERManly gets first shot at flu vaccination: Raiders monitor rival's needle before Queensland trip

David Polkinghorne

English rising star Harry Rushton is Canberra-bound. Picture: Instagram

Raiders sign another English player for next season

Caden Helmers

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

James Higham

Thredbos new gondola, one of several key developments. Picture: Supplied

Top attractions are reopening, add these to your bucket list

The Western Explorer Highway offers a wonderful experience in its own right. While unsealed, it is an excellent road, suitable for two-wheel drive vehicles. It transects the world's largest remaining stretch of temperate rainforest. Picture: Off The Path

The ultimate Tassie road trip: The road to nowhere

Maeve McKenna

This is something you need to do every winter... but many don't

This is something you need to do every winter... but many don't

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

Dayle Latham

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

More people are wearing masks in Melbourne as the state battles a resurgence of coronavirus.

Victoria records 270 new COVID-19 cases

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Labor says the COVIDSafe contact tracing app is an expensive dud and IT bungle.

Virus tracing app an expensive dud: Labor

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Dannii Minogue has been granted an exemption to Queensland's strict coronavirus hotel quarantine.

Jail for people who break Qld virus rules

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A man waits at the Crossroads Hotel COVID-19 testing centre in southwest Sydney.

NSW pub rules tighten after virus outbreak

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Jamie Parker-Barnes has supplied the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with 100 of his hand-turned wooden spatulas. Picture: Supplied

Meet Jamie, the 14yo making diplomatic gifts for Australia

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Letters between Sir John Kerr and the Queen during the 1975 Labor dismissal have been released.

Queen tipped off on Kerr dismissal plans

Paul Osborne
32m ago

Many take the view the Australian wool industry is over-reliant on China, an industry council says.

Agriculture exports behind China reliance

Matt Coughlan
33m ago

Aged care staff across Australia could soon be ordered to wear surgical masks.

More aged care staff could soon wear masks

Daniel McCulloch
35m ago

A temporary restraining order on Mary Trump's book on President Donald Trump has been cancelled.

Judge OKs release of Trump tell-all book

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A temporary restraining order on Mary Trump's book on President Donald Trump has been cancelled.

Judge OKs release of Trump tell-all book

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China has been accused of using bullying tactics to control resources in the South China Sea.

US hardens stance on China in S.China Sea

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China has been accused of using bullying tactics to control resources in the South China Sea.

US hardens stance on China in S.China Sea

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NZ National Party leader Todd Muller says he is not the best person to lead the party at this time.

NZ opposition leader quits after weeks

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NZ National Party leader Todd Muller says he is not the best person to lead the party at this time.

NZ opposition leader quits after weeks

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Director and actor Chris Baldock will chair a working group. Picture: Gavin Baker

The CAT Awards for amateur theatre might be getting a revamp

Ron Cerabona

Canberra writers hit out at lack of local and diverse authors in festival program

Canberra writers hit out at lack of local and diverse authors in festival program

Sally Pryor

Did you know more parents would prefer to talk sex than technology with their kids?

No way: Kids aren't turning to parents for help with tech

Mathew Dickerson