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Health Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

One new Covid case unlinked, another linked to nightclub

Kathryn Lewis

Scott Morrison says the shipments of extra Pfizer doses will arrive over the coming week. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Aust to get 1m more Pfizer doses in deal with Poland, most go to NSW

Harley Dennett

ANU students across nine residence halls were forced into isolation after several students were deemed close contacts. Picture: Shutterstock

ANU students test negative, all residences released from quarantine

Kathryn Lewis

Parking at ACT government-run spaces will be free during lockdown.. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Free parking for essential workers in lockdown

Kathryn Lewis
1hr ago

Medical staff collect test samples at the Exhibition Park drive-through testing clinic on Friday. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Basketball stadium an exposure site, case numbers expected to rise

Jasper Lindell

NSW has recorded 415 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases.

NSW records 415 new COVID-19 cases

Liv Casben
1hr ago

Defence's newly built ACT Health Centre at RMC Duntroon has been used for Covid vaccinations and will now expand to provide Covid testing for the wider Defence community in Canberra. Picture: Department of Defence

Covid testing at Duntroon expands to ease pressure on ACT facilities

Harley Dennett
2hrs ago

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

Kathryn Lewis

SUBSCRIBERBattery storage system fires on the rise in the ACT

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONThe Nationals are in the service of 'the evil one'

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

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

Health Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

One new Covid case unlinked, another linked to nightclub

Coles Tuggeranong store manager Beau king with staff Alex Goldsworthy, Charlotte Luff, Jemma King and Natallie Williamson. Picture: Megan Doherty

OPINIONHere's three cheers to Canberra's supermarket superheroes

Let's do lockdown with love in our hearts. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWhat we learned from lockdown last time

E-readers are truly a magical creation. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONA long book for a week-long lockdown

Bethany Harrison is about to finish her nursing and paramedicine studies at Australian Catholic University and hopes to help with the vaccine effort. Picture: Keegan Carroll

'We can help': ACT students eager to join COVID-19 fight

Seamans Hut was built in 1929 as an emergency shelter for back-country adventurers. Picture: Michael Scott Lees

SUBSCRIBERThe forgotten half of skiing tragedy

Police hunt aged care home sex attacker

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SUBSCRIBERWhat is next for the Campbell sisters?

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Afghan cities taken over by the Taliban

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Wild winds hit Tas closing roads, bridges

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Japan's Suga pledges not to wage war again

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COVID-19's impact on NSW: the numbers

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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 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

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

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

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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

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

Parking at ACT government-run spaces will be free during lockdown.. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Free parking for essential workers in lockdown

Kathryn Lewis
1hr ago

Emergency services had to clear the busy Tasman Bridge (above) after winds blew a boat off a trailer

Wild winds hit Tas closing roads, bridges

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Police patrolling Bondi Beach on horseback in Sydney.

COVID-19's impact on NSW: the numbers

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Deputy premier John Barilaro joined premier Gladys Berejiklian in today's press conference. Photo: FILE.

WATCHOver 400 cases as locked down NSW reaches 5 million jabs

Premier Daniel Andrews. File photo. Picture: NONI HYETT

UPDATEDMore than 80,000 extra vaccine appointments made available

2hrs ago

Australia's jobless rate is set to spike above five per cent again in coming months.

Jobless rate to rise in weakened economy

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
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A resident at a Geelong aged care home was sexually assaulted.

Police hunt aged care home sex attacker

Liz Hobday
8m ago

NSW has recorded 415 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases.

NSW records 415 new COVID-19 cases

Liv Casben
1hr ago

A police officer suffered a stab wound following a neighbourhood dispute south of Sydney.

NSW police officer stabbed, woman in court

1hr ago

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

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

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONMorrison's leadership is eroding federal authority

Crispin Hull

We should be grateful for strong, calm leadership in ACT

We should be grateful for strong, calm leadership in ACT

Letters to the editor

No time for 'she'll be right' in vaccination race

No time for 'she'll be right' in vaccination race

Sunday Canberra Times

Officers take James Mussillon into City Police Station following his arrest on Thursday. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERPolice consider restraining restaurant under criminal assets legislation

Adam Chavasse outside court in March. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERReformed sex toy thief 'a bright light in otherwise dark tunnel'

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

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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

Parking at ACT government-run spaces will be free during lockdown.. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Free parking for essential workers in lockdown

1hr ago

Parking at ACT government-run spaces will be free during lockdown.. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Free parking for essential workers in lockdown

1hr ago

Defence's newly built ACT Health Centre at RMC Duntroon has been used for Covid vaccinations and will now expand to provide Covid testing for the wider Defence community in Canberra. Picture: Department of Defence

Covid testing at Duntroon expands to ease pressure on ACT facilities

2hrs ago

Defence's newly built ACT Health Centre at RMC Duntroon has been used for Covid vaccinations and will now expand to provide Covid testing for the wider Defence community in Canberra. Picture: Department of Defence

Covid testing at Duntroon expands to ease pressure on ACT facilities

2hrs ago

Health Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

One new Covid case unlinked, another linked to nightclub

Health Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

One new Covid case unlinked, another linked to nightclub

Bronte and Cate Campbell celebrate their Olympic gold medal win in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Tokyo with Emma McKeon and Meg Harris. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERWhat is next for the Campbell sisters?

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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

Jason Moloney claimed the WBC silver bantamweight championship with a win over Joshua Greer Jr. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBER'It hasn't been easy': Moloney to swap boxing for babies

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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

Isobel Cootes

Browne Park in Rockhampton will host NRL matches in the closing rounds of this season.

NRL confirms season to continue in Qld

Melissa Woods
2hrs ago

The Wallabies will need to regroup quickly before they next face the All Blacks later this month.

Wallabies head to Perth, tail between legs

Ben McKay
1hr ago

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

All Blacks Bledisloe blitz stuns Wallabies

Ben McKay

Bronte and Cate Campbell celebrate their Olympic gold medal win in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Tokyo with Emma McKeon and Meg Harris. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERWhat is next for the Campbell sisters?

25m ago

Bronte and Cate Campbell celebrate their Olympic gold medal win in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Tokyo with Emma McKeon and Meg Harris. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERWhat is next for the Campbell sisters?

25m ago

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

The Taliban has seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's government.

Afghan cities taken over by the Taliban

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The Taliban has seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's government.

Afghan cities taken over by the Taliban

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The Yasukuni Shinto shrine in Tokyo honours more than 2.4 million war dead.

Japan's Suga pledges not to wage war again

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The Yasukuni Shinto shrine in Tokyo honours more than 2.4 million war dead.

Japan's Suga pledges not to wage war again

48m ago

There have been multiple incidents of tankers being hijacked in Lebanon amid a fuel crisis.

Fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon kills 20

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There have been multiple incidents of tankers being hijacked in Lebanon amid a fuel crisis.

Fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon kills 20

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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

Liam Hemsworth makes Jamee's day out shopping

Liam Hemsworth makes Jamee's day out shopping

Agron Latifi
1hr ago

Get kitted up: Give your gear an upgrade this World Photography Day with deals from Australian Coupons. Photo: Shutterstock

Calling all shutterbugs, photogs and paparazzi - It's World Photography Day

Sam Read

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

Gold! Australia's champion bloom

Jackie French

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

The Topsoil Organic team. The Forbes compost producer has been awarded $300,000, allowing it to grow its team from five to 20 within the year. Photo: Topsoil Organics

Given a leg up to grow jobs

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The Topsoil Organic team. The Forbes compost producer has been awarded $300,000, allowing it to grow its team from five to 20 within the year. Photo: Topsoil Organics

Given a leg up to grow jobs

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It is going to be a dry week for most of Australia. Image: Bureau of Meteorology.

Week ahead in weather | NATIONAL WRAP

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It is going to be a dry week for most of Australia. Image: Bureau of Meteorology.

Week ahead in weather | NATIONAL WRAP

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Warren's Frances Wilson posted a performance to the Buy from the Bush Instagram. Photo: Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan, B Creative

Love sent in lockdown

Warren's Frances Wilson posted a performance to the Buy from the Bush Instagram. Photo: Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan, B Creative

Love sent in lockdown