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Lake George fills up with water during heavy rainfall on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Lake George covered in water, Scrivener Dam floodgates open, as rain drenches ACT

Doug Dingwall

ACT Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Vanessa Johnston strongly advised ACT residents not to travel to Newcastle or greater Sydney. Picture: Jamila Toderas

ACT free of active coronavirus cases; travel warning remains

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Farmers round up sheep onto dry land as Lake George fills up with water due to heavy rainfall on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Bungendore flooded, Federal Highway lanes closed, warnings for Qbn and Oaks Estate

Doug Dingwall
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An anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne has resulted in six arrests.

Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic

Angelo Risso
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Anne Chaill Lambert is unsure when she will be able to get back to the ACT. Picture: Supplied

'We've got nowhere to go': Canberrans stranded at border as negotiations with NSW continue

Sarah Lansdown
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Dr Nathalie Dehorter, an emerging global neuroscience expert based at the ANU, who says better funding is needed for younger researchers. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

More funding needed for future of Australian medical research, peak body says

Jasper Lindell

Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Acting Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly after Friday's national cabinet meeting. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Eleven Victorian MPs to quarantine in ACT as virtual parliament option explored

Sally Whyte

ACT Chief Minister and Labor leader Andrew Barr Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERLabor on track to win 2020 ACT election despite losing votes: poll

Dan Jervis-Bardy

OPINIONTrump's interview is just more evidence everything is broken

Effluent discharged into Molonglo River after heavy rainfall

Southern NSW battered by rain, SES kept busy

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Hospital worker among 10 NSW virus cases

Lake George fills up with water during heavy rainfall on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Lake George covered in water, Scrivener Dam floodgates open, as rain drenches ACT

Richard Fidler at 25, surveying the city near Prague Castle, on his first visit in 1990. Picture: Supplied

Richard Fidler on crossing the threshold of Prague

Didi driver Kishan Prajapati disinfects his car in preparation for the app's launch on Monday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Fourth rideshare platform for Canberra set to launch

Canberra's Michael Matthews claimed third in the Milan-Sanremo despite a crash. Picture: Team Sunweb

SUBSCRIBERMatthews shines in Monumental podium despite crash

Patrons play blackjack at Casino Canberra which boasts new COVID-19 measures to ensure social distancing between players. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT entertainment venues open doors for next stage of reboot

Peter Broelman's view: Highway to hell

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'We've got nowhere to go': Canberrans stranded at border as negotiations with NSW continue

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Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic

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Free kinder across Victoria for term three

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Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill

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Queensland tourism gets Ekka weekend boost

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S. Korea downpours leave at least 30 dead

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The national cabinet will meet to get the latest health and economic advice concerning COVID-19.

Feds urge unity as Vic premier faces heat

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the tough restrictions in Victoria will push unemployment closer to 10 per cent. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

JobKeeper rules to change due to Victorian outbreak

Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a press conference at Parliament House. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Economic cost of Victorian lockdown revealed

MPs sit at a distance during question time in July. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Parliament to go ahead but Victorian MPs pose 'significant risk' to ACT

So much crossover of responsibilities in a federal system means it is difficult for close watchers to discern who is at fault for what - let alone someone who isn't paying much attention. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHow do we know who we're meant to hold accountable on COVID-19?

John Warhurst

Is it time to make a real Canberra bubble? Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISWill the Canberra bubble become a reality?

Sally Whyte

Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said Australia would give $1 million each to the World Food Program and Red Cross. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Australian government pledges $2m to Lebanon after horrific blast

Kathryn Lewis

The Australian Taxation Office's building in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERATO lifts spend on call centre contracts in response to tax time surge

Doug Dingwall

Risks and profits in ACT's cocaine habit

Risks and profits in ACT's cocaine habit

The Sunday Canberra Times

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner

Avoiding nuclear war has been more than luck

Avoiding nuclear war has been more than luck

Letters to the editor

John XXIII College. Picture: Google Maps

SUBSCRIBERJudge awards former ANU student more than $420k over rape

A shopper approaches Joshua Sullivan from behind and prepares to place the 27-year-old in a "bear hug" to restrain him at Woolworths in Calwell. Picture: Supplied, CCTV

SUBSCRIBERBrothers thwarted by shoppers jailed for 'terrifying' hold-ups

Detective Inspector Marcus Boorman has labelled the actions of the 22-year-old reprehensible. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'Recipe for disaster': Alleged drug driver clocked at 190km/h

Anne Chaill Lambert is unsure when she will be able to get back to the ACT. Picture: Supplied

'We've got nowhere to go': Canberrans stranded at border as negotiations with NSW continue

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ACT Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Vanessa Johnston strongly advised ACT residents not to travel to Newcastle or greater Sydney. Picture: Jamila Toderas

ACT free of active coronavirus cases; travel warning remains

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ANU student. Charlotte McKenna, says that the biggest issue with the COVID-19 crisis is the loss of her support networks which has impacted her personal life and her studies. Picture: Elesa Kurtz - THE CANBERRA TIMES, ACM

SUBSCRIBER'They don't have security, don't have certainty': The hard road ahead for young Canberrans

Dr Jai Galliott in Batemans Bay. His fiancee is in Russia. Picture: Kerrie O'Connor

SUBSCRIBERHidden tragedy of couples split apart by block on travel

The numbers may just be levelling off, Victorian authorities suggested today.

DIGESTVictorian authorities hopeful cases are stabilising

Alex Crowe