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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

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'If you want to embarrass the senator, do it in another forum': judge warns

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Guests are being evacuated from Melbourne Airport's Holiday Inn as COVID infections are examined.

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Former ACT Liberals leader Alistair Coe has been found to have breached the MLA Code of Conduct after a printer in his office was used to print campaign material ahead of last year's election. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

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Former senator David Leyonhjelm was threatened with a huge fine. Picture: Getty Images

Leyonhjelm rapped by medicines regulator for horse medicine tweets

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The commission found that public officials involved in major procurement decisions or recruitment were "rarely required" to declare they did not have a conflict of interest. Picture: Peter Brewer

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A cyclist was hit by a car on William Hovell Drive on October 3. Picture: Screenshot

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Grease Monkey owner Nick Tuckwell welcomed business support in Tuesday's budget. Picture: Karleen Minney

Grease Monkey welcomes budget support as 'every cent helps'

Kavita Ogale, Vikas Sharma and Pihu Sharma, 6. Picture: Supplied

Rising cost of living front of mind for Canberra families

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have announced the birth of their son.

Princess Eugenie gives birth to boy

The Canberra Times' editorial cartoon for Wednesday, February 10, 2021.

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Victoria hotel closed after COVID outbreak

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The ACT budget 2020-21 was handed down on Tuesday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Everything you need to know about the ACT budget

Andrew Barr speaks about his government's latest budget, which revealed funding delays for Canberra's proposed Home of Football. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERDelays for Canberra's Home of Football

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr handed down his ninth ACT budget on Tuesday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERVaccine, open borders key to ACT's budget bounce-back

Dan Jervis-Bardy

The ACT budget allocated $240 million to the construction of the Woden campus of the Canberra Institute of Technology. Picture: Supplied

Record infrastructure spending despite lack of new projects

Lucy Bladen

Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Mixed reaction to ACT budget from industry and political leaders

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A NSW report has found Crown Resorts enabled money laundering and is not suitable to run a casino.

Crown must 'blow itself up': NSW regulator

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Leyonhjelm rapped by medicines regulator for horse medicine tweets

JAWS OF DEATH: Keepers are reporting a shortfall in funnel web spiders available to be milked for their venom. Picture: Australian Reptile Park

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POKÉ-MANIA: Tegan Perry has kept her Pokémon card collection in good condition, a key in how valuable they are. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Collectors shift focus as Pokémon card values explode

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Construction firms are struggling to pay their bills due to the lasting impact of the pandemic.

Consumers stay 'extraordinarily confident'

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Senator Matt Canavan has accused China of frustrating an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

China accused of frustrating virus inquiry

Daniel McCulloch and Paul Osborne
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Victoria hotel closed after COVID outbreak

Benita Kolovos and Callum Godde
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ExxonMobil is closing its oil refinery at Altona in Melbourne, with 300 people to lose their jobs.

Jobs to go as Exxon closes Altona refinery

Liz Hobday
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A LNP MP has denied trying to wedge his federal leader over climate change policy.

Canavan denies wedging leader over climate

China accused of frustrating virus inquiry

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Australia's chief medical officer has sought to quell concerns about the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.

Vaccine will tackle new variants: Kelly

Australia rejects China's claims of interference in the case of detained TV anchor Cheng Lei.

Payne denies interfering in Chinese arrest

ARA chief Paul Zahra said the group suggested tweaks to the government's industrial relations bill.

Retailers push for workplace reform change

Matt Coughlan

MDBA chief Phillip Glyde says it can be difficult to get all basin governments to back changes.

Murray-Darling authority rejects criticism

Matt Coughlan

Nationals senator Matt Canavan says carbon neutrality by 2050 is a "mythical target".

Climate debate and 'mythical target' is a 'distraction': Canavan

Rebecca Gredley and Paul Osborne

SUBSCRIBERLabor pledges audit of 'inappropriate' temps in the public service

Harley Dennett

Controversial West Basin foreshore works look good

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School students are more engaged with issues than ever. But how do our political structures include them? Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONKids aren't failing civics. Civics is failing our kids

Allana Duncan

ACT leads as the Nats stall on climate

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Bernard Collaery in his home office. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

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Neal Kretschmann leaving the ACT Magistrates Court in May last year.

SUBSCRIBERProsecutors abandon stalking case against senior public servant

Zachary and Darko Felding leave the ACT Magistrates Court in November. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERNew charges laid over alleged nail gun shooting

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Celebrate Lunar New Year without even leaving Canberra. Picture: Shutterstock

Happy Lunar New Year: Where to celebrate the Year of the Ox

Karen Hardy

Gold Logie award-winning comedian Tom Gleeson is coming to Warrnambool's Lighthouse Theatre.

'If you're not pissing someone off you're not even trying', says Tom Gleeson

Kyra Gillespie

Lonsdale Street at the intersection of Cooyong Street in 1952 and 2021.Pictures: ArchivesACT and Karleen Minney

The changing face of Braddon's Lonsdale Street

Amy Martin

Happy Lunar New Year: Where to celebrate the Year of the Ox

In all its different disguises, sauvignon blanc is still satisfying, interesting and evolving. Picture: Shutterstock

Why we all still love a 'sav blanc'

Linda Lambrechts

Canberra Airport chief executive Stephen Byron with the latest public artwork at Constitution Place. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Kid on books? What's not to love?

Sally Pryor

Leyonhjelm rapped by medicines regulator for horse medicine tweets

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Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Vaccines still on track to start within weeks: Chief Medical Officer

Mack Hansen got a chance on the wing in the absence of Tom Wright. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

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Nick Kyrgios (L) had to retire with injury against France's Ugo Humbert (R) the last time they met.

Kyrgios gears up for Humbert rematch

Maddison Rocci capped off a stunning season with the Capitals' most valuable player award. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERMVP Rocci forms 'big part' of Capitals' plans

Ash Barty is through to the second round of the Open after thrashing Danka Kovinic in 44 minutes.

Remarkable Barty wins Aussie Open opener 6-0, 6-0

Canberra Racing Club chief Andrew Clark. Picture: Karleen Minney

Black Opal day sells out four weeks early

James Buckley

American Frances Tiafoe is the latest to try to stop the Novak Djokovic juggernaut in Melbourne.

Djokovic, Williams headline AO day three

Justin Chadwick

SUBSCRIBERDelays for Canberra's Home of Football

James Buckley

Regional Bash final hero Blake Dean. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Aces claim Regional Bash double

James Buckley

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

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Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

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Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

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New Sunshine Coast flights open up whole new weekend getaways

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Where to pop the question in style (and get the right response)

Rose Jacobs

Aussie cruise line goes full steam ahead with fresh itineraries

Peter Lynch

We'll have a mountain to climb post COVID-19, mental health expert warns

Support service aims to create brighter futures for people with a disability

Grateful for every day: Prue and Tim Granger.

Man in the mirror: How dementia reversed the roles for carer Prue and her dad

Harness the power of word of mouth

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

Join a September tour of some of Australia's best gardens in NSW and the ACT

Gloves off: Chloe MacPherson from Icon Water (left) and Ayla Sorensen from Evoenergy.

Battle against waste: The great container recycling competition of 2020

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A clip of a Zoom meeting that shows a lawyer accidentally activating a kitten filter has gone viral.

US lawyer goes viral over kitten filter

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US lawyer goes viral over kitten filter

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Spain's number of confirmed infections rose by 16,402 in 24 hours, the health ministry says.

Spain tops three million COVID-19 cases

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Spain tops three million COVID-19 cases

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Mario Draghi is expected to propose his list of cabinet ministers by Thursday.

Draghi nets wide support to be Italian PM

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Draghi nets wide support to be Italian PM

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Correct tyre pressure isn't just about even wear, it's also vital for safety. Photo: Shutterstock.

Those magical black balloons that are holding our cars up

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An interior designer's guide to 2021's best decorating trends

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Third of aged care residents sent to emergency each year

Geraldine Cardozo

Studies, such as this one by the intergenerational project team at Griffith University, have shown bringing seniors and children together in a learning environment can be beneficial to all participants. Photo: Griffith University.

Herd mentality a win-win at aged care preschool

Geraldine Cardozo

Take a tour through and around the city of Darwin in a genuine World War II army truck as part of the Darwin Wartime Experience. Photo: Tourism NT/Darwin Wartime Experience

Top End military trail sheds light on Australia's war history

There was a big turnout for the first event.

Market success

Dion Georgopoulos

February 10, 1994: Joan Hanlon (left) conducts a Tai chi class.

Let's get physical

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Officers believe the John Deere Green Star GPS 1800 display unit was stolen between February 6 and February 8. Photo: Rural Crime Prevention Team Facebook page

Police on the hunt for stolen tractor GPS equipment

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Police on the hunt for stolen tractor GPS equipment

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TICK REMOVAL: Acute disease develops about 13 weeks after the tick bite, but the chronic form of ehrlichiosis may not appear until months or years later. Picture: WA government.

Worst fears realised, deadly dog disease has already spread south

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OPINIONKids aren't failing civics. Civics is failing our kids

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DIGESTPower brokers McGuire, Packer face day of reckoning

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LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

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LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation