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A cyclist rides on the eastern side of Commonwealth Avenue Bridge.

SUBSCRIBER'Probably off the cards': NCA backs away from bridge replacement

Daniella White

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Tax Office explains why it didn't check JobKeeper numbers sooner

Kirsten Lawson

Some Canberra developers have been accused of incorrectly charging GST on apartments. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERCanberra developer ordered to pay woman almost $30,000

Lucy Bladen

Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

PM to outline 'JobMaker' reforms to industrial relations, skills training

Kirsten Lawson

Government departments' tweets are usually pretty boring. Picture: Shutterstock

Govt departments' Tweets are usually pretty boring. Not this one in the UK

Kathryn Lewis

No active coronavirus cases in ACT for three weeks

ACT goes three weeks with no active cases of coronavirus

Kathryn Lewis

Coles supermarkets to lift product restrictions from today

Coles supermarkets to lift product restrictions from today

Chris Pedler
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Darren Sansom arrives at the Queanbeyan District Court ahead of his sentencing on Monday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERInattentive truck driver jailed after killing 'superhero' father

Blake Foden

EXPLAINERHow is JobKeeper $60b under budget?

SUBSCRIBERBuilders push for $40k home buyer grant - but Barr says no

'Sad times': Collaery laments 'now fragile democracy' as hearing takes place in secret

Hottest year on record will be cool by comparison if emissions keep rising: CSIRO

A cyclist rides on the eastern side of Commonwealth Avenue Bridge.

SUBSCRIBER'Probably off the cards': NCA backs away from bridge replacement

Nono Qiao (left) and Elva Zhao prepare to reopen their salon. Picture: Karleen Minney

Nail salons prepare to reopen as restrictions set to ease

The Year Class of 1972: Back row from left - Gail Kelleher, Theresa Burke, Cecilia Rowley, Jenny Hinton, ?, Berris Crossin, Liane Emery, Ruth Symes, Elizabeth Kasza. Third row - Catherine Clout, Joanne Taylor, Yolanda Arube, Barbara Valis, Michelle Powell, Maria Mearns, Patricia Walsh, Elizabeth Szoke, Anne Corbett, Carmel Fitzpatrick, Lee Merrick. Second row - Anne Heathcote, ? , Annette Mackey, Gina Lenarduzzi, Helen ?, Bronwyn McNamara, Anne McGuinness, Marianne Kookshorn, ?, ?, Anne Louise Deakin, Megan Szonyi, Donna Fairley, Margaret Cott. Front row - Caroline Franks, Maree King, Bernadette Ika, Christine Donato, Anne Byrne, Sister Mary Benedict, Leonie Person, ?, Lucy Spanner, Adele Twomey, Rosemary Delhunty.

Isolation prompts reunion of school mates almost 50 years on

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Crafted Development director Matt James and manager Rob Speight in a penthouse at the Capitol Residences. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERNew Canberra apartments come complete with concierge

Todd Baker skates a Canberra bus shelter. Picture: Dean Johnson

SUBSCRIBERFrom skate ramp to nuptials shoot

Peter Broelman's view: The $60 billion muck-up

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: The $60 billion muck-up

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'Kind of Blue' jazz drummer dies, 91

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1000 bookings in three days for NSW South Coast holiday parks

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Fires not a surprise or one-off, BOM tells Royal Commission

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Hopes working from home the new normal

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Coles supermarkets to lift product restrictions from today

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State government should decentralise departments: Katter

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The North Mandurah Junior Football Club's players (pictured here in 2019) were among thousands from across the state to return to training last week. Photo: Facebook.

Who will run the water? How attendance limits could cause headaches for junior football

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Tax Office explains why it didn't check JobKeeper numbers sooner

How is JobKeeper $60b under budget?

EXPLAINERHow is JobKeeper $60b under budget?

Masters Builders Association of the ACT chief executive Michael Hopkins Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERBuilders push for $40k home buyer grant - but Barr says no

Nono Qiao (left) and Elva Zhao prepare to reopen their salon. Picture: Karleen Minney

Nail salons prepare to reopen as restrictions set to ease

Julia Kanapathippillai

Young people are emptying their superannuation accounts. Picture: Shutterstock

Up to 100,000 people drain super accounts to meet living costs

Adrian Rollins

Economist Saul Eslake .

Don't expect a quick economic fix from coronavirus crash, warns economist

Sean Ford

Radio shock jocks under fire from doctors over conspiracy theories

DIGESTRadio shock jocks under fire from doctors over conspiracy theories

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison are standing their ground on JobKeeper.

JobKeeper underspend could go into tourism

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade public servant Sandra Tam took many calls from Australians overseas trying to get home amid coronavirus restrictions. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERNumbers that reveal scale of the APS response to COVID-19

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is under pressure over the JobKeeper reporting error.

Labor pulling a 'stunt' on JobKeeper: PM

The government should have sought wider backing for a COVID-19 inquiry, Labor's Penny Wong says.

Concerns for Hong Kong not new: PM

The take up of the COVIDSafe app was downloaded faster than any other Australian government app.

COVID app downloads reach six million

Colin Brinsden

Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro Fiona Kotvojs. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Kotvojs wins preselection for Liberals in Eden-Monaro

Kimberley Le Lievre

Sport Australia has released a roadmap that will allow a safe return to sport at all levels.

Normal life returning with local sport: PM

Colin Brinsden

Foreign politicians have signed a letter saying planned security laws are an "assault" on Hong Kong.

Australia MPs sign letter on China HK plan

Lisa Lambert

Zero population growth should be the Australian way

Zero population growth should be the Australian way

Letters To The Editor

The Productivity Commission's draft mental health report was a good start - but a broader perspective is needed. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONDon't waste this real chance to address society's mental health

Toni Hassan

Strong arguments to extend JobKeeper

Strong arguments to extend JobKeeper

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Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico is now Australia's Pie Minister. Picture: Supplied

Pie Minister pays homage to our national dish in pie-solation

Karen Hardy

ArtSound presenter Gabe Caddy's home studio set up. Picture: Supplied

Keeping community radio on air during coronavirus

Amy Martin

Ondine restaurant co-owner Daniel Giordani. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Finally Ondine gets its chance to shine

Karen Hardy

Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico is now Australia's Pie Minister. Picture: Supplied

Pie Minister pays homage to our national dish in pie-solation

Les Bistronomes pickled cherries. Picture: Clement Chauvin

Experimenting with pickled cherries

Susan Parsons

Aaron Turner's The Hot Chicken Project is part cookbook, part love letter. Picture: Julian Kingma

A love letter to fried chicken

Karen Hardy