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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Jamila Toderas

BREAKINGSome COVID-19 restrictions to ease in ACT

Kathryn Lewis
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The Queensland border will close to NSW and ACT from Saturday. Picture: Shutterstock

NSW man who allegedly tried to break rules the reason behind Qld's ACT ban

Kathryn Lewis

A look inside the police sting that brought down a $17 million drug syndicate

SUBSCRIBERA look inside the South Coast police sting that brought down a $17 million drug syndicate

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

ANALYSISWill the Canberra bubble become a reality?

Sally Whyte

Australia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

Janine Graham
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Man facing murder charge over Kokomo's stabbing death of ACT bikie boss

SUBSCRIBERMan facing murder charge over Kokomo's stabbing death of ACT bikie boss

Peter Brewer

Shane Fish, 13, has not been heard from since Wednesday. Picture: ACT Policing

Police seek help to find missing boy

Kathryn Lewis
1hr ago

Yarralumla Primary School students, including preschoolers and those enrolled at the Montessori school, have been unable to use their usual classrooms due to high levels of lead. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERLead paint at primary school forces children out of classrooms

Sarah Lansdown

SUBSCRIBERJobs might be on the line for public servants misbehaving after hours

OPINIONHoping for a vaccine this year, or even next? Don't count on it

More COVID-affected NSW schools close

SUBSCRIBERMajority of income-hit renters not getting satisfactory reductions

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Jamila Toderas

BREAKINGSome COVID-19 restrictions to ease in ACT

1hr ago

The Queensland border closure has delayed Robyn Pender's reunion with her daughter. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'We can't go anywhere': Border closure delays Canberra family reunion

Katie and Alex Middlemiss with Florence. Picture: Kayleigh McGlynn

Florence a new addition to House Rules family

David Pope's Masking for a Friend and (inset) May Gibb's piece for the anti-flu campaign in 1919. Copyright: The Northcott Society and Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 2020

The power of cartoons in times of crisis

Tom Cusack returns to the Brumbies' starting side. Picture: Sagi Biderman

SUBSCRIBERCusack swaps Tokyo for Leichhardt

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David Pope's view: Hard to stay socially distant

SUBSCRIBERDavid Pope's view: Hard to stay socially distant

Distraught dad faces daughter's killer

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Vic business, permit virus rules kick in

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Qld Whitsundays wants more Jobkeeper money

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Vic coroner investigates St Basil's deaths

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ACT eases raft of coronavirus restrictions

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SA food industry of supply issues

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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?

An aircraft drops fire retardant on Mt Tennant earlier this year. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Call for domestic firefighting foam manufacturer amid COVID-19 supply chain issues

Commissioner of the Emergency Services Agency Georgeina Whelan says the current committee of fire and emergency chiefs is not designed to make decisions in the national interest. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Whelan promises to 'fight to the death' for resources for ACT

Law firms say delays at Centrelink are tying up compensation payments owed to their clients. Picture: Shutterstock.

Centrelink delays cause millions in unpaid compensation to sit idle

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

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed record numbers of daily coronavirus cases and deaths.

Youngest Aust COVID-19 victim dies in Vic

Benita Kolovos and Kaitlyn Offer

More than 13,000 hectares of urban koala habitat has been cleared in the past 20 years. Photo: Doug Gimesy, supplied by the Australian Conservation Foundation

Extinction crisis hits Australia's sprawling cities and suburbs

Katie Burgess

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A tragic development at the worst time

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Let's not forget the very first victims of nuclear war today

Let's not forget the very first victims of nuclear war today

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OPINIONBig tech knows what news we want to hear, and that isn't healthy

Nicholas Stuart

Man facing murder charge over Kokomo's stabbing death of ACT bikie boss

SUBSCRIBERMan facing murder charge over Kokomo's stabbing death of ACT bikie boss

Ropati Dominic Finau hides under a jacket as he is escorted from the ACT court cells on Wednesday morning. Picture: Cassandra Morgan

SUBSCRIBERConvicted rapist released on bail three weeks after being sentenced

Cocaine seized by police at a storage complex in Queanbeyan in April. Picture: NSW Police

SUBSCRIBERConcreting company, local contractors investigated over $900k cocaine seizure

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Jamila Toderas

BREAKINGSome COVID-19 restrictions to ease in ACT

1hr ago

Australia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: New restrictions kick in

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The Queensland border will close to NSW and ACT from Saturday. Picture: Shutterstock

NSW man who allegedly tried to break rules the reason behind Qld's ACT ban