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Liberal MP Ben Morton, left, is set to have a closer relationship with the public service after being given the job of assisting the Prime Minister with the Public Service. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERMorrison ally takes reins of public service

Kirsten Lawson

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, who has called on everyone to sign up to flutracker.net. Picture: Sitthixay DItthavong

Australians urged to log respiratory symptoms online to track hotspots

Kirsten Lawson

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Still no need to wear face masks; and we haven't reached peak case load: Kelly

How COVID-19 is unfolding around Australia

IN DEPTHHow COVID-19 is unfolding around Australia

Gayle Tomlinson

First you couldn't find it now Coles slashes price of mince

First you couldn't find it now Coles slashes price of mince

Shan Goodwin

'Best case scenario': Canberra goes 24 hours without new coronavirus cases

Canberra goes 24 hours without new coronavirus cases recorded

Andrew Brown

Data are emerging as to who the coronavirus most affects - and how it affects them. Picture: Shutterstock

Biggest number of cases still among people in 20s

Kirsten Lawson

Former Canberra journalist James Michael Waugh, who has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Christians. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERFormer journalist who threatened to behead Christians flew to QLD to 'tie court's hands': prosecutor

Cassandra Morgan

Canberra zoo hasn't considered sale amid virus shutdown

UPDATEDChainsaw-wielding drug addict threatened to kill family members, police allege

William Tyrrell detective Jubelin found guilty

'Dunkirk moment': Porter invokes World War II over IR scrap

Liberal MP Ben Morton, left, is set to have a closer relationship with the public service after being given the job of assisting the Prime Minister with the Public Service. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERMorrison ally takes reins of public service

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart could be stripped of two early wins. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

NRL considers stripping Raiders of opening-round wins

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Here to help: Nick Kyrgios wants to help anyone going through a tough time. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'Don't go to sleep with an empty stomach': Kyrgios reaches out

Resilience commissioner. The job role that describes 2020

DIGESTResilience commissioner. The job role that describes 2020

There is a moratorium on evictions, but if you don't pay your rent, your debt will keep accruing. Once the moratorium ends, you face eviction. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISWhat if I can't pay my rent? These are the options for rent relief in Australia

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looks on prior to making a live televised address to the nation from her office at Parliament. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONWhy Ardern's coronavirus response has been a masterclass in leadership

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Duran Duran bassist recovering from virus

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NRL considers stripping Raiders of opening-round wins

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Spain's pace of virus deaths slows again

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The Nowra Bridge. Photo: file.

Testing to ramp up in South Coast after cluster of COVID-19 cases

BIG HIT: Studio 152 owner Celeste Bates has no income anymore and sex workers who rented from her are also suffering because of COVID-19. Picture: Scott Gelston

Sex worker demand not drying up in pandemic

Liberal MP Ben Morton, left, is set to have a closer relationship with the public service after being given the job of assisting the Prime Minister with the Public Service. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERMorrison ally takes reins of public service

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, who has called on everyone to sign up to flutracker.net. Picture: Sitthixay DItthavong

Australians urged to log respiratory symptoms online to track hotspots

Data are emerging as to who the coronavirus most affects - and how it affects them. Picture: Shutterstock

Biggest number of cases still among people in 20s

Kirsten Lawson

Canberra has the second lowest portion of affordable rental properties for people on the JobKeeper wage subsidy. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberra has second lowest portion of affordable rentals for those on JobKeeper

Lucy Bladen

The owners of the National Zoo and Aquarium say they have yet to canvass the idea of selling their business amid the coronavirus shutdow Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra zoo hasn't considered sale amid virus shutdown

Dan Jervis-Bardy

'Best case scenario': Canberra goes 24 hours without new coronavirus cases

Canberra goes 24 hours without new coronavirus cases recorded

Andrew Brown

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Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Dunkirk moment': Porter invokes World War II over IR scrap

Communications MInister Paul Fletcher has today announced critical funding for public interest journalism in COVID-19. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Government releases $5m in funds to help regional publishers through COVID-19 crisis

The Australian Tax Office's building on Narellan St in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Tax Office keeping all workplaces open despite pandemic plan

Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Jobs depend on IR changes in coronavirus downturn: govt

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says international students who can't support themselves should leave Australia. Picture: Karleen Minney, The Canberra Times, ACM.

International students 'should go home': Morrison

Katie Burgess

Border Force officers have intercepted dodgy, imported 'home' COVID-19 tests kits.

Dutton warns of dodgy COVID-19 test kits

Colin Brinsden

Canberra is providing $220 million to test potential COVID-19 vaccines at a Geelong CSIRO facility.

CSIRO gets $220m for biosecurity facility

Colin Brinsden

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is attempting to steer the economy through the coronavirus crisis using dramatic policies that go against the Liberal grain. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINIONImagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyperpartisanship from COVID-19

Michelle Grattan

The Charles Dickens in 1902. Picture: State Library of Queensland

OPINIONQuarantine is both familiar and familial

Terry Fewtrell

The experts knew that the coronavirus was coming for us

The experts knew that the coronavirus was coming for us

Letters to the editor

We're turning to a variety of apps to keep up with our colleagues, peers and friends during the pandemic. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONZoom has helped us connect, but at what cost?

Alex Crowe

Madras fish pilaf is a twist on a favourite. Picture: Supplied

Recipe of the day: fish pilaf using pantry staples

Karen Hardy

All your favourites are back for season 12 of MasterChef. Picture: Supplied

Toohey ready for MasterChef all-stars

Karen Hardy

Privates George Giles, left, and John Anderton with their kit as they come out of battle in 1918. Picture: The Australian War Memorial

Mud and khaki leave a lasting legacy for WWI hero

The Australian War Memorial

Madras fish pilaf is a twist on a favourite. Picture: Supplied

Recipe of the day: fish pilaf using pantry staples

Mick Jagger in the 1969 film 'Ned Kelly', filmed in Braidwood. Picture: Braidwood & District Historical Society

Ned Kelly endures on the screen

Jane Freebury

Joan Fontaine, left and Judith Anderson in Rebecca. Picture: Supplied

Classic films of 1940: Rebecca

Ron Cerabona

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart could be stripped of two early wins. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

NRL considers stripping Raiders of opening-round wins

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Monday's meet at Queanbeyan was the racecourse's last before the prizemoney reduction kicks in. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBEROlive takes an Interest in Country Cups

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Would LaMelo Ball bring the Hawks to Canberra if he became an owner? Picture: Jamila Toderas

Canberra keen to host Hawks despite owners debacle

Here to help: Nick Kyrgios wants to help anyone going through a tough time. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'Don't go to sleep with an empty stomach': Kyrgios reaches out

Kelsey Griffin's wife Erin has been the masterchef for injury rehabilitation. Picture: Supplied

In isolation with Kelsey Griffin after shoulder surgery

Chris Dutton

Mark Viduka (l) believes a 'sulking' Lucas Neill (r) disrupted the Socceroos' 2007 Asian Cup camp.

'Sulking' Neill disrupted Cup camp: Viduka

Anna Harrington

Coach Wayne Bennett walks alone with the most premierships - seven - in the modern NRL era.

Rugby league's greatest coaches

Melissa Woods

St Kilda's Tilly Lucas-Rodd (r) is hopeful that AFLW will return in 2021 post the COVID-19 shutdown.

Players fear for the future of AFLW

Shayne Hope

Take yourself on a journey of your own home by looking deeply at the objects it contains. Picture: Shutterstock

Choose your own adventure

Ben Stubbs

Inhabitants of the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane are keeping viewers entertained. Pictures: Supplied

A whole world at your fingertips

Michael Turtle

The sprawling Q-Station occupies a prominent position on Sydney's North Head. Pictures: Supplied

Q-Station reinvents itself for total self-isolation

Tim the Yowie Man

This pandemic is above politics - we are here to help

This pandemic is above politics - we are here to help

Agra Fort is a three-hour journey from Delhi, where most tourists start their Indian adventure. Its famous 'sister', the Taj Mahal, lies across the Yamuna River.

Time to plan your passage to India

Special Counsel to ACT victims of birth trauma: seek legal advice

Special Counsel to ACT victims of birth trauma: seek legal advice

Calling all foodies: celebrate local producers, farmers and chefs at F.O.O.D Week 2020

Calling all foodies: celebrate local producers, farmers and chefs at F.O.O.D Week 2020

See the light: Overlooking Manuka, this latest new inner south development has design and style at its heart

See the light: Overlooking Manuka, this latest new inner south development has design and style at its heart

One of the couples that feature in the Love is Not Enough video.

Love is not enough for end-of-life decisions

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

Emma Brown

Professor Paul Kelly says coronavirus control measures are leading to a slowdown in new cases.

Peak of virus spread may be behind us

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The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, measures and impacts.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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The Ruby Princess is linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths across Australia.

NSW coronavirus death toll rises to 19

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Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has not ruled out locking down cities or regions amid COVID-19.

Five virus cases in Tas hospital outbreak

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A Victorian learner driver who was practising her driving has been fined for flouting virus rules.

Vic L-plater fined for virus rules breach

Christine McGinn, Carly Waters

Victoria's transport Protective Service Officers will bolster police during the coronavirus crisis.

PSOs to help Vic police tackle virus

Carly Waters

PROUD REPRESENTATIVES: Kimmy and Rhi Harris are representing Tasmania on the new season of television renovation show House Rules. Picture: Supplied.

House Rules twins glad to call Tassie home

Ryan Young

Cameras attached to Tasmanian devils have captured insights into their behaviour and interactions.

Secret life of Tasmanian devils captured

Ethan James