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Scott Morrison said Australia should not wait for case to reach zero before opening up. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Australia faces dire death toll if restrictions lifted at current targets

Harley Dennett

Pressure is mounting to reopen construction in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Pressure mounting for construction to return

Lucy Bladen

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Richard Thompson.

Covid exposure sites: Girl Guides meeting, government agency head office added to list

Miriam Webber

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

WATCH753 cases in NSW, vaccinations hit 6 million

Sophie Boyd
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Floriade at Commonwealth Park in Canberra will be cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LIVELive updates: New COVID-19 exposure sites

Miriam Webber

Two bushwalkers have been saved and fined by ACT Policing. Picture: Shutterstock

Lost hikers rescued, fined for Covid breach

Lanie Tindale

James Taylor, who was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in jail. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERBarber jailed for attacking man with boxcutter in packed mall

Blake Foden

Dame Dorothy M. Tangney (left) and Dame Enid Lyons, GBE, entering the front door of the House of Representatives on 24 September 1943. Picture: Australian War Memorial

Sculpture honours for Australia's first female and Indigenous federal parliamentarians

Karen Barlow
37m ago

Ward set up for Covid patients at Calvary

SUBSCRIBERAlleged baseball bat-wielding attacker already on 'thin ice' threatened to kill

Canberrans aged 16 to 29 can register for COVID-19 vaccine

Public housing residents forced into quarantine as complex named an exposure site

Scott Morrison said Australia should not wait for case to reach zero before opening up. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Australia faces dire death toll if restrictions lifted at current targets

Sheannon Tibbitts has developed an at-home escape room game, which is being funded by Kickstarter. Picture: Karleen Minney.

The game that will level up working from home

Canberra's four-year wait to host the Wallabies will continue for another year. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERCanberra Stadium loses Wallabies Test

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Eliza Ault-Connell has returned to the Paralympics for the first time in 17 years. Picture: Athletics Australia

Super mum back at Paralympics after 17-year break

Kirsten Rae and Mark Milner with their children Sloane, 7, and Ollie, 5, all dressed up for Book Week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

COVID-19 fails to bring down Book Week

The Canberra Times' editorial cartoon for Tuesday, August 24, 2021.

SUBSCRIBERDavid Pope's view: Learning to live with the rollout

REVIEWLorde's sun worship powers new sound and attitude

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SUBSCRIBERCanberra Stadium loses Wallabies Test

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NZ elimination still possible: Ardern

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PM urged to include under-16s in jab goals

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Former Giuliani associate to plead guilty

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Stick to national reopening plan: Morrison

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Keegan Carroll

'We should not fear it': PM urges states to hold true to reopening plan

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Condamine Court has been listed as a close contact exposure site. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Public housing residents forced into quarantine as complex named an exposure site

Lucy Bladen

Two bushwalkers have been saved and fined by ACT Policing. Picture: Shutterstock

Lost hikers rescued, fined for Covid breach

Lanie Tindale

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Keegan Carroll

'We should not fear it': PM urges states to hold true to reopening plan

ACT Transport Minister Chris Steel and Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith use the Check In CBR app to sign in on a bus. The app is now mandatory on public transport. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT bus timetable to change during lockdown due to quarantined drivers

Warrumbul Lodge at ANU was identified as a casual COVID-19 exposure site from August 16-20. Residents were taken by bus to get tested on Monday. Picture: Karleen Minney

Warrumbul Lodge residents in quarantine as ACT Health changes advice

Sarah Lansdown
Doug Dingwall

Australia's leaders are being urged to include children aged 12 to 15, in vaccine coverage targets.

PM urged to include under-16s in jab goals

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Scott Morrison says state and territory governments should stick to agreed COVID-19 vaccine targets.

Stick to national reopening plan: Morrison

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Gladys Berejiklian says NSW will offer "at least one" new freedom to fully vaccinated residents.

NSW at six million jabs, cases dip to 753

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A man who killed his flatmate in a fit of rage has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.

Vic man killed housemate in a fit of rage

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

WATCH753 cases in NSW, vaccinations hit 6 million

Sophie Boyd
30m ago

Sout Australian independent MP Sam Duluk has been found not guilty of assault.

SA MP Sam Duluk acquitted of assault

Tim Dornin
36m ago

A Victorian man has faced the County Court charged over the death of a blind man and his guide dog.

Driver pleads guilty to killing blind man

Gus McCubbing
50m ago

Queensland has recorded two new local COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 6.30am on Tuesday.

Qld records two new local COVID-19 cases

Marty Silk
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ATO commissioner Chris Jordan. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERATO's got talent? Search begins for tax agency's top leaders

Afghanistan evacuees arrive at Australia's main operating base in the Middle East, on board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster. Picture: ADF

Operation Afghanistan on standby for extension

Education Minister Alan Tudge says he wants to make sure childcare centres remain viable.

Subsidies for child care in lockdown areas

Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXCLUSIVEACT, NT democracies must be respected, Albanese says

Government Services Minister Linda Reynolds said scammers targeting pandemic-impacted Australians was a "low act". Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Scammers target virus payments of vulnerable Australians

Gerard Cockburn

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Vaccine doses boost for ACT as national Covid crisis escalates

Doug Dingwall

A tennis club can only access documents that may shed light on Senator Bridget McKenzie's role.

Court limits access to 'sports rorts' docs

Gus McCubbing

Services Australia public servants Mark Williams and Peter Kocmar at the agency's Doris Blackburn Building in Forrest. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Surging demand puts the pressure on Services Australia staff - but they're not daunted

Doug Dingwall

Andrew Barr and Ken Behrens are doing an excellent job

Andrew Barr and Ken Behrens are doing an excellent job

Letters to the Editor

PM's rush to open up could be deadly

PM's rush to open up could be deadly

The Canberra Times

We don't know if some ecological systems might already be tipping. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONYou can't argue with deniers. It's time to throw them out

Geoff Davies

Zachary Rolfe (centre) has been charged with the murder of a young Aboriginal man.

'No idea' when NT cop murder trial will happen following High Court decision

Darcy Page, left, walks through Civic on Monday. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERVictim hopes child sex offender has 'miserable life'

Raiders centre Curtis Scott at training and, inset, a still image from CCTV footage of the Kokomo's incident. Main picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBER'Two sides to every story': Scott to claim self-defence in Kokomo's punch case

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CHEEKY: Lorde exposes more than one new aspect of herself on Solar Power.

REVIEWLorde's sun worship powers new sound and attitude

Josh Leeson
5m ago

Wine is essential during lockdown so luckily our local wineries are delivering. Picture: Fran Marshall

Stay home and drink local

Karen Hardy

Four to enjoy - what to drink this week

Four to enjoy - what to drink this week

CHEEKY: Lorde exposes more than one new aspect of herself on Solar Power.

REVIEWLorde's sun worship powers new sound and attitude

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Get cooking with Use It All from Murdoch Books. Picture: Cath Muscat

Welcome to my lockdown kitchen

Karen Hardy

Josh Niland's priority is to show us how we can maximise the yield from one single fish. Picture: Rob Palmer

The scale-to-tail philosophy of Josh Niland

Karen Hardy

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

WATCH753 cases in NSW, vaccinations hit 6 million

30m ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

WATCH753 cases in NSW, vaccinations hit 6 million

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Floriade at Commonwealth Park in Canberra will be cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LIVELive updates: New COVID-19 exposure sites

Floriade at Commonwealth Park in Canberra will be cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LIVELive updates: New COVID-19 exposure sites

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Richard Thompson.

Covid exposure sites: Girl Guides meeting, government agency head office added to list

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Richard Thompson.

Covid exposure sites: Girl Guides meeting, government agency head office added to list

Could the capital be about to lose its AIS facilities to the Sunshine State? Image digitally altered

SUBSCRIBERAIS ... that's in Queensland? Former director backs move

The Raiders board has sacked Curtis Scott after he was charged with assault. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERRaiders sack troubled Scott less than half-way through contract

Jahrome Brown initially wanted to be an All Black, but since moving to Canberra his sights are on a Wallabies jersey. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERHow Brumbies changed dream from All Blacks to Wallabies

Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERSutton desperate to drive Raiders into finals

Raiders centre Curtis Scott at training and, inset, a still image from CCTV footage of the Kokomo's incident. Main picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBER'Two sides to every story': Scott to claim self-defence in Kokomo's punch case

Blake Foden

Sydney superstar Lance Franklin has been named in the AFL's 40-man All Australian squad.

Franklin, seven Dees in AFL All Aust squad

Shayne Hope

Mitchell Pearce could emerge as a target for the Raiders. Picture: Jonathan Carroll/Newcastle Herald

SUBSCRIBERMissing Pearce of the puzzle? Star half on Raiders' radar

Caden Helmers

Speculation continues to circle around the future of the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Picture: Jay Cronan

SUBSCRIBER'Move it to Queensland': calls for AIS to leave Canberra

Chris Dutton

Eliza Ault-Connell has returned to the Paralympics for the first time in 17 years. Picture: Athletics Australia

Super mum back at Paralympics after 17-year break

Eliza Ault-Connell has returned to the Paralympics for the first time in 17 years. Picture: Athletics Australia

Super mum back at Paralympics after 17-year break

The Afghanistan flag will be present at the Paralympics opening ceremony in an 'act of solidarity'.

Afghan flag on show at Paralympics opening

The Afghanistan flag will be present at the Paralympics opening ceremony in an 'act of solidarity'.

Afghan flag on show at Paralympics opening

Ryley Batt and Danni di Toro will be the Australian flagbearers at the Paralympic opening ceremony.

Batt, di Toro to carry flag at Paralympics

Ryley Batt and Danni di Toro will be the Australian flagbearers at the Paralympic opening ceremony.

Batt, di Toro to carry flag at Paralympics

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the current case numbers "wasn't unexpected".

NZ elimination still possible: Ardern

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the current case numbers "wasn't unexpected".

NZ elimination still possible: Ardern

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Igor Fruman (C) worked with Rudy Giuliani on the Ukraine scheme.

Former Giuliani associate to plead guilty

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Igor Fruman (C) worked with Rudy Giuliani on the Ukraine scheme.

Former Giuliani associate to plead guilty

17m ago

President Kais Saied's moves have raised concerns about the future of Tunisia's democratic system.

Tunisia parliament suspension extended

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President Kais Saied's moves have raised concerns about the future of Tunisia's democratic system.

Tunisia parliament suspension extended

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The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Willie Creek pearl farm in Broome. Source: Shutterstock

Been on holidays recently?

Willie Creek pearl farm in Broome. Source: Shutterstock

Been on holidays recently?

Regional education a first choice for many families

Regional education a first choice for many families

Regional education a first choice for many families

Regional education a first choice for many families

CRISIS: It took Belinda Duffy more than 100 renting applications over a nine month period to finally land a place to live for her family. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.

Mother finally finds place to live after more than 100 rental applications

CRISIS: It took Belinda Duffy more than 100 renting applications over a nine month period to finally land a place to live for her family. Photo: JUDE KEOGH.

Mother finally finds place to live after more than 100 rental applications

Privacy is the key to a successful national Digital Identity rollout in Australia

Privacy is the key to a successful national Digital Identity rollout in Australia

Doctor and leading ED expert warns of danger of porn addiction

Doctor and leading ED expert warns of danger of porn addiction

Reverse mortgages could offer a more comfortable retirement, without having to sell your home

Reverse mortgages could offer a more comfortable retirement, without having to sell your home

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

This quick and easy Napolitana is sure to be a hit on family dinner night

This quick and easy Napolitana is sure to be a hit on family dinner night

Is using alternative data the future of lending?

Is using alternative data the future of lending?

Rachel Horan

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Sheannon Tibbitts has developed an at-home escape room game, which is being funded by Kickstarter. Picture: Karleen Minney.

The game that will level up working from home

Amy Martin

Glen Braithwaite's Game of Thrones-inspired photo for the 52Frames Instagram challenge. Picture: Glen Braithwaite

Photographer lights up the night with Game of Thrones-themed photo

Amy Martin

Of course you have space for more flowers. Picture: Shutterstock

Flowers help lift lockdown blues

Jackie French

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

Edwin McTaggart, 3, tries on a soldiers uniform in 1997.

PHOTOSFlashback Friday: Reliving the past

Monique Swinbourne and Christina Sothinathan.

Lake Tuggeranong calling

Keegan Carroll

Vera and Perica Vujic with Monty.

Putting best paws forward

Dion Georgopoulos

First sale: Dane Rowley, Springwaters Angus, Boorowa, with a draft of the yearling bulls offered for public auction through AuctionsPlus and Elders, Boorowa. Photo: Dane Rowley

Springwaters Angus top $15,000, av $9472

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First sale: Dane Rowley, Springwaters Angus, Boorowa, with a draft of the yearling bulls offered for public auction through AuctionsPlus and Elders, Boorowa. Photo: Dane Rowley

Springwaters Angus top $15,000, av $9472

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The Armatree community gathered at their local pub to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations from members of the RFDS. Photo: Supplied

Pub with no beer: Armatree Hotel turns into community vaccination hub

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The Armatree community gathered at their local pub to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations from members of the RFDS. Photo: Supplied

Pub with no beer: Armatree Hotel turns into community vaccination hub

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NSW Police have announced truck stops and roadhouses will reopen to support the trucking and freight industries during the pandemic.

Truck stops reopened for freight industry

NSW Police have announced truck stops and roadhouses will reopen to support the trucking and freight industries during the pandemic.

Truck stops reopened for freight industry