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Anthony and Joyce Noronha-Barrett are homesick in Florida.

Blocked homesick pair stuck in Florida yearn for Canberra

Steve Evans

The Canberra Hospital is due to receive beefed up security for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERBeefed up security for ACT vaccine rollout

Elliot Williams

ACT Minister for Business Tara Cheyne says the ChooseCBR scheme injected $1.9 million into the ACT economy. Picture: Matt Loxton

SUBSCRIBER'Failed scheme': Questions raised over ChooseCBR voucher program

Lucy Bladen

ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt says overseas students are unlikely to enrol in Australian universities while borders are shut. Picture: supplied/ANU

SUBSCRIBERInternational students will opt for virus hotspots over Australia: ANU vice-chancellor

Sarah Lansdown

Katie Noonan has been named as the new artistic director of the National Folk Festival. Picture: Supplied

Katie Noonan named new Folk Festival director

Andrew Brown
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Fatal Cooma stabbing, man arrested

BREAKINGFatal Cooma stabbing, man arrested

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Genea Canberra fertility specialist Tween Low has welcomed the federal government's new 'YourIVFSuccess' website which she says will help prospective parents make an informed choice on IVF treatment. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

New IVF website will help hopeful parents make informed choice

Elliot Williams

Australia has stopped quarantine-free travel for people arriving from New Zealand.

Deputy PM open to reduced arrival limits

Matt Coughlan
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EXPLAINERHow people get COVID in quarantine

OPINIONAustralia should still expect more from politicians on COVID-19

'National crisis' looms if JobSeeker cut: Anglicare

Grassroots group takes on racism and loneliness

Anthony and Joyce Noronha-Barrett are homesick in Florida.

Blocked homesick pair stuck in Florida yearn for Canberra

Canberra Raiders fans help give Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese a bath of Raiders Lime during 2013. Picture: Jeffrey Chan

Raiders Lime milk returns to supermarket shelves

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Dr Felicity Williams and Paul Dowden with their sons Alexander, 9, Sebastian, 7, and Tasman, 4. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Only 500 Aussies have this rare condition: seven-year-old Sebastian is one of them

Anti-Capital (detail), by Alex Whitlam, one of the works in the "Alight After Dark" exhibition. Picture: Supplied

WHAT'S ON'Incredible incubator': How Narrabundah College produced thriving professional creatives

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their second baby.

Harry and Meghan expecting second baby

The Canberra Times editorial cartoon for Monday, February 15, 2021.

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: Elephants do forget

New lockdown begins in Auckland

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Second Qld croc could hold human remains

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Australia's phased virus vaccine rollout

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Ex-NRL player Lichaa charged over fracas

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Gold Coast to begin Qld vaccine rollout

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UK lockdown review after 15m get COVID jab

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Searchers found human remains in the Queensland creek before finding the first crocodile.

Second Qld croc could hold human remains

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Critics say winding JobSeeker back to $40 a day will force more people into poverty.

Jobless could have supplements streamlined

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Frontline healthcare workers will be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Australia's phased virus vaccine rollout

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Former NRL player Michael Lichaa been charged with assault after undergoing surgery on his arms.

Ex-NRL player Lichaa charged over fracas

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Annastacia Palaszczuk: as soon as Dr Jeannette Young gives the word, she'll be getting her shot.

Gold Coast to begin Qld vaccine rollout

Marty Silk
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Premier Daniel Andrews.

Victoria 'well placed' for lockdown to end on Wednesday

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The NT Howard Springs quarantine facility will double the number of returning Aussies it can hold.

NT to double COVID-19 quarantine capacity

Aaron Bunch
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Robert Xie has lost his appeal against five murder convictions

Sydney mass murderer Xie loses appeal

Margaret Scheikowski
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Anglicare Australia says a cut to the rate of JobSeeker will throw many Australians into poverty. Picture: Shutterstock

'National crisis' looms if JobSeeker cut: Anglicare

Kevin Rudd says government funding for Closing the Gap initiatives has been inadequate.

Apology link to Closing the Gap severed

Healing Foundation chief executive Fiona Peterson at the proposed site for an Indigenous memorial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'A focus and a catalyst for healing': Calls grow for Stolen Generations memorial in Canberra

Senator Eric Abetz questioned why an ACT community sports club felt it was snubbed for federal funding for reasons beyond the program's criteria. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Disappointing': Belconnen Tennis Club 'perturbed' by sports rorts snub

Scott Morrison says China's criticism of Australian universities isn't new.

Morrison baulks at China's uni sledge bait

Daniel McCulloch

Business groups say Labor leader Anthony Albanese's IR plans would harm young casual workers.

Labor defends proposed workplace changes

Daniel McCulloch

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks in Parliament recently. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Melbourne MPs told to rush back to Canberra

Elliot Williams

Parliament House has been missing visits from students. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Excursion rebates to increase after COVID border closures limited student visits

Sally Whyte

A multi-role fighter like the F-35A is the best choice for Australia. Picture: Department of Defence

OPINIONThose magnificent men (and women) in their flying machines

Clive Williams

The pay rises for the ACT's public servants are unsustainable

The pay rises for the ACT's public servants are unsustainable

Letters to the editor

It's pride before the fall with COVID-19

It's pride before the fall with COVID-19

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Andrew Drake, who was killed in a stabbing in 2019. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBER'Midsomer Murders' theory in coast killing case 'crazy'

The victim was bashed inside Canberra's Alexander Maconochie Centre. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERPair who bashed fellow inmate for tobacco get more jail time

Jacob Sommers, right, outside court on a previous occasion. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERBack-breaking drink-driver dodges time behind bars

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Katie Noonan has been named as the new artistic director of the National Folk Festival. Picture: Supplied

Katie Noonan named new Folk Festival director

Andrew Brown
2hrs ago

Alex Flannery, Dylon and Chad, Harden, 2020

REVIEWChallenging work by emerging artists

Brian Rope

Detail from a work by German artist Stefan Heyer, currently showing at Grainger Gallery.

REVIEWA joyful, vibrant celebration of the language of painting

Peter Haynes

Katie Noonan has been named as the new artistic director of the National Folk Festival. Picture: Supplied

Katie Noonan named new Folk Festival director

2hrs ago

Anti-Capital (detail), by Alex Whitlam, one of the works in the "Alight After Dark" exhibition. Picture: Supplied

WHAT'S ON'Incredible incubator': How Narrabundah College produced thriving professional creatives

Sally Pryor

Anna (Julia Roberts) and Will (Hugh Grant) had a classic 'meet cute' in the film Notting Hill. Picture: Supplied

Sweet meetings of happenstance

Lisa Portoland and Jodi McAlister

Israel has been conducting a rapid coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Pfizer COVID shot highly effective: Israel

Israel has been conducting a rapid coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Pfizer COVID shot highly effective: Israel

The Canberra Hospital is due to receive beefed up security for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERBeefed up security for ACT vaccine rollout

The Canberra Hospital is due to receive beefed up security for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERBeefed up security for ACT vaccine rollout

Anthony and Joyce Noronha-Barrett are homesick in Florida.

Blocked homesick pair stuck in Florida yearn for Canberra

Anthony and Joyce Noronha-Barrett are homesick in Florida.

Blocked homesick pair stuck in Florida yearn for Canberra

Queanbeyan players celebrate their Twenty20 championship on Sunday night. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERQueanbeyan claims epic T20 title after two super overs

Keeley Richards made three crucial saves in as many minutes to keep Canberra in the match. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATEDCanberra United fall to another loss, despite gutsy goalkeeping

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad said last year's NRL bubble created a huge strain on players. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERCNK hopeful for no more NRL bubble

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are out of the men's doubles at the Australian Open.

Doubles defeat ends Kyrgios' Open campaign

Champion Novak Djokovic overcame injury worries to defeat Milos Raonic in four sets in Melbourne.

Djokovic's Open injury mystery continues

Shayne Hope

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker is still hopeful of playing round one. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERCaptain Courageous targets shock round one return

James Buckley

Philippe Rizzo, Australia's first world championship-winning gymnast, celebrated his 40th birthday last week. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Rizzo's AIS surprise on 40th birthday

Lucie Bertoldo

Ash Barty has moved into the fourth round of the Open with a 6-2 6-4 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Barty enjoys Open sound of silence

Glenn Cullen

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

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

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

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

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

LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

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

LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

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

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

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

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Australian domestic flights have resumed but planes are far from full. Pictures: Shutterstock

We're still a long way from full recovery

Michael Turtle

Caviar camping: finding luxury under the canvas

Caviar camping: finding luxury under the canvas

Mark Daffey

Thrill-seekers, put this on your adventure list

Thrill-seekers, put this on your adventure list

Bernadette Chua

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Analysis showed the virus was one of the slightly more infectious strains, PM Jacinda Ardern says.

New lockdown begins in Auckland

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Analysis showed the virus was one of the slightly more infectious strains, PM Jacinda Ardern says.

New lockdown begins in Auckland

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More than 15 million people in Britain have now had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

UK lockdown review after 15m get COVID jab

35m ago

More than 15 million people in Britain have now had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

UK lockdown review after 15m get COVID jab

35m ago

The Italian government has forbidden amateur skiing at least until March 5.

Italy delays ski season over virus fears

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The Italian government has forbidden amateur skiing at least until March 5.

Italy delays ski season over virus fears

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People are finally taking notice of Mick Herron. Picture: Getty Images

Mick Herron's spies for our times

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Nothing says 'I love you' like a bunch of flowers from the garden. Picture: Shutterstock

Say it with hand-picked flowers

Jackie French

A reward chart can be a useful parenting tool, even for parents. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONCharts are good. Almost as good as lists, especially with gold stars

Karen Hardy

CONNECTED: Married 63 years, Colleen and Ted - dubbed "Romeo and Juliet" by staff at Amana Living's Lady McCusker Home in Duncraig where they live, are happy they are now together in aged care.

Love still smells as sweet for real life 'Romeo and Juliet'

Hazel Bradley

COMMUNITY KINDNESS: Neighbours Geoff Boughton and Constanze Spicer with her children and chook. Photo: Supplied.

Hunt is on for our best neighbours

Experts say only 10 per cent of antipsychotic drug prescribing for older people is appropriate.

Only 10 per cent of antipsychotic prescriptions 'appropriate': experts

Eileen Wood

Rowena May and Holly May, of Kambah.

Socials: A force to be reckoned with

Dion Georgopoulos

Picture by reader @wanderlust73

Instagrammers of Canberra

April 24, 1991. Joan Burton, 63, tests the water at the senior citizens aquarobic class at the Erindale Leisure Centre.

Flashback Friday: Pump it up

GLAMMED UP: (L-R) Vivienne L'Or, Leanne White and Emma O'Connell.

All the photos from Tradies Day at the Tamworth Jockey Club

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GLAMMED UP: (L-R) Vivienne L'Or, Leanne White and Emma O'Connell.

All the photos from Tradies Day at the Tamworth Jockey Club

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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

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

ENTRANTS: Bernie and Sarah Byrnes, with son Jack, 11 months, from BJ Byrnes, Fairview, and their Tallawong/Hazeldean/Merryville blood ewes

All the faces of the Gunning Flock Ewe Competition | Photos

ENTRANTS: Bernie and Sarah Byrnes, with son Jack, 11 months, from BJ Byrnes, Fairview, and their Tallawong/Hazeldean/Merryville blood ewes

All the faces of the Gunning Flock Ewe Competition | Photos