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Black Lives Matter protest at Canberra, 5th of June 2020. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos - THE CANBERRA TIMES, ACM

Hundreds fill Garema Place for Black Lives Matter protest

Kathryn Lewis
1hr ago

Big crowd at Canberra Black Lives Matter protest despite PM's pleas

PM pleads for Australians to avoid protests on health grounds

Kathryn Lewis
Peter Brewer
Kirsten Lawson
Steve Evans
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Around a third of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care miss out on vital daily contact with community and kin. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONStop stealing Aboriginal kids from their families

Jenna Price

HELP: The Salvation Army is predicting an increase in requests for help with energy bills.

Australians brace for bill increase after months locked away at home

Kate Benson
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A suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearence lived in a house in Portugal for several years.

Madeleine McCann likely dead, German prosecutors say

Bill Smith and Josie Le Blond

Commissioner Jonathan Coppel said it was an opportune time to review the vocational education and training system. Picture: Supplied

Our complicated VET system has a bad image, but it could be key to COVID-19 recovery: report

Sarah Lansdown

Former Department of Human Services secretary Renée Leon has said departmental actions are anchored around what ministers want. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERCrises bust the myths that target the APS

Adrian Rollins

Kambah man behind bars on child exploitation charges

UPDATEDKambah man behind bars on child exploitation charges

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Spotlight to open in Gungahlin in July

SUBSCRIBERRising sports star found guilty of raping girl

SUBSCRIBERDeregulation is no magic wand to create jobs

SUBSCRIBERReview to fix bullying in ACT's health system facing 'delays'

Black Lives Matter protest at Canberra, 5th of June 2020. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos - THE CANBERRA TIMES, ACM

Hundreds fill Garema Place for Black Lives Matter protest

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Siblings Hiera Efatmanesh, 3, and Emilian Efatmanesh, 5, bringing in winter early with snow play at Corin Forest on Sunday. Picture: Jamila Toderas

It was Canberra's coldest morning in nearly 10 months

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Canberra residents Aaron Elix and Antika Luscombe stop off at Braidwood for lunch on Thursday before they head to the South Coast for the long weekend. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberrans' great exodus south to the sun and shining sea

Brumbies players will use training sessions to press their claims for Super Rugby selection. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Brumbies players banned from Canberra competition

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Raiders say John Bateman will definitely be back this season. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERBateman shoulder surgery ensures 2020 return

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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERTreading the fine line of government outsourcing

Australians brace for bill increase after months locked away at home

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Melbourne gets second safe injecting room

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Flying into Victoria's new normal

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World's most boring video goes viral

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Brazil virus deaths pass Italy's toll

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Vic cop escapes conviction for kicking man

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New Zealand picks COVID-19 elimination day, UN wants "a people's vaccine"

DIGESTNew Zealand picks COVID-19 elimination day, UN wants "a people's vaccine"

COVID-19 commission chairman Nev Power. Picture: Karleen Minney

COVID commission refuses to disclose potential conflicts of interest

Finger prick testing seeks answers to COVID-19 questions

Finger prick testing seeks answers to COVID-19 questions

Father Tony Percy of St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Wanniassa. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Angry Catholics increase pressure on ACT government to allow bigger services

Laverty pathology area coordinator Ann Deniz testing for coronavirus in Canberra. Picture: Karleen Minney

OPINIONFour ways Australia's coronavirus response was a triumph, and four ways it fell short

Stephen Duckett, Anika Stobart

A Canberra to Wellington route has been proposed as a test flight to begin the return to air travel. Picture: Karleen Minney

Canberra to New Zealand flight would be 'opening of the travel bubble'

Kathryn Lewis

Britain passes an unenviable mark

DIGESTBritain passes an unenviable mark

Kim Chappell

ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Lacking in transparency': ACT pandemic response prompts human rights concerns

Daniella White

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants the government to have more powers to review foreign investments.

Foreign investments to face tough new test

Harry Jenkins in the Speaker's chair in 2012. Picture: Graham Tidy

Former speaker suggests going back to drawing board on question time

Carbon dioxide emissions fell in April but it was a brief decline.

Carbon dioxide in air hits record high

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXCLUSIVEAlbanese blasts poor handling of bushfire recovery funds

The bushfire in Namadgi National Park earlier in the year. There are concerns some people affected by the bushfire crisis have missed out on assistance. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Colvin admits to 'artificial' divide blocking some bushfire aid

Katie Burgess

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Govt to offer $25,000 grants for home renovators and buyers

Kirsten Lawson

Fleur Flanery is running for Nationals preselection in Eden-Monaro, and is a former ACT public servant. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Four Nationals to contest Eden-Monaro preselection

Sally Whyte

Defence personnel during the Queensland and NSW bushfire emergency. Picture: Department of Defence

Royal commission hears cost of Defence's bushfire support efforts

Katie Burgess

As the cash gets splashed, who really benefits?

As the cash gets splashed, who really benefits?

Letters to the editor

Indigenous women at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands as part of the ACT's Yarning Circles for Justice program. Picture: Karleen Minney

OPINIONAs we reflect on Black Lives Matter, justice reinvestment shows there can be a better way

Shane Rattenbury

Will the suburban dream fix a harsh reality?

Will the suburban dream fix a harsh reality?

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IN GOOD HANDS: Big Brother host Sonia Kruger is an accomplished presenter, actress, dancer, interviewer and entertainer. Picture: Nigel Wright

It's game on for Big Brother fans

Lisa Rockman

Sophie, former gymnast and 2020 Big Brother housemate

Who's in the Big Brother house

Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud with Andy Stakes and Jeanette Hardy who turned an old military listening station on a wind-swept Scottish cliff edge into a glass-fronted dream home.

Grand Designs back with cliffhanger

IN GOOD HANDS: Big Brother host Sonia Kruger is an accomplished presenter, actress, dancer, interviewer and entertainer. Picture: Nigel Wright

It's game on for Big Brother fans

Oscar winner Mahershala Ali joins Ramy Youssef's series Ramy on Stan. Below right: Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lovebirds on Netflix.

Oscar winner guiding Ramy