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Former chief minister Jon Stanhope says it's time to discuss the idea of establishing local councils in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERCanberra City Council? A former chief minister wants to have the debate

Dan Jervis-Bardy
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Federal government given 'urgent' warning before pandemic

SUBSCRIBERFederal government given 'urgent' warning before pandemic

Finn McHugh
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The next stage of light rail is one of the major projects on the ACT government's infrastructure agenda. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERDelta strain could 'derail' Australia's business recovery

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Senator Kristina Keneally says parents of stillborn babies also have parenting responsibilities and need time to deal with their loss. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Labor pushes ahead with stillbirth paid leave

Harley Dennett
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Elliot Fleet. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERMan tackled in court for trying to flee free again after appeal

Toby Vue
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Jennifer Dunstone had to travel interstate to seek treatment for anorexia nervosa, now she has joined a group informing how Canberra's facilities can improve. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Jennifer couldn't get eating disorder support in Canberra, now she's helping fix that

Kathryn Lewis

The ACT economy could grow by $20 billion if businesses and the public service moved from old hardware to internet-based software, a new study has claimed. Picture: Shutterstock

ACT could save $20B by moving to new software: report

Lanie Tindale
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The Matildas will be sweating on the fitness of talisman Sam Kerr (c) for their semi-final.

Kerr in doubt for Oly semi against Sweden

Anna Harrington
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Shane Warne tests positive for COVID-19

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Roberts-Smith trial future to be decided

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SUBSCRIBERBurglaries up in Belconnen, but it's a quieter life down south

Border measures on hold as Sydney lockdown tightens, risk remains low

Former chief minister Jon Stanhope says it's time to discuss the idea of establishing local councils in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERCanberra City Council? A former chief minister wants to have the debate

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A cricket looked extremely out of place as it braved the snow on Mount Gingera in Namadgi National Park on Saturday, July 24. Picture: Jordon Murray

WATCHWhat is it? Mystery cricket species spotted in the snow at Namadgi

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View of the proposed development from the corner of Mort Street and Eloura Street. Picture: May + Russell

Application to turn Coggan's Bakery site into bar

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Simone Biles is one athlete helping to destigmatise mental health by putting it before all else. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWhy Simone Biles prioritising her mental health is so important

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The Raiders weren't using Saturday's disruption as an excuse for their loss to Newcastle. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERDelay no excuse for Raiders' performance: Stuart

Peter Broelman's view: Men's freestyle VAX

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: Men's freestyle VAX

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Despite a ban, thousands protest in Berlin

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EXPLAINERWhat is 'long Covid' and who can get it?

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SUBSCRIBERFederal government given 'urgent' warning before pandemic

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SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIs dysfunction too embedded in this government?

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SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONA right to choose our end - but who should make the law?

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WATCHWhat is it? Mystery cricket species spotted in the snow at Namadgi

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Professor Gail Matthews. Picture: UNSW

EXPLAINERWhat is 'long Covid' and who can get it?

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Simone Biles is one athlete helping to destigmatise mental health by putting it before all else. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWhy Simone Biles prioritising her mental health is so important

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A cricket looked extremely out of place as it braved the snow on Mount Gingera in Namadgi National Park on Saturday, July 24. Picture: Jordon Murray

WATCHWhat is it? Mystery cricket species spotted in the snow at Namadgi

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Queenslanders are being implored to seek COVID-19 testing after fewer than 12,000 tests on Saturday.

Virus concern spreads beyond SE Qld

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Gladys Berejiklian wants to see record vaccinations in NSW in August as the state's 'way forward'.

August jabs need to be NSW record high

Gina Rushton
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Many young Australians find periods difficult to manage due to cost, according to Share the Dignity.

1 in 5 improvising menstrual products

Gina Rushton
2hrs ago

Professor Michael Kidd says he'll let others do the math on Australia's vaccination timeline.

Top medical officer shtum on jab timeline

Colin Brinsden
2hrs ago

Labor has vowed to set up a fund to tackle homelessness and improve housing affordability.

Australia is in a housing crisis: Labor

Colin Brinsden
2hrs ago

Federal government given 'urgent' warning before pandemic

SUBSCRIBERFederal government given 'urgent' warning before pandemic

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Parliament will sit from Tuesday, but many Sydney-based MPs will be forced to attend via videolink.

Parliament lockdown rules a big hit to business

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Senator Kristina Keneally says parents of stillborn babies also have parenting responsibilities and need time to deal with their loss. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Labor pushes ahead with stillbirth paid leave

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The next stage of light rail is one of the major projects on the ACT government's infrastructure agenda. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERDelta strain could 'derail' Australia's business recovery

Brad Hazzard has hit out at the federal government's "mixed messaging" on AstraZeneca. Picture: Simone De Peak

NSW Health Minister lashes 'mixed messages' on vaccine

Finn McHugh

A bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying would take at least 12 months. Picture: Shutterstock

How would the ACT debate voluntary assisted dying?

Lucy Bladen

Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERQuarantine debt bills hit Australians

Gerard Cockburn

Former ACT chief ministers Gary Humphries, Rosemary Follett, Katy Gallagher and Jon Stanhope. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERFormer chief ministers unite to back ACT's right to make euthanasia laws

Lucy Bladen
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Now is obviously not the time for a Royal Commission, but the time will certainly come for a thorough enquiry of some sort. Picture: Shutterstock

The time will come for a reckoning

Editorial
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Canberra's Questacon is a great place to discover the joys of scientific discovery. Picture: Elesa Kurtz.

Humanity on the cusp of an era of great scientific discovery

Letters To The Editor
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Kathryn Campbell is the new Foreign Affairs secretary. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIs dysfunction too embedded in this government?

Nicholas Stuart
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Police on the beat in Civic: Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERBurglaries up in Belconnen, but it's a quieter life down south

Lila Rose Mary Walto, 28, accused of helping free a prisoner, pleaded guilty to an unrelated drug driving charge. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERWoman accused of freeing prisoner admits to drug driving

Staring down the barrel, "you'd have to assume it's the real thing". Picture: ACT Policing

SUBSCRIBERReal or replica: the gel blasters causing a real problem for ACT police

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Catherine Evans, Exploded View, 121i, 2021. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWImages that are fun and fascinating

Brian Rope

Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Carwoola: Coral Pendants. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWInternational enamelling produces fine, subtle jewellery

Kerry-Anne Cousins

The cast of The PM's Daughter.

Canberra on display in new show for kids, The PM's Daughter

Megan Doherty

Catherine Evans, Exploded View, 121i, 2021. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWImages that are fun and fascinating

Naiema Jratlou, 10, Amina Jratlou, 16, Mohammed Jratlou and Tracey Jratlou are part of the travelling Sesame Street Circus at Majura Park. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Circus set to stay, as Sesame Street morphs into Jurassic Creatures

Sally Pryor

Real estate TV shows and magazines use the eye of the camera to place us inside these otherwise hidden and inaccessible worlds. Picture: Shutterstock

Dream on: the allure of real estate

Andrew Toland

Parliament will sit from Tuesday, but many Sydney-based MPs will be forced to attend via videolink.

Parliament lockdown rules a big hit to business

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Parliament will sit from Tuesday, but many Sydney-based MPs will be forced to attend via videolink.

Parliament lockdown rules a big hit to business

1hr ago

NSW health official Jeremy McAnulty says more than 25,000 coronavirus tests were needed each day.

FREE'We can do better': NSW records 239 new local Covid cases

NSW health official Jeremy McAnulty says more than 25,000 coronavirus tests were needed each day.

FREE'We can do better': NSW records 239 new local Covid cases

Anger and false conspiracy theories prompted protests on Australian streets last weekend. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERThe raw street power of ignorance

Anger and false conspiracy theories prompted protests on Australian streets last weekend. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERThe raw street power of ignorance

Knights centre Bradman Best returned from an ankle injury to wreak havoc against the Raiders' right edge. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATEDNewcastle's Best too good for Raiders

The Matildas will be sweating on the fitness of talisman Sam Kerr (c) for their semi-final.

Kerr in doubt for Oly semi against Sweden

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The Raiders weren't using Saturday's disruption as an excuse for their loss to Newcastle. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERDelay no excuse for Raiders' performance: Stuart

Australia's Rohan Browning has failed to reach the men's 100m final after placing fifth in his semi.

Browning left to rue a slow start in 100m

Simone Biles is one athlete helping to destigmatise mental health by putting it before all else. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWhy Simone Biles prioritising her mental health is so important

Isobel Cootes
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Marianna Tolo and the Opals have one more chance to reignite their pursuit of a gold medal in Tokyo. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERTokyo gives Tolo her greatest challenge

Caden Helmers

Jack Williams scores a try for the Gungahlin Bulls on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERBulls hold onto premiership hopes

Isobel Cootes

Sasa Sestic has rediscovered his passion for handball. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'You don't want to be looking through the gun at your uncle': Sestic's remarkable handball journey

James Buckley

Simone Biles is one athlete helping to destigmatise mental health by putting it before all else. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWhy Simone Biles prioritising her mental health is so important

1hr ago

Simone Biles is one athlete helping to destigmatise mental health by putting it before all else. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWhy Simone Biles prioritising her mental health is so important

1hr ago

Belarus Olympic athletes being addressed by President Alexander Lukashenko before coming to Tokyo.

IOC: Belarus athlete says she feels safe

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Belarus Olympic athletes being addressed by President Alexander Lukashenko before coming to Tokyo.

IOC: Belarus athlete says she feels safe

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Yulimar Rojas poses with her new triple jump world record of 15.67 metres set in Tokyo.

Triple jumper Rojas provides 'wow' moment

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Yulimar Rojas poses with her new triple jump world record of 15.67 metres set in Tokyo.

Triple jumper Rojas provides 'wow' moment

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Rallies took place in Berlin despite a ban on protests imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic.

Despite a ban, thousands protest in Berlin

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Rallies took place in Berlin despite a ban on protests imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic.

Despite a ban, thousands protest in Berlin

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Sailors head to an oil tanker that was attacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea.

UK and Israel say Iran attacked tanker

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Sailors head to an oil tanker that was attacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea.

UK and Israel say Iran attacked tanker

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Two people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a Hezbollah funeral in Lebanon

Gunmen kill 2 at Hezbollah funeral

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Two people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a Hezbollah funeral in Lebanon

Gunmen kill 2 at Hezbollah funeral

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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

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Innovation vital for regional jobs market

Innovation vital for regional jobs market

Innovation vital for regional jobs market

Innovation vital for regional jobs market

BUSY: Avason Homes, and other builders, are facing lengthy waits for materials at a time of great demand. Photo: AMY REES

'Supply meets demand, so something's got to give': Local builders feel pinch

BUSY: Avason Homes, and other builders, are facing lengthy waits for materials at a time of great demand. Photo: AMY REES

'Supply meets demand, so something's got to give': Local builders feel pinch

Dual income family to become homeless

Dual income family to become homeless

Dual income family to become homeless

Dual income family to become homeless

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?

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Reverse mortgages offer financial flexibility in retirement

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Having a mobile vet visit your home creates a better experience for you, your pet and the vet.

Special vet care for your pet delivered to your door

Winter wonderland: Lighting can turn a garden into an awe-inspiring spectacle. Picture: Supplied

Shine on: The complete guide to planning your outdoor lighting

Shift online: Once customers see the benefits of buying online they are staying as regular customers. Picture: Supplied

Customers seeking discretion and service continue to embrace booming online retailers

Author Lisa Fuller, who has been awarded the 2020 ACT Book of the Year. Picture: Camille Walsh (supplied)

First-time novelist wins ACT Book of the Year award

Jasper Lindell

There are several forces at play. Picture: Shutterstock

How do systems collapse?

Rod Taylor, Fuzzy Logic

Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola in Rosehaven, season five. Picture: Supplied

'I'm so happy we're not outstaying our welcome'

Karen Hardy

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

Lise Waring and Maria DeAngelis, of Isabella Plains.

Socials: A July Christmas feast

Keegan Carroll

20 photos of day nine a the Tokyo Olympics

PHOTOS20 photos of day nine at the Tokyo Olympics

Grace Ryan

Logan Martin of Australia competes in the men's BMX Freestyle seeding at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis

The Aussies to watch at the Olympics on Sunday

Steers relishing tropical grass hay, in this case Premier digit grass baled in 2020, with protein of 12 per cent. Often better than cereal hay and less prone to mice damage.

Perennials, hay makers

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Steers relishing tropical grass hay, in this case Premier digit grass baled in 2020, with protein of 12 per cent. Often better than cereal hay and less prone to mice damage.

Perennials, hay makers

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The Ekka's stud cattle competition has been cancelled for 2021.

Ekka stud beef cattle show cancelled days before show

The Ekka's stud cattle competition has been cancelled for 2021.

Ekka stud beef cattle show cancelled days before show

Some might have an eye for sheep and cattle, but why aren't more young judges having a crack at assessing different breeds or species, or even looking over the fence to another ring. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

Why don't we see more multi-species judges?

Some might have an eye for sheep and cattle, but why aren't more young judges having a crack at assessing different breeds or species, or even looking over the fence to another ring. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

Why don't we see more multi-species judges?