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The man's body was found after a search operation at Point Hut Crossing on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Kayaker found dead after going missing at Point Hut

Doug Dingwall

A mobile speed camera in a school zone. School zone fines have made up almost 40 per cent of offences detected by mobile vans. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERThe ACT school zones with the highest amount of speeding

Andrew Brown

Emergency services have responded to more than 1000 calls as rain drenches the NSW coast.

NSW South Coast communities evacuated over flooding fears

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Federal highway reopens southbound after closing due to flooding

Federal highway reopens southbound after closing due to flooding

Kathryn Lewis
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The ACT government's online gaming tax has reaped much more revenue than initially expected. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERGovernment's online betting tax reaps multi-million dollar windfall

Daniella White

ACT Chief Minister and Labor leader Andrew Barr Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERLabor on track to win 2020 ACT election despite losing votes: poll

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Deputy health chief Nick Coatsworth: it appears we're on the plateau of Victoria's second wave.

Victorians deserve answers: Frydenberg

Colin Brinsden and Rebecca Gredley
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A national audit found shortcomings in the way lobbyist regulations have been implemented. Picture: Jay Cronan

SUBSCRIBERLobbyist code needs strengthening after scathing audit report

Richard Mulgan

ACT Labor pledges to establish household food waste collection service

South Australian senator goes independent

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ACT free of active coronavirus cases; travel warning remains

OPINIONTrump's interview is just more evidence everything is broken

The man's body was found after a search operation at Point Hut Crossing on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Kayaker found dead after going missing at Point Hut

Owners of Tulip Top Gardens Bill and Pat Rhodin. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'A slap across the face': Why a 10-acre venue is allowed just 20 visitors

Anne Cahill Lambert is unsure when she will be able to get back to the ACT. Picture: Supplied

'We've got nowhere to go': Canberrans stranded at border as negotiations with NSW continue

Lake George fills up with water during heavy rainfall on Sunday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Lake George covered in water, Scrivener Dam floodgates open, as rain drenches ACT

Liberal candidate for Kurrajong, Peter McKay. Supplied

Canberra Liberals endorse new candidate for Kurrajong

The Canberra Times editorial cartoon for Monday, August 10, 2020.

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: The masked ranger

Health workers voice PPE woes during COVID

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Qld passes deadline on coronavirus cluster

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Victorians deserve answers: Frydenberg

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SUBSCRIBERPTSD sufferer scared to go outside because of mask abuse

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SUBSCRIBERGovernment slammed for making 'dark of night' changes

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NSW South Coast communities evacuated over flooding fears

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Senator Rex Patrick is sitting as an independent after quitting Centre Alliance.

South Australian senator goes independent

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The Aged Care Royal Commission is to examine homes where residents died of COVID-19.

Aged care virus response under spotlight

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has not ruled out changes to the JobKeeper wage subsidy program.

Cormann flexible on JobKeeper tweak

Company tax cuts could again be on the agenda when the federal government hands down its budget.

Budget focus on tax settings: Cormann

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe will face federal parliament's economics committee on Friday.

Focus on jobs, RBA as big firms report

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

The national cabinet will meet to get the latest health and economic advice concerning COVID-19.

Feds urge unity as Vic premier faces heat

Matt Coughlan and Paul Osborne

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the tough restrictions in Victoria will push unemployment closer to 10 per cent. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

JobKeeper rules to change due to Victorian outbreak

Sally Whyte

Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a press conference at Parliament House. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Economic cost of Victorian lockdown revealed

Katie Burgess

It's time to lift restrictions on community sport, Mr Barr

It's time to lift restrictions on community sport, Mr Barr

Letters to the editor

Now is not the time to demonise young people

Now is not the time to demonise young people

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The result of the 2020 US election will have far-reaching ramifications. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONRed pill or blue: How the US election winner's China ties will impact Australia

Charlie Edel

An outlaw motorcycle gang ride in 2013, and inset the Smith* family.

SUBSCRIBERWhen your son becomes a bikie gang nominee

A shopper approaches Joshua Sullivan from behind and prepares to place the 27-year-old in a "bear hug" to restrain him at Woolworths in Calwell. Picture: Supplied, CCTV

SUBSCRIBERBrothers thwarted by shoppers jailed for 'terrifying' hold-ups

The man was granted bail in the ACT Supreme Court last week, following his July sentencing in the Magistrates Court. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERCanberra man jailed over video with false claims about witchcraft, prostitution

Catholic Care Canberra and Goulburn deputy CEO Lisa Higginson, and CEO Anne Kirwan. Picture: Jamila Toderas

What has the coronavirus pandemic meant for Canberra's homeless

Owners of Tulip Top Gardens Bill and Pat Rhodin. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'A slap across the face': Why a 10-acre venue is allowed just 20 visitors

Anne Cahill Lambert is unsure when she will be able to get back to the ACT. Picture: Supplied

'We've got nowhere to go': Canberrans stranded at border as negotiations with NSW continue

Disturbingly, 994 healthcare workers are among Victoria's active cases.

DIGESTA day of devastation, apologies and 17 fatalities

ACT Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Vanessa Johnston strongly advised ACT residents not to travel to Newcastle or greater Sydney. Picture: Jamila Toderas

ACT free of active coronavirus cases; travel warning remains

Dr Jai Galliott in Batemans Bay. His fiancee is in Russia. Picture: Kerrie O'Connor

SUBSCRIBERHidden tragedy of couples split apart by block on travel

Steve Evans

ANU student. Charlotte McKenna, says that the biggest issue with the COVID-19 crisis is the loss of her support networks which has impacted her personal life and her studies. Picture: Elesa Kurtz - THE CANBERRA TIMES, ACM

SUBSCRIBER'They don't have security, don't have certainty': The hard road ahead for young Canberrans

Julia Kanapathippillai

The numbers may just be levelling off, Victorian authorities suggested today.

DIGESTVictorian authorities hopeful cases are stabilising

Alex Crowe

Owners of Tulip Top Gardens Bill and Pat Rhodin. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'A slap across the face': Why a 10-acre venue is allowed just 20 visitors

Kathryn Lewis

Anthony J. Sharpe in Black Water: Abyss. Picture: R&R Films

REVIEWBlack Water: Abyss is genuinely scary and suspenseful

Cris Kennedy

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, 2006 (printed 2020) by Peter Brew-Bevan. Picture: Supplied

Public displays of affection: Gallery launches Australian Love Stories online

Amy Martin