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At 60km/h, looking at your phone for just three seconds means you are driving blind for 50 metres. Picture: Shutterstock

Picture this: ACT drivers snapped on camera using their mobile phones

Daniella White
Peter Brewer

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's office exchanged nearly 140 emails about the sports rorts scandal.

PM's office's 136 emails about sport rorts

Katie Burgess

Bradyn Dillon, nine, was murdered by his father Graham Dillon in Jacka in Canberra in February 2016. Picture: Supplied

Bradyn Dillon case worker stands by decision to leave him in abusive father's care

Cassandra Morgan

Claudia Gelonese at her wedding. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBERFraudster bride bailed while appealing sentence

Blake Foden

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy delivers an update on the coronavirus. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Eighth case of coronavirus among Australians from Diamond Princess

Kirsten Lawson

Former head of water in the ACT, Asoka Wijeratne. Picture: Ashraf Alreshan

Should we get drinking water from sewage?

Steve Evans

Canberra's child protection system blocking carers from accessing information

Canberra's child protection system blocking carers from accessing information

Daniella White

Canberra Health Services CEO Bernadette McDonald.
Picture: Jamila Toderas

'Not where we want to be': Hospital staff don't trust management

Daniella White

Faster Sydney to Canberra rail line an urgent priority: Infrastructure Australia

STI cases in Canberra reach five-year high

SUBSCRIBERHigh-rise Woden CIT could include housing, indoor sports centre

Ministers must answer for staff: McMullan

At 60km/h, looking at your phone for just three seconds means you are driving blind for 50 metres. Picture: Shutterstock

Picture this: ACT drivers snapped on camera using their mobile phones

Sketch of Zapari's proposed development in the Woden Town Centre. Photo: Supplied.

Zapari plans $400 million Woden development

The Brumbies are waiting for Sanzaar to decide if their game in Osaka will go ahead. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERCoronavirus could force Brumbies to play at 'closed stadium'

FOR SALE: Heather and Neil Tait with the Big Potato in 2017. The land housing the potato is now up for sale, with a price guide of $920,000. Picture: Michelle Thomas

Famous Big Potato listed for sale with $920K price tag

Australian National University gets 2.6 per cent of all money donated for philanthropic reasons. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ANALYSISFive Australian unis get the bulk of philanthropic donations

OUT OF POCKET: Andrew Stewart, owner of The Inlet at Narooma, lost at least $160,000 worth of trade because of the fire emergency. Photo: Sylvia Liber

South Coast businesses begin long road to recovery after summer inferno

SUBSCRIBERCanberra golfers to monitor coronavirus ahead of Japan

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Global virus pandemic inevitable, US warns

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Psych panel cross-examined in Leifer case

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Let it go... Yes, it's a Frozen 2 sing-a-long

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S Korea virus cases now more than 1200

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'What will we come back to?' Agonising farewell to Botanic Garden on eve of fire

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison's office exchanged nearly 140 emails about the sports rorts scandal.

PM's office's 136 emails about sport rorts

Passengers board the Canberra to Sydney train at Kingston on Sunday morning.

Faster Sydney to Canberra rail line an urgent priority: Infrastructure Australia

Nationals senator Susan McDonald has objected to a proposal to dump tax breaks for remote residents

Senator takes aim at tax concession report

Senate leader Mathias Cormann says a report into the sports grants scandal won't be released.

Roller derby heartbreak after sports rorts

Bob McMullan in Parliament in 2009. Picture: Richard Briggs

Ministers must answer for staff: McMullan

Adrian Rollins

Former labor leader Bill Shorten, right, favoured by China to win, but no evidence that a Chinese propaganda campaign was waged on his behalf. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Russia and China propaganda on Assange and Huawei but not a vote changer

Kirsten Lawson

Australia's lack of parliamentary diversity is hampering efforts to prevent foreign interference, a researcher says. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Australia's 'too white' politics can't deal with foreign interference

Katie Burgess

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds on Tuesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Give fathers more leave to narrow gender gap: Reynolds

Adrian Rollins

The Canberra Hospital's ED was there when we needed it

The Canberra Hospital's ED was there when we needed it

Letters to the editor

Indigenous health is often singled out for high spending levels - but we should be looking at need rather than per capita spending. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONYes, we can close the gap in Indigenous health

Ian Ring

Right wing extremist threat is not new

Right wing extremist threat is not new

The Canberra Times

Elsa in Frozen 2. Picture: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Let it go... Yes, it's a Frozen 2 sing-a-long

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STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: enter now to win a Scandinavian cruise

Dai Li, Scarf in Little Things in Life at Beaver Galleries. Picture: Supplied

ANALYSISAn intriguing set of sculptures with a hidden dimension

Kerry-Anne Cousins

Elsa in Frozen 2. Picture: Walt Disney Animation Studios

Let it go... Yes, it's a Frozen 2 sing-a-long

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The Canberra Times Night Noodle Markets returns for another Enlighten Festival this weekend. Picture: Alex Davey

Five things to do this weekend

Amy Martin

Crossing, by Graham Fransella, a finalist in the Megalo International Print Prize.

REVIEWMore prints to delight and inspire

Sasha Grishin

Canberra golfer Brendan Jones sees parallels between how the coronavirus could affect the Japan tour and how the Japanese earthquakes of 2011 did.

SUBSCRIBERCanberra golfers to monitor coronavirus ahead of Japan

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Canberra Raiders recruit George Williams will get valauble time alongside Jack Wighton in the halves. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERRaiders hope to do things by halves

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Helping Australia on the road to the World Cup finals is the last place Molly Strano thought she would be. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERStrano trades grade for her shot at glory

World champion Kelsey-Lee Barber will train in Canberra for the next two months before launching her international campaign. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERCanberra's world champ avoids coronavirus distraction

Sekope Kepu plays with the hair of Israel Folau in happier times with the Wallabies.

Castle denies RA gagged Kepu in Folau saga

Melissa Woods

England captain Heather Knight on her way to a match-winning century. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERKnight descends on Thailand after bright start

David Polkinghorne

Australian captain Meg Lanning says increased scrutiny is a good thing for the game. Picture: Karleen Minney.

SUBSCRIBER'It's a great sign': Lanning embracing World Cup pressure

Caden Helmers

The moment Sophie Cunningham hit Keely Froling in the face. The incident was deemed low impact and unintentional. Picture: FoxSports

SUBSCRIBERCapitals hit with breach for criticising WNBL

Caden Helmers
Chris Dutton

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy speak on the state of the coronavirus on Tuesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong.

Economic hit from coronavirus as pandemic declaration moves closer

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy speak on the state of the coronavirus on Tuesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong.

Economic hit from coronavirus as pandemic declaration moves closer

Tracker: Dr Craig Dalton

FluTracking needs community support to help track any potential coronavirus outbreaks

Tracker: Dr Craig Dalton

FluTracking needs community support to help track any potential coronavirus outbreaks

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy, who says the rise in coronavirus cases outside China is a serious concern. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Questions unanswered on quarantine plan for ACT students

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy, who says the rise in coronavirus cases outside China is a serious concern. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Questions unanswered on quarantine plan for ACT students

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: enter now to win a Scandinavian cruise

The rockstar Regent Suite, at 412 square metres, is a two-bedroom mansion.

PHOTOSInside the new cruise ship that thinks it's perfect

Peter Lynch

Major Kangaroo Island attractions such as Seal Bay Conservation Park, Raptor Domain and Little Sahara survived the bushfires unscathed.

'We're still here': Kangaroo Island rising from the ashes

Mark Chipperfield

Ginny and Guy in their home.

Facing the future with love, decency and kindness

'Seize the day': Narelle prepares for Dementia Australia's Memory Walk in honour of her 'gorgeous' mum

'Seize the day': Narelle prepares for Dementia Australia's Memory Walk in honour of her 'gorgeous' mum

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

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How do you find a great driving instructor?

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An outdoor classroom for so many children over the decades, the scorched Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden needs loving care. Michael Anlezark, staff and volunteers have plenty to give. It will take time.

'What will we come back to?' Agonising farewell to Botanic Garden on eve of fire

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Bob Brown says anti-logging activists in the northwest Tarkine rainforest remain undeterred.

Bob Brown activist ban lifted in Tasmania

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Gregory Hill has denied pimping out missing pregnant teen Tiffany Taylor, who met men for paid sex.

'Lock the maggot up' Qld murder trial told

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NRL star Josh Reynolds is very relieved after a domestic violence charge against him was dropped.

Police to drop Josh Reynolds DV charge

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Jarrod Mullen was given a three-year community corrections order and 300 hours of community service

Ex-NRL star spared jail for drug dealing

Tiffanie Turnbull
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COMBINED RESOURCES: Fencing for Fires co-ordinator Jamie Wolf has joined with Tradies for Fire-Affected Communities and Deloitte to organise Australia's Biggest Working Bee on March 6 to 9. Picture: TARA TREWHELLA

Support needed as Australia's Biggest Working Bee fires up

Janet Howie

Andrew McLachlan has used his first speech in parliament to defend the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

New Lib senator rallies behind basin plan

Matt Coughlan

Rebecca Horton says she has no idea how her estranged partner Charlie Younes got into her house.

Murder accused wanted family back in home

Steve Zemek

United States authorities say a global pandemic of the coronavirus is inevitable.

Global virus pandemic inevitable, US warns

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United States authorities say a global pandemic of the coronavirus is inevitable.

Global virus pandemic inevitable, US warns

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Accused child sex offender Malka Leifer is allegedly feigning mental illness in Israel.

Psych panel cross-examined in Leifer case

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Accused child sex offender Malka Leifer is allegedly feigning mental illness in Israel.

Psych panel cross-examined in Leifer case

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South Korea has reported more virus cases, with plans to test more than 200,000 church members.

S Korea virus cases now more than 1200

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South Korea has reported more virus cases, with plans to test more than 200,000 church members.

S Korea virus cases now more than 1200

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Is your home feeling blue?

Is your home feeling blue?

GOING DOWN: Retirees face many money questions on the advisability of downsizing.

No easy answers to downsizing for retirees

Rascals Treats founders Clare Guest, and Susie and Ben Hanns with Gilbert and Ruby. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Vegan dog food makes its move out of Canberra markets

Alex Crowe

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo