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ACT Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT police may have unlawfully accessed telecommunications data: Ombudsman

Lucy Bladen

Police are treated the fatal road crash on the Tuggernong Parkway on Tuesday night as a critical incident. Picture: Peter Brewer

Driver, 19, dies in high-speed crash after failing to stop for police

Peter Brewer
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Yarralumla Surgery nurse Felicity Sander gives ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith her flu vaccine, alongside practice principal Dr Antonio Di Dio. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

COVID vaccine hesitancy hasn't extended to flu jabs, doctor says

Cassandra Morgan

The Kippax shopping centre, where Alan Burke allegedly sold cannabis to a child. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERMan accused of 'despicable' dealing denies selling drugs to child

Blake Foden
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Senior Constable Lynette Taylor's husband Stuart Schulz (centre) said the sentence is too lenient.

Pusey jailed for 10 months for crash film

Georgie Moore
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The ACT government could look at reopening former school sites to ease enrolment pressures. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERCommunity should not lose out if old schools reopen: parents' council

Jasper Lindell

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a suspension on Australia-India flights. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

PM says he is not abandoning Australians as India flights pause

Karen Barlow
Dan Jervis-Bardy

A 54-year-old woman has died in Canada after she received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Canada: first death after AstraZeneca jab

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Olympians reject COVID queue jumping

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NT stolen generation sues government

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ACT's most senior judges announce retirements

SUBSCRIBERSnared by covert online cops, sex offender truckie to be sentenced

ACT Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT police may have unlawfully accessed telecommunications data: Ombudsman

Works on the next phase of Canberra's light rail to begin before the end of the year. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERCity light rail works to start soon following award of $90 million contract

Nick Kyrgios has responded angrily to comparisons with Bernard Tomic. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Kyrgios lashes out at Tomic comparison

Tough times: Relatives stand next to the burning funeral pyres of those who died due to COVID-19 at Ghazipur cremation ground in New Delhi. Picture: Getty Images

Mass cremations and overwhelmed hospitals: India's big COVID battle

Alex and Teigan McKinnon welcome identical twin girls

Alex and Teigan McKinnon welcome identical twin girls

Deputy Police Commissioner Richard McCreadie speaking to the press after the Port Arthur shooting. Picture: The Examiner Archives

Why the Port Arthur tragedy is still so raw 25 years on

Big govt debt here for a decade: report

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Federal MP Laming reveals ADHD diagnosis

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Rare black rhino baby makes NSW zoo debut

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Take a look inside the luxury homes of wool barons past

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Crown Casino fined $1m over Vic junkets

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Workplace policy overhaul for NSW parly

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Senior Constable Lynette Taylor's husband Stuart Schulz (centre) said the sentence is too lenient.

Pusey jailed for 10 months for crash film

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Hundreds of short-tailed shearwater birds have been found dead in Hobart.

Hundreds of seabirds found dead in Hobart

Australian government debt is expected to be above 50 per cent of GDP for at least the next decade.

Big govt debt here for a decade: report

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Federal coalition MP Andrew Laming says he had "no idea" ADHD was an adult condition.

Federal MP Laming reveals ADHD diagnosis

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Seven-week-old black rhino calf Sabi Star has made her public debut at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

Rare black rhino baby makes NSW zoo debut

Tiffanie Turnbull
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TO THE MANOR BORN: Chocolyn has been painstakingly restored over the past decade.

Take a look inside the luxury homes of wool barons past

Chris McLennan
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Crown Resorts has been hit with a $1 million fine by Victoria's gambling regulator.

Crown Casino fined $1m over Vic junkets

Benita Kolovos
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she'll accept all recommendations in Pru Goward's review.

Workplace policy overhaul for NSW parly

Hannah Ryan
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a suspension on Australia-India flights. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

PM says he is not abandoning Australians as India flights pause

Karen Andrews says about 9000 Australians in India can't fly home until at least May 15.

Thousands of Australians stranded in India

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in the NT to announce a defence infrastructure package.

Defence bases to be upgraded for war games

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Bill Shorten will map out his vision for the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Cancel the contracts, Shorten dares NDIS

The consumer price index rose 0.6 per cent in the March quarter for an annual rate of 1.1 per cent.

Annual inflation nudges up to 1.1 per cent

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
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Cold war attitudes and empty climate promises from Australia have pushed south Pacific leaders towards China. Picture: Shutterstock

Australia losing influence in south Pacific to China: report

Harley Dennett

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Australia suspends flights to India, sends face masks, ventilators

Karen Barlow

Mike Pezzullo says Australia must strive for peace, but not at the cost of its liberty. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Security tsar Mike Pezzullo told to 'tone it down' over 'drums of war' China message

Karen Barlow, Daniel McCulloch

The hawks flock to the drums of war

The hawks flock to the drums of war

The Canberra Times

Boy, this guy sure looks like he's getting a lot done. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWhy productivity growth has stalled since 2005 (and isn't about to improve soon)

Peter Martin

Namadgi's roads are in a disgraceful and dangerous state

Namadgi's roads are in a disgraceful and dangerous state

Letters to the Editor

Bradley Bartell arrives at the ACT Supreme Court for his sentencing. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERChild sex victim 'lost part of herself', but perpetrator won't lose liberty

The woman allegedly used the dark web to make arrangements for her parents to be murdered. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERWoman accused of dark web murder plot granted bail

Victim Andrew Drake, who was fatally stabbed in April 2019. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBER'He was wired up and ready to go': What jury wasn't told about killer

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Lucy Sugerman and Reverend Bones are performing this weekend. Pictures: Supplied

WHAT'S ONFive things to do in Canberra this weekend

Amy Martin

Romance writer Valerie Parv, who sold more than 34 million books, has died. Picture: Supplied

Romance writer Valerie Parv dead

Sally Pryor

Olivia Fyfe will be teaching Ausdance ACT's open class during Dance Week. Picture: Jeremy Jackson

WHAT'S ONHaving two left feet no excuse this Dance Week

Amy Martin

Lucy Sugerman and Reverend Bones are performing this weekend. Pictures: Supplied

WHAT'S ONFive things to do in Canberra this weekend

Prawn yuzu a la chalaca. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

REVIEWSprinkle of Peruvian-Japanese magic

Natasha Shan

Japanese dogwood fruit at National Arboretum Canberra. Picture: Vicki Woolley

Magnificent autumn for harvesting fruit

Susan Parsons

Tough times: Relatives stand next to the burning funeral pyres of those who died due to COVID-19 at Ghazipur cremation ground in New Delhi. Picture: Getty Images

Mass cremations and overwhelmed hospitals: India's big COVID battle

Tough times: Relatives stand next to the burning funeral pyres of those who died due to COVID-19 at Ghazipur cremation ground in New Delhi. Picture: Getty Images

Mass cremations and overwhelmed hospitals: India's big COVID battle

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a suspension on Australia-India flights. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

PM says he is not abandoning Australians as India flights pause

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a suspension on Australia-India flights. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

PM says he is not abandoning Australians as India flights pause

Javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber, who has qualified for Australia's Olympic team. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Olympians to receive early access to COVID vaccine

Javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber, who has qualified for Australia's Olympic team. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Olympians to receive early access to COVID vaccine

Croker out with shoulder as Papa gets a rest

SUBSCRIBERSkipper sidelined as Raiders make more team changes

Tevita Kuridrani will miss this week's qualifying final. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATEDKuridrani out: Force star hit with three-game ban

Nic White is embracing the hype of a qualifying final on home soil for the Brumbies. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBER'Enjoy the hype': White buzzing for final

Raiders fans have been encouraged to show their true colours against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Thursday night. Picture: Keegan Carroll

How you can help snap the Raiders' losing streak

Nick Kyrgios has responded angrily to comparisons with Bernard Tomic. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Kyrgios lashes out at Tomic comparison

James Buckley

Tom Banks works tirelessly on his kicking game to boost the Brumbies' most potent weapon. Picture: Ayu Srimoyo

SUBSCRIBERBrumbies banking on Tom's boot to set up potent weapon

Caden Helmers

Brumbies flyhalf Noah Lolesio is relishing the chance to play finals football on home soil. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERWhat's pressure? Lolesio set for finals clash against Force

Caden Helmers

Australia's women's cricket team will compete at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next year. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERCricket back at Comm Games

James Buckley

A 54-year-old woman has died in Canada after she received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Canada: first death after AstraZeneca jab

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A 54-year-old woman has died in Canada after she received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Canada: first death after AstraZeneca jab

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New Zealand is running a slow and steady race to vaccinate its 5.1 million-strong population.

NZ slow and steady in COVID vaccine race

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New Zealand is running a slow and steady race to vaccinate its 5.1 million-strong population.

NZ slow and steady in COVID vaccine race

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The Queen has spoken by videolink with the Latvian and Ivory Coast ambassadors in the UK.

Queen back at work after Philip's death

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The Queen has spoken by videolink with the Latvian and Ivory Coast ambassadors in the UK.

Queen back at work after Philip's death

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Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

CANBERRA LAW FIRMS TEAM UP TO CREATE COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW POWERHOUSE: This private settlement pathway is the two firms' response to the unsatisfactory, under-resourced and delayed family law system.

Canberra law firms team up to create collaborative family law powerhouse

Take the stress out of moving house with this handy checklist

Take the stress out of moving house with this handy checklist

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Feeling breathless? Dizzy? Fatigued? Don't assume its your age, it could be your heart

Feeling breathless? Dizzy? Fatigued? Don't assume its your age, it could be your heart

See the link below to read this special publication in full.

Special publication: Eat, Drink, Sleep Canberra

Pilots of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF and of the 475th (Fighter) Group 5th US Army Air Force during a visit by the latter to Momote airfield. Photo: Supplied

Air Force 100

Nicki Davey

There are no excuses for inferior performance

There are no excuses for inferior performance

If this will be your first ever racing sim for PC, the demo version of LFS is a good place to start.

Which PC racing sims are a good choice for getting started?

Sam Hollier

Global design trends that Aussies will positively live for

Global design trends that Aussies will positively live for

Romance writer Valerie Parv, who sold more than 34 million books, has died. Picture: Supplied

Romance writer Valerie Parv dead

Sally Pryor

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Patrick Heffernan, Adam Mowat and Andrew Harbour of Crace.

PHOTOSHeads up

Keegan Carroll

Julia and Mila Lieser of Barton.

PHOTOSThank you, Canberra

Elesa Kurtz

Kristina Neumann, of Dickson, Lucy Chetcuti, of Ainslie, and Skye Jamieson, of O’Connor.

Socials: Reflections on art

The global container shortage and inability of shipping companies to stick to rates and timeslots has left regional enterprise struggling to keep up.

Crazy shipping logistics put a clamp on regional grain exports

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The global container shortage and inability of shipping companies to stick to rates and timeslots has left regional enterprise struggling to keep up.

Crazy shipping logistics put a clamp on regional grain exports

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Mice bait supplies are set to improve with ACTA receiving a sea consignment of zinc phosphide.

Mice bait supplies set to improve

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Mice bait supplies are set to improve with ACTA receiving a sea consignment of zinc phosphide.

Mice bait supplies set to improve

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Tamworth mayor Col Murray and Gunnedah mayor and Namoi Unlimited Joint Organisation chairman Jamie Chaffey welcomed the funding.

Funding set to flow for North West councils

Tamworth mayor Col Murray and Gunnedah mayor and Namoi Unlimited Joint Organisation chairman Jamie Chaffey welcomed the funding.

Funding set to flow for North West councils