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Craig Glover received a guard of honour for his milestone game. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERTon of courage: Cancer survivor's milestone game 20 years in the making

David Polkinghorne
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The Jestingor family - Gabriel, Rizalina, Patricia, Joey and Ysabella - are pleading for Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews to intervene and provide a health waiver that would grant a visa to Patricia, who is diagnosed with autism and visual impairment. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Parents' plea for help after daughter with blindness refused visa

Toby Vue

Dr Jacob Michelsen in his current Fyshwick surgery. Picture: Karleen Minney

Animal hospital's making moves to alleviate pressure amid Canberra's vet shortage

Toby Vue

Australian-born Kopika comforts her sister Tharnicaa. Picture: Change.org

Tide turns in support for Biloela family to be released from Christmas Island

Karen Barlow

Will Biden twist Morrison's arm to move faster on climate? Picture: Getty Images

ANALYSISScott Morrison's quest to be a Biden 'bestie'

Michelle Grattan

ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury. Picture: Jade Harrison

SUBSCRIBER'Reservations' held about Indigenous royal commission bid

Cassandra Morgan

The Canberra Hospital, which is run by Canberra Health Services. Picture: Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBER'A real worry': Nurses, midwives in distress, survey shows

Cassandra Morgan

Police are searching for missing boy Jayden Brandon, 12. Picture: Supplied

UPDATEDPolice search for Jayden, 12, last seen Weston Creek

Hotels struggle to meet demand as Covid leads to staff shortage

SUBSCRIBER | ANALYSISPolice hope alleged kingpin's extradition will yield insights into drug network

'Life and death' situations hampered by high non-emergency calls

Simonsson shines at back as Raiders flog Brisbane

Craig Glover received a guard of honour for his milestone game. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERTon of courage: Cancer survivor's milestone game 20 years in the making

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Centenarian Roy Murphy with his 100th birthday message from the Queen. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Queen's messages to Australians turning 100 reach a milestone

Lachlan and Ryan Lonergan have the opportunity to become the first siblings to don the green and gold together in a decade. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

UPDATEDLonergan brothers' historic Wallabies chance up for grabs

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Republican US senators Ron Johnson, Roger Wicker, Marsha Blackburn and Mike Braun claim companies like Facebook have censored information on the origin of the coronavirus, including the possibility of it leaking from a laboratory in Wuhan. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONThe Wuhan lab-leak theory is in the news, but it's still fact-free

Mike and Sue Rose scuba diving in Fiji. Picture: Supplied

'What better isolation': Covid quarantine exemption denied after two weeks alone at sea

The 1.8-tonne bell fell on Howard Charles, trapping him inside in July 2020. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERAfter initial toll, town's bell rings true

Growing calls for Tamil family's release

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SUBSCRIBERDespite run of injuries, Belconnen remain on top of NPLW

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SUBSCRIBERTon of courage: Cancer survivor's milestone game 20 years in the making

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G7 provides 1 billion COVID vaccine doses

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UPDATEDLonergan brothers' historic Wallabies chance up for grabs

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Plastic coffee cups out by late 2022 in WA

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Another LIberal MP has joined calls for a Tamil family to be freed from offshore detention.

Growing calls for Tamil family's release

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The typical millennial shopper has likely purchased 3.4 unplanned items in the past three months.

Millennials 'addicted' to sales

Five-year-old Nate Leembruggen has told his mum wearing his Supertee makes him "more brave".

Superhero hospital wear helps sick kids

Despite its remoteness, Uluru is one of Instagram's most popular Australian national park posts.

Instagram's top 10 national park stars

Single-use coffee cups and lids will be phased out in Western Australia at the end of 2022.

Plastic coffee cups out by late 2022 in WA

Centenarian Roy Murphy with his 100th birthday message from the Queen. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Queen's messages to Australians turning 100 reach a milestone

Doug Dingwall

More than 17,000 Victorians were tested for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is ready to return to work after sustaining a spinal injury earlier in the year. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTDan Andrews jabbed, ready and 'raring' to get back on the job

Jacob McArthur

Services Australia front-line staff have complained of heavy-handed toilet break policing by management due to heavy workloads. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERFront-line public servants asked to explain 5-minute toilet breaks

Minister Karen Andrews says she's not considering resettlement options for the Biloela Tamil family.

Minister walks back Biloela resettlement

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBER'Serious deficiencies': AFP audit 'complicated' by poor record keeping

Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned a recent international crime bust was a good reason three national security bills needed to be passed into law. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERPM's security pitch 'makes for good PR', but privacy concerns remain

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor public hearing on Witness "J" held at the Realm hotel, Barton. Picture: Karleen Minney

'No reason' Witness J details couldn't be made public earlier

Sarah Basford Canales

Australian-born Kopika comforts her sister Tharnicaa. Picture: Change.org

Tide turns in support for Biloela family to be released from Christmas Island

Karen Barlow

Solomon MP Luke Gosling, second from left, in Kabul during the 2106 ADF Parliamentary Program. Picture Defence

SUBSCRIBER'I wouldn't be here': MP's praise for interpreter amid calls to expedite visas

Harley Dennett

The Jestingor family - Gabriel, Rizalina, Patricia, Joey and Ysabella - are pleading for Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews to intervene and provide a health waiver that would grant a visa to Patricia, who is diagnosed with autism and visual impairment. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Parents' plea for help after daughter with blindness refused visa

Toby Vue

G7 leaders arrive for a drinks reception with Queen Elizabeth II in Cornwall on Friday. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONThe global ground is shifting, and Morrison knows it

Mark Kenny

Dr Kelvin Kong, the 2021 Australian Society for Medical Research medallist. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIs medicine more than good public health?

Nicholas Stuart

Will Caroline Kennedy be the next US ambassador to Australia? Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONThe task ahead of Biden's class of '21

Bruce Wolpe

Pitasoni Ulavalu, who was murdered at Kokomo's last year. Picture: Facebook

SUBSCRIBER'Callous' bikie boss killer denies prison bashing charge

David Wood died from hypothermia after falling into a crevasse in Antarctica. Picture: davidwarburtonwood.com

SUBSCRIBERNot 'reasonably practicable' for govt to have prevented death

The man used a network called "eDonkey" to access child abuse material. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERSuburban dad caught with child abuse comics, cartoons

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Sally Thorne takes time out from writing to hang with her horse Louie. Picture: Karleen Minney

The most successful Canberra romance writer you've never heard of

Karen Hardy

Elodie Cheesman, who grew up in Canberra, has written her debut novel. Picture: Supplied

When love is more than a numbers game

Karen Hardy

Snow lovers have descended onto Perisher and Thredbo after a huge dump of snow kicked off the long weekend. Picture: Thredbo Media

'Fantastic start': Snow destinations open in style

Toby Vue

Sally Thorne takes time out from writing to hang with her horse Louie. Picture: Karleen Minney

The most successful Canberra romance writer you've never heard of

Crowds observe the 'real' Mona Lisa at the Louvre, Paris. Picture: Shutterstock

Copycats fake it till they make it

Gabriele Neher

Tess Horwitz, This is now bone of my bones..., 2020. Picture: Tess Horwitz

REVIEWConfronting works challenge realities

Sasha Grishin

Mike and Sue Rose scuba diving in Fiji. Picture: Supplied

'What better isolation': Covid quarantine exemption denied after two weeks alone at sea

Mike and Sue Rose scuba diving in Fiji. Picture: Supplied

'What better isolation': Covid quarantine exemption denied after two weeks alone at sea

The accommodation sector in the ACT is reporting that a staff shortage is not able to meet the region's occupancy rate as domestic tourism rises during Covid. Picture: Shutterstock

Hotels struggle to meet demand as Covid leads to staff shortage

The accommodation sector in the ACT is reporting that a staff shortage is not able to meet the region's occupancy rate as domestic tourism rises during Covid. Picture: Shutterstock

Hotels struggle to meet demand as Covid leads to staff shortage

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said even regional and rural areas shouldn't wait to get vaccinated. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

It's an arms race: Kelly says don't wait on jab

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said even regional and rural areas shouldn't wait to get vaccinated. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

It's an arms race: Kelly says don't wait on jab

Craig Glover received a guard of honour for his milestone game. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERTon of courage: Cancer survivor's milestone game 20 years in the making

1hr ago

Lachlan and Ryan Lonergan have the opportunity to become the first siblings to don the green and gold together in a decade. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

UPDATEDLonergan brothers' historic Wallabies chance up for grabs

2hrs ago

Canberra rowers Luke Letcher and Caleb Antill are off to Tokyo with the Australian rowing team. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBER'Shock and oar': ACT rowers eye gold after booking Tokyo tickets

Raiders fullback Bailey Simonsson will go head-to-head against potential future teammate Matthew Dufty. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERThis one's (not) personal: Simonsson up against Dufty

Belconnen United FC's Vanessa Ryan celebrates with her team after scoring a goal. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERDespite run of injuries, Belconnen remain on top of NPLW

Isobel Cootes
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Broncos hooker Kobe Hetherington gets sent off. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERUnlucky Hetherington didn't deserve send off: Papalii

David Polkinghorne

Broncos coach Kevin Walters said they would "leave [Josh Hodgson] alone". Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERWalters dismisses Hodgson approach

David Polkinghorne

Bailey Simonsson could have made the Raiders No.1 jersey his own with a fantastic display at fullback. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Simonsson shines at back as Raiders flog Brisbane

David Polkinghorne

Group of Seven countries will provide one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses over the twelve months.

G7 provides 1 billion COVID vaccine doses

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Group of Seven countries will provide one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses over the twelve months.

G7 provides 1 billion COVID vaccine doses

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Celebrations to mark the end of the Netanyahu era have been held outside his residence in Jerusalem.

Israel's Knesset to vote on new government

Celebrations to mark the end of the Netanyahu era have been held outside his residence in Jerusalem.

Israel's Knesset to vote on new government

The summit has "very good, constructive and very vivid discussions" Germany's Angela Merkel says.

Biden urges G7 leaders to call out China

The summit has "very good, constructive and very vivid discussions" Germany's Angela Merkel says.

Biden urges G7 leaders to call out China

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Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Reverse mortgages bring gift of financial security for families during COVID times

Reverse mortgages bring gift of financial security for families during COVID times

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

Volunteers are emotional looking at the Namadgi National Park bushfire damage for the first time. Supplied

Apply for up to $50,000 in 2021 Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Mervyn Bishop. Photo: Christopher Snee

Mervyn Bishop: the inspiring journey of Australia's first Aboriginal press photographer

Rosie Ryan

Focus on communication: Lawyer Lauren Babic is one member of the experienced team at BAL. Picture: Supplied

Communication at the heart of securing the right lawyers on your team

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

Quite simply, 'take a leaf and bung the stem in a pot'. Picture: Shutterstock

Violets that spread like a virulent virus

Jackie French

Is it the right time to start a new journey? Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONStarting to think about starting over

Karen Hardy

Taylor Jenkins Reid's latest book looks at early 1980s Malibu. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWA layered world of family drama and celebs

Amy Martin

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

Belconnen United FC's Vanessa Ryan celebrates with her team after scoring a goal. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERDespite run of injuries, Belconnen remain on top of NPLW

Isobel Cootes
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Instagrammers of Canberra

Man dies after being shot in Phillip, police still searching for gun

SUBSCRIBERMan dies after being shot in Phillip, police still searching for gun

Sarah Lansdown

LEGACY: Ross Edwards and his dog Ralph. After decades in the role, Mr Edwards has stood down as a Henty Machinery Field Days director. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

A lot has changed in agriculture in 60 years, and Ross Edwards has seen it all

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LEGACY: Ross Edwards and his dog Ralph. After decades in the role, Mr Edwards has stood down as a Henty Machinery Field Days director. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

A lot has changed in agriculture in 60 years, and Ross Edwards has seen it all

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When COVID shut down the pool, Luke resorted to swim training for triathlons in the irrigation channel. Photo: Luke Barlow

Finding fitness during drought

When COVID shut down the pool, Luke resorted to swim training for triathlons in the irrigation channel. Photo: Luke Barlow

Finding fitness during drought

The lake at Bebeah, Mount Wilson (www.bebeahgarden.com/) in autumn. Camera: iPhone8, auto setting

Photographing gardens in their best light

The lake at Bebeah, Mount Wilson (www.bebeahgarden.com/) in autumn. Camera: iPhone8, auto setting

Photographing gardens in their best light