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Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERBe flexible on work-from-home, APS agency bosses told

Doug Dingwall

Canberra Health Services chief executive Dave Peffer said modelling suggested Omicron peak had been reached. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Modelling suggests ACT may have reached peak of Omicron wave

Lucy Bladen

RATs will be limited at the Kambah COVID-19 testing centre. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Rapid tests limited to one per person, two PCR centres closed

Hannah Neale
2hrs ago

Australian Education Union ACT branch secretary Patrick Judge said staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 was the biggest problem schools were facing for Term 1, 2022. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT schools prepare for possible remote learning as teacher shortages expected

Sarah Lansdown

Premier Dominic Perrottet says the NSW health system is tracking better than the best case scenario.

NSW reports 36 deaths, nearly 30,000 cases

Luke Costin and Tiffanie Turnbull
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An RAF P-8 Poseidon aircraft was sent to assist the Tonga government after the volcanic eruption.

Fears Tonga disaster death toll will rise

Andrew Brown

Police are searching for a gunman after a Tasmanian man was killed in a targeted attack.

Tasmanian man shot dead in 'targeted attack'

An artist impression of the proposed 70 Allara Street development. Picture: Purdon Planning

Extended consultation on Geocon's Allara St project welcomed

Brittney Levinson

SUBSCRIBER'Too acute, too serious': man sent to jail for throwing traffic cone at police

Search for missing 9yo enters fifth day

SUBSCRIBERMooseheads blames COVID rules for closing its doors this weekend

Canberrans left in limbo as they wait to hear from families in Tonga

Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERBe flexible on work-from-home, APS agency bosses told

Behind the scenes of filming Survivor Canberra. Pictures: Supplied

The tribe has spoken: Superfan recreates 'Survivor' in Canberra

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, his partner Vikki Campion and sons Sebastian and Thomas. Photo: Supplied

Barnaby Joyce, Vikki Campion engaged

Growing your own produce is helpful when supermarket supply is low, and delicious all year round. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHow to grow your own food so you never miss out on your favourites

Anti-trolling campaigner Erin Molan will tell federal MPs how to make social media safer.

Anti-trolling advocates to front inquiry

Peter Broelman's view: It's all downhill from here

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: It's all downhill from here

Damage on Tonga's main island, woman dead

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Why trucks are parked up when we need them most

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Barnaby Joyce, partner Vikki engaged

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'Blue carbon' projects to offset emissions

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Victoria declares hospital COVID emergency

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N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles

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On the road: Interstate allocator at Ross Transport Josh Jewitt with some of the vehicles that are sitting idle as drivers and mechanics isolate. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Why trucks are parked up when we need them most

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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and partner Vikki Campion have announced their engagement.

Barnaby Joyce, partner Vikki engaged

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"Blue carbon" has been added to the credit options in Australia's voluntary carbon market.

'Blue carbon' projects to offset emissions

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Victoria has recorded 20,180 COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in the latest reporting period.

Victoria declares hospital COVID emergency

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The NSW government says children across the state will start the new school new year as planned.

Perrottet 'committed' to school start date

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The search for missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten continues in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.

WATCHNSW homicide squad joins search for missing 9yo girl

Luke Costin
1hr ago

There are more than 7000 COVID-19 cases among aged care residents, across about 1100 facilities.

Aged care COVID-19 outbreaks growing

Alex Mitchell
1hr ago

Tasmania has reported 1310 new COVID-19 cases, with 12 in hospital, in the latest reporting period.

Tasmania has 1310 COVID cases, two in ICU

Ethan James
1hr ago

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACCC calls RAT price gouging 'outrageous' as 'enormous' demand continues for ACT

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACCC calls RAT price gouging 'outrageous' as 'enormous' demand continues for ACT

Staff check stocks in the Canberra Airport mass vaccination clinic in July 2021. Picture: Karleen Minney

Priority COVID boosters for teachers, school staff

Staff check stocks in the Canberra Airport mass vaccination clinic in July 2021. Picture: Karleen Minney

Priority COVID boosters for teachers, school staff

Children aged between five and 11 can now be vaccinated. Picture: Shutterstock

How to prepare your autistic child for COVID vaccinations and tests

Children aged between five and 11 can now be vaccinated. Picture: Shutterstock

How to prepare your autistic child for COVID vaccinations and tests

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Health Minister Greg Hunt says telehealth has been a fundamental part of the pandemic response.

Funding to broaden telehealth applauded

Community and Public Sector Union national secretary Melissa Donnelly. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'Free and accessible' rapid tests needed for APS: union

Photo: File

Return to school on the national cabinet agenda

Public Service Minister Ben Morton. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Work from home consistency urged for critical APS staff

At the start of the pandemic, Australian governments prided themselves on following the health advice. Now the health considerations are following the economic and political ones. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINIONFalse assumptions, bad planning: The wheels have fallen off our Omicron response

Michelle Grattan

Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli has defended a proposed federal religious discrimination bill.

Religious bill rights under question

Maeve Bannister

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is considering whether to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The three options to decide Novak Djokovic's fate

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Home Affairs in firing line after on-board COVID cases place Australian Border Force officers in at-sea isolation. Picture: Marina Neil

'Left out to dry': ABF vessels in at-sea isolation after COVID cases

Sarah Basford Canales

Just what kind of threat was Djokovic?

Just what kind of threat was Djokovic?

The Canberra Times

Morrison's govt dropped the ball on Djokovic and vaccination

Morrison's govt dropped the ball on Djokovic and vaccination

Letters to the Editor

If you remove the secrecy and the corporate lobbying, politicians are less likely to mortgage the public good for narrow private interests. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONHere's how independents could clean house

Crispin Hull

Ameen Hamdan outside court in April 2021.

SUBSCRIBERP-plate driver to stand trial after crash kills teen passenger

Women and children lay roses near the entrance to Parliament House on Saturday afternoon. Picture: Keegan Carroll

SUBSCRIBERParliament 'storm' fails to strike after 'sovereign man' in court clash

Timothy van Eyle walks backwards in an attempt to hide his face from media outside court last year. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBER'Susceptible to misinterpretation': Masseur cleared of indecency

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Behind the scenes of filming Survivor Canberra. Pictures: Supplied

The tribe has spoken: Superfan recreates 'Survivor' in Canberra

Amy Martin

Explore the arboretum with drop-in orienteering activities.

School holiday fun at the arboretum

Mutual fan club - Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench. Picture: Getty Images

Kenneth and Judi, a mutual fan club

Glenn Whipp

Behind the scenes of filming Survivor Canberra. Pictures: Supplied

The tribe has spoken: Superfan recreates 'Survivor' in Canberra

Clementine Ford - an "angry feminist" who's also an optimist. Picture: Getty Images

What Clementine Ford has learned about love

Sally Pryor

Mel Gibson, centre, in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Picture: National Film and Sound Archive

WHAT'S ONRev up for a high-octane journey with Mad Max

Ron Cerabona

Pat Cummins led Australia to a dominant series victory. Picture: Getty

The defining moments of the Ashes: How Cummins and co. retained the urn

Canberra United players are in self isolation. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

COVID exposure forces Canberra stars into isolation

The Capitals have limited themselves to practice and games. Picture: Karleen Minney

Canberra Capitals enter 'soft bubble' to save WNBL season

Rafael Nadal has blasted his way into the Australian Open second round in Melbourne.

How COVID-19 knocked Rafael Nadal for six

Novak Djokovic takes a break at Melbourne Park during a practice session last week. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | ANALYSISUnforced errors on all sides in Djokovic visa saga

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Aleksandar Vukic claimed the biggest win of his career, beating Lloyd Harris at the Australian Open.

Local hope Vukic wins at Australian Open

John Salvado

After French and US Open semi-final defeats, Maria Sakkari wants to take the next step in Melbourne.

Sakkari sounds Open warning to her rivals

Darren Walton

World No.1 male tennis player Novak Djokovic. Picture: Getty Images

Game, set, match, out: Djokovic 'extremely disappointed' with ruling

Sarah Basford Canales
Karen Barlow

The island of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai all but disappeared following the blast.

Damage on Tonga's main island, woman dead

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The island of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai all but disappeared following the blast.

Damage on Tonga's main island, woman dead

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KCNA says a test of tactical guided missiles was conducted from the country's west.

N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles

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KCNA says a test of tactical guided missiles was conducted from the country's west.

N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles

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Officials urged residents to stay off snowy roads in the eastern US.

Storm dumps snow on eastern US, Canada

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Officials urged residents to stay off snowy roads in the eastern US.

Storm dumps snow on eastern US, Canada

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Hurricane Fall band members Pepper Deroy, Jesse Vee, Lachlan Coffey, Tim Hickey and Luke Wheeldon.

LISTENThe country lads who are kicking up a storm

Hurricane Fall band members Pepper Deroy, Jesse Vee, Lachlan Coffey, Tim Hickey and Luke Wheeldon.

LISTENThe country lads who are kicking up a storm

Charlie Fittler developed his love of country music growing up on the family property near Armidale.

LISTENYoung country singer has an old-school country sound

Charlie Fittler developed his love of country music growing up on the family property near Armidale.

LISTENYoung country singer has an old-school country sound

Lyn Bowtell is regarded as an inspiration and mentor to younger members of the country music "family".

LISTENRetro album puts Bowtell in a happy place

Lyn Bowtell is regarded as an inspiration and mentor to younger members of the country music "family".

LISTENRetro album puts Bowtell in a happy place

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Kyndryl on a mission to put purpose at the heart of business

Kyndryl on a mission to put purpose at the heart of business

Experience the planet's most awe inspiring landscapes

Experience the planet's most awe inspiring landscapes

Time to celebrate: The Italian Place in Braddon is one of the city businesses you'll find behind a door on the advent calendar.

Advent calendar countdown celebrates festive season in the city

Sleep troubles? Take action to get the rest your body needs

Sleep troubles? Take action to get the rest your body needs

NO SALESMAN NEEDED: Driva is a revolutionary new platform which allows car buyers to see the best personalised loan rates, based on their credit score, and gain pre-approval from more than 30 lenders.

Aussie entrepreneurs putting car buyers back in the Driva's seat

STUNNING: The tour will end in beautiful Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast. James Davis Photography / Shutterstock.com

Discover the beauty and wonders of Regional NSW

Time to get festive in the city!

Time to get festive in the city!

Basic planning can minimise the cost of death tax

Basic planning can minimise the cost of death tax

Noel Whittaker
2hrs ago

Wordle is an internet word game taking the world by storm. Picture Shutterstock/Wordle

Five letters, six turns: why you need to join the Wordle cult

Karen Hardy

Love tennis? : Catch all of the action at the Australian Open in Melbourne from January 17-30. Photo: Shutterstock

These deals on all things tennis are a grand slam

Australian Coupons

WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Advocates concerned labour shortages will impact access to home care packages.

Worker shortage as home care list drops

Eileen Wood

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

Geoff Browne and Rebecca Davey of Murrumbateman.

Socials: Off the Boat

Sigourney Dunk, of Braddon, and Fran Sankey, of Gordon.

Socials: Green and red reunite post-Christmas

Reader pic by @moments.forever

Instagrammers of Canberra

Beef producer Chris Duncan, Swan Bay via Coraki on the Richmond, sees agricultural opportunity in carbon farming, provided the ACCU price rises above $80.

Carbon price piques farmers' interest

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Beef producer Chris Duncan, Swan Bay via Coraki on the Richmond, sees agricultural opportunity in carbon farming, provided the ACCU price rises above $80.

Carbon price piques farmers' interest

44m ago

Peter 'Pebbles' Power passed away on Thursday night after a long battle with cancer.

Vale long-time stock and station agent Peter Power

Peter 'Pebbles' Power passed away on Thursday night after a long battle with cancer.

Vale long-time stock and station agent Peter Power

Lowes Petroleum's John Donnelly, Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders and Suncorp Bank's Andrew Hannaford with state champions Rob and Mandy Taylor, Glenalla, Grenfell.

Winners at the state wheat championship dinner

Lowes Petroleum's John Donnelly, Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders and Suncorp Bank's Andrew Hannaford with state champions Rob and Mandy Taylor, Glenalla, Grenfell.

Winners at the state wheat championship dinner