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ACT still in red despite $300m budget recovery

Subscriber: A surge in land sales helped deliver a $300 million improvement to the ACT's virus-ravaged budget bottom line, Andrew Barr reveals.

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Sydney FC masterclass ends United's run

Subscriber: An attacking masterclass by Sydney FC brought an end to Canberra United's unbeaten start to the W-League season.

The changing face of Braddon's Lonsdale Street

Two photos - captured in 1952 and 1968 - show a different Braddon than the hipster haven filled with makers, roasters, brewers and eateries.

Djokovic a 'strange cat', says Kyrgios

The Australian says he refuses to cop flak from a person who partied with his shirt off during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

There are some things the military just can't do

Opinion: Afghanistan has become a war driven by short-term priorities directed by politicians without a long-term focus, writes Nic Stuart.

Le Tres Bon: A familiar connection to home

Food and Wine | Review: Chef Christophe Gregoire is recreating France in his Bungendore kitchen.

Times Past

Thieves who stole a crystal ball from a new-age store were warned they could face repercussions not only from the law but from the universe. Keris Delaney, from the Alternative Counselling Centre in the Macquarie shopping centre told The Canberra Times on this day in 1988 that thieves who stole the crystal ball from her business may feel "quite odd" because the object had an "energy of its own". READ MORE