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New COVID-19 testing site planned for ACT

Canberrans have rushed to get tested for coronavirus as the ACT government prepares to open a new site to cope with the surge.

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Raiders table five-year offer to young gun Cotric

Subscriber only: Sought-after Raiders winger Nick Cotric is weighing up a reported five-year, $2.5 million deal to stay at the club.

Coronavirus may yet remodel our homes

Opinion: Jenna Price: The laptop on the kitchen table works if you have to do it every now and then. But with three generations at once?

Return of ACT's contact sports could be delayed

Canberra's contact sporting competitions are in danger of being delayed again after a return of coronavirus to the capital.

Here's why Black Lives Matter resonates strongly

Opinion: When you peel back history, you will find each nation's original sin: racism, in one form or another, writes Ray Steinwall.

Times Past

On this day in 1974, the federal government moved to reduce the amount of clothing imported as it tackled unemployment.
The story on the front page of The Canberra Times reported there would be urgent consultations with Korea, China, India and Hong Kong. READ MORE