Despite being the second experience of home learning since the first wave of COVID-19 hit last year, there were some technology troubles and teething problems.
With the arrival of 50,000 vaccination doses next week, the ACT will up its campaign against Covid as the pandemic crisis escalates in the nation's two largest cities.
The ACT's chief health officer has expressed cautious optimism one week into the ACT lockdown, but Chief Minister Andrew Barr says there's still a tough road ahead.
Spence couple Esther Crothers and Ash Taylor are the definition of chilled. They welcomed their first child together in a dramatic unplanned birth at home on Wednesday, which saw Esther give birth to their daughter Heidi on the toilet, and Ash's rugby skills come into play as he caught their newborn.
Explainer: ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman is "cautiously confident" the territory is getting ahead of the virus and the effect of restrictions will soon be known. Here's the latest information you need to know after one week of lockdown.
Subscriber: "Any number" of plans would have been better than the reality if a group of hooded intruders went to the home of a former Canberra bikie boss to shoot him, a court has heard.
Subscriber | Opinion: There will be no statues in the manner of Curtin, or Chifley or Menzies. He will be remembered for no speech, no act of generosity or empathy, writes Jack Waterford.
It wasn't the return Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad wanted, with his error and a Daly Cherry-Evans kicking masterclass getting Manly home for a crucial win in the run in to the NRL finals.
Smoko owners Colin Lagos and Ailsa Franklin-Browne are opening their new wood-fired pizza joint in Fyshwick in early September, even though Canberra will still be in lockdown.
