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From the editor: light at the end of lockdown tunnel

I sense a glimmer of hope glowing at the end of the lockdown tunnel. What are you most looking forward to when lockdown ends?

Outdoor dining taskforce meets lukewarm response

A new taskforce to help help traders better use their outdoor spaces has met with a mixed reaction from Canberra’s business community.

Freedom Day in NSW, but not a free-for-all

NSW have emerged from COVID-19 lockdown after 106 days with 'freedom day' upon them, but residents have been encouraged to show patience.

Canberra among most vaccinated areas: Barr

The ACT is set to reach the milestone of 90 per cent of its eligible residents being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of the month.

ACT reaches 70 per cent fully vaccinated, nursery cluster now 7

70 per cent of Canberrans aged 12 and up are now fully vaccinated, with the ACT the first jurisdiction in Australia to reach the milestone.

End to ACT lockdown draws near

The ACT has to wait a few more days before it can join the surrounding state of NSW and start easing COVID-19 restrictions.

Risks and benefits as NSW reopens: experts

There will be risks and benefits to residents of New South Wales as the state reopens after 106 days in lockdown, public health and policy experts say. 

ACT records 30 new COVID cases, lockdown end nears

The ACT has recorded 30 new COVID cases overnight with 16 linked to existing cases or ongoing clusters.

Backyard putt-putt course in Ngunnawal

In a suburban street in Ngunnawal, at the back of the local golf course, you’ll find Mr and Mrs Warton’s particularly unusual backyard.

Senior Victoria police officer quits over enforcing health orders

A senior member of Victoria Police has resigned after expressing objection to the enforcement of the state's Chief Health Officer directions.

Social recovery plan to help Canberrans rebuild after lockdown

The ACT Government agreed to develop a ‘social recovery plan’, proposed by Andrew Braddock MLA, that would consider the most impacted and marginalised groups first, and ensure Canberrans had a genuine say about what they needed to recover from the pandemic.

How ACT hairdressers are planning to reopen

As the 15 October end to lockdown fast approaches, thousands of Canberrans have been flooding the inboxes of local salons to book their first haircuts post-lockdown, according to Bentleys of Canberra owner,...

Goodwin’s waving drive-through lifts spirits

With residential aged care facilities closed to visitors since the ACT lockdown began on 12 August, Goodwin in Farrer pondered how to cheer up the residents and allow for safe visits from...

ACT records 40 new cases, 16 in hospital

The ACT has recorded 40 new cases overnight with 21 linked to existing cases or ongoing clusters and 19 still under investigation.

ACT won’t ease lockdown restrictions early

The ACT won't ease its COVID-19 restrictions ahead of schedule, despite NSW bringing forward some of its freedoms.

ACT records 41 new cases with 15 in hospital

The ACT has recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases overnight, with 14 linked to existing cases or ongoing clusters and 24 still under investigation.

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