Workers at a Canberra construction site allowed to restart work today will have to provide evidence they have had their first Covid vaccine or evidence of a booking.
Exclusive: Anthony Albanese has backed moves to restore the rights of the territories, saying democracy in the ACT and Northern Territory should be respected.
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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has pushed back against a blunt federal government warning that states and territories won't receive support if they lock down after reaching vaccination targets, saying it would be "electoral suicide" for the Coalition to abandon areas struggling with Covid.
Wet weather will dampen testing capability in Canberra over the coming days, with sites forced to close. ACT Covid testing sites at Brindabella Business Park and Kambah will be closed today due to expected rain.
Explainer: The ACT's Covid outbreak has grown to 121 cases. Over the past 10 days, the total number of recorded coronavirus cases in the territory has almost doubled. Prior to the current outbreak, there had only been 124 cases recorded in Canberra. Here's where the ACT stands.
Subscriber: Mitchell Pearce has emerged on the Canberra Raiders' halfback radar as coach Ricky Stuart hunts for a new playmaker to take the reins of the Green Machine.
Subscriber: Up to two dozen top public servants will take part in a leadership talent program as the Australian Taxation Office begins its search for the next group of leaders.
How's this for a Canberra lockdown project? Photographer Glen Braithwaite has used his time in quarantine to create a Game of Thrones-themed photo - complete with homemade armour and a flaming sword.
