Kirsten Lawson
Canberra Times
Australia
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Monster Kitchen and Bar: Not a hint of vegetarian compromise
How is the menu faring in the year of the vegetable? → Read More
Canberra Times review: OTIS at Kingston provides a polished experience
This place has segued to the high end, and happily it's not only the service, but also the food and the wine. → Read More
A real sense of drama at Armada
Canberra has needed a proper lakeside venue for ages, and now it has it. → Read More
Restaurant review: Philippine cuisine at warp speed
Lolo and Lola, at the Watson shops, is popular for a reason. → Read More
Stimulus changes to strip more than $8 billion a month from economy
Economists cautiously positive on JobKeeper changes, but call for higher JobSeeker. → Read More
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces changes to JobSeeker, JobKeeper payments
About 2 million workers are expected to be off the JobKeeper payment from October. → Read More
No changes to business and wage support till October: Morrison
PM confirms support will continue for businesses past September but says it will be targeted and temporary. → Read More
Let's lift our heads and keep looking forward: Morrison
Morrison speaking as jobs figures show slight improvement. → Read More
Elimination 'risky and illusory' Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has firmly rejected calls for an elimination strategy to deal with the coronavirus, dismissing it has risky and illusory. Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong → Read More
Australia resumes deporting New Zealanders
The deportations were paused with the pandemic hit, but flights will resume this week, New Zealand says. → Read More
Australia to limit overseas arrivals to ease pressure on quarantine
Scott Morrison says he'll take a plan to the national cabinet on Friday. → Read More
Federal Minsters will be allowed in from Victoria, Barr says
Backbenchers and staffers might be forced to stay away. → Read More
Coronavirus: Melbourne goes into lockdown, NSW-Victoria border closures spells 'dire consequences' for illegal crossings
Residents of metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire north of the city have been put back into lockdown as NSW Police Minister David Elliott has warned of "dire consequences" for people who attempt to cross the NSW-Victorian border illegally from midnight. → Read More
Coronavirus: Health authorities warn 'we're all at risk from resurgence'
Thousands of people have refused testing in Victoria amid a resurgence of COVID-19. Picture: Karleen Minney Authorities have warned that everyone is at risk from a resurgence of COVID-19, as Victoria recorded 66 new cases in the 24 hours to Friday. → Read More
Pain on the way post-September, economists warn
The government has been urged to spend big and set out a clear plan soon to avoid economic disaster. → Read More
Australia's plan for new military might wins approval
Defence analysts say the move is urgent given China's new aggression and the US's unreliability. → Read More
Australian Tax Office website crashes as people rush to lodge tax returns, withdraw super
The new financial year has overwhelmed the Tax Office. → Read More
Canberrans allowed into Queensland from July 10, but Victorians barred without quarantine
Canberrans will have to declare no travel to Victoria in 14 days. → Read More
JobKeeper should be paid in advance: Grattan Institute
The Grattan Institute says businesses should face a new turnover test to keep getting the wage subsidy. → Read More
Workers refusing shifts because government support so high: Morrison
Treasury report on JobKeeper and support payments to be handed to PM today. → Read More