Today is December 30, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Prime MInister Scott Morrison signals a shift away from PCR testing, while infectious disease experts call for isolation times to be slashed as Omicron changes the game.

Today is December 29, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, risk assessments for a number of sites downgraded, while Canberra’ daily cases record is broken for the sixth time in seven days.

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Today is December 24, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Crowds will be capped at next month’s Summernats festival in response to COVID concerns; and Telstra will close its iconic Canberra tower indefinitely as it weighs up the future viability of the venue.

Today is December 23, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, rules for casual contacts and contact tracing regimes to change in Canberra, while doctors and pharmacists will get a cash boost for administering booster shots.

Today is December 20, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Canberra Health boss issues warning to staff over workplace behaviour, while parent are being encouraged to book in their 5-11 year olds for COVID jabs.

Today is December 17, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Rugby union great David Pocock will contest the race for the ACT senate at next year’s federal election; and the number of full-time jobs in the ACT renewable energy sector could double in the next five years.

Today is December 16, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, eased travel and quarantine restrictions come with a public health warning, while a jobs boom defies Treasury’s post-COVID forecast.