Video: Chief Minister Andrew Barr says it is "entirely unimportant" how the man who sparked the ACT's snap lockdown contracted the virus, as authorities focus their attention on containing the outbreak.
More than 3000 close contacts have been identified for exposure sites released by ACT Health on Thursday, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said on Friday.
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Video: As services, businesses and infrastructure respond to the developing situation, we've compiled the latest information on what you need to know during day one of the ACT's lockdown.
Subscriber | Videos and photos: Police have restrained assets estimated to be worth more than $1 million as part of an investigation into a top chef, who is behind bars accused of laundering drug money through his exclusive Civic restaurant.
A Canberra man was Tasered while "violently" resisting arrest and injured officers after he allegedly tried to dodge police while breaching the lockdown, police say.
Canberra's cafes, bars and restaurants should be able to weather the city's snap one-week lockdown, but the Barr government must come to their aid with rent relief, the head of the ACT's hospitality association has said.
Subscriber: Bonuses in the public sector will be drastically stripped back as the federal government works to iron out inconsistencies in incentives across agencies in light of recent scandals.
Subscriber | Opinion: This was an unnecessary, opportunistic intervention in the right to self-government conferred by the Parliament, writes Allan Hall.
It's gutsy, it's got punch and it's Canberra-made - meet the Patty Beef burger, a tasty homage to the Boomers captain and former Marist College school boy Patty Mills.
