ACT News
Canberra home owners to get rates breather
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has delivered an election-year rates breather to home owners in Tuesday's budget.
Rates pain shifts to apartments and units
Average $230 increase in rates for owners of apartments from July 2017.
ACT budget at a glance: What's in it for you
Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr has handed down the ACT 2016 Budget. Here are the highlights.
New mobile speed cameras for Canberra roads
Canberra drivers will be more likely to be nabbed for speeding when two new mobile speed cameras are rolled out in a bid to improve safety on the roads.
Public Service News
Public servants again target of games
This is quite possibly the worst modelling we've seen from a treasury.
ACT can't escape public service pain
Low wages and more job losses ahead.
BoM faces 1000 years of data entry
As if predicting weather wasn't hard enough.
Federal Election 2016
'Bolt knew I was resigning before me'
Conservative columnist Andrew Bolt knew Bronwyn Bishop was going to resign before she ...
Unions target O'Dwyer over super
The union movement has launched a robocall campaign to undermine assistant treasurer ...
YourVote: Who should you vote for?
Interactive It's a question many voters are wrestling with as the nation prepares to ...
The trick behind four innocent words
ANALYSIS Good questions are being asked and not answered. Here's how they do it.
Plibersek passes baton to Albanese
If you're trying to worm your way into the good graces of the average Balmain voter ...
The most excitement 'since Hugh Jackman visited'
Still cleaning up from the weekend's devastating storms, NSW communities were visited ...
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Why Sanders must end his campaign
If Bernie Sanders hopes to be remembered as a positive force in American politics, he must now end his campaign.
Four things drag Australians down
They cost us a lot but have received little attention this election campaign.
Festival of finance a measured affair
Andrew Barr dubbed his budget lock-up a "festival of finance" and it reflected a buoyant mood.
Business
Ikea to test online store - finally
Navigating Ikea's maze-like stores may soon become a thing of the past.
Farmers call for chairman's head
The drums are getting louder for the ousting of the leadership at Murray Goulburn.
Woolies faces Home hardware hijack
Bid to stitch up a clean sale of the profitable operation could be scuppered.
Start-up co-ops take on Uber economy
Co-ops challenging the Uber-style business model that has come to define the sharing economy.
RBA's vote of confidence in Turnbull
This is one of the oddest endorsements you'll see this election campaign.
LinkedIn: the golden rules
It's not Facebook, and the rules are different on LinkedIn.
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Property
$192m allocated for public housing
ACT Budget 2016: Government plans to invest more than $2 billion in infrastructure across Canberra.
LDA to exceed land release target by $40 million
ACT Budget 2016: Land revenue is expected to jump almost $40 million more than budgeted a year ago.
ExecutiveStyle
Eight great Australian watch brands
The time has come for a burgeoning industry to stand up and be counted.
Money
'Sharemarket equivalent of catnip'
Four ways that investors accustomed to double-digit returns can adjust to the new era of low interest rates and bond yields.
Small Business
Cafe refuses to be defeated by storm
After this week's storm trashed his seaside café, one man is on the long slow path to rebuild.
Gold for small business at the Olympics
It's not just athletes who need to get into shape for the Rio Olympics.
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No charges for mother in gorilla case
The mother of the toddler who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo will not be charged.
Entertainment
Python diaries: 'I am funny on my own'
Michael Palin's diaries preserve a texture that history wouldn't think to record.
Forget reading as you know it: author
James Patterson doesn't write his books - and his newest readers don't read.
Canberra Life
Canberra zoo's Bakkar the Tiger dies
Canberra's National Zoo and Aquarium's elderly Bengal tiger, Bakkar has died.
'Bondage castle' goes on display
It weighs nearly a tonne and is made entirely of bondage material. And it's on display at the NGA.
Things are heating up in Secret City
Can the defence minister keep his pants on? Where is Sabine Hobbs? And how journalism is really a search for the truth.
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Lifestyle
Lost weight: where does it go?
When you lose weight, it literally vanishes into thin air. For real.
This trait makes men more attractive to women
Seduce my mind and you can have my body, wrote MD Waters in her novel, Archetype.
Kate Moss's daughter on Vogue cover
Has Moss taken a leaf out of momager extraordinaire Kris Jenner's book?
Where are all the bisexual men?
In my warped mind, any man identifying as bisexual was just lying to himself about being gay
Why Renee Zellweger quit Hollywood
"I got sick of the sound of my own voice: it was time to go away and grow up a bit."
Women's No.1 hair mistake
Celebrity hairdresser Tabatha Coffey says women often want "too much" when it comes to their hair.
Daily Life
Ridiculous advice for single women
Because we all know a single woman is a problem that needs to be fixed.
Why women are talking about this ad
Finally, a brand for menstrual products acknowledges what they're all about.
What Lisa Wilkinson got wrong
What's the point of feminism if discussions about equality are branded 'sexist'?
Good Food
This week's meal planner
Skip the calorie-laden take-away meals and whip up your own healthy, home-made favourites instead.
Think your eggs are free-range?
If you shop at a major supermarket, you've probably never bought a "genuine" free-range egg.
The best Kawaii bake entries
The cutest of cute Kawaii baking competition entries
Quiz: Which doughnut are you?
Are you a classic hot jam or a trendy candied bacon type? Click to find out.
Best pasta recipes for everyday
When the weather turns wild and you need a quick hunger-busting dinner or a slow-cooked, saucy feast - think pasta.
Technology
Zuckerberg's social accounts hacked
Simple, repeated password leads to Facebook CEO's accounts being breached.
Why smart homes are still real dumb
Smart homes sound great. Reality is less wonderful, as Nest's trouble shows.
Overwatch: 7 million people aren't wrong
I was sceptical, but there's something here other team games don't have: real diversity.
Uber driver's homophobic tirade
Two Melbourne women abused - but they caught it on tape.
Apple TV now total catch up machine
After dragging its heels, Nine the fifth broadcaster to add its app to the collection.
Web chaos mostly over as AWS recovers
Banks, apps, websites hit hard nationwide as severe weather knocked out services.
Drive
Great drives: Montenegro
Europe's hottest holiday destination is a great place for a road trip - but be prepared.
AMG's angriest hot rod bound for Oz
Local arm to 'put its hand up' for exclusive new model.
Sport
Father time shapes Wallabies
ACT Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano is a new dad but he's in a race against time to be ready to make a Wallabies comeback to play against England.
Santo's NRL exile over
It's been 734 days in the making but Raiders recruit will finally graduate from the 'one game wonder' club.
ACTAS is on the move
The ACT Academy of Sport is locked in negotiations to relocate its operations to the Australian Institute of Sport.
Greece prove too slick
What a difference three days makes for Socceroos as Ioannis Maniatis strikes a wonder goal.
