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Airport officially welcomes Uber pick-ups
But it appears Uber drivers had been picking customers up from the airport despite the restrictions.
$5.7m worth of ice found in car
Trial starts for drug trafficking offences related to 28 kilograms of the drug ice stashed in a car.
The company turning old jeans into paper
One clever Canberra business has found a way to breathe new life into those daggy old denims.
Park land purchase under investigation
Auditor-General is investigating the Land Development Agency's purchase of Glebe Park land.
Public Service News
Zed slams Barnaby over Armidale
Plan to move public servants to Armidale causes friction in Coalition ranks.
APS ends five-year racism case
He said "I just like plain old Coon cheese". He got a five-year legal battle.
Labor would reform ADF pay policy
Federal Labor would change the ADF remuneration policy if elected.
Federal Election 2016
A Current Affair's rare look at Nauru
Nauru has "much lower" rates of sexual assaults, murder and rape than ...
Shorten accuses PM of Medicare lie
Bill Shorten has ramped up his scare campaign over the Coalition's plans for Medicare.
Malcolm Turnbull battles the flu
The timing could hardly be worse for the campaigning Prime Minister.
Page and the voters from 'hippy heaven'
The National Party's Kevin Hogan won Page in 2013 largely on the back of the Julia ...
Liberals' 'Fake Tradie' ad ridiculed
The latest political ads have been met with ridicule, in particular a Liberal ad ...
Shorten's plea to teachers
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has implored teachers to tie their vote "to what ...
Comment
Why I quit social media
Social media is now a place where there is lots of talking and very little listening.
The latest cartoons from David Pope
Cartoons from The Canberra Times editorial artist.
ACT's response is too little, too late
13 months ago, Steven Freeman almost died in Canberra's prison. When he was sent back he did.
Business
Mortgage holders still in too much debt
Banks allow property investors to borrow larger multiple of income than owner-occupiers, despite lending crackdown.
Woolies takes on convenience stores
Woolworths has thrown down the challenge to the convenience store sector.
Kogan cavalier with predictions
Electronics retailer Ruslan Kogan has never been respected for prediction abilities.
Online lenders putting punters at risk
Consumers are being lured into high-risk financial products by online trading companies.
Elderly clients to pay for crackdown
Where's the dividing line between systemic fraud and 'innocent mistakes'?
How to invest in the data explosion
Global data networks are seeing a change and infrastructure funds might be the easiest way of getting a slice of the action.
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Property
Home trends that just won't last
It's tempting to follow the latest trends, but which ones are on the way out?
Five things that drive unit dwellers nuts
These are the small irritations that slowly eat away at your sanity.
Unusual tiny homes for less than $100k
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Men are going out of fashion
Costly menswear shows are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Money
Insure to muzzle the bite of vet bills
Amanda Campbell spends $50 a month to insure her dog Henry and says it's money well spent.
Small Business
Downer reaching out to local suppliers
After losing its biggest mining contract, Downer is looking to Victorian SMEs.
Explained: New business tax rules
Do you need to pay tax if your business hasn't experienced any activity yet?
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Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin dies
Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for his role as Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has been killed in a freak car accident at age 27.
Entertainment
Ten's worst kept secret confirmed
Channel Ten is usually very good at keeping secrets so it's surprising that the Bachelorette's identity leaked early.
The lie at the heart of The Briefcase
The families on Nine's reality show thought they'd signed up for something else entirely.
Canberra Life
Changing the world with old jeans
Where do old jeans go to die? Well one Canberra business has found a way to breathe new life into those daggy old denims.
Shake ups and breaks ups
It's your typical foggy morning out around Canberra airport ... no visibility .. planes everywhere ...
What's hot for the chilly months
Can you look hot in Canberra when the weather is anything but?
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Lifestyle
Miss Great Britain sacked for sex on TV
A UK beauty queen has been dethroned for engaging in sex on television
Iggy Azalea ends engagement
The Australian rapper has ended her one-year engagement to basketball player Nick Young, after she "tried to rebuild [her] trust in him".
'Every day starts with me not being dead'
Cancer survivor Jake Bailey, 18, makes another rousing speech.
Cindy Crawford's son hits the catwalk
Presley Gerber, 16, walked for Dolce and Gabbana alongside fellow celebrity offspring Jude Law's son Rafferty, 19.
Is this really a magic weight-loss pill?
This pill, made from the skin of a Southeast Asian fruit, has had an exponential rise in sales. But what does the scientific evidence say?
Meet James Packer's feisty niece, Francesca
Francesca Packer Barham has more than a glimmer of her famous grandfather.
Daily Life
Parenting lessons from viral Royals GIF
"What's obvious is Her Majesty places a higher value on protocol than parenting," writes Natalie Reilly.
Pros of getting personal with parents
"My phone rang, and I was terrified of what lay on the other end. Mum was crying - but not for the reason I thought."
Footy's for everyone - so when will the AFL act like it?
"There's an underlying hostility towards women's involvement in AFL," writes Clem Ford.
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Exactly what to cook this week
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7 'healthy' foods making you fat
You think you're being good when you make these choices, but are you really?
Rodney Dunn's best tips for truffles
Canberra is truffle country; here's everything you need to know about the prized fungi.
Insiders guide: hottest local tips for eating in LA
Eat like a local in the City of Angels and discover some heavenly culinary secrets.
Technology
The 10 coolest things from E3 2016
Big announcements and plenty of surprises at gaming's biggest show.
NASA's new plane runs on electricity
An experimental plane could push electric-powered aviation into reality.
KickassTorrents wears the piracy crown
Legitimate streaming services have failed to slake our thirst for piracy.
Apple to drop GOP support, reports say
Troubled by Trump, Apple will reportedly not provide computers or funding.
South Park goes super-powered
Matt Stone and Trey Parker on making the video game their enduring series deserves.
How Netflix broke the copyright shackles
Copyright protection enters a new phase as we shift to streaming.
Drive
Motoring body wants licence retesting
RACQ puts proposal forward that would have all motorists resit their licence test.
Aston Martin DB11 pricing revealed
British brand already taking orders for all-new grand tourer.
Sport
Hodgson tips Fensom to 'come back firing'
Canberra Raiders lock Shaun Fensom's omission highlights "what a good pack" they have.
Raiders back Origin break
Josh Hodgson, Josh Papalii back introduction of Origin break for NRL.
Moore's call to arms
Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has put the acid on the team's leadership group.
Final pain to lift Brumbies
World club 10s final loss to lift Brumbies for Super Rugby finals campaign.
