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"Reformers can't lose heart – even though a government with a solid record of achievement has just had its majority ...

Government is in office, but not in power: Abbott

Bianca Hall

Sara Connor at Denpasar police station on Friday.

Top barrister heads to Bali to help Sara Connor's case

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa
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Jean Claude Louis Perrottet (left) leaves Downing Centre District Court. He is accused of sexually assaulting a young ...

Eavesdropping risk: Apple says update your iPhone now

Nicole Perlroth

'Disappointing': Thieves target Canberra cancer patient village

Wollemi pines face new threat to their fragile existence

EXCLUSIVE
Marcus Strom

Where unemployment is lowest in Australia, and where it's highest

David Scutt

Should more states adopt Canberra's college system?

Clare Sibthorpe

Road closures as Acton tunnel repaired after truck accident

Decks cleared, now let the ACT election race begin

Kirsten Lawson

Prominent blogger Constance Hall says she has received death threats for removing the blackface photo from her Facebook page.

Blogger swamped with support after blackface death threats

Ben Anderson created a LEGO movie to propose to his girlfriend Kirsten Dally.

Building a future: He proposed with a tailor-made Lego movie

The 100 per cent rule: The simple advice that changed my life

Disappointed: The Wallabies during last Saturday's Test match.

The weasel word that Australian sport uses to cover our failures

Blackface outrage during book week

Teenager sending email from smart phone in his bed, Typing text message on smartphone. young cell phone addict teen ...

In 2016 all parents must be social media gurus

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Why vegetarians shouldn't eat figs

Under siege since 2012, the people of Daraya in ...

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World's largest marine park to be created off the ...

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France's top court says burkini ban 'breaches ...

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Thirty-nine books by ACT authors – ranging across fiction, non-fiction and poetry – had been entered for the $10,000 ...

Check out the contenders for ACT Book of the Year

ACT stumps up $100,000 for 'fundamental issue of principle'

Westside container village gets its lease extended

Canberrans being priced out of housing market, Stanhope says

Canberra?s Town Crier, Mr Alan Moyse is retiring after five years in the role.

'Hear ye, hear ye!' Canberra's town crier hangs up the bell

Canberra is saying yes to welcoming refugees for longer.

Canberra refugees given a more certain future

Former Canberra woman Patricia Anne Riggs disappeared in 2001, aged 34.

Canberra woman mourned after husband charged with murder

Frenchman Smail Ayad had been expected to front Townsville Magistrates Court via video link.

Accused backpacker killer 'resists' police request

Jorge Branco

Do Premier Mike Baird (left) and Deputy Premier Troy Grant (right) back the recommendations of its own esteemed lockout ...

The decision Mike Baird dreads is his toughest test yet

COMMENT

Firefighters threatened with axe as house burns

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is getting tough over Facebook use.

Crackdown on public servants' Facebook

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce want to see more government agencies move to the bush.

Canberra public servants refuse to move to Wagga Wagga

Staffers' over-sharing a national security risk

Facebook is being sued for more than $1 million

'Nanny state!' New crackdown on using Facebook

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing challenges.

PM leads from back, buffeted by events, as Shorten runs rampant

James Massola

ASIO asks for detention powers without warrant from judge

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Turnbull to Shorten: Meet me in the sensible centre

James Massola

Greens leader Richard Di Natale leads a party whose base scores worthy intent above actual results.

Hamstrung left set up absurd plebiscite outcome

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Turnbull returns to Canberra the victor, but you wouldn't know it from the mood within the Coalition.

Landmines everywhere for Turnbull as Parliament resumes

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

The Greens will attempt to block the same-sex marriage plebiscite in the Senate.

Greens to vote against same-sex marriage plebiscite

"We have to be in front the situation so we don't confront the worst of all scenarios": Liberal MP Russell Broadbent

Don't let them die in our arms: Liberal MP's emotional plea

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Smoke rises from the scene after Kurdish militants attacked a police checkpoint in Cizre, south-east Turkey on Friday.

Nine dead, dozens injured in police HQ attack in Turkey

Danica May, 5, was shot as gunmen attacked her grandfather.

Little Danica, killed in Philippines 'war on drugs'

Lindsay Murdoch

Rubble surrounds damaged buildings on August 25 in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.

Earthquake rattles deeper fears in Italy's struggling centre

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Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes.

Bolivian minister Rodolfo Illanes killed by miners

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Malcolm Turnbull and the LNP have stopped the boats.

Hard-heads have the final say on asylum-seeker policy

Peter Brent

The latest cartoons from David Pope

Why charming men don't make good husbands

Julia Baird

It has been 12 months since Fairfax Media exposed systemic wage fraud and the head office cover-up at 7-Eleven.

An inconvenient year for 7-Eleven

Adele Ferguson

Mohammad Zafar Rahimi sustained a serious workplace injury while working as a fruit cutter at the Dandenong Market.

Rise in migrant workers killed, injured at work

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

Big supermarket chains are struggling to protect their margins as they cut prices.

Coles, Woolworths look for growth as the supermarket wars rage on

ANALYSIS
Catie Low

The economic stimulus we love to hate

Ross Gittins

We are not alone in wage fraud

Adele Ferguson

New laws a double-edged sword

Carolyn Cummins

Storm directors breached their duties: court

Ruth Williams

Australia's data gets closer to private hands

Georgia Wilkins

12 fancy gift ideas for Father's Day, minus the socks and jocks

Handsome Things

Style checklist: the key fashion trends to nail right now

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

The downside to investing in property for retirees

ASK NOEL
Noel Whittaker

Emerging markets can rewards investors for taking risks.

Index tracking can miss the mark

John Collett

Snuggle on down and get to sleep for business success.

Why lack of sleep makes you bad boss

James Adonis

Kate Carnell says bank-related complaints are high on the list of small business grievances.

Carnell: A royal commission will solve nothing

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Pat Rafter selling beachside mansion for $18 million

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How vintage furniture can be just right in any setting

Host of The Block Scott Cam will return as ambassador for the second Build for a Cure campaign.

House of hope to help fight cancer to be built in just 21 days

Spike from <i>Notting Hill</i> – not the most ideal flatmate.

The worst people to share a house with

Tony Connelly's home of his converted attic and the staircase.

Renovators discovering the gold mines in our attics

London burkini beach party

Tom Hiddleston mimics Chris Hemsworth

Clinton blasts 'alt-right' Trump

Iran vessels 'intercept' US ship

Me, Inc. Branding Konrad Good Weekend, Konrad Marshall

Good Weekend: The Branding of Konrad

Burnt - Starring Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper.

The classic children's book The Gruffalo, now streaming.

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Single and pregnant: Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Baby.

Renee Zellweger: 'Bridget makes it ok not to be perfect'

Lenny Ann Low

Tom Ballard says the 'Australian [comedy] scene has grown from strength to strength since the 90s'.

Tom Ballard and other Aussie comics take on the world

Nick Miller

Tom Hanks as Chesley Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as Jeff Skiles in <i>Sully</i>.

Not a fan of flying? Best avoid Tom Hanks' latest film

Jake Wilson

Outside the top 30 this year for world's highest paid actors ... Hugh Jackman.

Jackman and Hemsworth miss Forbes' list of top-earning actors

Garry Maddox

Winona Ryder stars in the compelling Netflix series <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Netflix's Stranger Things generates huge ratings

Ebony Bowden

Nails Aussie accent ... Dev Patel in <i>Lion</i>.

Dev Patel nails Australian accent in much-anticipated Lion

Garry Maddox

Rising star ... Sydney actor Natasha Bassett will play Britney Spears in a new Lifetime film.

Aussie actress to play Britney Spears in unauthorised biopic

Ebony Bowden

Ryan Lochte will reportedly bust a move on Dancing with the Stars.

Lochte tipped to join Dancing with the Stars after PR debacle

Michael Idato

Canberra law student Conner on Australian Survivor.

Conner in Survivor mode

Painting titled 'Flying Machine' is the centrepiece of 'Zhang Peili: from Painting to Video' exhibition at the ...

ANU receives $800,000 painting by Chinese artist

Reading in the new outdoor learning space at Bonython Primary school are, from left, Nek Stergiou,5 of Bonython, ...

Book Week culminates with opening of outdoor learning space

Everyone was a bit grossed out by the chocolate bath on last night's episode of <i>The Bachelor</i>.

Don't believe Bach, a chocolate bath won't affect your 'love chemicals'

Mary Ward

I got in trouble at yoga

Celeste Barber

The 100 per cent rule: The simple advice that changed my life

Susie Moore

Katy Perry performs during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Katy Perry described attack on Leslie Jones as 'misogynoir'

Rob Moran

THE GOOD: Jessica Alba is basically a walking advert for the power of a backcomb here, I’m obsessed with the volume in ...

Best and worst dressed celebrities of the week

The picture, which was posted without comment, has been shared over 3,500 times.

Photo of nuns enjoying the beach goes viral, prompts Facebook ban

Rob Moran

Pauline Hanson's One Nation still continues to stump the most seasoned political watchers.

Still confused by One Nation? Here's a handy guide.

SATIRE
Ben Pobjie

Graduating student, Andrea Lorei, who helped organise campus demonstrations following the Brock Turner case, holds a ...

Why Stanford's response is worthy of a PhD in cluelessness

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Spring cleaning the body with a detox? Read this first

Jacqueline Alwill

Why Melissa Ambrosini chooses love over fear

Neela Shearer

Using social media at work can prevent burn-out

Lindy Alexander

Fermented pickles and food from the Cornersmith Picklery.

How to live waste-free (is this the end of rubbish?)

KATIE FAULKINER

How to make tiramisu - watch the step by step video

Neil Perry's salad of pickled prawns with baby carrot and hazelnuts.

Neil Perry's king prawn salad

Neil Perry

But just like raising a child was simpler in previous years, having a pet isn't quite so easy now.

The reasons why having a puppy is exactly like parenting a child

Megan Blandford

Susan L. Terrillion was arrested for leaving her two children, aged 8 and 9, home alone while picking up dinner.

Mum arrested for leaving kids at home to pick up dinner

Ariane Beeston

Rubble surrounds damaged buildings on August 25, 2016 in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.

Girl, 8, gave her life for her sister under the rubble of their home

Just another day at Burning Man, Nevada.

Is everyone really naked? 10 misconceptions about Burning Man

Sarah Theeboom

Part caravan park, part boutique hotel: Notel in Melbourne.

Think Aussie hotels couldn't get anymore hipster? This just opened

Julietta Jameson

The sparkling harbour city of Vancouver is well worth a few days.

Six worthy stopovers for Aussies heading on overseas ski trip

Rachael Oakes-Ash

NBN chief Bill Morrow flagged HFC changes in March, following Malcolm Turnbull's order to rollout the NBN "the fastest, ...

NBN drops 1.5 million homes from HFC plan

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Apple rushes iPhone fix to stop eavesdropping

Nicole Perlroth

The so-called "Touch Disease" only affects the iPhone 6 and the larger iPhone 6 Plus.

iPhone design flaw leads to screen paralysis 'disease' for many

Stephen Hutcheon

No Man's Sky mixes a saturated, low-fi presentation and meditative synth metal soundtrack with?mysterious, old-school ...

Eight No Man's Sky tips I wish I knew last week

Kotaku

Google adds solitaire game to search results

Tim Biggs

Outback Comparison: Ford Everest v Toyota Prado v Toyota Fortuner.

Which is the best 4WD?

Toby Hagon

The 2016 Infiniti Q30 S ofers impressive on-road manners.

First drive: Infiniti Q30

David McCowen

The 'sporty' Toyota Camry reviewed

Mark Short

New Porsche Panamera reviewed

Stephen Corby

Tested: VW's new campervan

Sam Charlwood

The Infiniti Q60 will be offered in Australia with a twin-turbo V6 by late 2016.

Infiniti: 'We're not relevant'

David McCowen

Sam the man for Raiders' finals charge

Canberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson is a Dally M medal chance.

Hooker Hodgson puts team before self

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 07: Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts in the match against John Isner during the finals of the BB&T ...

Tennis ACT to build 'walk of fame'

Art Bidlevskii suffered a career-ending injury when an opposing player struck him in the throat.

Brave player almost placed in coma

Final blow: Darius Boyd reaches out to put the match beyond the grasp of the Storm.

Broncos deliver lesson to Storm

Harry van Dartel has a background in gymnastics.

Harry van Dartel's flip of faith for Raiders 20s

Apparently deluded: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.

Cheika says Rathbone's criticism hurts

Elliott Whitehead has been outstanding for the Raiders this season.