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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: Aiden Kamper from Corrimal with his bike and bike helmet on January 30, 2016 in Sydney, ...

Worldwide study reveals truth about bike helmets

1 hr ago

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says, 'calmly and soberly', that housing affordability is at 'crisis levels'.

'Australia can no longer house its children': Bowen

James Massola

The ANU is ranked in the world's top 50 universities.

ANU and UC both rise in most prestigious world university rankings

Karen Hardy

Fair Work Building and Construction chief Nigel Hadgkiss.

'Union busting' public servants say no to government's offer

Noel Towell

Mariam Veiszadeh says politicians such as Pauline Hanson are giving licence to xenophobia.

'Every 2nd person': the poll that made Mariam sick

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has accused the Liberals of economic lunacy.

Barr accuses Liberals of 'economic lunacy' with Northbourne plan

The defection that led to Canberra Raiders' success

Radio station to apologise to CFMEU over politician's remarks

Canberra mornings: Crash on Belconnen Way

15 mins ago

Australian tennis great admits: 'I didn't do the right thing'

Judgment day for ACT candidates as ballot paper positions revealed

Kirsten Lawson

Malcolm Roberts on The Project

Hanson senator shocks hosts on The Project with Waleed Aly claim

Megan Levy
30 mins ago

Jolie wants sole physical custody of the couple's six children, which divorce attorneys say is rare, even in celebrity ...

Angelina's 'rare demands': What we know now of the split

'The weak get weeded out': Carlos explains Darwin's theory of evolution in the season debut of <i>The Bachelorette</i>.

Cocky Bachelorette contestant goes too far, gets dumped

Commando Steve Willis.

Commando Steve's fitness institute under fire again

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart wants the referees to make sure their preliminary final contest is a match of skill not ...

Let's play footy on the field, not in an octagon: Ricky Stuart

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Don King drops the N-word at rally for Donald Trump

Press Council Adjudication

ANZ is lowering its interest rate ''buffer'' â a rate that tests how borrowers would cope if rates rose.

Seven ways to be more productive at work

Dr Paul Collis graduated with a PhD on Wednesday.

From the first in his family to finish high school to a PhD

'Something wasn't right': Man who dumped 100kgs of drugs at tip

Refugees among the first Singapore Airlines Canberra passengers

Khalid Ahmed: Icon's assumption breaks a basic rule of budget forecasting.

Ex-Treasury official casts doubt over govt's revenue from water

The Greens would push for clean energy buses.

Greens pledge to spend $132 million for clean energy bus fleet

57 mins ago

Ernest Bruce Jacky, 33, has pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm and firearms offences.

Man denies shooting attack which 'shattered victim's shin'

A truck believed to be carrying yoghurt crashed on the Federal Highway.

Yoghurt spill on Federal Hwy after van crashes in rain

The former Bates milk bar site at 124 Campbell Parade.

Bondi Beach milk bar sells for $19 million

NSW

Fair Work Building and Construction chief Nigel Hadgkiss.

'Union busting' public servants say no to offer

David Poxon's start-up company, Velvet, allows people to sell their unused internet data to others nearby via Wi-Fi.

Brisbane PhD student creates 'Uber' of Wi-Fi

QLD

The tree was felled on Wednesday morning.

Iconic tree gets the chop... for a driveway

WA

About 40 naval engineers, architects and other technicians will stop work on the subs program for a week.

Striking defence technicians refuse to work on new subs

Canberra's Department of Parliamentary Services has abandoned its enterprise agreement talks and must begin again.

Starting from scratch: Parliament House staff bargaining collapses

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's department has already planned Armidale move.

Real estate agents engaged for APS move to Armidale

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the Gonski model is too corrupted to be of any further use.

Time to move on from Labor 'corruption of Gonski': Minister

Matthew Knott

States urged to introduce targets to tackle spiralling incarceration rates

Labor's blunt prediction of a housing crisis

James Massola

Malcolm Turnbull with then prime minister Kevin Rudd in March 2010.

Turnbull accuses Rudd of 'biggest policy failure' in Australia

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

School children walk by as heavily armed members of a police anti-gang force search men in El Salvador.

The 'triangle of death' Australian-bound refugees are fleeing

Australia prime minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during the Summit for Refugees and Migrants at U.N. headquarters, ...

PM praises UN for progress on arms, global warming

HOSPITAL 040304 AFR PHOTO BY VIRGINIA STAR Generic pic of a doctor with a stethoscope in hospital , medical , medicare , ...

Australians pay thousands more for private health cover

People jump off a boat moments before it overturns off the Libyan coast, in May.

Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt

52 mins ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, last year.

North Korea accidentally reveals it has just 28 websites

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a heated Security Council meeting.

John Kerry calls out Russia in bid to salvage Syria ceasefire deal

A still image from the video.

Video shows passersby doing nothing as Indian woman stabbed

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The real reason our low rate of Newstart is dangerous

Peter Martin

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Independent candidate for Ginninderra Vijay Dubey with his election poster. And, yes, the red dot is meant to be there.

Serious about getting elected? Better get noticed

John Warhurst

Pankaj and Radhika Oswal were seeking $2.5 billion.

ANZ settles $2.5 billion legal dispute with Oswals

BREAKING
14 mins ago

A flood of earnings are out this morning, as well as jobs data.

8@eight: Firepower from the Fed

Sponsored
32 mins ago

Andrew Mackenzie will have to settle for only receiving $US2.2 million for the year.

Andrew Mackenzie pays the price for a poor year

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

AFR, GENERIC, VIRGIN Groundstaff refueling the plane before takeoff --- Virgin Blue, plane, flying, aeroplane, travel, ...

Greener, cleaner flights look to revolutionise air travel

Fed holds US rates, but signals rise later in year

How NAB's $10 payment has opened a new world

Rates are low, so borrow and spend, says OECD

Peter Martin
1 hr ago

Samarco to weigh on Mackenzie's hip pocket for some time yet

Some parts of the home remain boarded up.

Neighbours upset shabby mansion will devalue their homes

Even lazy people have to do their laundry eventually.

Sorry, grandma: the ten biggest misconceptions about cleaning

This epic mansion on Le Lac Road, Boca Raton, Florida, comes with it's own mini water park.

The mansion that's more of a waterpark than a house

People who've bought apartments off the plan in the ACT in the past six years are being urged to check their contracts.

ABS data reveals strong price growth for Canberra property

Nicole Nicol has slipped easily in to Bali life.

Buying a Bali villa: How Australians can get it right

We used to think 60 or 70 was old age, but what if you still had one third of your life left to live?

Could you work until the age of 80? Get ready, it could be the new norm

Performance Matters

SilverKris Lounge, Sydney.

Six of the best business class lounges in the country

High Flyer

Howard and Gillian Tuxworth, with their children Harry and Molly, at the Collingwood home the Victorian government ...

What you can do if you're facing compulsory acquisition

Christine Long

If it's true love, like Wesley and Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride, you might want to consider putting assets ...

The Money guide to shacking up with your partner

Melissa Browne

Work, unhappy, woman, misery, office, worker

How workers cope with shattered office morale

Tony Featherstone

Erroyl produces mid-range luxury watches.

How Australian exporters handle the 'tyranny of distance'

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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John Kerry calls out Russia

1 hr ago

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Malcolm Roberts said what about Waleed Aly?

1 hr ago

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Which are the worldâs top universities?

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US senator eviscerates Wells Fargo CEO

Illustration Matt Davidson

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Sept 22

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Catch up on Transparent ahead of Season 3 on 24th September.

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Season 3 of cult classic Adventure Time now streaming

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Exposing the history of lingerie

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LIU

The business rules of attraction

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WFI

The role of strata committees

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'The weak get weeded out': Carlos explains Darwin's theory of evolution in the season debut of <i>The Bachelorette</i>.

Bachelorette villains are hatched and the scene for Love set

Michael Lallo

Sacha_1936.NEF Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden in the film Snowden.?

Hero or traitor? How Snowden has changed US politics

Paul Byrnes

Burke Ramsey being interviewed by Dr Phil.

Lawyer for JonBenet Ramsey family vows to sue CBS

Keith Coffman

Emily Blunt as Rachel Watson in <i>The Girl on the Train</i>.

Emily Blunt 'too beautiful' for new movie role

Ebony Bowden

Riding shotgun with Bruce Springsteen in his new memoir Born To Run is long, ecstatic, exhausting, filled with peaks and ...

Springsteen's new memoir is part seance and part keg party

Dwight Garner

Nick Stathopoulos's hyper-real portrait of Deng Adut.

Archibald winner: 'Not bad for a couple of Blacktown boys'

Linda Morris

In Her Shoes director Curtis Hanson during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005.

8 Mile, Wonder Boys director Curtis Hanson dies

The 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey has never been solved.

Could a child have killed JonBenet Ramsey? It appears so

Aisha Dow

A T-shirt dress from Zilpah Tart's latest collection featuring the wind turbine pattern. The full collection will be ...

Canberra's skyline made fashionable

Canberra fashion designer Emma O'Rourke's The Label on the runway at Vancouver Fashion Week.

The Label wows Canadians at Vancouver Fashion Week

A salvaged piano stars in the display by CIT students at the Floral Emporium Tent at Floriade.

Old piano looking sharp

Happier times: Angelina Jolie Pitt, left, and Brad Pitt in 2015.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt split: What we know now

Maria Puente

Kate Symons, showing the enhancing effects of Snapchat's butterfly halo

The ugly side of Snapchat's 'pretty' filter

Kate Symons

"We always said 'I love you'. But we would also say, 'I like you'. That second part was just as important."

It's not enough to love your spouse

Melissa Gould

Kendall Jenner in the ballet-inspired shoot for Vogue Espana.

Criticism of Kendall Jenner's Vogue video goes too far

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Kim Kardashian uses three different make-up artists depending on how 'ethnic' or 'glam' she wants to look.

Kim Kardashian takes out full page ad in New York Times

Jenny Noyes

Brad Pitt and George Clooney attend the west coast premiere of "8" at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on March 3, 2012 in Los ...

'Wow': George Clooney learns of Brangelina split from reporter

Mary Ward

The internet has long peddled a rivalry between Angelina Jolie (left) and Jennifer Aniston (right).

Jennifer Aniston memes flood social media after Brangelina news

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the British Fashion Awards 2015 at London Coliseum on November 23, 2015 in ...

30 Hollywood couples that give us hope

Jenna Clarke

Loneliness can motivate us to create social connections.

It is possible to inherit loneliness

Sarah Berry

Omega-3s: A fishy story?

Is omega-3 the holy grail of health?

Benjamen Judd

If we use our envy as motivation, it can be positive.

There is an upside of envy

Evelyn Reich

The Hamdog - a hamburger and hotdog mashup.?

Is the hamburger-hotdog mashup the laziest frankenfood yet?

Sharnee Rawson

Crispy soft-shell crab burger.

Introducing Canberra's new pub, Casey Jones

Kirsten Lawson

Chicken and chickpea stew.

Adam Liaw's slow-cooker recipe for chicken and chickpea stew

Adam Liaw

Peppa Pig has been accused of being bad for kids.

Why Peppa Pig will always be welcome in my home

Cat Rodie

You don't want to mess with Zoe.

Feisty fifth-grader shuts down boy who can't keep his hands to himself

Cat Rodie

A mum decided to count how many times her two kids said her name a day and the results are terrifying.

Mum tests how many times her kids say her name with terrifying results

Merryn Porter

Head to the beach in New York during August to avoid its unbearable humidity.

The ultimate guide to New York City for first timers

Sarah Theeboom

Cape Town's iconic Camps Bay beach.

The amazing destination no one cares about

Ben Groundwater

Vlogger Casey Neistat discovers the joy of flying first class on Emirates.

What happens when a vlogger gets upgraded to $27,800 first-class seat

China's Tiangong-1 is heading back to Earth.

Space station to hit Earth in 2017

Ben Guarino
1 hr ago

Google's new Allo smart chat app puts the virtual Google Assistant at your beck and call.

Google's AI-powered smart messaging app

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Four three-pronged structures off the coast of Itu Aba, as seen on Google Earth.

Taiwan wants Google to blur out new South China Sea facilities

39 mins ago

Biological anthropologist Michael Westaway from Griffith University obtains a saliva sample from Thanakwith elder Thomas ...

Aborigines confirmed as first Australians: DNA

Pallavi Singhal

The teaser posted online by Google.

Date set for 'first phones built by Google'

Tim Biggs

Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce

Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce revealed

Andrew MacLean

Ford Coupe Utility

We drive the original Ford Ute

David Morley

Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain

Benz reveals E-Class All-Terrain

Daniel DeGasperi

Honda has introduced a limited-edition version of its Jazz hatch.

Honda introduces limited-edition Jazz

David McCowen

Tesla has fixed software bugs that allowed Chinese hackers access to its Model S

Tesla fixes security bugs

Jim Finkle

Drive's David McCowen joined Xbox on a Supercar tour of the Great Ocean Road.

Behind the wheel of Forza Horizon 3

David McCowen

Jack Wighton celebrates Raiders win. NRL Finals Series Raiders Vs Panthers. Photo Elesa Kurtz

Podcast: Can the Raiders win the grand final?

PODCAST

Anthony Milford's departure was the catalyst for Canberra's run to this weekend's preliminary final.

Defection that led to the Canberra Raiders' success

Ricky Stuart. Photo Elesa Kurtz

Stuart hopes his team isn't playing on a UFC-style octagon

Brumbies player Blake Enever.

Flight risk: Brumbies seek NZ exemption

Good mates Craig Bellamy and Ricky Stuart.

Friendship makes for uneasy winning feeling

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Gary Rohan of the Swans celebrates a goal during the First AFL Semi Final match ...

Rohan ready to pose a danger for Cats

Canberra Olympic coach Frank Cachia with players Daniel Colbertaldo and Angelo Konstantinou.

A-League division two a stretch: Cachia

David Matthews.

Giants chief hits back over criticism