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Never have we needed truth and compassion more.

Catholic schools benefit from Gonski 'corruption'

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

News ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, officially launch the consultation on the government?s light rail urban designs. ...

ACT Labor reconsiders greyhound racing ban after NSW backflip

The Liberals' deputy leader Alistair Coe and leader Jeremy Hanson examine the audit report into the Land Development ...

Liberals refer 'manipulation' of FOI document to ACT police

(L-R) Ivan Hinton-Teoh of Just.Equal, Shelley Argent spokesperson of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, ...

ACT same-sex marriage advocates applaud 'death' of plebiscite

Daniela D'Addario, who was murdered by Josaia Vosikata, before being placed in a boot of a car and driven to the NSW ...

'Dispicable acts': life sentence urged for woman's killer

Dylan Voller in a restraining chair in the footage aired on <i>Four Corners</i>.

Teens kept in isolation for 23 hours a day, royal commission hears

Peta Credlin calls out 'gutless wonders' in Canberra's corridors

Chilling video: 'I didn't really feel anger, I just wanted to kill her'

Spirit of cricket lost as players grilled at Hughes inquest

With plebiscite defeat, all of Turnbull's options look bad

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

'You know what to do, but...': A grandmother's advice for Trump

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The 13 biggest rip-offs money can buy

Socceroo Mile Jedinak is congratulated by teammates after his penalty.

Socceroos and Japan share the spoils in tightly fought qualifier

Antony Davies of Millpond Farm, near Braidwood, which will be open the the public on Saturday and Sunday as part of the ...

Nothing run-of-the-mill about this piece of history

A new Australian Monopoly edition is coming out.

Canberra icons in running for Monopoly fame

Animals and artists are coming together at the National Zoo and Aquarium and will produce work for the 3rd annual ...

Artistic Hummer sticks his neck out to save his species

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New-look Kyrgios emerging

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 20: Kylie Minogue speaks during the opening of the Kylie on Stage Exhibition at ...

Is it ever OK to to take health advice from a celebrity?

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Savoury oatmeal is changing the breakfast game

Samsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 production over fire ...

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Developers focus on townhouses

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A reprieves for the doggies, but how long can ...

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People wearing clown outfits have been terrorising residents in America.

Police condemn Canberra radio announcer's clown stunt

ACT had second-highest rate for still births in 2012, new data shows

ACT same-sex marriage advocates applaud 'death' of plebiscite

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Canberra's prisoners cast their votes in election

Proposals for high-speed rail.

High-speed rail company hears nothing from ACT government

Levi Freeman-Quay took his case to the High Court.

High Court denies man bail for Civic assault

The latest in a string of hoax bills that have landed in the inboxes of ActewAGL customers this year.

ActewAGL customers hit by fake bills again

Marianka Heumann was working on a Perth construction site when she fell to her death.

'Worst thing ever': Co-worker tells of woman's fatal fall

EXCLUSIVE

Alan Jones reportedly dined with Mike Baird on Monday night before the ban reversal is set to be confirmed.

Premier's dinner with Jones before greyhound backflip

NSW

The iTunes gift card backings kept by the Canberra woman defrauded by a telephone scammer.

Scamwatch: Beware the iTunes giftcard con job

Sophie went missing for 24 hours.

In a cynical world, a shaggy-dog story restores my faith

COMMENT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Ambridge, Penn. ...

An 89-year-old grandmother gives Trump sage advice

Jenna Johnson

Donald Trump and Mark Burnett, pictured here in 2008.

Claims Trump 'used the N-word' as pressure grows to release tapes

Pulling faces: Donald Trump during the second presidential debate.

'Deepest crisis since Watergate': Savage blow for Trump's campaign

Paul McGeough

Most of the taxi and hire car spending was racked up by the Navy, Army and Air Force with the public service responsible ...

Defence spends $1 million a month on taxis

The Immigration Department is making a last-ditch attempt to keep its pay dispute out of the Fair Work Commission.

Immigration Dept's last-ditch attempt to avoid arbitration

Former Masters Director Melinda Smith has been appointed to a Senior Executive Service job with the ATO.

Tax Office hires customer service chief from Masters hardware

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House.

Same-sex marriage denied and everyone shares the blame

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Same-sex marriage plebiscite dead after Labor vote

Michael Koziol

New One Nation senator wants 'patriotic broadcasting corporation'

Tom McIlroy

Paul McClintock says there is no believable end to the deficit in sight.

Business group lashes PM over deficit, tax scare campaign

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of immaturity and unreadiness over its stance on the South China Sea problem.

PM slams Labor call to challenge China's artificial islands

"The dark cloud hanging over the CFA has finally been lifted": Employment Minister Michaelia Cash.

'Dark cloud lifted': Country Fire Authority legislation passes

BP has dumped plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight.

BP dumps plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight

Thiolina Marpaung walks through the Sari Club site, now a makeshift carpark.

Fight for peace park continues 14 years after Bali bombings

Police detain a man at Pavao Pavaozinho slum on Monday.

Rio shoot-outs, school closures as crime wave worsens

Paulo Prada

Michael Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, at his foundation in Moscow, in May.

War talk is back on Russian TV

A young man in Saudi Arabia known as Abu Sin and Christina Crockett, a young American.

Saudi teen flirts online with a young US woman - and ends up in jail

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How the Aussie housing boom is changing the way we live

COMMENT
Matt Wade

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

It's time to start achieving reform.

Now the plebiscite is sunk, let's legalise marriage equality

COMMENT
Alex Greenwich and Tiernan Brady

So-called "car yard" life insurance products paid out a meagre $6 million in claims, or 6.6 per cent of the $90 ...

The time has come for life insurers to get with the times

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson
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Insurers can longer spy on you in the loo

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Sarah Danckert

The Foscari development site at Truganina in Wyndham.

Truganina site sold as scam victims seek investments

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Hills has stuck a $6 million deal to terminate its licensing agreement with Woolworths and its failed Masters hardware chain.

Woolworths hangs Hills out to dry after $6 million payment

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7-Eleven closes stores in wake of wages scandal

Odd couple equities and bonds separate

Abacus Property Group forms $200m partnership

Consumer groups slam new life insurance code

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Auction: 29 Elizabeth Street, Sherwood. Generic , realestate, property, houses, ...

Friends just bought a house? You may notice some changes

Nicola Powell.

Buyers are shying away from property in Duffy

The Block 2016 Karlie and Will hallway, powder room and laundry.

How to design the home's forgotten room

3 year old Ansh Bhavsar, the son of the successful bidder, gets in on the action.

The truth about the people you see at every auction

Allhomes Canberra. Domain. October 10, 2016. 65 Buxton Avenue, Deakin.

Deakin auctions expected to raise $1 million-plus for charity

Banksy's former manager and friend Steve Lazarides has brought an unauthorised exhibition to Melbourne.

Who is Banksy? 'He's a miserable, scabby little git'

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There's more to weight loss than losing weight.

21 truths we don't want to hear about losing weight

Boot Camp

Jockey Michelle Payne after winning the Melbourne Cup.

The odds on a Melbourne Cup day interest rate change

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Inappropriate incentives are at the heart of the banks' cultural problems. Illustration: Kerrie Leishman

Motley Fool: The elephant in the bank inquiry room

Scott Phillips

Rory Kennard, founder of Makinex.

This Australian company has a very rare goal

Alexandra Cain

Trent Innes, Xero Australia MD says we need more small businesses.

The surprising truth about starting a business today

Trent Innes

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Presidential debate: Insults fly

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Huy Truong: 'Refugees display exceptional work ethic'

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Baird's greyhound ban backflip

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14-year-old phenom debuts for Galatasaray

Shirin Gerami, Iran?s first female triathlete, celebrates as she completes the Ironman World Championship Triathlon, ...

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Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

Why more people are studying online

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Rebecca Ferguson and Justin Theroux as Anna and Tom Watson in The Girl on the Train.

The Girl on the Train: Let's discuss that ending

COMMENT
Emily Yahr

A long way from the City: Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church in <i>Divorce</I>.

Sarah Jessica Parker's 'Divorce' is no Sex and the City

Michael Idato

Silvia's Italian Table: Silvia Colloca, centre, serves up dinner to celebrity guests like Kathy Lette, from left, Tom ...

Razer takes knife to ABC cooking show over 'fatuous property porn'

Andrew Hornery

Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles steps out of Beyonce's shadow

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

The tape includes audio of Billy Bush and DonaldTrump having a conversation inside the bus, as well as audio and video ...

Billy Bush could be sacked from Today as fallout deepens

Michael Idato

<i>Fraggle Rock</i> and its colourful characters are heading back to the screen.

Jim Henson's world of Fraggle Rock is set to return to TV

Huy Truong: "Our version of the Trump Mexican wall".

Q&A recap: Shock value high as panel debate immigration

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Ratings for the second debate fell sharply.

TV ratings fall for bitter Clinton-Trump presidential debate

Michael Idato

Animals and artists are coming together at the National Zoo and Aquarium and will produce work for the 3rd annual ...

Animals discover their inner artists at Canberra zoo

Alpacas roam at Millpond Farm, a historic Jembaicumbene property that will be open to the public this weekend.

No run-of-the-mill piece of history opens it doors to the public

Canberra dancers?Vaughan and?Alison Liddicoat, who are heading to the World Championships in Miami, met at dance lessons ...

Canberra's dancing darlings

Protest in France.

Imagine if Australian women went on strike

Clementine Ford

Bec Judd's followers dismayed by her skinny jeans post 11 days after giving birth to her twins boys.

Bec Judd's followers dismayed by post 11 days after giving birth

Amy Croffey

Peta Credlin hasn't abandoned Canberra life forever, she attended this year's Midwinter Ball at Parliament House.

Peta Credlin calls out 'gutless wonders' in Canberra

Jenna Clarke

"I want all governments to be scared of women," says Marta Lempart, Polish women's rights campaigner and lead of its ...

How the women of Poland pulled off a nationwide protest

Daisy Dumas

Kim has never really cared about her detractors.

Kim Kardashian dares to reflect the male gaze

Natalie Reilly

Prior to donning this outfit, Melania Trump said her husband's lewd comments about women were "unacceptable and offensive".

Melania Trump's silent rebellion at the second debate

Jenna Clarke

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

An otherwise bitter debate actually ended with kindness

Colby Itkowitz

"I remember the shame:" Actor Amber Tamblyn shares story of sexual assault after Trump tape.

'I was grabbed under my skirt': Actress shares sexual assault

Elahe Izadi

The rules of water? There's only one.

Don't drink eight glasses of water a day - do this instead

Sarah Berry

Fibromyalgia: "It's soul-destroying because so little is known about it". Photo: iStock

The soothing sip that saved me from a life of agony

Charlotte Lytton

Fit to fight? Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

How Donald and Hillary fuel themselves to fight each other

Three Blue Ducks chefs at Rosebery.

The Three Blue Ducks' guide to barbecuing like a legend

Myffy Rigby

Look for protein and fibre for the longest-lasting sense of satisfaction.

A nutritionist rates your favourite packaged snacks

Bonnie Sutherland

The Katering Show will get a free to air debut on the ABC next year.

The Katering Show answers your cooking questions

KATE MCCARTNEY AND KATE MCLENNAN

People wearing clown outfits have been terrorising residents in America.

Creepy clown 'scares woman into premature labour'

Cat Rodie

Paul Van Der Toorren proposed to his girlfriend of seven years, Elysia Simons, at Uluru, the place they first met as ...

Wedding bells for pair who met as children, filming iconic Qantas ad

Suzi Catchpole

Gabi Shull was determined to dance on pointe again.

Teen defies odds to become ballet dancer after leg amputation

Adella Beaini

The plane's dining room and bar.

Inside the world's most luxurious passenger plane

Kylie McLaughlin

The epic, 9289 kilometre-long Trans-Siberian railway is now 100 years old.

The world's longest railway line, 9289 km, is now 100 years old

Don't waste your time and money on a bad tour.

Worst. Tour guide. Ever. When that 'bargain' isn't one at all

Ben Groundwater

The ill-fated Galaxy Note7 is no longer being made, and Samsung has asked that it is no longer sold.

'Power down': It's all over for the Note7

Tim Biggs

Sony Xperia XZ gets Aussie launch details

Tim Biggs

Gears of War 4 review

Gears of War 4 review: the original and still the best

Tim Biggs

The web is rife with annoyances.

Browser extensions to make web less annoying

Alan Henry

A US plane was evacuated last week after a phone caught fire.

Three new Note7s catch fire in one week

Tim Biggs

Ford has paused Mustang production in the wake of reduced demand in the US.

Ford shuts Mustang factory

2017 Kia Soul.

Kia cuts Soul price

Dom Tripolone

The BMW M3 Competition.

BMW M3 Competition reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Spy shots of the Opel Insignia testing in Europe.

Commodore may get drift mode

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen Scirocco.

Last VW Sciroccos to go on sale

Dom Tripolone

2016 HSV Clubsport R8 Track Edition.

HSV Clubsport Track Edition review

Mark Short

Socceroo Mile Jedinak is congratulated by teammates after his penalty.

Socceroos and Japan share the spoils in tightly fought qualifier

Raiders legend Brett Mullins says winger Jordan Rapana is set to terrorise the Kangaroos.

Rapana ready to 'terrorise' Kangaroos

Tough time: Tom Cooper arrives at the inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes.

Spirit of cricket missing as players grilled at Hughes inquest

On fire: Nick Kyrgios extends his winning streak to six after a win in the Shanghai Masters.

Kyrgios' hot streak continues

Brumbies hooker Robbie Abel has re-signed for 2017.

Brumbies shore up forward stocks by re-signing Abel

Canberra's Heather Anderson is in the mix to be taken in the inaugural AFL Women's draft.

Canberra's hopes ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's draft

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon is eyeing an ODI return.

Nathan Lyon eyes return to the Australian one-day cricket set-up

Nick Kyrgios with his third tour trophy of the year in Japan.

The secret behind the rise of Nick Kyrgios