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Amnesty International Photos of conditions inside Nauru Detention centre.

'Australia torturing refugees on Nauru': major report

Michael Koziol

Confronts us when we leave, and when we return.

Detention centre public servants to get 'resilience training'

Noel Towell

"I'd like to see trams here. I think it's quite a good idea. We have trams in South Korea and I can't imagine being ...

Gungahlin voters happy to see light rail go ahead

Emily Baker

Labor minister Yvette Berry has described the outcome for women in the ACT election as remarkable.

Canberra votes for a huge boost in female MLAs

Christopher Knaus

In NSW, residents could save $80 million over 30 years, if optimum insulation was installed.

A simple change could save you thousands on your energy bills

Lucy Cormack

Tragedy: Maria Claudia Lutz and her two children, Elisa and Martin, were found dead along with their father Fernando ...

All options open in confronting death of 'exceptional family'

Ava Benny-Morrison

'Nervous' Sara Connor transfered to Kerobokan jail

Jewel Topsfield

Hidden camera unravels PS compo claim

Noel Towell

Iraqi forces attack Mosul, country's last IS stronghold

Rod Nordland

Senator quits after company goes bust

Matthew Knott

John Lloyd is barking up the wrong tree with staffing shift

Comment
Paddy Gourley

Despite the hefty fine, Nick Kyrgios took home more than half of his second round loser's prizemoney.

Kyrgios' season is over after copping massive ban

Linda Pearce

Not always healthy: The mental side to physical fitness.

The unrealistic and unhealthy reason men go to the gym

Tasmanian devil joeys build their immune system with peptides contained in mother's milk.

Devil's milk could be the killer ingredient in war on superbugs

In the backlash, sex and sexual orientation became weapons wielded in furious anger.

When equality for all is none of your business

COMMENT

Alec Baldwin's portrayal of Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i> has been a huge talking point.

The Saturday Night Live 'hit job' that finally broke Donald Trump

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New $5 note plays vinyl records

SMH GOOD LIVING. One and a half butternut pumpkin.
butternut; pumpkin; squash; one; half; seeds; vegetable; food; fresh; ...

The simple hack for peeling a butternut pumpkin

Well duh, it's pronounced AH-dih-dahs.

You're probably pronouncing 'Adidas' wrong

Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT loses its British ...

1:09AM

Smashed avo toast our rightful national dish

11:20PM

Assange claims 'state party' cut his internet

10:38PM

The first female students on Canberra Boys Grammar School campus in preparation for 2017. From left: Charlize King (year ...

A big step forward for Grammar

Who's (likely) who in new Legislative Assembly

More than 1000 Canberrans left in limbo in wait for new deal

Canberra Theatre program manager Gill Hugonnet says 2017's program is a finely tuned mix of shows.

Canberra Theatre 2017 season: Musicals, mechanicals and more

CCTV footage released by ACT Policing from the incident in December 2015

Canberra man sentenced to jail for violent carjacking

court

Prosecution invites jury to find alleged kidnapping pair guilty

Smith was arrested after police stopped the car he was driving in Gungahlin.

'I was only the driver': Man avoids jail for plot to scare drug dealer

Thousands of teenagers will head to the Gold Coast for schoolies week celebrations.

'Russian roulette': new drug warning ahead of schoolies

A 13-year-old boy was bitten in the face while trying to hide from police following an alleged attempted burglary.

Boy bitten on face by police dog in Kalgoorlie

WA

A Fairfax Media analysis of MySchool data shows that schools are pulling in more than 25 per cent of their income from ...

The public schools that are rolling in private money

EXCLUSIVE

Mr Turnbull has said he remains committed to a plebiscite.

Murdoch's editors dine with Turnbull at The Lodge

Donald Trump in action during the second debate.

Key Trump backer says Clinton better trained for president

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Republican vice-presidential candidate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence.

Mike Pence: Russia should face 'severe consequences' if it's behind hack

Hillary Clinton prepares to speak during a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio.

Why Clinton's past leaves her muted in Trump sex assault furore

Confronts us when we leave, and when we return.

'Trauma and tragedy' detention centre staff to get "resilience training"

Private detectives using hidden cameras have sunk the workers' comp claim of a Canberra public servant. Generic Image ...

Busted: hidden camera unravels public service compo claim

Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Dr Gerard Vaughan AM.

National Gallery director says funding cuts are 'challenging'

Children playing near the Refugee Processing Centre on Nauru.

Australia intentionally torturing refugees on Nauru: major report

Michael Koziol

Four harrowing tales told from the Island of Despair

Amy Remeikis

Four dumped Lib MPs 'warehoused' as advisers

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Senator Bob Day wants the Turnbull government's Senate voting changes thrown out.

Senator Bob Day quits Senate after building company goes bust

Matthew Knott

Senator Pauline Hanson enters the House of Represenatives for the address of Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong ...

Pauline Hanson's One Nation soars in post-election poll

Fergus Hunter

Gavin Marshall

Labor senator declares war on frontbench colleagues

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

In the backlash, sex and sexual orientation became weapons wielded in furious anger.

When equality for all is none of your business

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Sara Connor is jostled as she is taken from the Denpasar prosecutor's office to Kerobokan jail on Monday.

Sara Connor declares innocence ahead of Kerobokan jail transfer

Jewel Topsfield

The raids were conducted at a time when Crown's senior international VIP manager, Jason O'Connor, was in town.

Crown employees held in China after late-night raids on homes

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen and Neelima Choahan

The collapsed "Yellow Bridge" linking Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan.

Warning of bridge danger before deadly collapse

Jewel Topsfield

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, in black and surrounded by top military and police officers, announces the start ...

Iraqi forces head for Mosul, country's last IS stronghold

The Age, News, 20/06/2016. photo by Justin McManus. Justice for Kids, Fix Family Law. Rosie Batty hands a petition to ...

As women die, Brandis equivocates

Jenna Price

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

In the backlash, sex and sexual orientation became weapons wielded in furious anger.

When equality for all is none of your business

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

We don't know exactly how big the problem with incentives is in Australia.

The root of evil: Australia's problem with banker bonuses

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Mark Bouris will be in the firing line at TZ

CBD
Carolyn Cummins
1 hr ago

The TPP has featured in the American presidential election.

Key business group whacks TPP

Airtasker co-founder Tim Fung

Airtasker boosts pay rates above national minimum

Crown's 'whale' hunt backfires as police prepare to lay charges

Humiliated stock picker who sold his firm for $41 is back on top

Jury discharged in $9m fraud trial of former TZ director Andrew Sigalla

Property spruiker Jamie McIntyre banned for 10 years

The Block 2016, kitchen reveals

The Block recap: which team is running out of money and luck?

Storage space is becoming hot property as we move to higher density living.

The seven truths of moving from the country to the city

Wooden cutting boards are a bit of an all-natural housecleaning hack in themselves.

Five all-natural housekeeping hacks that will change your life

Forrest has experienced the largest drop in weekly advertised rent for houses over the past year

Higher rents push tenants further from home ownership

Allhomes Canberra. Domain. October 12, 2016. Public artwork Sphere was unveiled at Denman Prospect recently.?

Canberra: An ever-growing canvas for public art

The new i3 also incorporates regenerative power.

Is this the ultimate luxury car for busy city living?

Cars

Beard season is over.

Why ditching the beard could shave years off you

Grooming

Retirees with modest savings are barely better off than those on the age pension.

Retirees have little reason to save under the new pension rules

Daryl Dixon

Most families want the wellbeing of their loved one to be paramount when choosing an aged care facility.

How one family fought the government on aged care fees and won

Noel Whittaker

Kate Carnell is calling for consultation on 'loaded rates'.

Could this scheme replace penalty rates?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Mathew Carpenter turned glitter into cash.

How this Newcastle man made $100,000 in two weeks

Nina Hendy

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The declining fortunes of Islamic State

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Rhino stuck in tyre rescued in Zimbabwe

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Marquez wins MotoGP world championship

Southampton storm to a 3-1 victory over Burnley.

Southampton too strong for Burnley

Jim Pavlidis illustration for Bob Carr Opinion article, Monday October 17, 2016

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Oct 17

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House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

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Arctic Adventure Norm of the North

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Fine motor skills: What should you expect?

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The business rules of attraction

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Sally Faulkner and her ex-husband, Ali Elamine.

Sally Faulkner says Ali Elamine has taken her child before

Michael Lallo

Actor Russell Crowe remained the cool-headed one in hotel incident with Azealia Banks, by all reports.

Crowe evicted Azealia Banks after threats over his music: reports

Aja Styles

Megan and Tiffany out on the Perth town together.

Megan apparently found romatic love on The Bachelor with Tiffany

Aja Styles

US President Barack Obama has authorised new travel and financial sanctions designed to curb cyber espionage.

Film suggests a cyber attack went nuclear but you never knew

Karl Quinn

<i>The Simpsons</i>: Still great and still funny after 600 episodes.

Call for an end, just don't say Simpsons isn't good any more

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

Olivia Williams plays the hotel's matriarch Lady Hamilton.

This new period drama expected to eclipse Downton Abbey

Michael Idato

Alec Baldwin's portrayal of Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i> has been a huge talking point.

Trump finally hits back at SNL, calling it 'unfunny'

Steven Carroll was joint winner of the 2014 award and is shortlisted again.

Co-winner from 2014 is up for another prize in PM's Literary Awards

Susan Wyndham

Trajavu founders Reuben Khong, Marshall Clifton and Jeanette Zhang.

How to travel like a local in Canberra

Rachel Morrissey of Macgregor dressed as Cruella de Vil with Dalmations Ella, Hairy and Star.

Dogs' Day Out at Floriade

Nip Wijewickrema with her sister Gayana.

My Canberra with Nip Wijewickrema

Saman Shad's six-month-old son was on childcare waitlists since well before he was born, but none of them have a place ...

It's that time of year when women find out if we can afford to work

Saman Shad

Body Image Movement founder Taryn Brumfitt (C) with Business Chicks CEO Emma Isaacs (L) and Lorna Jane Clarkson (R).

Taryn Brumfitt under fire after Lorna Jane Facebook post

Mary Ward

Tamika Cross.

Black women share selfies to show #WhatADoctorLooksLike

Jenny Noyes

Soraya was kissed on the breast on French live television, prompting over 250 complaints.

Outrage after woman's breast kissed on live television

Mary Ward

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Singer Taylor Swift is seen in Soho on October 13, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by ...

Celebrity street style: Blanchett steps out in New York

The perfect burgundy rendition at the 2016 Golden Globes: Olivia Wilde always gets it right.

How to rock the 'red eye' trend

Stephanie Darling

In a Victorian house in Islington, north London, England.

The rise of supper clubs

Antonia Wiklund Houzz

Mariam Kasim, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo carries her one day old baby Sarah Bonamaxi at the ...

Women and children urgently need shelter, says UNHCR

Nicole Economos

Tasty option: Go with wholegrain for health.

Kitchen medicine - fixing health problems with a fork

Paula Goodyer

Not always healthy: The mental side to physical fitness.

The unhealthy reason men go to the gym

Sarah Berry

Pomegranates have vitamin C that boosts the collagen in the skin

You can transform your skin just by eating the right foods

Sarah Berry

Virgilio Martinez from the restaurant Central in Lima, Peru?

Why this chef poisons himself in the quest for great food

Sharnee Rawson

Poached chicken with sauce gribiche.

Weekly meal planner: healthy spring recipes

Must order: Glass Den's rocky road brioche French toast is a work of art.

Hot List: We've found the prettiest breakfast in Australia

Sofia Levin

Baby Areej was only 6 weeks old.

Baby plummets to death in elevator shaft

Alan Feuer and Emily Palmer

We're not really sure what this is meant to be. But it creeps us out!

Creepy Halloween costumes from the past

Ariane Beeston

When meltdowns push you to your limit, should you let a stranger step in?

Mum calls for strangers to help discipline kids but opinions are divided

Ariane Beeston

Beach clothing is fine, at the beach.

Australians overseas: We look like a nation of badly dressed slobs

Lee Tulloch

The 10,000th Airbus, an A350-900, has been delivered to Singapore Airlines.

New Singapore A350-900 is the 10,000th Airbus to take off

Craig Platt

Air Vanuatu's 737-800 business class.

Flight test: Is this the world's smallest business class cabin?

Sue Williams

Just the facts ma'am: Google aims to highlight news articles which strive for accuracy and weed out political half-truths

Google News introduces 'fact check' label

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Mark Zuckerberg needs a voice for his AI assistant.

Iron Man wants to voice Zuckerberg's new AI

Eli Blumenthal

Oculus Rift was the first virtual reality headset to come to the attention of consumers.

Searching for virtual reality's 'killer app'

Pavel Alpeyev

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Only fitness tracking smartwatch you need

Gizmodo

Voyager 2 captured this stunning parting shot of Uranus as it headed off towards its next destination, Neptune.

'Dark moons' appear to be hiding near Uranus

George Dvorsky

Last Falcon: Ford's six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive XR6.

Last Falcons fetch a hefty price

David McCowen

Jeep is playing on its off-road heritage to improve its reputation in Australia

Jeep: 'We're not a cute brand'

Andrew MacLean

Dodge disappears from Australia

Andrew MacLean

Honda will offer its new model with a turbocharged engine.

Honda unveils new CR-V

David McCowen

2016 Maserati Quattroporte GTS GranLusso.

New Quattroporte prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo.

Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo reviewed

Stephen Ottley

BMX star Caroline Buchanan is pushing on to the Tokyo Olympics.

Buchanan refuses to let Olympic disappointments define her

Despite the hefty fine, Nick Kyrgios took home more than half of his second round loser's prizemoney.

Canberra's Kyrgios' season is over after ban, extra fine

BROTHERS: Australian skipper Michael Clarke has paid tribute to former teammate Phillip Hughes.

Clarke defends family of Hughes over questioning at inquest

Oliver Wiederkehr is hoping Canberra Olympic's FFA Cup clash against Sydney FC isn't his last game for the club.

Wiederkehr hoping to go out with an FFA Cup bang

Hermosa Beach trainer Matthew Dale recieves the trophy as winner of the Tony Campbell Memorial Cup at Students Race Day. ...

Dale not going to run from one horse

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 08: Alex Brosque of Sydney FC (R) celebrates with Matthew Simon of Sydney FC (L) after ...

High-flying Sydney FC keen to stay grounded

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 16: (L-R) Mathew Hayman of Australia, Michael Matthews of Australia and Tom Boonen of Belgium ride ...

Bling finishes fourth behind king Sagan

Gifted: Israel Folau needs to lift.

The big problem with Israel Folau

ANALYSIS