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Attorney-General George Brandis maintains the new restrictions are legal.

The Brandis versus Gleeson fight was anything but fair

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Juswan Mokmargana, 45, leaves the ACT Magistrates Court in May.

Drink spike accused allegedly found with Stilnox, condoms

Megan Gorrey

"See, if we help wealthy investors buy all the housing, then some of those houses will probably trickle down to you ...

Coalition's housing affordability inquiry scrapped

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

'Rejected': Senior DHS executive Hank Jongen .

Public service bargaining brawl gets day in court

Noel Towell

Liberal leader Jeremy Hanson is being urged by moderates to stand in Tuesday's leadership spill.

Lib moderates urge Hanson to stand again for leader

Christopher Knaus

Tim Smith-Brown died after fleeing from police.

Police pursuits under microscope at inquest into ACT death

Alexandra Back

Canberrans dob in their drug dealers in droves

Katie Burgess

Has anyone in the Coalition ever actually met a pregnant woman?

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

Public servant questioned Barnaby Joyce's 'integrity' days before being sacked

Heath Aston

'Irretrievably broken': Solicitor-General resigns

Barr announces new ministers for cabinet, Rattenbury undecided

Kirsten Lawson

?Canberra Times spring photocomp (2015) -?Paul Flanagan - Dolphin line at Dolphin beach, Moruya OR?
?More a parry than a ...

Voices in the hall? Erratic weather forces change

Ron Cerabona
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King tide surrounds a sculpture by Rebecca Rose at Tamarama Beach.

Artwork destroyed by swell, tide at Sydney sculpture festival

Irene Falcone of Nourished Life beauty products.

From $100 lip balms and a blog to $8 million annual revenue

Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helps Rick out of the tight spot he has dropped him in.

Who dies in The Walking Dead's series return?

On the highways and byways, the T. Rump bus rolls on.

Campaign bus revels in absurdity, baffles the Donald's fans

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Baldwin nails Trump in hilarious new SNL debate sketch

Dog

24 hilarious tweets from people who are hopelessly single

Putin

The 2017 calendar of Vladimir Putin is out and it's good

Arthur Sinodinos refuses to rule out Tony Abbott ...

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Hidden danger looms after Trump loses ...

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Former Socceroo Steve Herczeg 'died after bladder ...

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Police are investigating after shots were fired into a Kambah home Sunday night.

Shots fired into Kambah home

Nicole Lawder calls for 'fulsome, wide-ranging' review of campaign

Heart disease hospitalised up to 1000 women in Canberra last year

Eden Seck, 10, Emily Bodman, 7, and Harry Bodman, 9 (in tree), and Miriama Seck, 8, Lillian Hogan, 7, Holly Bodman, 4, ...

Haig Park and Garema Place to get pop-up makeovers

Before... a firefighter demonstrates putting out a small fire using a fire extinguisher.

Heavy spring rain has boosted fuel loads ahead of fire season

Andrew Barr makes a victory speach

Who's in and who's out: ACT election winners and losers

Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the announcement of his expanded cabinet in January, with, from left, now deputy Yvette ...

'Big four' best bet for cabinet, but inexperienced ministers inevitable

The surfer was lucky to escape with minor injuries to his thigh.

Surfer bitten by shark, checks self into hospital

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: The University of Queensland sign and in the background their Bus Station can be seen ...

Ex-academic found guilty of falsifying health research

QLD

Once 'the nation's powerhouse' Western Australia's economy is now in the doldrums.

WA our weakest economy as mining boom fades

WA

Census area supervisor Nora Stewart says her field workers have still not been paid for out-of-pocket expenses.

Field workers who rescued Census haven't been paid

Noel Towell

March into folly risk: Hillary Clinton.

The perils of Trump are obvious but don't ignore the dangers of his rival

COMMENT

Former federal treasurer Joe Hockey spent less than three months in his newly refurbished office before he was dumped ...

When the Trump campaign greeted Joe Hockey with a kiss

Peter Hartcher

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally on Saturday.

Historians award Benitos to Donald Trump's 'fascism'

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

'Rejected': Senior DHS executive Hank Jongen .

Public service bargaining brawl gets day in court

Nearly 29 million calls to Centrelink got a busy signal in the past year.

Still off the hook: Centrelink hangs up on 29 million calls

Canberra Liberals Jeremy Hanson and Alistair Coe on Saturday night.

Call for independent, in-depth review of Liberals following loss

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Bureaucrat questioned Joyce's 'integrity' days before being sacked

Heath Aston

George Brandis v Justin Gleeson: anything but a fair fight

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Solicitor-General resigns over George Brandis dispute

"See, if we help wealthy investors buy all the housing, then some of those houses will probably trickle down to you ...

Coalition's housing affordability inquiry scrapped

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Family First senator Bob Day outside Parliament House.

Bob Day to return to Senate despite resignation

Tom McIlroy

Square, dink, dinks, dinkus, head shot,federal politics, federal, Stephanie Peatling

Has anyone in the Coalition ever actually met a pregnant woman?

COMMENT

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter: Taking on the usual suspects.

Paid parental leave designed 'to get women back to work': minister

No cattle were exported to Indonesia in September.

Trade experts in talks to save cattle industry amid breeding debate

Jewel Topsfield

Liu Jiali, 3, runs through the dunes behind her home in the Tengger Desert, China, June 15, 2016. China?s deserts have ...

China's expanding deserts on a collision course with its cities

A woman walks along razor wire set up by South Ossetian authorities.

While the world watches Syria, Russia is on the move here

A painted message on a tent in the Jungle migrant camp in Calais.

Fate of Calais child migrants uncertain as Jungle demolition begins

Social Services Minister Christian Porter with his son Lachlan and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer with her ...

Has anyone in the Coalition actually met a pregnant woman?

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

A comfortable high-speed train would encourage more people to visit Canberra.

Oh for a modern railway system!

Clive Williams

Once the no-brainer design choice, the days of the all-white kitchen may be ending.

Why white-on-white kitchens are on their way out

The sky has been dotted with cranes for months, but housing affordability hasn't improved.

The treasurer's 'supply solution' to affordability is missing one thing

Allhomes Canberra. Domain. October 19, 2016.?80 Creswell Street, Campbell.

A Canberra renovation worthy of TV series The Block

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally on Saturday.

Five surprising places around the world that have a Trump Tower

Canberra Domain Allhomes. The Reserve, Moncrieff. September 24, 2016.?

Wave of development to bring more homes to Moncrieff

Home loans that follow a benchmark interest rate are common in some countries, but not Australia.

Why 'tracker' home loans shouldn't be put on the scrapheap

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

IOOF chair hooks up the caravan for new adventures

CBD
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HBO is responsible for blockbuster shows such as Game of Thrones, Westworld and The Sopranos.

Content is king for the future of media and telcos

The glass and concrete tower at 114 William Street, Melbourne, sold for $161.5 million.

$36.5m in one year: Singaporeans win in local property deal

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Crean to hold talks in Jakarta amid cattle breeding rule debate

APRA locks in tougher mortgage rules to ensure prudence of banks

Google drops ban on personally identifiable web tracking

Aussies among 'least open' to foreigners owning infrastructure

EXCLUSIVE

These women's perfumes actually smell better on men.

11 fragrances for men that they've probably never worn before

Grooming

Rose gold Cobalt Valkyrie-X plane.

All I want for Christmas is a $2 million rose gold private jet

Luxury

It helps to cut up old credit cards when trying to climb out of debt.

Nicole helps… beat a $20,000 credit card debt

You don't have to be pulled into full-scale financial planning.

The trick to seeing a financial adviser

Irene Falcone of Nourished Life beauty products.

From $100 and a blog to $8 million annual revenue

Christine D'Mello

Alan Jones is a start-up evangelist at BlueChilli Group.

What is the most livable city for start-ups?

Alana Christensen

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Chelsea thrash Manchester United

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Wonder Woman controversy at UN

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Katich hits back at Clarke''s tumour claims

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Cubs first World Series in 71 years!

In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, a vet holds a pygmy anteater, also known as a silky anteater, at the Huachipa Zoo, on the ...

World of Photos

the circus

Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

ash v evil dead

Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 - now streaming on Stan.

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

Advertiser

King tide surrounds a sculpture by Rebecca Rose at Tamarama Beach.

Artwork destroyed by swell and high tide at Sculpture by the Sea

Georgina Mitchell

Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helps Rick out of the tight spot he has dropped him in.

Spoiler alert: The Walking Dead returns with stakes raised

Karl Quinn

Todd McKenney on <i>Dancing with the Stars</i>.

Dancing with the Stars won't return, says Seven

Nathanael Cooper

X Factor judges, from left, Adam Lambert, Iggy Azalea and Guy Sebastian.

Morrissey slams 'X-factory' reality shows

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones.

Leaked set pics hint at epic Game of Thrones alliance

Broede Carmody

Samantha Armytage replaced Melissa Doyle as <i>Sunrise</i> co-host in 2013.

Spin machines in overdrive as Today and Sunrise claim No. 1

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Actor and rapper Donald Glover has been cast in a Star Wars spin off.

The 'perfect' Star Wars casting choice everyone's hyped about

Broede Carmody

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump for SNL.

The whole world laughs at Trump in SNL's latest debate sketch

Actress and opera singer, published author, blogger and cook Silvia Colloca will be in town for University House's Meet ...

Canberra Weekender: What's on from October 21-23

Kyol Booth-Hunt of Queanbeyan Drive-In Movies setting up the inflatable screen for the first screening.

Queanbeyan's drive-in movies ready for show time

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Dr Karl coming to Canberra to test your smarts

James Packer and Kate Fischer before their engagement ended abruptly in 1998.

The former Kate Fischer sets the record straight on her break-up deal with James Packer

Ariana Lenarsky said she was groped on a plane.

Woman tweets groping incident on plane, then posts photo when police do nothing

Jenny Noyes

Taylor Swift's deposition in an alleged groping case has been released to the public.

Taylor Swift's assault statement made public

Mary Ward

"He kept telling me I was really bad with money, I couldn't be trusted to make decisions."

'I was brainwashed': Three women on suffering financial abuse

Cosima Marriner

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Rihanna steps out in a Hillary Clinton supporter t-shirt in Manhattan on October 19, 2016 ...

Rihanna makes a fashion statement with Hillary T-shirt

Donald Trump had just called Hillary Clinton a "nasty woman," and Clinton's childhood girlfriends started laughing.

Debate-watching with Hillary Clinton's BFFs

Jessica Bennett

Single motherhood is an option, the difficulty is knowing when to start down that path.

When is the right time to start a family on your own?

Danielle Braff

Salma Hayek claims Donald Trump leaked a false story to a magazine after she refused to go out on a date with him.

Salma Hayek says Trump harassed her, planted tabloid gossip when she refused his advances

Jenny Noyes

Doing squat: Conditioning coach Michelle Drielsma says this one exercise helps everything.

The secrets of a supple body

Paula Goodyer

Activated charcoal: Fab or fad?

Activated charcoal: hot stuff for your insides?

Exercise: A game-changer.

Prediabetes no 'doomsday message'

Gabriella Boston

Matcha pancake stack with chocolate sauce from Matcha Mylkbar in Melbourne.

9 of the best matcha recipes (for an antioxidant boost!)

Adam Liaw's vegetarian spring pasta: Spaghetti with zucchini and spinach.

Weekly meal planner: easy dinners for mid-late October

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, OCT 16/16 ISSUE FOOD: Made in Milan Adam Liaw recipe -Milanese apple charlotte PHOTO CREDIT: ...

Adam Liaw's simple, elegant dessert: Milanese Apple Charlotte

Baby Freya at 5 days.

The five-day-old 'happiest baby in the world'

Staff writers

Dylan Wray, 6, gave his dad quite the hilarious surprise when he was reviewing the home security footage.

Boy's hilarious middle of the night antics caught on camera

Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler has opened up about the challenges of motherhood with Multiple Sclerosis.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler opens up about motherhood with MS

Ariane Beeston

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: A light drenched Times Square on May 5, 2015 in New York City. In an effort to reduce Manhattan's ...

World's most overrated (and underrated) cities named

Dragonair was named as Skytrax's World's Best Regional Airline four times in a row.

Flight Test: What's all the Dragonair fuss about?

Tatyana Leonov

Calcata sits perched on a clifftop.

The 'grooviest' village in Italy was once home to Jesus' foreskin

Steve Meacham

Google has long held that its ad data would be kept separate from user's personal data, but that changed this year.

Google drops ban on personal web tracking

The Ektra has a plastic faux-leather finish and big camera bump - reminiscent of old Kodak cameras.

Kodak to release a new photo-focused phone

James Titcomb

Paper Mario exists in a world of cardboard and crafts.

Review: Paper Mario is reams of fun with arts and papercraft

tesla

All Teslas now have full self-driving hardware

Gizmodo

The LG V20 has the same dual camera setup as the G5.

LG's V20 gets Australian release details

Campbell Simpson

2017 Subaru Impreza.

New Subaru Impreza prices revealed

Stephen Ottley

The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf will be updated in November.

Updated VW Golf coming soon

Greg Kable

Ford's Ranger could join the SuperUtes grid (Illustration)

Utes to join V8 Supercar circus

David McCowen

The upgraded model scored five stars in a recent crash test.

5-Star safety for Toyota's oldest truck

David McCowen

Range Rover Evoque Convertible.

The best convertibles on sale

Dom Tripolone

Tesla has updates its self-driving features.

Tesla: All new cars to have self-driving hardware

David McCowen

Canberra's Nick Kyrgios has climbed to world No.13.

Tour ban doesn't stop Kyrgios climbing to world No.13

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 24: Nathan Lyon of Australia looks on during Day Three of the First Test between ...

Lyon ready to roar against Proteas, say cricket greats

Canberra hurlder Lauren Wells has given her thumbs up for the ACT's biggest ever summer of athletics.

Athletics Australia announces Canberra's biggest summer ever

Grassroots shake-up possibly on the cards in Canberra club rugby.

Canberra club rugby open to format shake-up

Gunning Roos president Ian Blackburn with club members Brittney Apps, Shanelle Grigor-Dastra and Alicia Hull and ...

How a community saved the Gunning Roos

Emotional: Michael Cheika's outburst after the Wallabies lost to the All Blacks has been poorly received across the Tasman.

Being a 'clown' is least of Cheika's problems

COMMENT

Think pink: Steve Smith bowls during the Test against New Zealand in Adelaide in 2015.

How Smith ensured Gabba pink-ball trial

Trainer James Cummings is confident of success in the VRC St Leger.

Cummings No.4 chasing Victoria Derby success