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CPSU's vote no poster

High stakes public service pay vote begins

Noel Towell

An artist's impression of the West Basin foreshore.

Government defends use of concrete for Lake 'boardwalk'

David Ellery

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during her campaign stop at the Dickerson Center in ...

FBI agents knew of Clinton emails weeks before briefing director

Corey Fredrickson at the Anglicare youth centre in Canberra.

The number of job seekers vs the number of jobs

Anna Patty

Doctors Elise Warren and Nushin Ahmed concerned about working an unsafe amount of hours. Photo Jay Cronan

Doctors battle fatigue of 43-hour shifts, 120-hour weeks

Emily Baker

ACT Labor and Greens members Caroline Le Couteur and Shane Rattenbury with ACT Chief minister Andrew Barr and ACT Labor ...

It's a deal: Labor and Greens work out power-sharing arrangement

Kirsten Lawson

How the bank of mum and dad widens the wealth gap

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Locker room theft mars state cricket match at Manuka Oval

Caden Helmers

Canberra mornings: Traffic, weather and what's on in one click

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'Desperate' Serah used her super to get a 'new outlook on life'

John Collett

'Tough message': Asylum seekers banned for life under new laws

Fergus Hunter

The super-powerful venom of the long-glanded blue coral snake could inspire new pain treatments for humans.

'The wildest snake toxin ever': The freak snake that could mean big things for human medicine

Florists?Sarah O'Connor and Rachel Evans, of Barton Flower Bar, will work into the wee hours of Tuesday preparing flower ...

Forget fascinators for Melbourne Cup day, you'll want one of these

The Harmonie German Club will look at hiring paid staff to deal with crowds next year.

'Floptoberfest': Oktoberfest organisers apologise for delays

Rhiannan Iffland after diving from the 20.5 metre platform on the Dubai Marina Pier 7 building during the Red Bull Cliff ...

Meet Australia's newest world champion

Change needed: Australian coach Darren Lehmann is in favour of Twenty20 internationals being phased out.

Lehmann's radical plan to help save Test cricket

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Italy struck by 6.6 magnitude quake

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How the 'Blue Zones' diet can help you live longer

Fifita extends English Super League stint

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Italian earthquakes could go on for weeks in ...

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Bashed youth worker ‘crawled into a toilet’ to ...

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Rally against offshore detention, at Civic Square featuring Jon Stanhope. Photo Jay Cronan

Thousands turn out as Stanhope leads Nauru protest

Super trawler a threat to south coast tourism: recreational fishers

Driver seeks damages from United Petroleum after fuel contamination

Four out of five top storm-affected suburbs were from the Tuggeranong area.

Tuggeranong suburbs top list of areas hardest hit by ACT storms

Currently the longest serving member of the AFP Mick Dainer is retiring after 43 years in the job. Photo Jay Cronan

AFP's longest-serving police officer calls it a day

Noor Blumer says roundabout speed limits should be reduced.

Should Canberra roundabouts have a speed limit?

Police are investigating a number of reports of aggravated assaults on university campuses in Canberra.

Series of assaults, robberies reported on ANU and UC campuses

CPSU's vote no poster

High stakes public service pay vote begins

Howard Hilton, 73, at the Supreme Court last week.

Lawyer at the top of his game before a fateful decision

NSW

The Queensland government is the most attractive employer in the state according to a new survey.

Public servants have the best employer in Qld

QLD

Perth's 'cakeage' debate shows no signs of going away...

Nobu chef weighs in on 'cakeage' wars

WA

Hillary Clinton goes on the attack at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Their campaign upended, Clinton and Democrats go on attack

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump campaigning in Tallahassee, the largest city in the Florida Panhandle.

The generation turning its back on Trump

Josephine Tovey

Roger Stone at a pro-Trump protest in Washington, DC, with "Captain America".

Victory within reach, says Trump attack dog Roger Stone

Nick O'Malley

Snubbed: Employment Minister Michaelia Cash.

It's on: government accuses ABC of going soft on staff pay deal

Shayne Dorsett said the unfairness of the deaths of his son Luke Dorsett and Luke's partner Roozi Araghi in the ...

Australian public service mourns three of its own

Investigation into offensive Wikipedia edits by APS staff

EXCLUSIVE

Peter Dutton says Australia is in "discussions" in a bid to resettle people found to be refugees.

Asylum seekers who come by boat banned for life under new laws

Fergus Hunter

Immigration department spends millions on leadership classes

Adam Gartrell

'Total hypocrite': Bob Day sales manual infuriates families

Adam Gartrell

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'Widely ridiculed' safe drinking guidelines face review

Heath Aston

Nicole Lawder said she had spoken to families who had waited months and even years to adopt a child in the ACT.

Stay-at-home parents don't get more than those who work

Nationals deputy Fiona Nash is leading the push to stop tobacco company donations. Leader Barnaby Joyce has left the ...

Nats MP breaks ranks on tobacco

Adam Gartrell

ABC

ABC takes axe to Friday edition of 7.30 program

Fergus Hunter

PERUGIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 30: A general view of damaged buildings in the red zone in Trisungo, Arquqta del Tronto, ...

Italian earthquakes could go on for weeks in domino effect: scientist

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People wait outside the town hall polling station after voting in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. ...

Pirate Party falls short in Iceland election

South Korean President Park Geun-hye offers a public apology over the Choi Soon-sil affair on October 25.

'Eight fairies' and a shaman could spell the end for president

Adam Crapser, left, with daughters Christal, one, Christina, five, and his wife, Anh Nguyen, in the family's living room ...

Adopted by Americans aged three. Deported at 41 to an 'alien' land

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says debate about change to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is "reasonable".

How Turnbull can beat the politics of fear

COMMENT
John Hewson

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Waleed Aly on the set of The Project. He's nominated for the Gold Logie on Sunday night. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. ...

We haven't seen the end of Islamic State

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Defence Housing Australia' manages a property portfolio worth more than $10 billion.

The district where housing stock has taken the biggest dive

Allhomes Canberra. Domain. October 26, 2016.?8 Kurundi Place, Hawker.

The biggest drawcard of this property may be the neighbours

Allhomes Canberra. Domain. October 27, 2016.?185 Ringwood Road, Exeter.

The Exeter escape custom made to capture lush surrounds

Photo by: Jamila Toderas One of Design Canberra's events this year will be a tour of some of Canberra's homes, each ...

Design festival offers a peek inside top Canberra homes

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 12 Hunter Street, Yarralumla. October 29, 2016.?

The rise and rise of Canberra's multi-million-dollar market

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Households face steep hike in power charges as solar subsidies end

Sketchy Skechers figures challenge market darling RCG

The Tom Waterhouse-led William Hill lost $144 million in 2015.

Will Tom Waterhouse's William Hill survive?

COMMENT

2015 calendar-year accounts for McDonald's Australia Holdings, which covers the 13 per cent of stores that are company ...

McDonald's on track for $5b Aussie sales

Company directors to face penalties for ignoring climate change

Jessica Irvine

New cards to extend banking options for the blind

Melbourne Cup Day surprise? Some tip a rate cut

Stan expecting to be profitable when it reaches 1m subscribers

2016 Spring Racing Carnival Birdcage unveil at the Flemington Racecourse. 27 October 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie ...

Brosé, BBQs and bathers: Inside the surreal world of the Birdcage

Lifestyle

The Negroni Royale is what our writer dubs 'possibly the most delicious goddamn drink I've ever tried'.

'The most delicious goddamn drink I've ever tried'

Smart Sipping

Uninsured victims of the Brisbane flood, Sharon and Jonathan Cauldwell, lost almost $420,000 but are determined their ...

Are you ready for disaster season?

Sylvia Pennington

Lucky for some: Trainer Bart Cummings and foreman Reg Fleming after Viewed won the 2008 Melbourne Cup.

A better bet than the Melbourne Cup

Andrew Legget

Donna Benton wants to correct the misconception that women entrepreneurs are not welcome in Dubai.

I left Australia with $3000 savings and now I run an empire

Corinne and Peter Blacket run Drysdale Cheeses.

Pharmacists upskill to run successful dairy farm

Heather Gallagher

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Chelsea make it four wins in a row

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'Dyed hair won't turn white'

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Dovizioso holds off Rossi in Malaysia

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Hillary Clinton: FBI letter 'deeply troubling'

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The Age of Racing: There was a time when hats and binoculars were an essential part of a male racegoer's gear, as this ...

Rewind - The Melbourne Cup

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Brand new season of the Stan original comedy series No Activity, now Streaming.

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Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Morrissey has a habit of making headlines (pictured at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid 2015).

Morrissey gig nearly ended in fisticuffs, with one fan fainting

Jeff Apter

Police at New York's Metropolitan Opera, which halted a performance after someone sprinkled an unknown powder into the ...

New York opera cancelled over scattered 'human' ashes

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Five reasons to be excited about Gilmore Girls return

Debi Enker

Gene Hackman in Absolute Power.

What presidential movies tell us about America

Paul Byrnes

Poster art for The Defector, short film by Scott Mannion about Harold Holt.

Possibly wildest theory yet over Harold Holt's disappearance

Karl Quinn

Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE..L to R: The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor)..Photo Credit: Jay ...

Doctor Strange's Tilda Swinton defends her Asian role

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'It was like hell let loose': Tales from the WWI front line

Peter FitzSimons

Bob Dylan describes winning the Nobel Prize for Literature as "amazing".

Bob Dylan finally opens up about his Nobel honour

It's hoped Franklin will eventually be re-homed on a large property.

Franklin off to greener pastures

Lennox Gardens lit up for the Nara Candle Festival.

Canberra Weekender: What's on Oct 28-30

The Griffith Butchery's award-winning pies.

Are these Canberra's best pies?

Actress Meghan Markle is rumoured to be dating Prince Harry.

Prince Harry rumoured to be seeing Suits actress Meghan Markle

Hannah Furness
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: Founder of The New York Restoration Project, Bette Midler attends the 2016 Hulaween Bash at ...

Bette Midler resurrects iconic character for Halloween

If the shoe fits: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton arrives for the third presidential debate in Las Vegas ...

Pantsuits are not just for presidential nominees

Jenna Clarke

"'Get the baby and run!' your mother screams. Somewhere primitive in them too, mothers instinctively know how to face ...

Until domestic violence is everyone's business, it is no one's business

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004 after she was crowned Miss Universe.

Why Jennifer Hawkins is still defending Donald Trump

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Juliette Binoche had leaped into comedy and big-budget blockbusters.

Juliette Binoche: I'm not scared to be more and more ridiculous'

Kaleem Aftab

You meet the one, and before you know it you’re up the spout

How my budding relationship survived an unexpected pregnancy

Em Rusciano

Everyone handles conflict differently.

What arguing type are you?

Victoria Young

Waist size: A big problem for livers.

How fat can destroy your liver

Paula Goodyer

Khalil Rafati: From addict to wellness warrior.

From addict to wellness warrior: The Malibu juice magnate

WALTER KIRN

From phone to fit.

Your phone can help you get fit

Kit Eaton
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Wigs, cobwebs, costumes, food ... Anthea Leonard's Halloween party table.

In the spirit: How to host a Halloween party

Adam Liaw's slow-cooker winner: Pumpkin pie cheesecake.

Adam Liaw's pumpkin pie cheesecake

Bento box.

This week's meal planner: Simple dinners for spring

Stephanie Jaegers with surprise son Shaun.

Kidney stones? Nope, that's a baby

Staff writers

Bribery could be effective in getting your children to form long-term healthy eating habits, finds study.

Would you pay your kids to eat their vegetables? Study finds it works

Norah and Mr. Dan

Unlikely friendship between little girl and elderly man will melt your heart

Take a dip in the bath-warm waters of the Andaman Sea.

Beyond Thailand and Bali: Asia's overlooked island paradise

Nina Karnikowski

Get spoilt rotten on a river cruise.

Eight things I learnt on my first river cruise

Tatyana Leonov

Traveller letters: Tourists, stop blocking my view with your phone

The fast-acting venom of the long-glanded blue coral snake could inspire new pain treatments for humans.

Freak snake has a scorpion sting

Bridie Smith

World War 1 was truly global, and <i>Battlefield 1</i> reflects that.

Battlefield 1 is gut-wrenching and honest

Tim Biggs

The entrance to Luna Park in St Kilda, Melbourne, as transformed by MIT's Nightmare Machine.

CSIRO's Nightmare Machine is learning to horrify you

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The Microsoft Surface Studio comes with a Dial and a pen.

Studio is Microsoft's tipping point

Gizmodo
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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of the new MacBook Pro.

Apple announces 'gold standard' MacBook

Volkswagen Atlas.

Volkswagen's Kluger rival

Greg Kable

2018 Holden Commodore.

Driven: 2018 Holden Commodore

Toby Hagon

2017 MG3.

MG defends 'poor' safety scores

Andrew MacLean

Audi R18 (2016) #7 (Audi Sport Team Joest), Marcel F?ssler, Andr? Lotterer, Beno?t Tr?luyer

Le Mans

Audi dumps Le Mans following diesel scandal

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Octavia.

Skoda reveals updated Octavia

Andrew MacLean

The new Toyota HiLux failed a Swedish "moose test" of its dynamic ability.

Toyota HiLux fails moose test

David McCowen

Woman removes hundred dollar bills from her purse / wallet generic cash Australina money notes AFR MARKET WRAP

Change room theft mars Meteors' WNCL win over South Australia

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Maria Tutaia, captain of New Zealand and her teammates celebrate with the trophy ...

New Zealand star Tutaia too good as Australia falls in Fast5 final

Michelle Payne the day after last year's Melbourne Cup triumph.

Licence Payne should be a national concern: Stubbs

Raiders winger Jordan Rapana scored either side of the break for New Zealand in their win over England.

Raiders winger Rapana's double gets Kiwis off to flying start

Former Raiders captain Terry Campese is one step closer to a Canberra Stadium return.

Campo closes in on Canberra comeback

Lighter ban: Nick Kyrgios.

Kyrgios' ATP Tour ban set to be shortened

Sara Tomic is looking to produce a big week in Canberra.

Tomic awarded wildcard to Canberra event

Brandon Borrello, left, celebrates scoring the winning goal against Perth Glory at Suncorp Stadium.

Maclaren and Borrello star as Roar tops Glory