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Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka behind him.

The race to untangle Trump's hidden businesses

33 mins ago

Eric Abetz and Nakkiah Lui go head to head on Q&A

Q&A goes to war as unexpected star clashes with senator

ANALYSIS

Jamie Michael Richardson, pictured during a previous ACT Supreme Court appearance, lost an appeal against his ...

Drunk driver jailed over crash which killed friend

11 mins ago

New Zealand is still recovering after the magnitude 7.8 quake last week.

New Zealand hit by another earthquake

51 mins ago

Senator Rod Culleton departs the High Court of Australia in Canberra on Monday 21 November 2016. fedpol Photo: Alex ...

Turnbull returns home to guns, Senate success and Rod Culleton

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Stephanie Peatling

Ambulance Victoria was flooded with calls about thunderstorm asthma.

'Major disaster': Two feared dead as hundreds fall sick after storm

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PM's dept buries review of offensive Wikipedia edits by public servants

James Massola

Turnbull comes up three votes short to pass lifetime refugee ban

Michael Koziol

Defence prepares for charm offensive as big APS votes loom

Noel Towell

Tsunami warning issued after earthquake strikes off Fukushima

33 mins ago

'I'd rather be in a small home than slave to my mortgage'

Donald Trump has admitted some conflict of interest in the past.

Trump lays out actions he'll take on his first day

56 mins ago

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) called on?the public to help save the wild population of the ...

Desperate bid to save Australia's most endangered bird

1 hr ago

Canberra drivers are involved in more than double the number of crashes involving animals

Figures show Canberra drivers most prone to animal crashes

26 mins ago

'The Swoop' cake by?Katherine Meagher?in preparation for PANDSI's Canberra Cake Off in 2017.?

Canberra-themed cakes to be turned into a cookbook

Women's participation in football has increased 19 per cent in 2016.

The huge rise in female footy

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Cyclist v animal: when nature attacks

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Does fat really make you fat?

Argument/divorce couple Divorce concept Wedding topper

It's a sad state of affairs when infidelity means divorce

Trump meets the TV-news crowd in private - and ...

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Daily World Dispatch - Earthquakes, shock waves ...

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Warner has no sympathy for Proteas skipper

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There are plans of turning Kingston (near The old Bus Depot markets) into the Kingston Arts Precinct. photo: Jamila Toderas

Hotel for Kingston arts precinct in spite of ban

Be careful. There's a particularly 'protective' emu in Canberra

Warm weather heats up Canberra's pool scene

A 19-year-old Norfolk Island man was allegedly caught driving 90 kilometres per hour over the speed limit on the Hume ...

Teen motorcyclist caught riding 200km/h on Hume Highway

Dan Bourchier will join the ABC team in Canberra, presenting the nightly television news bulletin as well as 666 ...

ABC brings in a new newsreader - and he gets a second job, too

Master Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian is creating a unique scent for the NGA's Versailles exhibition.

NGA's Versailles exhibition now also comes as a ... perfume

Gabrielle Woutersz, her face covered by her hair, arrives at court in 2014 in the back of a police van.

Woman accused of killing mum 'wished she was dead instead'

Missing: Quanne Diec.

The strange past of the man accused of Quanne's murder

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Gabrielle Woutersz, her face covered by her hair, arrives at court in 2014 in the back of a police van.

Daughter accused of murder 'wished she was dead'

Tax deductions claimed by each worker for clothing or accessories cost $211 on average.

500,000 could lose their tax deduction for work clothes

A woman was pulled over by police after they found her driving around with a swing set attached to her vehicle.

Woman drives into yard, snares swing set, keeps driving

QLD
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Employment Minister Michaelia Cash and her colleagues face defiance within their own offices over workplace policy.

Coalition staffers' workplace revolt escalates

Agriculture Department secretary Daryl Quinlivan.

'It's just nuts': More public service departments vote no

Ballot

Public service bosses put unchanged agreement to vote again

Senator Bridget McKenzie raises her fists as Senator Doug Cameron said he was going to move his amendments as one during ...

Turnbull comes home to Senate success and free-thinking Nats

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Senate passes key Turnbull bill in marathon overnight sitting

Latika Bourke

Brandis caught calling colleagues 'mediocre' and 'not very good'

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton will announce a more modest proposal, which the government hopes will ease concerns ...

Coalition MPs clash over Dutton's criticism of Lebanese migrants

20 mins ago

Senators Bridget McKenzie and John Williams in the Senate on Monday.

Nationals stage late-night revolt in Senate over Adler shotgun ban

Latika Bourke

Turnbull's department head, Dr Martin Parkinson.

PM's department buries review of offensive Wikipedia edits

Malcolm Fraser made mistakes: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Lifetime ban on refugee visas likely to be killed off by Senate

Setting out his plans: Donald Trump.

I'll quit TPP on day one as president: Donald Trump

56 mins ago

Milo Yiannopoulos was banned by Twitter following a prolonged campaign of abuse against Leslie Jones.

'Alt-right' darling disinvited from speaking at his former school in UK

Nick Miller

With this letter, Germany deported Donald Trump's grandfather, says the German newspaper Bild.

Trump's grandfather begged German royal not to deport him

A tsunami warning has been issued for Fukushima.

Tsunami warning issued after earthquake off Fukushima

33 mins ago

Jenna Price

What you should know before your parents go to hospital

COMMENT
Jenna Price

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Immigration minister Peter Dutton during question time at Parliament House Canberra on Monday.

Dutton thinks he's got the magic touch

COMMENT
Nicholas Stuart

Defence Housing Australia's financial performance was overshadowed by credit card misuse and an ongoing fraud investigation.

Credit card misuse and fraud probe taint DHA's results

8 mins ago

Listed company Lantern Hotels has sold The Five Dock Hotel in Sydney's inner-west for $28.75 million.

Former Wallaby adds Five Dock Hotel to pub empire

44 mins ago

The bulls are back in charge.

Markets Live: Party like it's 1999

Prime CEO Ian Audsley, left, with John Hartigan, who has taken a 50 per cent cut to his chairman's fee.

Former Murdoch lieutenant takes 50% cut to chairman's fee

Colin Kruger, CBD
9 mins ago

ABC blames digital radio silence on telcos

34 mins ago

Aussie students' design to smash the tyranny of distance

Warning: social media could harm your career

COMMENT

Which retailers are on Oxfam's 'naughty' list this Christmas?

Canberra is becoming an attractive bet for NSW buyers

Why NSW buyers are turning to the nation's capital

Being in the thick of it, close to friends, amenities and entertainment, just adds to the sense of community.

Could this be the solution to a happy home life?

Not a bad view to wake up to each morning.

Seven of Australia's best beachfront homes

42 mins ago

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

Canberra's auction record broken with $5-million-plus home sale

Real estate buyers and sellers have been warned to be wary of online companies promising to connect them with the best ...

Buyers and sellers warned about agent comparison websites

Despite the popularity of flirtatious shows like The Bachelor, Australian men are terrible at flirting.

Is flirting dead? How we lost the fine art of seduction

Self improvement

Kim Jones stands inside Australia's first Louis Vuitton pop up store.

You may not know his name, but this man is choosing what you wear

Men's Style

The average super account balance is just $42,000, but nest eggs are bigger than that figure implies.

How does your super nest egg compare?

Jessica Irvine

Many investors turn to stocks such as Telstra for the income.

Time to sell 'safe income' stocks

Business leader Richard Branson started the journal to combat dyslexia.

One thing you can start today to help your business

Jack Delosa
1 hr ago

Look before you leap into the deep end of this sale.

Best way to minimise the income tax on your sale

Max Newnham
1 hr ago

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Stink in Canada's parliament over the word 'Fart'

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Plays of the Week

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Girl trapped under truck rescued

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Trump not happy with Saturday Night Live

Alan Moir

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Nov 22

Good Behaviour

Michelle Dockery as you've never seen her before. Good Behaviour now streaming on Stan.

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Every single episode of Seinfeld now streaming. Only on Stan.

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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Kanye West has cancelled the remained of his Saint Pablo tour after a bizarre rant earlier this week.

Kanye West cancels rest of tour after bizarre rant in Sacramento

Indigenous leader and activist Noel Pearson.

Noel Pearson lambasts 'racist' ABC at Keating biography launch

Georgina Mitchell

Michael Keaton as the ghost Betelgeuse in Tim Burton's 1988 horror comedy <i>Beetlejuice</I>.

Is this cult '80s classic finally getting a long-awaited sequel?

Karl Quinn
31 mins ago

Eric Abetz and Nakkiah Lui go head to head on Q&A

Q&A; recap: Panel goes to war for final episode of the year

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Selena Gomez accepts the award favourite female artist pop/rock at the American Music Awards.

Gomez admits being 'broken' as Trump slayed at AMAs

Adele will tour Australia for the first time next year.

Adele fans left empty-handed over website crashes

Ebony Bowden

Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz speaks at an anti-hate rally.

Beastie Boys lead anti-hate rally over rise in pro-Trump graffiti

Rob Moran

Triple J's Matt and Alex have announced they're leaving the station.

Alex Dyson and Matt Okine announce Triple J departure

Rob Moran

Canberra creative Jenny Shaw's 'eclectic and bright' home is on the market. The Canberra Times, Tuesday 22 November 2016

Inside a Canberra creative home

Canberra MP Gai Brodtmann in the kitchen on Friday baking her Shine Dome cake to help new mums coping with anxiety and ...

Gai Brodtmann bakes The Shine Dome to help mums in need

The bridge will be lit up on Sunday, November 20.

Bridge to be lit up for transgender awareness

For anxiety sufferers, it can be heartbreaking to recognise the same struggles in their children.

The fear of passing anxiety down to your children

Kerri Sackville

Chrissy Teigen is sorry for showing you her 'hooha' in pelvic bone baring dress at the AMAs on Sunday.

Chrissy Teigen is sorry, not sorry for showing you her 'hooha'

Amy Croffey
47 mins ago

Ruby Hamad.

I am one of Peter Dutton's migration 'mistakes'

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad
34 mins ago

Let's get talking about our genitals, no matter what they are known as

Let's banish prudishness and start talking about our boxes

COMMENT
Cat Rodie

Gigi Hadid impersonates Melania Trump alongside co-host Jay Pharoah during the 2016 American Music Awards on Sunday in ...

Gigi Hadid lights up social media with Melania Trump impression

Amy Croffey

Heidi Klum arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. ...

The best and most creatively dressed on the AMAs red carpet

Jenna Clarke

Gigi Hadid arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Big hair and sheer dresses rule the AMAs red carpet 2016

Meghan Markle took to Instagram to thank her friends and fans for their support after the "wave of abuse and harassment" ...

Meghan Markle breaks silence on social media amid 'abuse'

Amy Croffey

Female performing deadlift exercise with weight bar. Confident young woman doing weight lifting workout at gym.

Why women need to train differently to men

Sarah Berry

Dharam Pal Singh, a herder who regularly runs and claims to be 119 years old, trains on a dirt road near his home in the ...

Still running at 119? Not so fast

JERE LONGMAN and HARI KUMAR

Emily Skye has ditched cardio for weight training, and is all the happier for it.

Emily Skye happier after putting on 13 kilograms

The winning ham, from Meatsmith, Melbourne.

Taste test: Where you can get Australia's best Christmas ham

Richard Cornish

Cakes don't always have to be sweet.

Sushi cakes overtake salad cakes as new savoury trend

Sofia Levin

Corn fritters with jalapeno butter and heirloom tomato salsa.

Beat the heat: Quick, cool dinners that don't require an oven

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The vital question no parent wants to think about

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Jessica Whelan, 4, passed away on Sunday.

Girl whose portrait touched thousands has died from cancer

Ariane Beeston

Santa is watching you ...

Forget Elf on the Shelf: this Christmas it's all about the Santa Cam

Ariane Beeston

The town of Atrani on the famous Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy.

The eight countries you'll want to go back to over and over

Ben Groundwater

Before you head off, make sure you know what the visa requirements are.

Every country Australians can enter without needing a visa

Kylie McLaughlin

Antarctic flyover.

How to take a Qantas 747 jumbo jet to Antarctica

Sue Bennett

Encryption is a fancy computer-person word for scrambling your data until no one can understand what it says without a key.

Protect your digital life in 7 easy steps

Jonah Engel Bromwich

LG's E6 and G6 Ultra HD OLED have a sound bar across the front to improve the audio.

The new gold standard for home cinema

COMMENT

VicHyper says its prototype Hyperloop rail pod will travel at 300km/h at a test in Los Angeles in January.

Aussie students unveil prototype pod for Hyperloop challenge

Getting fit, accomplishing tasks and making money. But can Deliveroo be full time?

Deliveroo for a day: can you make a living in the gig economy?

Aedes notoscriptus - better known as the common backyard mosquito.

What actually works to stop mozzies?

Bridie Smith

Can the new Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E-Class or Volvo S90 knock the Tesla Model S off its perch in the 2016 Drive Car of ...

Best Luxury Car over $80,000

David McCowen

2016 Renault Megane GT.

Quick Spin: Renault Megane GT

Andrew MacLean

Can last year's Best Luxury Car Under $80,000, the Mercedes-Benz C200, see off the new Audi A4.

The Best Luxury Car under $80,000

Andrew MacLean

LDV says its new T60 ute should receive a five-star crash rating.

LDV unveils new T60 ute

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda's new Kluger rival reviewed

Kez Casey

Molly Taylor has mad history as the first woman to win the ARC as a driver.

Molly Taylor wins Australian Rally Championship with Subaru

David McCowen

South African security man-handle a journalist trying to ask Faf du Plessis a question.

Security roughs up journalist asking du Plessis question

Will hard times help Steve Smith develop as a captain?

Lehmann: Losing streak will make Smith a better captain

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Shannon Boyd of Australia makes a break during the Four Nations Final between New ...

Boyd primed to be the leader of Raiders' pack after Roos heroics

Brumbies hopefuls?Nick Jooste, Warenui Hawera and Isaac Thompson will battle for the No. 10 jersey.

Rookie Brumbies playmakers in shootout to step up for Lealiifano

US jaunt: Valentine Holmes during the Four Nations fiinal.

Holmes, Taumalolo set to test skills in NFL trials

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 19: Will Genia of Australia makes a break past Maxime Machenaud of France during the ...

Paris loss two years ago makes victory sweeter

Canberra golfer Matt Millar wants another crack at a major.

Back injury forces Millar out of Japan bid

Cricketer Brian Lara is one of the highest scoring players in the game's history.

Cricket legend Brian Lara signs up for Aussie country pub team