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"Stop, stop, don't go any further otherwise I'm outta here": Pauline Hanson impersonated Rod Culleton in a radio interview.

'We can't work with him': Hanson unloads on senator

1 hr ago

International capacity grew a hefty 5.8 per cent but revenue fell an even larger 6.9 per cent.

Why your airline can't always say there are 'no refunds'

1 hr ago

New Brumbies chief executive Michael Thomson says the club will "look at China, we'd be crazy if we didn't".

Israel and rugby? Brumbies secure lucrative sponsor

Chris Dutton

Outgoing Human Rights Commission president Professor Gillian Triggs.

Courageous martyr or self-righteous loose cannon?

Comment

Departing Digital Transformation Office chief Paul Shetler says the public service has a culture of "blame aversion".

Departing digital chief fires parting shot at APS

Noel Towell

Lateesha Nolan disappeared on January 4, 2005.

Bone confirmed as missing victim of Australia's most wanted

John Key's heir apparent has one big problem

ANALYSIS

'I've never supported a carbon tax' Malcolm Turnbull says

'One of the dumbest things I've ever heard': MPs' fury over climate

The Commonwealth officials who've scored a 5% pay rise

Noel Towell

Some ACT schools to wait until 2020 for on-campus psychologists

Georgina Connery
1 hr ago

Elaine and David Waugh were devastated by the death of their son, Eden Waugh

'We are a family devastated': Who killed Eden Waugh in Watson?

15 mins ago

The sinkhole swallowed two cars, leaving one woman dead.

'No way to survive': Woman dies in horror sinkhole in Texas

Samuel Johnson with his sister Connie, who is aiming to break the world record for longest line of five cent coins - ...

Johnson shuns Logie campaign of 'boneheaded sisters'

Record-breaker: Smith salutes the crowd after his superb 164.

Why pre-Christmas one-dayers are a failed experiment

41 mins ago

'Just walk out' is Amazon's catch phrase for its upcoming checkout-less store.

'Just walk out': Amazon's new grocery store has no checkouts

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Pizzeria shooting blamed on fake news story

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Celebrities should shut up about politics, says Mark Wahlberg

Gingerbread house from Phillippa's. To be used for upcoming Christmas story. Photos by Kristoffer Paulsen, please credit.

We have a cannibal to thank for all the gingerbread houses

'The Wolf' denies raping a woman in Kings Cross

1:23PM

Adani promises local jobs as mine project moves ...

1:17PM

New broadband cable to Asia to be 10 times faster

1:17PM

Anzac Park East has been vacant for almost 20 years.

Anzac Park East and West to be demolished after sale

'Good Samaritan' who took in stray dog convicted of animal cruelty

The floating dead: hundreds of fish removed from LBG

justice

Canberra man jailed for 'predatory' acts on young girl

A former headmaster at the now-defunct Marist Brother's St Gregory's Primary School in Queanbeyan, Brother Charles ...

Former Qbn headmaster accused of sexually assaulting student

Does Civic actually have a heart? Garema Place looking empty.

International architect laments the dead heart of the national capital

COMMENT

Andy Lopez, co-owner of Summernats and ACT Chief Minister, Mr Andrew Barr, plus a collection of Canberra?s most ...

Chief Minister finds vroom in his heart for Summernats

Sydney's income per person is more than $32,000 more than in regional NSW.

'Different league': $32,200 bonus for Sydneysiders

EXCLUSIVE

A Perth diver comes within inches of a great white shark near Esperance.

Diver 'stares into the eyes' of great white shark

WA

Departing Digital Transformation Office chief Paul Shetler says the public service has a culture of "blame aversion".

Departing digital chief fires parting shot at APS

Cleveland's new Toondah Harbour latest concept plans by the Walker Group, December 2016.

Rare Russian bird puts brakes on $1.3 billion project

QLD

Departing Digital Transformation Office chief Paul Shetler says the public service has a culture of "blame aversion".

Departing digital chief fires parting shot at public service

Justice Susan Kiefel.

The Commonwealth officials who have scored a 5-per-cent pay rise

Deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce at Parliament House.

Barnaby Joyce listened to a 'celebrity gardener' over experts: Labor

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg.

Yes, PM, business as usual: ill-discipline, disunity, undermining

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon
37 mins ago

Turnbull says he's never supported a carbon tax

Tom McIlroy

ABC stars speak out as tensions over program changes escalate

EXCLUSIVE

"Stop, stop, don't go any further otherwise I'm outta here": Pauline Hanson impersonated Rod Culleton in a radio interview.

'We can't work with him': Hanson unloads on Culleton

1 hr ago

Water-boarding is simulated by protesters outside the US Justice Department in 2007. The forthcoming report on CIA ...

Torture of enemy fighters acceptable, say one in four Australians

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has a fine line to walk on climate policy.

Coalition conservatives furious over climate review

James Massola

Mutuma Ruteere says Australia is not unique among western democracies in grappling with popular support for parties with ...

UN expert says Australians (and their leaders) have big racism problem

Cash Eskew, a 22-year-old musician, was one of those killed in the Oakland warehouse fire.

She watched Oakland's inferno consume the one she loved most

President-elect Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up.

Trump's Taiwan call wasn't a blunder. It was brilliant.

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Matthew Heimbach, a US extremist, is influenced by Russia and Vladimir Putin.

US racists, extremists hail Vladimir Putin, Russia as inspiration

Thousands of supporters and well wishers across India had prayed for the recovery of Jayalalithaa.

Revered female Indian politician dies, raising mass suicide fears

Mr Turnbull takes one of many selfies at Hurstville station in Sydney on Wednesday.

We've entered a new period of time; the photozoic era

Nicholas Stuart

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Jane McAlevey

The union activist who wants to empower ordinary workers

Jenna Price

White collar crime

Cover-up culture rife in corporate Australia: inquiry

19 mins ago

Shares should enjoy a bounce this morning ahead of the RBA's rates decision.

Markets Live: Miners lead ASX rebound

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
43 mins ago

Adani chief executive Jeyakumar Janakaraj says the Carmichael mine is 'back on track'.

Adani promises not to use 457 visas at $22b mine

15 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison says achieving home ownership is proving more and more difficult.

The best thing for renters since 3M hooks

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Do you earn less than a Silicon Valley rookie?

'Just walk out': Amazon's physical store to ditch checkouts

Origin Energy shares surge on news of oil and gas spin-off

35 mins ago

With politicians scared, rates are the answer to housing bubbles

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Generic Canberra Photos pictured is Canberra real estate agent front window displaying sold properties today 13th of ...

How to find the best person to sell your property

1 hr ago

Allhomes Canberra. Domain. For online. December 1, 2016.?45 Onkaparinga Crescent, Kaleen.

Prospective buyers are keeping an eye on this suburb on the rise

Mika Dining Table, Mika Chair

Is this the most beautiful design movement for 2017?

1 hr ago

Whitsundays.

Six of the most impressive beach houses around Australia

Hello House.

The house that greets people as they walk by

Both women and men take up the challenge at Five Star Fitness.

Could you handle the most extreme workout trend of 2017?

Fitness

Office Christmas parties can be a chance to look back at the year.

How important is the Christmas party in your office?

Work

Treasurer Scott Morrison has cooked up a policy of genuine merit.

Scott Morrison's greatest achievement to date

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Walmart might be many times the size of the next largest retailer in the US, but it still has well under half of the ...

Monopolies and oligopolies beware, tech is out to get you

Moshe Hogeg attends at a Sirin Labs launch.

Startup hype master faces toughest test yet

Gabrielle Coppola

Christy Hind, co-owner of Maggie Moo.

How Christie manages to have a longer summer holiday

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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First Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbor

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Oakland fire death toll rises to 36

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Trump names Ben Carson to key post

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Samsung washing machine bursts into flames

An Iranian woman relaxes on the sands while enjoying her weekend in the Mesr desert about 305 miles (500 kilometers) ...

World of Photos

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Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 - fast tracked from the U.S. every Monday.

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Season 2 of Blunt Talk now streaming 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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Samuel Johnson received acclaim as Molly Meldrum in Molly.

Samuel Johnson shuns campaign to score him a Gold Logie

Rob Moran

Sticky Fingers frontman Dylan Frost has revealed he is struggling with alcohol addiction and bipolar schizophrenia.

Sticky Fingers frontman accused of racial abuse

Ebony Bowden

Ben Mendelsohn portrays Director Krennic in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Mendelsohn's Emmy speech: "I would have dedicated it to mum"

Michael Idato

<em>Last Tango in Paris' </em>rape scene using a baguette and butter was never consented to by actress Maria Schneider.

Bertolucci responds to Last Tango in Paris rape scene backlash

Alec Baldwin has made a "uge'' impression with his impersonation of Donald Trump.

There's nothing decent about Baldwin's SNL parodies of Trump

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 05: Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson during the 6th AACTA Awards Presented by Foxtel | ...

Gibson may have last laugh after AACTAs' awkward joke

Garry Maddox

Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis in <i>The Mummy</i>.

Tom Cruise on why The Mummy is bringing a new kind of monster

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Thomas

Australian electronic music pioneers The Avalanches will be playing for American owners at this year's Falls Festival ...

Splendour In The Grass and Falls festivals now American-owned

Bernard Zuel

Alex Piris who is the owner of Fox and Bow Cafe, at Farrer, is unhappy about the ACT government asking him to remove the ...

'Fun police' veto basketball hoop outside local cafe

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A look back at the Canberra restaurant scene in 2016

The newlyweds will honeymoon in The Whitsundays.

Surprise 'groomsperson' at wedding of Canberra theatre royalty

Gigi Hadid wins Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in London on Monday.

Gigi Hadid takes top honour at British Fashion Awards 2016

1 hr ago

An attendee holds a "Women For Trump" sign during an election night party for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the ...

'Trumpgret': when Trump voters realise they made a mistake

Jenny Noyes

Married people ranked "satisfying sexual relationship" higher than almost every other item.

Sexual connection is key to happy marriages

Heidi Stevens

In order to crawl out of a bad mood, it pays to focus on what will help.

How to avoid pre-Christmas burn out

Kerri Sackville

Mariam Veiszadeh is Daily Life's 2016 Woman of the Year

Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year: Mariam Veiszadeh

Daisy Dumas

Kendall Jenner lead the faux-fringe charge last year, with a complimenting top-knot at the American Music Awards.

How to rock a faux fringe just in time for the party season

Stephanie Darling

America Ferrera

America Ferrera: Why I had to do a triathlon

America Ferrera

Hefty age gap: Marlon Brando, 48, and Maria Schneider, 19 star in Bernardo Bertolucci's film <em>Last Tango in Paris</em>.

Hollywood is rife with 'non consensual' scenes

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Bond with your idol by ... drinking sugar?

Shamed: the junk food ads judged to mislead children the most

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

Nothing to hide: Being upfront about your eating history.

My best trick for staying fit? Telling everyone I used to be fat

Mike Riggs

Food is nothing to be afraid of.

Pleasure is good: How French children are taught to eat well

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz's Christmas centrepiece: Porchetta, served with chimichurri (top).

Porteno's Christmas porchetta with chimichurri

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz

Adam Liaw's salmon oyakodon.

22 easy sushi and sashimi recipes to cook at home

Go savoury with blue cheese madeleines.

The ultimate list of dinner party recipes for entertaining season

Big risers of 2016: Harley (<i>Suicide Squad</i>), Tyreese (<i>Walking Dead</i>), Ivanka Trump, Dustin (<i>Stranger ...

Top baby names for 2016: old favourites, new additions

My daughter's sparsely furnished little virtual store had transformed into a megamall.

How my 5-year-old racked up a $720 iTunes bill - in one day

Coca-Cola took out two categories in the Shame awards for marketing unhealthy food and drinks to children.

Coca-cola takes out Shame awards for marketing to children

Bali, rice paddies

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Bali

Sheriden Rhodes

Security check point at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

I got stuck at the airport for 11 hours and it was awesome

Amelia Rayno

Playa Ancon, Cuba.

The destinations with a lot to lose from a Trump presidency

Ben Groundwater

Amazon go

Amazon's grocery store has no checkouts

Trusted Contacts lets you exchange location information with loved ones.

Google app shares your location with loved ones

Clockwise from top left: Meeting new water Pokemon Popplio; a powerful Totem version of Alolan Raticate; exploring a ...

Review: A new dawn for the series in Pokemon Sun and Moon

As the copper phone network goes from bad to worse, decent broadband is still years away for many Australians.

Do you have an NBN plan B?

COMMENT

The competition watchdog has denied a bid by Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and National Australia Bank to collectively ...

Apple gets vocal on self-driving cars

2016 Toyota HiLux.

Toyota HiLux set to be best-seller

Andrew MacLean

Audi has begun recalling more than 6000 cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal.

Audi recalls 6000 cars

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen has been given clearance to repair most of the remaining diesel cars affected by its emission scandal

VW to recall more than 60k cars

Andrew MacLean

2018 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV has begun public testing

Rolls-Royce SUV revealed

Andrew MacLean
28 mins ago

2018 Toyota Camry

All-new Toyota Camry teased

Andrew MacLean

Police found the Porsche Macan, similar to the one pictured, burnt out a short distance from where it was taken.

Cheapest new Porsche in 30 years

Andrew MacLean

Record-breaker: Steve Smith salutes the crowd after his superb 164.

Lehmann backing Smith to become 'great leader'

Canberra Raiders hopeful Lou Goodwin.

Midnight snacks help rookie Raider Goodwin reach 100kg

Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann (left) with Brad Haddin, who he rates very highly for is coaching abilities.

Haddin emerges as an Australian Twenty20 coaching contender

New Brumbies chief executive Michael Thomson says the club will "look at China, we'd be crazy if we didn't".

Brumbies ready to launch push into China with new CEO

New Zealand batsman Colin Munro is confident his team can turn things around against Australia on Tuesday night.

Black Caps not worried about Smith's hot form

News/Sport. 20th August 2015. Prime Minister???s XI Launch at Manuka Oval. Chief executive of Cricket Australia James ...

CA boss keen to 'stoke the fire' in Canberra

Mark Philippoussis at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.

The Scud opens up about helping Nick Kyrgios

Minister for Sport and Recreation Yvette Berry hopes to use a meeting of sport ministers to get more information about ...

AIS on radar as Phillip Oval set for $6m revamp