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Treasurer Scott Morrison said the fall in GDP was "not just a reminder, not just a wake-up call."

Years of economic growth come to a dramatic end

Peter Martin

Police have been accused of trafficking methamphetamines across the ACT/ NSW border.

Queanbeyan police trafficked ice across border, says lawyer

Kimberley Le Lievre

The plane, a short-haul ATR-42 airliner, belongs to Pakistan International Airlines.

Survivors unlikely in Pakistan plane crash, officials say

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Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Sydney Fish Markets on Wednesday.

Govt accused of forcing up power prices through climate backdown

Adam Morton

Public servants at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority have had their wages frozen since 2013.

Frustration over public service authority's great pay barrier

Noel Towell

Photo by Finbar O'Mallon. Protest in Canberras Garema place against a proposal by the Southern Cross Clubs Group to cut ...

Unions reject proposed penalty rate cuts at Southern Cross Club

Finbar O'Mallon

One Nation's Senator Rod Culleton fighting for his political life

Amy Remeikis

Government wrong on how many Aussies bulk bill their GP visits

Public kept in dark on new Parliament House fence plans

ACT 'a tinder box' after wet September but dry October

Katie Burgess

Ex-teacher played strip poker with students

Henrietta Cook

Jasper,6 and Claudia Hall,8 of Aranda enjoy the swimming in the pool. Claudia did the comulsory year 2 water safety ...

Only one in seven ACT primary school students can swim 50 metres

Karen Hardy

Retired journalist Don Abey with National Library of Australia reference librarian Sonja Barfoed holding a folder ...

Plastic bag stolen from a car in Canberra contained a life's work

Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for best direction for Hacksaw Ridge during the 6th AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia.

AACTAs become a redemption story for Mel Gibson

It's all about good coffee and great views in VisitCanberra's marketing in Melbourne.

The marketing campaign aiming to woo hipsters to Canberra

Stephen Fry stepped down in February after 13 years of hosting BBC quiz show <i>QI</i>.

Co-star reveals the harsh conditions that led Fry to quit QI

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2016: Year in review

Working mothers need more support as they combine work, family and social responsibilities.

If a relationship doesn't work, don't blame her career

Beyonce, aged 10

Video of 10-year-old Beyonce performing: Yours for a song

Rann says 'no sense of panic' in Italy as Renzi ...

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Iron ore surges on China steel rally

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Pop star turned cleric feared dead in air crash

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The scene of the shooting in Stirling in March.

Comanchero to stand trial over alleged drive-by shooting

ACT 'a tinder box' after wet September but dry October

Cop injures back when thrown on to car bonnet during driver's arrest

Sinapore Airlines began flying into Canberra in September.

Seats on Canberra international flights go empty but airline unfazed

'Mr Renewables' former ACT Environment Minister Simon Corbell has been appointed Victoria's Renewable Energy Advocate.

What Simon Corbell did next

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Lawyer's fraud trial stalls after defendant hospitalised

A P-plater has been caught speeding.

Police frustrated at drivers disobeying speed limits

Megan Haines, 49, will be sentenced on December 16 for giving two nursing home patients lethal injections of insulin.

'Dog act': Inmates taunt 'granny killer' nurse

NSW

The smoke plume above Eyre Highway fire.

Road across the Nullabor closed due to bushfire

WA

Retired journalist Don Abey with National Library of Australia reference librarian Sonja Barfoed holding a folder ...

The missing plastic bag that contained a life's work

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the Adani mine and rail project just needs to be built.

State's renewable energy target is 'mad', Joyce says

QLD

Pressure: Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan.

Battle lines drawn at ATO after Defence defeated

Australia's top public servant, Dr Martin Parkinson, delivered a speech at the National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday.

'Fatal combination of arrogance and ignorance'

Public servants at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority have had their wages frozen since 2013.

Frustration over public service authority's great pay barrier

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Sydney Fish Markets on Wednesday.

Government accused of forcing up power prices through climate backdown

Adam Morton

MPs demand secret fence plans for Parliament be made public

Michael Koziol

Frydenberg trumpets endangered Green Army program in newsletter

Heath Aston

Former senator Stephen Conroy is the executive director of a new gambling lobby group.

Labor powerbroker Conroy joins new gambling lobby

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership stands on a reactionary plinth of hostiles who will ensure that he does it ...

Courage goes AWOL on climate policy

ANALYSIS

Liberal backbench MP Craig Kelly.

Plan B? Coalition MP suggests US refugee deal in doubt

One Nation senator Rod Culleton departs the High Court as his case is adjourned in Canberra.

One Nation senator fights 'hidden constitution' for political life

Damage from the quake could stretch as far as 67km from the epicentre.

Nearly 100 dead after earthquake hits northern Indonesia

Jewel Topsfield

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel proposes partial burqa ban ahead of German election

Nick Miller

Fire rises following a Syrian government air strike that hit rebel positions in eastern Aleppo on Monday.

Syrian troops enter Aleppo's Old City, poised for biggest win

Larry Laughlin, a retired business owner and conservative who relishes hyperpartisan news stories, at home in Ham Lake, ...

The real risk from fake news: more readers shrugging at the truth

Barnaby Joyce has caused controversy with his plan to relocate the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines ...

Armidale versus Canberra: it's not just about fat cats

John Warhurst

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

President-elect Donald Trump may be accepting he cannot tear up the Iran deal on day one as he promised.

Trump makes enemies where he should see allies

COMMENT
Bob Carr

ThoughtWorks consultant was told by a male client that she was in the job due to her looks, not her smarts.

'Her role on the project was just to be an ornament'

Jeff Kennett has slammed the government's performance over the question of a banking tribunal.

Jeff Kennett lashes federal government over banking tribunal

YouTube makes $US1 billion case that it's good for music industry

The worse-than-expected gross domestic product reading is just the latest in a series of data readings that indicate the ...

Shares and bonds see GDP shock differently

The 47 kids toys deemed too dangerous for Christmas

How one Cherry Ripe could throw you off track

Bunnings boss quits for 'personal' reasons, says Wesfarmers chief

GDP dive more than a 'wake-up call', says Treasurer Morrison

Some home buyers are grouping together as friends and family to purchase their first property.

The trend catching on among Australia's first-home buyers

Housing production.

Canberra comes 'dead last' when it comes to building houses: data

"Indoor plants add life to any room", says Richard Brunton.

Creative ways to style indoor plants in your home

Never underestimate the power of grey.

Painting your walls? Why grey is now the new white

Airbnb is easy, fun and often much cheaper and more luxurious than alternative accomodation.

Don't mess it up: 13 top tips for Airbnb ﬁrst-timers

The man bun was good while it lasted. Which was longer than it should have.

Mullets to man buns: 11 haircuts men should never get

Grooming

The temptation to overdo it during Silly Season can be a slippery slope.

The alarming cost of having three extra drinks this silly season

Boot Camp

For personal trainer Vicki Lanini, beating credit card debt made her financially fit.

The best way to borrow money and pay off debt

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Is it worth it for young workers to pay extra super?

Rachel Service knows what burnout looks like.

What's the difference between burnout and stress?

Regional Online Heroes 2016 at the Google HQ offices in Pyrmont, followed by dinner at The Gantry Restaurant, Pier One ...

How a small family software company from regional Queensland won a tech prize

Indo quake

Many feared dead after 6.4 quake hits Indonesia

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Jessica Silva wins appeal

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Economy goes backward

The Economy

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'Budget cuts' leave Stephen Fry fried

A tow boat travels along the Ohio River just before sunrise near Paducah.

World of Photos

Good Behaviour

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

younger

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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Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for best direction for Hacksaw Ridge during the 6th AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia.

Praise for Mel: 'I've never seen a crew or a cast so enamoured'

Garry Maddox

Stephen Fry stepped down in February after 13 years of hosting BBC quiz show <i>QI</i>.

Before quitting QI, Stephen Fry needed 'a vodka and lie down'

Ebony Bowden

2DayFM's breakfast show Rove McManus and Sam Frost.

Radio ratings wars in 2017: Who's safe, who's on shaky ground

Ebony Bowden

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Netflix's <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Netflix to debut 50 original new shows but is that a good thing?

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Peter Bradshaw as Maester Aemon in Game of Thrones.

His watch is ended: Game of Thrones actor dies

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: Coldplay playing at Suncorp Stadium on December 6, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. ...

First Aussie show: Real Coldplay emerges away from the fireworks

Cameron Atfield

Beyonce received nine nominations for Lemonade.

Beyonce makes Grammys history, with Aussie hopefuls

Michael Idato

Robin Bailey is joining Tripe M Breakfast in 2017.

Robin Bailey joins rival after being cut by 97.3FM

Rachel Clun

Riley Tanton, the 17-year-old managing founder of watch label Millennial Watches.

Meet the 17-year old Canberra student with his own watch label

Alchemy Chorus, with conductor Brian Triglone, is designed for people with early to medium level dementia and their carers.

The new choir helping dementia patients in Canberra

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

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher at the 6th AACTA Awards in Sydney on Wednesday.

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen confused by protest

Amy Croffey

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 07: Jessica Mauboy arrives ahead of the 6th AACTA Awards Presented by Foxtel at The Star on ...

Jess Mauboy's Duchess of Cambridge moment

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 07: Dami In arrives ahead of the 6th AACTA Awards Presented by Foxtel at The Star on ...

Best and most creatively dressed at the AACTAs

Jenna Clarke

The red carpet sausage fest at the AACTAs.

Women storm AACTAs red carpet in sausage suits

Jenny Noyes

A model wears an outfit by Misha Collection, one of the new labels that will show on the 2017 Melbourne Fashion Festival ...

Do fashion festivals actually help sell clothes?

Melissa Singer

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Lena Dunham's perfect response to being asked if she is pregnant

Nicole Economos

"Our relationship was an IOU exchange that only went one way."

My boyfriend didn't want to be a rapist, but he was

Michelle Jones*

Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple releases the anti-Trump Christmas Carol we need

Mary Ward

The experimental nature of "bro science" is potentially deadly, doctors warn.

The deadly risk of bro science: bodybuilder injects coconut oil

Sarah Berry

Born to move? We sure are.

Born to move? We sure are

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Protein fix? Where it comes from makes a difference.

Can you get too much protein? Yes, and it's not hard

RONI CARYN RABIN

Iced gingerbread biscuits.

How to win Christmas with these 28 easy holiday hacks

Cheese platter

Guess what? Salt in cheese might not be bad for you

Dan Lepard's spicy chestnut ginger Christmas biscuits.

Don't wait until Christmas to make these spicy chestnut ginger biscuits

Molly Landis after and before the accident.

'A guardian angel was watching over me': mum's lucky escape

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

Police are investigating new leads in the search for Madeleine McCann.

'Sick' Madeleine McCann merchandise pulled from sale

Swimming in the Dead sea, Ein Bokek, Israel.

Six countries that are surprisingly easy to visit

Ben Groundwater

Biz class.

Revealed: World's best airlines for first, business and economy cabins

Soo Kim

The new lightweight Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 has been designed with features said to reduce jet lag.

Cathay's surprise Australian base for A350, world's newest plane

Annie Dang

How much of your waking life is spent staring at a screen?

Smartphone addiction: parents as bad as kids

Samsung may not have to hand over its entire profit for phones judged to have infringed Apple's patents.

Samsung scores win in Apple patent fight

Apple says the issue only affects a small number of 6s units made in September and October 2015.

Some iPhones are randomly shutting down

The back side of the new Google Pixel smartphone.

Eight reasons Pixel is better than iPhone

Lifehacker

Gift guide presented by Microsoft. All content and recommendations made by Fairfax Media unless otherwise noted.

Christmas tech gift guide: under $1000

2018 Holden Commodore. EMBARGO: 10.01AM 7/12/2016

New Commodore revealed

David McCowen

2017 Honda Civic Type R prototype.

Honda aiming for sub-$50k Type R

E 220 d 4 MATIC All-Terrain; Farbe: citrinbraun; Leder: Leder beige E 220 d 4 MATIC All-Terrain; Paint: citrine brown; ...

Mercedes' new high-riding wagon

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Mazda CX-5. EMBARGO: 3PM 16/11/16

Mazda reveals (some) Oz specs for new-gen CX-5

Peter McKay

2016 Great Wall Steed.

China's newest ute reviewed

Mark Short

2016 Audi A4 Allroad.

Audi's SUV alternative reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Burnt: Melissa Breen will not take part in the nitro series.

Burnt by Athletics Australia, Breen opts out of Nitro

Australian fans enjoying chip sandwhiches in the crowd.

Manuka the perfect size to eject pitchsiders

Christian Lealiifano with mum Mafa and partner Luga.

Christian Lealiifano wins player's award after cancer battle

Kato Ottio starred in the NSW Cup last season.

Rookie cult hero Ottio ready for chance to break into NRL

The Giants will play under lights at Manuka Oval in 2017.

Giants book pre-season clash with Kangaroos at Manuka Oval

Canberra Capitals player Marianna Tolo.

Tolo weighs future as hot streak continues

Star Canberra centre Joey Leilua injured his hamstring in the Raiders' preliminary final.

Three Green Machine stars get a serious case of the Blues

Raiders Tarsha Gale Cup hopefuls Alannah Fraser and Zoe Podmore.

Canberra Raiders open their door for women athletes