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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his Prime Ministerial suite at Parliament House in Canberra.

We won't follow Trump's lead, Turnbull vows

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has chosen the course of a timid survivalism.

The only reason Turnbull still has his job

COMMENT

SMH. Still Portraits of Independant Senator Nick Xenophon as part of the Politicains for the Instagram Fairfax ...

The senator, the staffer and the real story behind a security leak

US President-elect Donald Trump urged Russia to hack his opponent Hillary Clinton even more.

CIA says Russia intervened in US elections to help Trump

1 hr ago

Fencing is erected on Northbourne Avenue as Capital Metro undergoes earthworks for the light rail project.

ACT worksite injury: apprentice has complex hand surgery

The flag at half mast above the entrance at Dreamworld on October 28, 2016.

Dreamworld plans 'respectful' weekend focusing on families

Amazon plans home delivery, stores for Australia

Melbourne woman found dead in Mozambique suffered 'violent death': father

Mawson man charged with assaulting girlfriend, breaching bail

Stephen Jeffery
1 hr ago

Australia, welcome to your new climate change policy

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Pilot was on drugs when he crashed hot air balloon, killing 16

AFR 150814 Masters hardware store Bayswater West Aust. Pic: Aaron Bunch

The weirdest, saddest stuff left in the Masters fire sale

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The dream home: modernist, stark, white and three levels with four bedrooms, open-plan living spaces, swimming pool, ...

Dream home becomes Karl Stefanovic's $8 million nightmare

Donald Trump responds to Lauren Batchelder's question last year.

When Donald Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter

Ryan Thomas Jessen and his dog Mollie.

Mollie the dog farewells dying owner in hospital

Kirk Douglas in 2014, now 100 years old, says he longs for the old days of Hollywood.

Kirk Douglas turns 100, dishes on Kubrick and Hollywood

1 hr ago

Brumbies player James Dargaville during testing at the AIS (video thumb)

Researchers put Brumbies through their paces at the AIS

Sia

Sia announces split from husband

Elia Ware Crescent in Bonner is all lit up for Christmas to raise money for Legacy.

Canberra Milk Christmas Lights: put your place on the map

Search underway for Sydney rock fisherman

1:56PM

Trump to name Australian Andrew Liveris to head ...

1:55PM

BBL 16-17: Team by team preview

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Canberra Domain Allhomes. Oakland, Wattle Street, O'Connor. December 10, 2016.?

O'Connor's Oakland development stands apart from the crowd

Who is going to move into the White House?

When Trump moves in: Shifting day at the White House

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

2016: A solid year of growth in the Canberra property market

Open for inspection of former PM Julia Gillard's Altona home
Photo Pat Scala The Age
Saturday the 23rd of November 2013

How to make the most of an open for inspection

Boo didn't realise his family would not be coming back.

Dog waits outside owner's house for a month after they move

Gwyn Rees, head of Clubs ACT: Reuniting the clubs industry after divisive and costly election campaign.

Clubs ACT sells Deakin property to pay for failed pokies campaign

A Canberra discovery that's bugging scientists

Student with hypothermia airlifted from Kosciusko National Park

Kambah farmer John Lilleyman and Rivers bushfire brigade firefighter Martin Harris talk about the necessary steps ...

Cops watching arsonists as bushfire danger rises

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ACT assembly accidentally throws out law to undo adoption

CCTV footage of alleged coward punch attacker on London Circuit in Civic on?26 November

Do you know this alleged coward puncher, caught on CCTV?

No need to keep your Kusa flip flops watered and mown, the grass is fake (but feels very real!)

Time to turf out your old thongs and get a pair of these

A QUT admin assistant has been ordered to pay $200,000 in court costs associated with a racial discrimination complaint.

18C complainant ordered to pay $200,000 costs

QLD

The flag at half mast above the entrance at Dreamworld on October 28, 2016.

Dreamworld to reopen with 'respectful' focus

QLD

GUITAR 040126 BRW PICTURE BY JESSICA SHAPIRO/afrphotos.com Generic guitar, music, strum, string, instrument, arts, ...

The plan to breathe life into Sydney's fading nightlife

NSW

CSIRO Research Projects Officer Alan Landford has discovered a Queensland based Bladder Cicada, or Cystosoma saundersii, ...

The big, fat Queenslander bugging scientists

Mick Findlay of Abbey Animal health, Cooma

'Train crash' APVMA already struggling with workload

So you think you've got talent. Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd.

Australian Public Service launches $250,000 talent quest

Pressure: Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan.

Battle lines drawn at ATO after Defence defeated

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the COAG press conference at Parliament House.

PM and premiers clash over climate, infrastructure and family violence

James Massola

The senator, the staffer and real story behind the national security leak

David Wroe

We won't follow Trump lead on Taiwan, free trade, says PM

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Michelle Guthrie, pictured at Senate estimates, had endured a difficult first year as ABC Managing Director.

'Brutal': Michelle Guthrie's bruising first year atop the ABC

Matthew Knott

"Political decision based on fear": Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie, pictured at the Canberra International Clay ...

Nationals riled after states agree to tough Adler shotgun classification

Michael Koziol

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

'Some people want to get rid of Malcolm, no matter what'

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says he will question Treasury secretary John Fraser over the report.

Labor attacks 'treasury' report discrediting economic stimulus

Peter Martin

US President-elect Donald Trump urged Russia to hack his opponent Hillary Clinton even more.

CIA says Russia favoured Donald Trump

1 hr ago

A Paris city employee shows a dead rat.

Parks closed as rat population soars in heart of Paris

People search for usable items in the rubble of a building that collapsed during Wednesday's earthquake in Trienggadeng, ...

Australia announces $1 million in assistance for Aceh earthquake

Jewel Topsfield

Donald Trump responds to Lauren Batchelder's question last year.

This is what happens when Donald Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter

US President-elect Donald Trump will struggle to make America great again by shunning migrants.

Hey Mr Trump, Amercia will never be 'great again' without this

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

The ''pool fence'' at Parliament House in Canberra.

Parliament's 'pool fence' would be a $108m waste of time

COMMENT
Norman Day

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Recession? Look out your window

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Cal Stanley, who received $10,000 in back pay, says many young workers don't know they can get help.

'You don't want to rock the boat': Young workers feel powerless

A tumultuous year for James Packer.

Packer's year to forget: Mimi, Macau and a giant tax bill

Fox already holds a 39 per cent stake in Sky.

Murdoch moves to acquire Sky in $19b deal

Foxes in charge of the hen house

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

How life for milk's market darling turned sour

EXCLUSIVE

Casino stocks recover on relief Macau ATM caps less than feared

The Facebook scam damaging Australian retail reputations

Luke Beveridge, senior coach of the Bulldogs and captain Robert Murphy embrace.

Heroes and villains: 26 of the year's most memorable men

Culture

Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin is one of the 20 best Aussie spirits of 2016.

Top tipples: 20 new Aussie spirits every home bar needs

Smart Sipping

Heather Watson helped find her aunt Marjorie MacLeod a place in the same nursing home as Heather's parents.

Everything you need to know about paying for a nursing home

The Australian economy will face global challenges, especially if the US changes trade policies.

Global uncertainty: the outlook for investors in 2017

Christo Hall preaches against to-do lists.

Why you can ditch the to-do list

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Bursting the bubble on the economy has unintended psychological results.

Surprising outcome of an economic downturn

James Adonis

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Pope offers prayers for the abandoned

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World's tallest animal facing extinction

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Guatamalans burn Trump for Christmas

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Ghana opposition 'quietly confident' after Twitter update

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Rewind - The portrait

Stan - Mozart

Brand new season of Mozart in the Jungle - exclusively premieres tomorrow on Stan.

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - 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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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, Kirk Douglas poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Douglas ...

Kirk Douglas on turning 100, Kubrick and the blacklist

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

So you think Coldplay are terrible? Chris Martin isn't fussed

Andrew Stafford

Joseph Mascolo joined the <i>Days of Our Lives </i> cast in 1982, and returned periodically until leaving permanently in ...

Daytime soap's greatest villain dies for the last time

Michael Idato

Leila Bekhti (Kahina Zadi) in <i>Midnight Sun</i>, possibly one of the best TV dramas of the year.

Midnight Sun: is this the best TV show of 2016?

Michael Idato

Caroline Jones on the set of Australian Story earlier this year.

'Legend' Caroline Jones to leave Australian Story

Karl Quinn

Timberlake told student Fergus Lupton his song should be "on the radio now".

The day Justin Timberlake surprised Newtown students

Rob Moran

Madge

Madonna tells James Corden she tongue-kissed Michael Jackson

Rob Moran

George Ogilvie, who cast Russell Crowe in his first feature film recalls the crew thought he was 'an arrogant little ...

Russell Crowe was 'an arrogant little pisspot' on set

Peter Munro

New peacock chicks born at Narrabundah.

Images to warm the heart or chill the blood

Jumping off the old Bawley Point gantry was not encouraged but it seemed everyone did it. This photo was taken before a ...

Bawley Point gantry almost back on deck

Keith Urban is playing at GIO Stadium.

Canberra Weekender: What's on Dec 9-11

Comedian Kitty Flanagan at home before her new show about being a middle aged single childless woman. 25th May 2015. ...

Local late-night TV show scene to remain in white boy's territory

Andrew Hornery
17 mins ago

Actress Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb in 2013.

Why the fight over Sofia Vergara's frozen embryos is no joke

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

(L-R) Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Blac Chyna, a friend, and Khloe Kardashian at Kim's birthday in 2013.

Kardashian sisters try to stop Blac Chyna trademarking their name

Amy Croffey

Eat your greens ... or wear them on a dress.

It's the colour of 2017. But how do you wear it?

Melissa Singer

Bellla Hadid mixed Blonde with Rose Gold.

How wearable is rose gold coloured hair?

Stephanie Darling

Public debate about the difficulties and costs of managing work and family is still solely centred on women.

We need to start talking about working dads

Jane Gilmore

Lady Gaga performs Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Lady Gaga reveals mental trauma inflicted by concert tour

Nicole Economos

Nicki Minaj and Anna Wintour attend the Carolina Herrera Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at ...

Gimme a 'P': how pompoms bounced back into fashion

Melissa Singer

Contributing to the world around us can change our biology.

The trait that trumps happiness and is an antidote to loneliness

Sarah Berry

A comfortable relationship? Bring it.

8 times when being mediocre is more than just OK

Jeremy Glass

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5 ways music takes your workout to the next level

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Paper Daisy: Paper bark cod by chef Ben Devlin at Halcyon House

The cooking trick from a two -hatted chef that changed my life

Karen Martini's summer vegetable lasagne.

Good Food's most popular recipes of 2016

Chocolate-covered strawberries from Chocobon.

What to bring when you're told not to bring a thing

Tammy Van Dyke is suing Abbott Northwestern Hospital after the mix-up.

Mum sues hospital after stranger breastfed her baby

Anthony Mayse was left in tears after being fat-shamed by Santa.

Santa sacked after 'fat shaming' 9-year-old boy

Should parents be graded on their commitment to their child's education.

The school 'grading' parents on their performance

View of La Paz, Bolivia.

These are the 17 cities you need to visit in 2017

Ben Groundwater

Check your passport details well before you go overseas.

Traveller letters: Be warned - check your passport now

View from the top: Turquoise lagoon with saltwater channels and white sandy beach.

Twenty reasons to visit this heavenly French paradise

Sheriden Rhodes

Don't miss out on this summer's sporting action due to terrible digital television reception.

Don't let your TV ruin summer sports

COMMENT

US President-elect Donald Trump has lifted stock markets with a pro-growth agenda.

What we talked about on Facebook in 2016

A 99-million-year-old piece of amber with a feathered dinosaur tail trapped inside.

Dinosaur tail feathers found encased in amber at a market

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2016's most-watched video game trailers

Kotaku

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

Christmas tech gift guide: under $1000

2016 Lexus LC 500

Lexus' new sporty coupe reviewed

David McCowen

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio will battle it out with the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63.

Alfa reveals local Giulia range

Dom Tripolone

Apple iCar: The company is working hard on joining the car industry.

The secrets of the Apple iCar

Greg Kable

2016 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43.

Mercedes' Macan rival reviewed

Stephen Ottley

David McCowen driving his Renault Megane in Challenge Bathurst 2016.

How you can race at Bathurst

David McCowen

BMW’s vision for the next century is a sporting sedan dubbed, you guessed it: the VISION NEXT 100.

BMW takes responsibility for driverless cars

Andrew MacLean

Raiders' Kurt Baptiste has had surgery after rupturing his left Achilles.

Ricky Stuart shattered for injured Raiders hooker Kurt Baptiste

West-UC skipper Joe Cooke is frustrated by the match schedules.

Scheduling bungle leaves Wests-UC depleted for ACT semi-final

Nelson Parker is playing the ACT Residents Championships over the weekend. He also runs a coaching business and has ...

Tennis player and coach to unlveil 'Chuck' Norris at ACT titles

Maitlan Brown, Erin Osborne, Jodie Hicks, Kris Britt, Nicole Goodwin Ange Reakes and Sam Bates prepare for the Women's ...

Britt leads ACT Meteors players in Women's Big Bash League

Clare Lawton, Britt Tully, Jess Bibby, Ellie Brush and Ella Ross will get to play in front of family and friends in ...

Brush, McCormick face off in opening round of AFL Women's comp

Saia Faingaa has returned to the Brumbies. Photo by Karleen Minney.

Faingaa twins step back in time to reignite careers at Brumbies

Canberra's Roy Rose will be inducted into the Australian Archery Hall of Fame.

Canberra archer Roy Rose to be inducted into archery Hall of Fame

Phil Thomson says the Brumbies will work to acknowledge the past.

Calls for Brumbies to honour Kookaburras and pre Super Rugby