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Canberra grammar school year 12 students begin their HSC English exams.

Canberra Grammar drops 45 places in HSC rankings

Russian President Vladimir Putin: a former intelligence officer.

Putin supervised Russia cyber attacks in US election, officials claim

1 hr ago

The EgyptAir plane was making the journey from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared.

Explosives found on victims of EgyptAir plane crash

Reuters

Randall Williams, 51, drove his car into Lake Ginninderra after threatening to kill his wife of 28 years.

Woman feared death as husband drove car into Lake Ginninderra

An internal police investigation is underway after a police weapon was allegedly fired during one of two chases on Hume ...

Police weapon allegedly fired in Hume Highway police pursuit

10 mins ago

Oliver Curtis leaves his sentencing hearing at the Supreme Court on Friday.

Family ties ensure sons like Oliver Curtis will fall only so far

Comment

Canberra lawyer found guilty on all but one count of fraud

The school that has topped the HSC 21 years in a row

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

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Asbestos doubles cost of Currong flats' demolition to $14m

Eddie Obeid's new big house: strip search and prison greens

Christopher Pyne in Paris on Thursday.

Pyne denies angling for Defence job and hits out at 'liar' colleague

1 hr ago

Will Smith and Helen Mirren in Collateral Beauty.

'Horrifyingly yucky' Oscar bait movie ripped apart by critics

Before entering parliament, Obeid ran a Media Publishing Group, which published El Telegraph.

'Someone has to get paid': the rise and fall of Eddie Obeid

Steve Smith

Livin' on the edge: Smith hits ton after Pakistan fail to appeal nick

Christmas parties.

A guide to surviving even the most obnoxious Christmas parties

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Australia dominate day one

Books

The best non-fiction books of 2016 to read this summer

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

Canberra Milk Christmas lights map: find the city's best

Leonardo DiCaprio pens touching tribute to ...

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Roof found guilty of hate crimes over Charleston ...

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Police weapon allegedly fired in Hume Highway ...

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Isabelle Goldstraw with her dog Flea after an attack by two dogs killed her other pet chihuahua in her living room and ...

Dog attack victims win right to appeal dangerous dog licences

New stamp duty rules bring relief to ACT home buyers

New planning precinct for Northbourne Avenue

SOCIALS: For print edition on Sunday November 9th. From left, Amanda Tonkin of Chapman, Lorraine Walker of N.S.W and ...

ACT barrister appointed newest judge in federal circuit court

The final concrete pour at the University of Canberra Public Hospital in Belconnen.

New public hospital at UC reaches key construction milestone

Canberra architect Lester Yao is the organiser of a mass roll-a-thon down the lawns of Parliament House on Saturday.

Mass roll-a-thon planned for grass at Parliament House

The first of the new fleet of blue ACTION buses was unveiled outside the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

First look at Canberra's new blue ACTION buses

Then-NSW Fisheries Minister Obeid in 2001.

'Someone has to get paid': rise and fall of Eddie Obeid

NSW
Kate McClymont

The rare omura whale was spotted on the Great Barrier Reef near Mission Beach.

Rare whale sighted on Great Barrier Reef for first time

QLD

A shark sighting has forced the closure of several Perth beaches.

Perth beaches closed due to shark sightings

WA

Randall Williams, 51, drove his car into Lake Ginninderra after threatening to kill his wife of 28 years.

Man drove car into lake with wife inside

ADF members at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Defence's management of its bases has been savaged by the National Audit Office.

$200m wasted: Defence department's scathing audit

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan told his workforce of the result on Wednesday afternoon.

'I am sorry this is not a better outcome for all of us': ATO votes no

The Tax Office says it will recover any data corrupted in its ongoing tech crash.

ATO tech wreck: No promises on tax refunds by Christmas

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh sit the throne during State Opening of ...

Majority support in Parliament for a republic, movement claims

EXCLUSIVE

Pyne denies angling for Defence job and hits out at 'liar' colleague

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Bishop accuses China of fuelling 'tension and mistrust'

David Wroe

Attorney-General George Brandis has previously come under fire for appointments he has made.

Brandis names former Liberal MPs for $200,000 tribunal role

Amy Remeikis

"I think we need to rise up against it. People need to speak against it": Peter Dutton calls for a fight against ...

'Makes my blood boil': Peter Dutton calls for pro-Christmas uprising

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says universities must become more transparent about their admissions policies.

'No more double speak': Universities to come clean with students

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Child Dental Benefits Scheme

Child dental scheme saved, but with less cover

Russian President Vladimir Putin: a former intelligence officer.

Putin supervised Russia cyber attacks in US election: officials

1 hr ago

US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to label China a currency manipulator.

Is Trump starting something with China he can't finish?

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, residents gather near a green government bus for ...

Aleppo evacuation begins after ceasefire deal

Harris, 86, has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of indecent assault and one of sexual touching, against seven females ...

Rolf Harris to 'virtually' attend sexual assault trial by video link

Nick Miller

Moses Obeid's lies ultimately led to the jailing of his father.

How son's lie led to Eddir Obeid's sentence

Kate McClymont

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

The Register of Members' Interests reveals which Queensland ministers received gifts - and who misses out.

The gift Canberrans should be giving to each other this Christmas

COMMENT
Toni Hassan

Australia needs more of that can-do spirit.

Life wasn't meant to be easy: our kids must learn to take a risk

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Oliver Curtis leaves his sentencing hearing at the Supreme Court on Friday.

Family ties ensure sons like Oliver Curtis will fall only so far

Colin Kruger, CBD

The investors involved in the case and other investors who have been waiting for the outcome of the court matter will ...

Bleak Christmas for 1500 Timbercorp investors

Activity in NSW and Victoria is strong but the pipeline for jobs growth is not.

Credit Suisse tips up to three RBA cuts

Telstra warns new rules could bring coverage race to 'untimely end'

Mine closure sends 'horrendous' message: Kingsgate chairman

The Dos and Don'ts of Christmas parties

Australian dollar slump was 'knee-jerk' reaction to Fed jump

'My partner snores': IKEA renames products to reflect real life

What will be the future Civic Square in Canberra.

Plans lodged for Canberra's 'premier office building'

The couple that owns the only home on a secluded island

Christmas parties.

A guide to surviving the most obnoxious of Christmas parties

33 Mildura Street, Norseman - Probably the pinkest house on the market today.

Got $50,000 or less? These are the houses you can buy

Writer Michael Jarosky in Sydney with his mother Barbara.

'It's cancer': How two little words changed my whole year

Boot Camp
Michael Jarosky
37 mins ago

Cahors, a French malbec, is revamping its image.

You know red, white, pink and orange wine ... what about black?

Fine Drinks

Kyle Frost and Amy Miller planned exactly how much they would spend on their three-week trip to the US and Mexico – and ...

How to budget daily spend for your holiday

The lies we tell ourselves are the most dangerous of all.

The lies we tell ourselves about investment

Cutting corners in a workplace can lead to injuries.

Corner-cutters at work: a profile of the main culprit

James Adonis

"We completely reverse engineered the business rather than just overlaying a digital strategy" – Adam Laurie of Digital360.

Data pros bought a waste water plant to prove their point

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

NBC News reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in U.S. election hacking. Lisa Bernhard reports.

Was Putin involved in US election hacking?

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FBI investigating Yahoo breach

58 mins ago

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Aleppo rebel evacuation under way

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59 vehicles crash in snowy pile up

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Kiara Robinson worked at Outback Steakhouse in Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, where she was underpaid. 4th October 2016 ...

The great student swindle

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

seinfeld

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

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Will Smith and Helen Mirren in <i>Collateral Beauty</i>.

Will Smith's latest, Collateral Beauty, is ripped apart by critics

Rob Moran

Harry Styles playing a British soldier in his on-screen debut in <i>Dunkirk</i>.

One Direction's Harry Styles makes his big screen debut

Ebony Bowden

Was that the end for Josh Thomas' <i>Please Like Me</i>?

Have we seen the last of Josh Thomas' Please Like Me?

Rob Moran

Keith Urban, good bloke, musically soulless.

Two stars: The blandness of being Keith Urban

REVIEW
Bernard Zuel

Donald Trump has booked a 16-year-old opera singer to perform at his inauguration.

Donald Trump fails to book big star for inauguration

Ebony Bowden

Jimmy Kimmel, host of the 2016 Emmy Awards.

Oscars gift bag: $232,000. Kimmel's hosting salary: $15,000

Ebony Bowden

Amber Heard will return to the Gold Coast to film Aquaman.

Amber Heard's Gold Coast return for Aquaman

Ebony Bowden

Heidi was found on "death's door".

Pound puppies: Red Dog stars saved from 'death's door'

Ebony Bowden

Louie Lester Yao is the organiser of a group-roll-down-the parly-lawns event this weekend. Photo by Karleen Miiney.

Mass roll-a-thon planned for grass at Parliament House

Paralympic athlete Michael Roeger will represent the ACT as one of Australia's most eligible bachelors.

Meet Canberra's hottest bachelor

... and after!

Pimp my desk: how to get the best looking cubicle in your office

Demonstrators hold signs and flags during a protest against US President-elect Donald Trump outside of the Federal ...

Women's March on Washington officially has a permit

44 mins ago

"Remember when kale was weird?"

The real reason we consult Google before visiting the doctor

Natalie Reilly

Al Matrooshi said the birth of her baby was "like a miracle."

Woman has a baby with ovary she froze before puberty

25 mins ago

Silly teen girl in fuzzy white sweater wearing reindeer antlers For Daily Life: mini trend/christmas dress

Christmas inspired looks that you can wear all year

Melissa Singer

Melbourne Stars' Meg Lanning in action in the popular Big Bash League last season.

Cricket Australia is forcing female players to reveal pregnancies

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Holiday parties bring together people you know you know but can't quite remember how or from where.

Why I secretly dread the holiday party season

Sally Friedman

Emmy Rossum attends The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on December 11, 2016 in Santa Monica, ...

Emmy Rossum's equal pay standoff appears to have worked

Karlie Kloss at Tamarama.

Karlie Kloss has turned her Insta account into a Sydney tourism ad

Mary Ward

It's surprising that a demographic so conscious of appearance is failing the tooth-care test.

Young women have the worst dental hygiene: survey

Bad fat and good food? People are confused.

It's time to get over our fear of dietary fat

Carrie Dennett
42 mins ago

New research: Look to the mind before the body.

Is this the missing link in weight-loss?

Sarah Berry

No-cook party plates.

11 delicious no-cook plates to bring to a party

Dani Valent

MERCURY ZEST - Asain market Lucky Haque in her store Habib Hala Butchery and Vina mini mart in Wollongong for zest story ...

Why people are drinking fat: the surprising new health trend

Sam Bailey

Wild hibiscus mojito popsicles.

Beat the heat: 24 of the best ice cream, gelato and popsicle recipes

Kat Smith and baby Ryder.

'Suddenly he was in the bath with me': mum's lightning quick labour

Inventor Colin Furze with his son.

Dad makes epic life-size Stars Wars Playhouse for son

Hilary Duff's sweet Disneyland snap attracted a harsh backlash.

Hilary Duff hits back at criticism for kissing son, 4, on the lips

Ovation of the Seas arrives in Sydney for the first time.

Biggest cruise ship ever based in Australia arrives in Sydney

Annie Dang

Hawaiian Airlines' new premium seat converts to a flat bed.

New seat: You can now lie down on flights from Australia to Hawaii

David McGonigal

Mt. Rushmore, USA.

The world's most overrated tourist attractions named

Australia's gold medal winner Mack Horton celebrates on the podium during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

What Australians Googled In 2016

The Galaxy Note7 may have been a disaster, but Samsung is plotting a 2017 comeback.

2016 was a huge, hectic year for smartphones

COMMENT

One of Uber's test self-driving cars on the road in Pittsburgh

Uber expands its self-driving cars, but drivers aren't worried

Yahoo's latest disclosure potentially twice the number of users as the breach disclosed in September.

New Yahoo breach affects 1 billion accounts

Several ads for Game of War have mixed generic battle scenes with sexy shots of Kate Upton.

Embezzler spends $1m playing Game of War

Holden has launched a micro site for a trio of limited edition Commodores due to revealed in January

Swansong Commodores confirmed

Andrew MacLean

Toyota will build a Yaris hot hatch following its WRC experience.

Toyota confirms GTI rival

David McCowen

Uber driverless car running a red light in San Francisco.

Uber driverless car runs red light

Dom Tripolone

The new Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster will share its underpinnings with the Mercedes-AMG GT.

AMG take charge of new SL roadster

Greg Kable

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe.

Mercedes E-Class Coupe revealed

Greg Kable

The open-topped machine has carbon fibre roof panels for emergency use.

Ferrari unveils exclusive spider

David McCowen

Steve Smith

Livin' on the edge: Smith hits ton after Pakistan fail to appeal nick

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: Rory Arnold of Australia releases a pass during an Australia training session at the ...

Lure of Wallabies set to fend off Europe lure for star Brumbies

ACT Meteors captain Kris Britt says maternity leave is a "massive issue" for female cricketers.

Pregnant pause as WBBL success helps 'fight for equality'

Alison Bai is two wins away from qualifying for the Australian Open in January.

Alison Bai advances to semis in Australian Open qualifiers

Jordan Jackson-Hope is a graduate of St Edmund's College.

Jackson-Hope, Banks ready to impress

Canberra Cavalry pitcher Tim Atherton hopes the ABL All Stars game helps resurrect his career.

Atherton hoping for All Star return to USA

The AIS has fewer athletes living on site after shifting to the Winning Edge program.

Volleydome waits on final board decision

Capitals' coach Paul Goriss.

Capitals keen to protect proud record on the road