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News Aerial Photo Generic Parliament House The Canberra Times Date: 22 January 2015 Photo Jay Cronan

Canberrans can and must do better

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

The one-punch alcohol fuelled violence legislation isn't working, legal experts say.

Is this the case that shows 'one-punch' law has gone too far?

'Now that's a rock!' After Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski announced their engagement on Instagram on Monday night the ...

The secret behind Snezana's $50,000 diamond ring

A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured in a hit-and-run on Saturday.

13-year-old girl seriously injured in Florey hit-and-run

Senator Pauline Hanson and adviser James Ashby at Parliament House Canberra on Wednesday 23 November 2016. Photo: Andrew ...

One Nation to 'initially' contest 36 seats in next Queensland election

40 mins ago

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the matter, calling China's action "unprecedented."

China to return drone after Trump slams Beijing

White House needs a 'grown-up': Michelle Obama

The silent, invisible killer taking Aleppo's children

1 hr ago

'Free range' eggs could soon be a bit less free range

Number of Canberrans in public housing hits five-year low

'It's not an even playing field': Arthur not happy with day-night Tests

Jocelyn Williams with her daughter, Elke, 4. Jocelyn's husband Michael died from bowel cancer aged 32. The family is ...

Jocelyn's Christmas wish? Preventing families from going through what she is

Cult hero: Nathan Lyon.

'Nice, Garry!': The newest cult hero at the Gabba

Alyce Pilgrim in Mykonos.

Ten years ago I read 'Eat Pray Love' and it changed my life

10 June 2011. Canberra Times. SPORT. Photo Lannon Harley. Brumby Matt Giteau thanks fans after the game versus the ...

The Brumbies' plan to bring Giteau back to Canberra

Aron Challinger with the Darth Vader helmet from the original Star Wars film.

$100,000 original Darth Vader kit lay for years in Aussies' cupboard

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World's best Christmas tree

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

Gatland warns Hartley over indiscipline as Lions ...

1:35PM

Australia Post refusing to publish MD Fahour's ...

1:26PM

100,000 saved by Heimlich's famous anti-choking ...

1:15PM

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 33 Geerilong Gardens, Reid. December 10, 2016.?

Classic Reid home smashes suburb record by $400,000

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

The Canberra property market's top three surprises of 2016

10 Concertina Street in Lawson sold for $1,255,000.

Lawson suburb record wraps up the auction season

Canberra Domain Allhomes. Urbane, Moncrieff. December 17, 2016.?

Room to move in new Gungahlin suburb, Moncrieff

Miranda Kerr is seen upon arrival at Narita International Airport on June 19, 2016 in Narita, Japan.

Kerr will need to find somewhere else to spend Christmas

Clinton and Elsie Pobke of Lyneham enjoying the rolling.

One last time ... hundreds roll down Parliament House lawns

Domestic violence crisis services prepare for busy Christmas

Christmas comes early for disadvantaged Canberra children

A father will spend Christmas behind bars after allegedly assaulting his 14-year-old son.

Christmas behind bars for man who allegedly punched teenage son

Owner of Baldwin Distilling Anthony Baldwin at his distillery in Mitchell.

ActewAGL stoush: ACT distillery 'could fall off a cliff next week'

Hayley Teasdale has a rare immune deficiency, which means she needs regular transfusions of medicine made from blood plasma.

'An occupational hazard': Hayley wants your blood

Ambulance.

Man pulled from two-car crash in Canberra's north

Rescued: Seven people were brought to safety after their vehicle was washed into a river.

Seven rescued from croc-infested NT waters

Millionaire chief executive's staff caught in drug bust

EXCLUSIVE

Police are hoping witnesses come forward.

Trio attempt robberies 'armed with axes'

Posting photographs to social media while on holiday can leave you exposed to burglars, experts warn.

The worst times for holiday break-ins

NSW

ATO officials were unable to use their computers after a crash brought internal and external systems to a halt.

ATO spent $150,000 on IT 'reinvention' conference before crash

EXCLUSIVE

There will be answers, says Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan.

ATO tech wreck: Hundreds of IT staff work to fix 'big mess'

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

Senator Pauline Hanson, who will formally announce One Nation's candidates at the likely 2017 Queensland election, with ...

One Nation to 'initially' contest 36 seats in next Queensland election

40 mins ago

How long before parliaments have gender balance? We crunched the numbers

Stephanie Peatling

Turnbull reaffirms his support for an Australian republic

Deborah Snow

The home ownership inquiry, commissioned by Joe Hockey in April 2015, has a long and tortured history.

'It's laughable': Coalition slammed for housing affordability probe

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's office declined to comment on the Federal Court ruling.

Dutton wrong on refugees' citizenship, court finds

Michael Gordon

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan visited China in November and trumpeted an information sharing scheme.

Australia poised to ignore protests and ratify China extradition treaty

Philip Wen

One opportunity for a fresh start for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looms in an area former prime minister Tony Abbott ...

Turnbull's chance for a fresh start

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

A boy from eastern Aleppo stands in a pickup truck with his family on Friday arriving in western rural Aleppo as part of ...

Cold the new killer for young and wounded in flight from Aleppo

1 hr ago

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the matter, calling China's action "unprecedented."

China to return seized US drone after Trump slams Beijing

Philip Wen

Dr Henry Heimlich pictured in 2014.

Man who invented the Heimlich manoeuvre dies at 96

49 mins ago

A supporter holds a portrait of South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a rally opposing her impeachment.

Supporters of President Park Geun-hye stage rally in Seoul

<em>Daily Mail Australia</em> has apologised to Samantha Armytage.

The most controversial thing a woman can wear

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

The office of Immigration Minister Peter Dutton declined to comment on the Federal Court ruling.

Here's how to take back Christmas from the PC brigade

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Float flops: the no-good, the bad and the ugly of IPOs

IN DEPTH
Sarah Danckert

It's wrong to think that part-time jobs are inferior to full-time jobs.

Employment is growing. So is unemployment. Huh?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

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CEO Harvey Norman
First woman appointed to the board of the National Rugby ...

The industry dominated by women - except at the top

IN DEPTH
Catie Low

Col Fullagar is principal of Integrity Resolutions and also volunteers as a firefighter.

From firefighting to the life insurance frying pan

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Why Packer's Crown is cashing in its chips at Macau

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Fake news is sickening, don't make the cure worse than the disease

COMMENT
Margaret Sullivan

Star Wars, cricket books and drones: Christmas 2016 shapes up

SurfStitch strikes back against ex-CEO, Coastalcoms

<b>Archie Rose Copper Cocktail Kit</b><br>
As used by leading Aussie distiller Archie Rose, this deluxe cocktail kit ...

Holiday cheers: 29 boozy gift ideas for a very merry Christmas

Fine Drinks

There are some trends we hope don't make it into the new year.

What were we thinking? Nine shocker trends to kiss goodbye

Men's Style

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

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Aussies eye victory as Pakistan collapse

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Trump makes hardline Israel envoy choice

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Aleppo: A timeline

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Obeid belongs in jail: Shorten

Federal Politics

Outside view of the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney on 13 September 1966. SMH NEWS Picture by R.L. STEWART Sheraton Sofitel ...

Rewind - The Wentworth Hotel turns 50

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only 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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Aron Challinger with the Darth Vader helmet from the original Star Wars film.

How Darth Vader's original helmet was found in Australia

Jason Bainbridge

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2014 file photo, New York City real estate heir Robert Durst leaves a Houston courtroom. New ...

Durst blames meth for HBO's The Jinx murder 'confession'

Artist of the year Beyonce – happy to take a stand.

Beyonce ruled in 2016 but Death played a big hand

Bernard Zuel

Netflix's new sci-fi drama The OA has been released on the platform without any pomp and ceremony.

Triple weird: the first word on Netflix's new cryptic drama

Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in Rogue One.

Star Wars' Rogue One the year's official box office hit

Shia LaBeouf told Variety: "I gotta earn my way back."

#AndInTheEnd it's LaBeouf's 'passport back into the world'

Elissa Blake

Puppet love: 'Catfished' digital dater just wants to know why

Karl Quinn

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone make the musical sexy again

Biscuit and Archie will be part of the Dachshund racing in the city this Sunday.

Canberra Weekender: What's on Dec 16-18

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

Those who repay nature's spectacle by leaving rubbish do not deserve to be there. End of story.

Know the beach etiquette basics, or cop my death stare

Wendy Squires

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 25: Model Bella Hadid attends Dior Beauty celebrates The Art of Color with Peter Philips on ...

Don't panic Sydney, David Jones still loves you

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Alyce Pilgrim in Mykonos.

These women jumped on the 'Eat Pray Love' bandwagon and never looked back

Evelyn Lewin

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, Anthony Michael Hall, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Barron, 1983

Help, we are all going on a family hell-iday

Lola Borg

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, DEC 18/16 ISSUE. (supplied image, no credit, no archiving) ?Sweet Celebrations - Elise Strachan?

How a sweet cupcake dream earned a billion views

Cosima Marriner

Jessica Rowe answers your questions.

The perils of being a wallflower during the festive season

Jessica Rowe

Melanie Chisholm opened up to Fairfax Media.

Melanie C on raising her very own Spice Girl

Amy Croffey

Hailey Baldwin in Sydney last week.

Hailey Baldwin shares baking tips (but not for cakes)

Stephanie Darling

Breathing affects the way we feel.

How breathing affects our brain

Sarah Berry

Bad fat and good food? People are confused.

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

Carrie Dennett

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

Young women have the worst dental hygiene

Chef Michael Slade's Christmas gravy at his Thornbury restaurant Northern Git.

Chef's tips on how to make the perfect gravy

Jane Holroyd

Brigitte Hafner's grilled lamb summer salad.

The pre-Christmas meal planner: light and healthy recipes

'Neighbourghood': Chermoula roasted Orange and vegetables with chickpeas and cous cous.

You'll want to try these vegetarian salads from 'Neighbourhood'

Hetty McKinnon

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Mum sparks controversy by holidaying while her baby was sleep trained

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner at an Oscars party in March. In June, the couple announced their intention to divorce.

Ben Affleck calls Jennifer Garner 'world's greatest mum'

Mum's genius Santa hack to remind her kids to behave.

Mum's genius Santa hack for getting her kids to behave

Cityscape of the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

Forget Venice: Europe's best cities that aren't overrun with tourists

Tim Richards

Traveller letters: Beware in Barcelona train stations

Vinicunca Mountain (Rainbow Mountain) Peruvian Andes. The climb to get here is a challenge but well worth it to stand ...

The Big Picture competition: Readers' top travel photos

VPN-related searches on Google skyrocketed last year after new website-blocking measures were approved, and again this ...

Pirate Bay block won't stop VPN-savvy Aussies

Tim Biggs

As long as you're running, old foes like goombas and koopas won't stop Mario this time. He vaults right over them.

Super Mario Run is elegant and addictive

Tim Biggs

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive and founder of Facebook: "extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth".

Facebook rolls out anti fake news measures to select newsfeeds

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Every Star Wars video game ever, ranked

Kotaku

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Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

The Mazda CX-9 is a great everyday family car.

Hits and Misses: Best Daily Driver

The Drive Team

BMW Australia will introduce a limited-edition M4 to celebrate victory in the European DTM championship.

BMW's M4 DTM on the way to Australia

David McCowen

2016 Volvo XC90

New Volvo XC90 hybrid reviewed

David McCowen

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

Swansong Commodores confirmed

Andrew MacLean

Volkswagen has produced a new Polo 'beats' special edition.

New VW Polo Beats reviewed

David McCowen

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

Toyota confirms GTI rival

David McCowen

Howzat: Josh Hazlewood appeals for the wicket of Younis Khan.

Pakistan show fight but defeat looms on day four in first Test

Cavalry manager Michael Collins backs closer Steve Kent to bounce back.

Sports hub: Cavs shaky outing

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Matt Giteau of Australia wamrs up for the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final match between New ...

The Brumbies plan to bring Giteau back to Canberra

Johan Goosen dives over to score at Suncorp Stadium

The Springbok who has enraged French rugby by retiring at 24

Canberra Raiders Dave Taylor

'Coal Train' returning to Green Machine after Christmas

Canberra Raiders recruit Jordan Turner wants to force his way into Ricky Stuart's starting line-up.

Jordan wants to Turner into a Raiders starter

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Incoming Australian Sports Commission CEO Kate Palmer poses for a portrait on ...

Netball boss Palmer believes 'miscued' cricket deal will be fixed

Wests UC vs ANU at Jamison Oval.

Blake Macdonald eyes ticket to first class cricket