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Centrelink has been sending out 20,000 debt-compliance letters a month since the Turnbull government introduced a new ...

230,000 sent debt letters but for some there is good news

Noel Towell

Guilty: Robert Xie arrives at the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The moment a judge spotted a murderer walking Sydney streets

57 mins ago

More than 570 workers at Loy Yang Power Station now face deep cuts to their take-home pay and superannuation,

Workers have pay slashed by 30% after energy giant's victory

EXCLUSIVE
27 mins ago

"I could actually run my business and run government at the same time," Donald Trump told a press conference.

'Vicious cycle': biggest risks to the world over the next decade

Mikhail Popkov.

'Werewolf' ranks among history's worst serial killers after confession

There could be a few surprised faces at petrol station counters in Canberra on Friday.

ACT petrol price hike: where is cheapest to fill up?

32 mins ago

FBI director under investigation over Clinton emails

Heatwave power outage to go ahead despite government concerns

Turnbull government and Trump slammed in human rights report

Taxpayers slugged $4000 for Dutton's dinner in the US

The grieving sister who stood by her family's killer

Parents Taira Vora and Tim Norton will do the Purple Crying Program together after the birth of their baby boy Kaiser. ...

Crying training for ACT parents aims to reduce 'shaken baby syndrome'

Amber Sherlock, centre, was not happy about the mix-up with reporter Julie Snook, left.

Sherlock mystery: Who has it in for Amber at Nine?

COMMENT
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'We're not listening': Kyrgios and Bouchard turn on their 'haters'

Protesters on Thursday gathered at the scene of tree-clearing for the Ellerton Drive Extension in Queanbeyan ...

The $86 million road that's dividing Queanbeyan

The Within app uses 360-degree video technology, similar to virtual technology.

Want virtual reality on the cheap? Try these phone apps

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FBI probed over handling of Clinton emails during election

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Total fire ban for Sydney as scorcher forecast ...

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El Salvador records a rare day without a murder

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West Ham United put $65m fee on Dimitri Payet ...

9:40AM

MLA's annual ad has dropped all mention of Australia Day.

Lamb ad doesn't refer to Australia Day but Fyshwick rates a mention

Canberra Now: all the territory's news in 90 seconds

Organisers calls for security boost at Yass ANZAC Day ceremonies

Jakson Carmody, 30, claimed he lashed out to protect his partner.

Canberra man broke visitor's arm with baseball bat after car egging

Parents Taira Vora and Tim Norton will do the Purple Crying Program together after the birth of their baby boy Kaiser. ...

New parents across Canberra told 'crying babies are normal'

Assistant Commissioner Justine Saunders.

Feds send national anti-gangs squad officer to Canberra

Narrabundah public housing on Boolimba Crescent, in the proccess of getting demolished.

Too late! Authorities still trying to decide if this building is heritage

Guilty: Robert Xie arrives at the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The moment a judge saw murderer on street

NSW
57 mins ago

Teacher Katrina Crook marked federal member for Bowman Andrew Laming's response to her via email.

Teacher grades MP's response like a school report

QLD

Alan Langdon and his daughter Que.

Mystery surrounds dramatic voyage of sailor and daughter

NSW

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she won't be cutting preference deals with the major parties.

Hanson confident One Nation can win on its own

QLD

Computer says no: Digital Transformation Minister Angus Taylor.

How the Turnbull government killed off its big website dream

New chief executive of the Australian Digital Health Agency, Tim Kelsey.

Digital health chief gets big bucks to fix troubled system

The pay gap: Comparatively small in the ACT public service, where women outnumber men and are paid almost as well as ...

Women dominate ranks of ACT public service, but their pay a surprise

Peter Dutton: part of the problem.

Taxpayers slugged for Dutton's $4000 dinner at luxury US hotel

Adam Gartrell, Amy Remeikis

Human Rights warning for Turnbull government and Trump

Tom McIlroy

Rod Culleton's last-ditch effort to stay in the Senate

Fergus Hunter

Centrelink has been sending out 20,000 debt-compliance letters a month since the Turnbull government introduced a new ...

Centrelink's debt: 230,000 have now been hit

Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop welcomed Frances Adamson as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and ...

How DFAT is tackling its male culture, a room at a time

Voters say Mr Turnbull is more intelligent and knowledgeable than Mr Shorten.

Study shows right-wing politicians are better looking

"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners ...

Pensioners get first reduced payments amid anger over MP expenses

James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FBI's actions before US election to be probed

Julia Edwards Ainsley

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of InfoWars.com is a hit on social media.

Politics are just too important for social media

COMMENT
Chris Zappone
1 hr ago

The burqa is favoured in ultra-conservative Islam.

Morocco bans selling burqas in attempt to halt extremism

Major General James N. Mattis in Iraq in 2004.

Russia first among threats, US defence nominee warns

Senators David Leyonhjelm and Pauline Hanson blame the childcare fee increases on the fact educators have to be certified.

Ignorant senators couldn't be more wrong about childcare

COMMENT
Lisa Bryant

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Could 2017 already be the PM's worst year ever?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Agriculture, including animal husbandry, seems "to be a major, possibly dominant, cause" of the jump in methane emissions.

The worst is to come for Bellamy's shares: analysts

Aussie rising: the local dollar is the biggest winner against the greenback this week.

Markets Live: Aussie surges amid Trump slump

Live
Jens Meyer
44 mins ago

More than 570 workers at Loy Yang Power Station now face deep cuts to their take-home pay and superannuation,

AGL's victory to cut wages by 30 per cent at power plant

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano
27 mins ago

The charges relate to Peter Gregg's time as an executive of contracting giant Leighton Holdings.

Health boss court case likely to run until well into 2018

Tradies are hammering insurers and it's hurting

Virtual credit cards get step closer

8@eight: Spotlight on US financials

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Chris Weston
1 hr ago

Biopharma needs to stop getting blindsided by Trump

COMMENT

<i>The Block</i> hosts Shelley Craft and Cam Scott.

Eight things every potential Block contestant must know

1 hr ago

So many trees, so many hills, so many trails. Central canberra, taken from Mount Ainslie.

'Only in Canberra': our top 10 property and streetscape quirks

The Swedish concept of lagom, which means "not too much, not too little", is a dream come true for the minimalist.

Goodbye hygge: The cool new concept set to dominate 2017

1 hr ago

It won't matter how good you look on paper, you still have to prove yourself in person.

Share house success: seven tips for getting the room you want

Buy your dog a bandana to keep excess slobber at bay.

The 20 house hacks that all pet owners should know

Why make resolutions you know are out of reach?

How to fool people into thinking you're a better person in 2017

Culture

Made using recycled sails, Salty Bags are already well travelled accessories.

This nautical-inspired bag really has sailed the Seven Seas

Men's accessories

Many people are paying for gym services they don't use.

How to avoid spending too much on gym memberships

John Collett

Dr Simon Longstaff, executive director from the Ethics Centre, says there is no moral duty to leave money equally to ...

Is it ethical to treat your children differently in your will?

MIND OVER MONEY
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Nick Haddow runs a successful cheese business from Bruny Island.

Meet the small business owners living in paradise

Nina Hendy

Small Business Minister Michael McCormack.

MP urges government to extend $20,000 instant asset writeoff

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Brazen jewelry theft in Canterbury

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Rainforest railcar life

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Basin weather

Strong winds force cameramen down in NZ Test

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Cockatoo's are becoming 'winners of urbanisation'

Cody Rohrich chips away at a large snowdrift while working in the blowing snow on a rooftop in downtown Bismarck on ...

World of Photos - January 12, 2017

Preacher - STAN

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock 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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Psychologist Sandy Rea grimaces as Snook is told to find a jacket.

Nine News presenters in awkward off-air exchange

Georgina Mitchell

Undressed: Take off your clothes and get to know each other.

Getting naked is the latest trend of the TV dating show

Maureen Matthews

John Legend in Los Angeles last year.

Ariana Grande and John Legend sing Beauty and the Beast theme

Ebony Bowden

Black Mirror actor Jerome Flynn also features in Game of Thrones as the lovable swordsman Bronn.

Finding something decent to watch can be a thankless task

COMMENT
Red Symons

“Looking back, I never want to see another poster that’s four white girls.”

Lena Dunham regrets whitewashing the cast of Girls

Ebony Bowden

Neighbours regular Ryan Moloney, aka Toadie, had his name misspelled.

Neighbours producers say credit typos result of 'too many sherries'

Rob Moran

How on earth did someone persuade not just Will Smith but Helen Mirren to appear in <i>Collateral Beauty</i>?

Worst movie ever stars Mirren and Winslet

Paul Byrnes

Natalie Portman at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards earlier this week.

Portman reveals Kutcher got paid three times more for movie

Sarah Thomas

Former Canberra Grammar student now newly-minted heroic police officer in the NT, Zach Rolfe.

Tradie undies sends box of their best jocks to hero cop Zach Rolfe

Toymaker John Fillery (right)l had a huge response to his call for timber including from Magnet Mart Queanbeyan's Andrew ...

Toy workshop buzzing once more thanks to generous donations

Australian Poetry Slam finalist, Tahi Atea will be at the first BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! for 2017

Poetry Slam at The Phoenix Pub in Canberra

Here are our predictions for what is going to be huge.

The five beauty trends to look out for in 2017

Natalie Reilly

After you've accepted a negative thought, force yourself to challenge it.

How to stop the cycle of negative thoughts

1 hr ago

Kim Kardashian West attends the 20th Annual Webby Awards in New York.

First suspects charged in Kardashian robbery

Mary Ward

If it weren't considered feminine, would more men knit fun coloured beanies?

The things men would do if they weren't afraid of being 'feminine'

The inventor of the tankini, Anne Cole, died this week but her invention has helped many women overcome their anxiety ...

An ode to Anne Cole, inventor of the tankini

Melissa Singer

Selena Gomez is the followed person on Instagram.

Selena Gomez just had the Disney date of your dreams

Nicole Economos

The idea that girls are being forced into chub-rub garments that they can’t easily run in seems to ignore the ...

The school dress 'debate' is nonsense

Lauren Rosewarne

Ruby Rose attends the premiere of "XXX-Return Of Xander Cage" at O2 Cineworld on January 10, 2017 in London, England.

Ruby Rose is a technicoloured dream at movie premiere

Running the same route? It's time to shake it up.

This is why you need to change the way you work out

Sarah Berry

Middle age does not have to mean a middle spread.

How to avoid a midlife middle

Maria Lally

Turn-around: From fat-shamer to apologiser.

Fat shamer apologises after he struggles to lose weight

Sarah Berry
16 mins ago

Dishes at Tiong Bahru Hawker Centre including lontong, prata, iced milo and black carrot cake.

16 things to eat and drink in Singapore from wings to slings

21 mins ago

Neil Perry's barbecued t-bone with red pepper and lemon salsa.

King of the grill: 39 summer barbecue recipes

16 mins ago

Stick to house wine and tap water and opt for the pasta section.

How to eat at a hatted restaurant on a budget

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'Mum, please don't be mad but I've just had a baby - it's on the table'

'I have watched my son stand at the window and wait, I have watched him cry.'

An open letter to absent parents on behalf of their children

A man has labelled two women shopping in their pyjamas "bloody disgusting".

Man faces backlash after complaining about pyjama-wearing shoppers

United Airlines will stop flying jumbo jets this year, earlier than originally planned.

End of an era: US airlines to stop flying 747 jumbo jets

Passengers were lucky Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen, rear) was on board in 1980 comedy film Flying High.

Is anyone a doctor? What airlines do when someone dies on board

Michael Gebicki

CFED93 Gelato, Rome, Italy

The 15 foods every visitor needs to try in Italy

Ben Groundwater

Screenshot of <i>The Lion King</i> on the Jaunt VR app.

Want VR on the cheap? Try these phone apps

35 mins ago

Norway's blueprint to replace FM has been in place for years, originating with its first digital broadcasts back in 1995.

The death of FM radio? Don't bet your life on it

Exclusive shows like <i>Stranger Things</i> are one of the main reason consumers sign up for Netflix.

Apple may launch own Westworld or Stranger Things in 2017

1 hr ago

This image from the video a frame shows the man with his mouth taped shut.

Reddit user helps raise $160k for attack victim

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has previously announced measures to limit misinformation on the network.

Facebook announces its own journalism project

2016 Abarth 124 Spider.

2017 Abarth 124 Spider reviewed

David McCowen

Electric cars like the Chevrolet Bolt (pictured) have the potential to dramatically change car design.

GM design boss: 'Shackles are off'

Stephen Ottley

2018 Lexus LS.

Lexus rejects autonomous tech war

Daniel DeGasperi

Inside the Czech Hyundai plant at Nosovice.

How to build a car

David McCowen

2017 Kia Stinger

Kia doesn't need sub brands

Andrew Maclean

2018 Toyota Camry.

New Camry won't be as popular

Daniel DeGasperi

Christian Lealiifano is still an outside chance to play in 2017.

Larkham says 'dream not over' for Lealiifano to play this year

Chris Lynn will make his debut for Australia.

Lynn, Stanlake to make Aussie debut against Pakistan

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Ben McDermott of the Hurricanes made his century off only 47 balls.

Hurricane Ben: McDermott leads Hobart to record win over Gades

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Kyrgios and Bouchard confide in each other over haters

Scott Reardon is chasing a third consecutive world championship title in London this July.

Reardon to meet Bolt before crack at history

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Mark Ochieng of Adelaide United gets past Joshua Rose of Melbourne City to score the ...

Reds stun Melbourne City with late winner

Glenn Maxwell will be the 12th player in the 3rd batting spot since Shaun Marsh made a century on debut against Sri ...

Maxwell, Marsh firming for India tour

Cricket ACT chief executive Cameron French wants to use the Sheffield Shield as a test run for the historic Test.

Cricket ACT look for Shield game as Test run