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Associate Professor Theresa Jacques was distressed to see the latest generation of female clinicians were subject to ...

Female doctors sent to fetch tea and sandwiches

It's a total fire ban in Canberra on Monday.

Total fire ban declared, severe fire danger warning in the ACT

Finbar O'Mallon
1 hr ago

US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday morning.

Trump vows to honour Nauru and Manus refugee deal

7 mins ago

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the House and Senate GOP lawmakers at the ...

Trump's sinister choice of Muslim ban countries

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Kia Pajouhesh, managing director of dentistry Smile Solutions. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

'Greedy': Dentist sues patient over scathing online review

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson represents a portal for Australia to the alt-right movement around the world.

Our nation's portal for the rising influence of US far-right ideology

Morrison to lift credit limit as Aust debt hurtles towards $500b

White supremacist threatened to shoot up Aussie shopping centre

EXCLUSIVE
Rachel Olding

Two MPs rack up $200K for private flights to Canberra

#WelcomeToCanada: Trudeau opens arms to refugees

Childcare is expensive, but not working costs more

baby afr 030713 pic by louise kennerley generic baby newborn fatherhood parent father dad paternity childcare ...

The rise of the fatherhood penalty

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Sam and Naser Dastyari in his dad's shop, King of Knives, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney.

Iranian-born Senator fears he might be blocked from visiting US

9 mins ago

Canberra's Ashleigh Sykes celebrates after scoring with Grace Maher.

United face losing Fortress McKellar for W-League semi

40 mins ago

Action from the Dachshund races at the Bungendore show.

Werriwa Wiener dash claims world dachsund record

Emily Ratajkowski.

Ratajkowski: 'I won't apologise for expressing my sexuality'

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Trump delivers first weekly address

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There's a scientific reason why we always have room for dessert

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The great wildebeest migration will stop - sooner than we think

Grenade explosion kills four in Thailand

7:07PM

The hits and misses of the tournament

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NSW weather: Heatwave, severe fire danger as ...

6:57PM

Allhomes. Canberra. Sunday. January 26, 2016. An image of block undergoing the removal of asbestos. Supplied for Tony ...

Knockdown rebuilds: Building a new home in an old suburb

Tony Trobe

HSBC says the fact that housing loan approvals and credit growth have slowed point to an overall cooling in what has ...

How could rising interest rates impact the Canberra market?

Nicola Powell

Allhomes. Canberra. January 18, 2017. 2 O'Mara Place, Higgins.?

Auction watch: Strong competition for northside gems

Auctioneer Dan McAlpine.

Competitive Canberra market fuels auction growth

Taohuayuan, on an island on the edge of Suzhou’s Dushu Lake, in China. The property was listed for sale for 1 billion ...

World's most expensive property sales of 2016 revealed

The man faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with two counts of property damage.

Man was in middle of road holding cask wine bladder, and hitting car

Year of the Rooster do's and don'ts

Rolling the dice at EPIC's annual board game convention, Cancon

Chronicle. 29th January 2016. The Canberra Prosperous Mountain Lion Dance group are getting ready for the he Chinese New ...

Public servant and lion dancer promises roaring start to New Year

Protesters lie on the driveway outside the Indonesian embassy in Canberra.

Student fined after Indonesian embassy protest in Canberra

It's alleged the driver was caught doing 137 km/h in a 110 km/h zone.

Driver arrested for speeding hasn't held licence since 1999

An ACT government operation has uncovered instances of underquoting.

Government uncovers auction underquoting in Canberra

Floodwaters in parts of the Top End have made it easier for saltwater crocodiles to move outside their normal ranges.

Three dead after failed river crossing in NT

Portrait of Irene Smith, former teacher with her two grandaughters 9 year old Poppy and 5 year old Abby at her Artarmon ...

The grey army saving ethics classes

NSW

The attraction was a cultural hub in the 1970s and 1980s.

Could Big Pineapple bear fruit for owners?

QLD

Former One Nation candidate Peter Rogers.

One Nation dumps candidate over conspiracy article

QLD

It is hoped hundreds of public servants will finally move to office space in Woden in a couple of weeks.

ACT Health public servants to move to Woden in weeks

Rosco McGlashan plans to become the world's fastest man are in jeopardy.

Tax man puts brakes on Australia's bid for land speed glory

Martin Parkinson , honoured for leadership in public service.

Australia Day gong for APS chief Martin Parkinson

US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday morning.

What Trump told Turnbull about the Nauru and Manus refugee deal

David Wroe
7 mins ago

Morrison to lift credit limit as debt hurtles towards $500 billion

Escape from Manus Island: Refugee flees to Fiji to seek asylum

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Hayden Williams, 20, was arrested at the protest trying to burn the flag.

Green charged with police assault in 'invasion day' march

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JANUARY 27: Arthur Sinodinos pictured on January 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by ...

Arthur Sinodinos on why he deserves a second chance

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has not allayed concerns about whether the Turnbull government's refugee swap deal will go ...

Joe Hockey's advice for Australians on President Donald Trump

Patrick Hatch

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

'Vulnerability': PM calls for more bollards in pedestrian areas

Fergus Hunter

Donald Trump speaks before signing the executive action in the Oval Office.

Trump's immigration order explained

ANALYSIS
Adam Liptak

Steve Bannon, chief strategist for US President Donald Trump, stands behind Vice-President Mike Pence and White House ...

Trump's busy day: Islamic State, Putin and Stephen Bannon

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Afghan Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seen weeping during a song rendition on the day of the alleged abduction.

Kabul on edge amid standoff with accused vice-president

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his weekly cabinet meeting on January 22.

Mexico rebukes Israel over Netanyahu wall tweet

Demonstrators gather outside of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport to protest U.S. President Donald ...

Trump's immigration ban won't reduce the threat of terrorism

COMMENT
Scott Shane

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was last week inducted into the mysterious Political Formula Of The Lady-Cave.

Berejiklian welcomed to public cervix

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Serena Williams with the cup after beating sister Venus Williams. Picture Joe Armao

Serena remains a giant - but the competition has become pitiful

COMMENT
Oliver Brown

Wild scenes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

Trump travel ban causes business chaos

Patrick Hatch

Alphabet's Google recalls overseas staff.

Google recalls staff to U.S. after Trump immigration order

Mark Bergen

The way of the future? Self-service checkouts.

Why I don't like self-service checkouts: retail CEO

Madeleine Heffernan

From left: Steven Ciobo, Julie Bishop MP, Alan Joyce, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Qantas winds back American Airlines deal, tries again for JV

Struggling supermarkets rely on beer, babies and smokes

IN DEPTH

More than sugar to worry about in your lollies

Billionaire buddies optimistic for America's future

Investors to pump $30b-plus into bricks and mortar in 2017

Riviera Maya

Nine luxurious reasons why Mexico is the place to go this year

Luxury

Premixed cocktails used to be looked down on. Not anymore.

This surprising new drink trend is a true Aussie icon

Smart Sipping

Lifestyle changes need to be permanent for long-term success.

Eight rules to lose weight and make money

Noel Whittaker

You need to advise Centrelink of an inheritance.

Should I declare my inheritance to Centrelink?

George Cochrane

Playing sport at work has proven health outcomes.

Team sports at work: Love 'em or hate 'em?

James Adonis

Zoi Vafias found getting capital to grow her fashion business difficult.

Why Australian women are succeeding in export

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Nadal downs Raonic to enter semi-finals

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Trump could reopen CIA 'black site' prisons

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Usain Bolt stripped of Olympic medal

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2017 Australian of the Year: Alan Mackay-Sim

The Tivoli Theatre aka The New Tivoli in Castlereagh Street, Sydney in May 1939. SMH HOME Picture by GORDON SHORT Sydney ...

Rewind - Illuminations

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The 8th film from Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight. Now streaming on Stan

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Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes 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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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 28: Actor Ben Mendelsohn attends the 2017 G'Day Black Tie Gala at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at ...

G'Day USA honours Hollywood's man of the moment

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Rainbow Serpent Festival.

Rainbow Serpent dance reveller dies

Brendan Wrigley

Jungle mission: Steve Price is ready.

Steve Price to star on reality show he won't watch

Ebony Bowden

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi poses for his film The Salesman during the premier in Paris.

Nominated director may miss Oscars after Trump's Muslim ban

Rachel Donadio

"The single most important life-changing thing that I ever did was on January 2, 1990": Australian screenwriter Luke Davies.

Heroin to Hollywood: the amazing rise of Lion screenwriter

Garry Maddox

Matthew McConaughey gained 20 kilos for his role in <i>Gold</i>.

Fat, bald, washed-up: McConaughey's mega makeover

Karl Quinn

Actor John Hurt in 2007.

British actor John Hurt dead at 77

Jacqui Taffel

Ed Sheeran at last year's Grammy Awards.

Ed Sheeran: More copycat claims for new single 'Shape of You'

Ellen Parsons

Friends Charlotte Lynch and Nicola Roth who are travelling to Namibia to run 250km.

Canberrans to run across African desert to raise cancer awareness

Artist and curator Mel George

Craft ACT's Mel George receives Indigenous Fellowship for MFA

Iggy Gavrilovic, eight, who was selling water at the top of Mount Coree. With no sales he's going to use his excess ...

We found Iggy the mysterious water seller on Mount Coree

Thousands protest against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New ...

Celebrities join protests against Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban'

At least when I waste time I am not doing anybody any harm, writes Jane Caro

Why you should put some effort into doing nothing

Jane Caro

Melania Trump on the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico.

Is this Melania Trump's 'let them eat cake' moment?

Emily Heil

Emily Ratajkowski has taken the fashion and film world by storm.

Emily Ratajkowski: I won't apologise for my sexuality

Sydney artist Alli Sebastian Wolf with her 'Glitoris', a 100:1 model of a clitoris exhibiting?at The Bearded Tit in Redfern.?

How well do you really know the clitoris?

Jenny Noyes

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Lara Worthington arrives ahead of the ELLE Style Awards at The Mint on October 29, 2015 ...

It's raining VIPs at David Jones

Melissa Singer

Kylie Minogue has still not asked sister Dannii Minogue to be her bridesmaid.

Why hasn't Kylie Minogue asked Dannii to be her bridesmaid?

Amy Croffey

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are yet to get engaged, but there is a buzz among royal circles that the Playboy Prince ...

How Princess Diana's bridal designer would style Meghan Markle

Amy Croffey

The type of workout you enjoy may depend on your personality.

What the best fitness routine for your personality?

Gabriella Boston

DIet is different for everyone.

'Diet is a four-letter word'

Ellie Krieger

On your bike: Eric Adams has pedalled his way back to health.

Fighting diabetes, and leading by example

JANE E. BRODY

Frank Camorra's reuben sandwich

Make lunch at work interesting: 53 sandwich, wrap and jaffle combos

Pete Evans' paleo smoked paprika chicken

Pete Evans' 7 day paleo meal planner: brekky, lunch and dinner

A great way to make the most of cherry season.

Super easy summer cherry pudding

Neil Perry

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My toddler had his first taste of racism on Australia Day

Other kids are capable of breaking your child's heart.

'Since when did mean girls behaviour start in kindergarten?'

Eight-year-old James is recovering in hospital after attempting to recreate the dangerous YouTube "fire bending" stunt.

YouTube craze leaves 8-year-old boy with second degree burns

There are some things the travel brochures never tell you about France.

The 10 things you should never do in France

Paul Byrnes

Maldivian capital Male: You can stroll around it in a relaxed couple of hours.

Why you need to visit this island paradise's tiny capital city

John Borthwick

Premium economy class on board Qantas.

Traveller letters: You can't go wrong with premium economy

Ben Whishaw stars as Q and Daniel Craig stars as James Bond.

Bond's gadget expert Q exists ... as a woman

The cinema will soon, once again, be the only place for 3D films.

Bad news for 3D TV fans: it's officially dead

A four-week-old human-pig embryo.

Scientists create a human-pig embryo for organ transplants

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch launch line-up gets beefier

Kotaku

Discard e-gadgets are rife across south-east Asia.

Asia buried beneath discarded devices

2017 Lamborghini Aventador S.

We drive the wildest supercar in the world

David McCowen

The Ford Mustang received a two-star crash test rating.

Two-stars: Ford Mustang's shock crash test result

David McCowen

Mercedes-Benz Aesthetic A sculpture previews its next generation styling.

Mercedes-Benz previews next generation styling

Greg Kable

2017 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid.

Driven: Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid

Toby Hagon

2017 Skoda Kodiaq Scout.

Scout ahead: Skoda's SUV gets off-road ready

The Drive Team

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF GT.

'Buy a Toyota 86 if you want power': MX-5 boss

David McCowen

Retro night: The Australian Open takes the years back on Sunday for what has been declared the biggest final in ...

GOAT-off: Nadal v Federer

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Brumbies captaincy contender Sam Carter.

Sam Carter wants to step up as Brumbies leader in 2017

Canberra tennis star Nick Kyrgios has a choice to make that could make him great.

Kyrgios can be world No.1 - if he gets a coach, says Gilbert

1 hr ago

Canberra cross country runner Emily Ryan finished second in an Australian selection race on Sunday.

Canberra nurse set for Uganda cross country world titles

Sport: Josh Armstrong, 16 of Nicholls in Canberra practicing his golf at Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club. 24th November 2015. ...

ACT junior wants title before school goes back

Serena Williams with the Australian Open trophy on Saturday night.

Williams the GOAT? She's in the discussion

Magic moment: Renshaw salutes the crowd.

Renshaw to get tips from Hayden on India

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25: Eddie Jones, Head Coach of England (R) and Dylan Hartley, Captain of England (L) pose ...

Jones' latest break with England team tradition