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Election-era street art in Lithuania purports to show the extent of the special relationship between Vladimir Putin and ...

Trump defends Putin, saying US also has killers

1 hr ago

Canberrans cool off at Big Splash Waterpark.

It should cool down a bit tonight, but there's even more heat to come

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Mohd Younas Karzi was harassed at work because of his Afghan background.

Forced to work in a cage 'for his own protection' from other staff

Hari Shotham says each machine turns over $1000 a week.

No staff, no tills, just profit for man who saw a slot in the market

The Melton teen was spotted travelling at high speed along Station Road, Melton West.

Melbourne teen caught taking disability scooter for joyride at 70km/h

1 hr ago

A family who fled violence in Salipara village in Myanmar, sit by a fire in the Balu Kali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's ...

He cried out for his mother. They slit his throat, says witness

'We will win,' Trump says of appeal against travel ban court ruling

Meet Mr Trunbull, the 'President of Australia'

Why women are winning the employment race

Abbott's warning to PM: don't break same-sex marriage promise

James Massola

Questions over cyber security, Immigration moves to airport

Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

Dear men. No, it's not OK to comment on my pre-teen daughter's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

Alec Baldwin's POTUS speaking with Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

SNL mocks Trump's phone call to Turnbull: 'Australia sucks'

6 mins ago

Tony Jones returns to screens on Q&A come Monday.

ABC launches experimental Q&A; Extra with Tracey Holmes

EXCLUSIVE

Big-wave surfer, Felicity Palmateer.

'Too many creeps out there': Pro-surfer goes to extreme lengths

Aaron Finch of Australia bats during game three of the One Day International series between New Zealand and Australia

Australia stumble in ODI run chase against New Zealand

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Trump beheading cover draws criticism

Beyonce

Pregnant pause: Beyonce just dropped a baby bump album

The simple outdoors trick to reset your sleep pattern

Australia lose ODI series in NZ, could lose No.1 ...

5:32PM

SNL mocks Trump's phone call to Turnbull: ...

5:28PM

Premium pay rises for health insurance bosses ...

5:19PM

A preliminary artist's impression of what the 15 Bowes Street development could look like.

Towers to bring urban renewal to Woden centre

Actor Russell Crowe seems to have inspired a great deal more moral support than Azealia Banks in the aftermath of the ...

Russell Crowe pulls his apartment off the market

Police said the recent spate of so-called "Spider-Man burglaries" could have been easily prevented.

Unit sales surge despite January dip in housing activity

Allhomes. Canberra. February 2, 2017. The Branx at 16 Lonsdale Street in Braddon.

Commercial tenancies snapped up at Braddon's newest developments

John Symond has decided to stay put despite an offer of more than $100m for his Point Piper home.

Aussie John pulls his $100 million mansion off the market

Violet Pipe, 3, enjoying a twirl at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands Open Day.

Canberrans brave heat to visit the Jerrabomberra Wetlands open day

'It feels as though protocol is more important than caring for patients'

Fluffy homeowners outraged Ainslie building to be cleaned

Jane Keogh at the Rally for asylum seekers at Parliament House.

Canberra protesters rally in support of asylum seekers

Googfest on Saturday night Sam, Danielle and Amelia Wardle of Queanbyean

Googfest draws largest ever crowd despite hot conditions

Lifeline bookfair Volunteer Janice Redpath. Photo Jay Cronan

Booklover's heaven: 500,000 books on sale at Lifeline Book Fair

Galahs were behind just under a third of all wildlife strikes with aircraft in Canberra between 2014 and 2015.

Flamin' galah! Bird's dubious flying achievement

A 27-year-old man has been seriously injured by the propeller on this boat.

WA man critical after boat propeller incident

WA

Aerial view of the site for Australian Habitat and Taronga Wildlife Retreat proposal.

Uproar over Taronga's $45 million resort plan

NSW

Up to 20 police officers flooded Brookside shopping centre on Saturday afternoon during the manhunt for the driver of a ...

Man faces charges after police swarm shopping centre

QLD

The boy on the street in Bankstown before his arrest.

Sydney teen tried to join IS on family holiday

EXCLUSIVE

Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz says the Turnbull government should stick with its plebiscite policy

Abetz urges Turnbull government to sack 4000 public servants

The crash comes only two months after the crash in December and is believed to be related to the original problem.

ATO website crashes again, related to previous faults

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

'Malcolm Turnbull made a clear election commitment', says former PM Tony Abbott.

'Don't break your promise': Abbott's warning to Turnbull

James Massola

Government looks to trim funding growth for 'over-funded' schools

Matthew Knott

White House lists the 'President of Australia' on call list

Lucy Cormack

Senator Jacqui Lambie posted this photo of herself with Glenn Kolomeitz.

Jacqui Lambie hits out over 'bullying' within RSL

David Wroe

Refugee Loghaman Sawari now faces criminal charges in Papua New Guinea.

'Vulnerable' refugee who fled PNG could face criminal charges

Michael Gordon

A model wears a 'Tuck Frump' shirt on the organisation's website.

Turnbull staffer suspended over 'Tuck Frump' Facebook post

US President Donald Trump has called a deal between Australia and the Obama administration "dumb".

Scramble to repair US-Australian alliance after Trump tweets

James Massola

A family who fled violence in Salipara village in Myanmar, sit by a fire in the Balu Kali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's ...

A boy cried out for his mother. They slit his throat, says witness

Lindsay Murdoch

Fatemeh Reshad.

Iranian baby on way to US for surgery but uncertainty remains

1 hr ago

Sex worker and rights activist Laura Lee in Belfast, Northern Ireland, last year.

Sex worker to challenge Northern Ireland prostitution law

1 hr ago

A broken poster depicting the leader of the ruling Social Democrat party Liviu Dragnea, which reads "In a democracy, ...

Romania reverses decision to weaken corruption law

25 mins ago

Publicly shaming Trump could have catastrophic results.

Turnbull's 'grey rock' move will work on narcissistic Trump

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Melbourne prison escapee Ronald Ryan being taken to police headquarters in Sydney after his recapture on January 5, ...

Fifty years son, we need to remain opposed to capital punishment

COMMENT
Bronwyn Bryceson

Mohd Younas Karzi was harassed at work because of his Afghan background.

'They destroyed my life': Worker accused of being a terrorist

Clive Palmer wanted to be prime minister but crashed and burned during his first term in Parliament.

Palmer ordered to open books for empire

Union are calling for tighter regulation and better enforcement of safe conditions for workers forced to work in hot ...

If you can't stand the heat, what if you can't get out of the kitchen?

Ai Group's Julie Toth said market mechanisms should be used to meet national commitments to substantially cut emissions.

Economists say action on climate is vital, or say nothing at all

Alibaba's Ma vows to use govt funds to grow small businesses

Economists believe commodity run is probably done

Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?

COMMENT

Mining industry not nearly as important as it likes us to think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Camping is as much about luxury as it is getting away.

Putting the glam in camping: How to go five star under the stars

Luxury

Kaiju Krush! Tropical Pale is a break away from traditional beers.

10 of the best new Aussie beers you need in your esky

Fine Drinks

Are you covered?

Is insurance in super pointless with a pre-existing condition?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Ensuring you are paid compulsory super can take a back seat to take-home pay and other entitlements.

Not everyone gets paid their compulsory super. But it's easily fixed

Daryl Dixon

Margherita Boemo of Sprint Gas in Campbellfield. Her business has been affected by Telstra outage.

Telstra outage stings small businesses for 'thousands'

Eight-year-old Alexandra Shaw in the factory behind Salvios Dancing Shoes, in Randwick, with Phil Salvio toiling in the ...

Lessons I learned from being small business editor

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Danny Green beats Anthony Mundine

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Turnbull suspends staffer over 'Tuck Frump' post

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Turnbull donated $1.75 million to Coalition campaign

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Yemen government workers without wages

2SM Sports commentator Reg Grundy, pictured in January 1953. SUN NEWS Picture by LAURIE SHEA Radio broadcasting hhollins ...

Rewind - When they were young

Stan - Billions

Binge every episode of Billions before the brand new season - 20th Feb

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The 8th film from Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight. Now streaming 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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Alec Baldwin's POTUS speaking with Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

SNL mocks Trump's phone call to Turnbull: 'Australia sucks'

Aja Styles
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Jamie Dornan, left, and Dakota Johnson arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Fifty Shades Darker.

Fifty Shades Darker promises more robust plot

Nick Murphy – the producer/singer/electronic soul artist formerly known as Chet Faker – sounded more rock 'n' roll than ...

Who stood out from the Laneway crowd, unexpectedly

Bernard Zuel

Phyre Hawkins as Mrs. Brown, Ryan Bondy as Elder Price and AJ Holmes as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon at ...

South Park creators' musical is an un-PC delight

Cameron Woodhead

Liam Neeson says working with Martin Scorsese can be "f---ing terrifying''.

Why Martin Scorsese terrified Liam Neeson

Stephanie Bunbury

<i>The Book of Mormon</i>'s stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries are spot on.

What it's like to see The Book of Mormon as a lapsed Mormon

Adrian Lowe

Last laugh: Steve Price is spilling the beans on his feud with John Laws.

Steve Price, John Laws and the day their feud turned ugly

Manu Feildel with fellow <i>My Kitchen Rules</i> judge Pete Evans.

MKR's Manu reveals his MasterChef devastation

Despite the fact Susannah Mason's auto-immune disease has returned and is threatening the kidney donated to her by her ...

The father who gave his daughter the gift of life - again

Labor MLAs Michael Pettersson and Bec Cody have won the election; now it's on to a whole new race.

In the running: Labor MLAs square off in half marathon

The Canberra community is rallying to build a dream princess playground for three-year-old Evatt girl Annabelle Potts ...

Canberra rallies to build Annabelle a princess playground

Big-wave surfer, Felicity Palmateer.

Why pro-surfer Felicity Palmateer has to hide her location

Amy Croffey

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, FEB 5/17 ISSUE. Justine Clarke photographed for Sunday Life by Hugh Stewart. 1 TIME USE, NO ...

Justine Clarke: My single mum taught me freedom and resilience

Sunday Life

Tracey Spicer.

Dear men, it's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

Broad City

Twitter shows Trump how to #dresslikeawoman

Mary Ward

Actress Lola Kirke received death threats after showing off her armpit hair at the Golden Globes last month.

Why women are growing back their body hair this February

Jenna Clarke

FLORENCE, ITALY - JANUARY 11: German fashion blogger and model Alexandra Lapp is wearing retro vibe Gucci printed cotton ...

Can a T-shirt ever be worth $600?

Melissa Singer

Lara Worthington (nee Bingle) at the David Jones autumn winter 2017 collections launch in Sydney.

Lara Worthington on life with two boys under two: 'It keeps us busy'

Amy Croffey

Beyonce shows off her baby bump in an Instagram post announcing her pregnancy.

All hail the queen of keeping a secret

Elahe Izadi

Celebrate the little wins.

8 ways training for a triathlon made me a better dater

Alicia M. Cohn

A little light can help you to sleep deeper.

How nature can help us sleep better

Sarah Berry

Five minutes to a better day.

A morning routine to set you up for a super productive day

Susie Moore

Korean spice-rubbed chicken.

54 chicken fillet recipes that actually taste amazing

Adam Liaw's vegetarian spring pasta: Spaghetti with zucchini and spinach.

The Eat-More-Veggies weekly meal planner

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried mussels with black beans, chilli and native herbs.

The easiest recipe to make when you want to impress people

Kirsten Bell didn't pump for 24 hours in preparation for her role as a "trashy ex trophy wife".

Why Kirsten Bell skipped pumping for a day

Kids' party planning can be stressful - and expensive. Would this mum's solution help?

Should parents be 'fined' if their child is a party no-show?

Melissa Radke's signs of "mum guilt" have been viewed over half a million times.

Mum's confessions will make you feel better about your failures

CommSec estimates that car prices are at their most affordable since 1987, while women's clothing is the cheapest in 27 ...

Traveller letters: Rental company's tyre claims complete nonsense

Huangguoshu Waterfalls in the Guizhou province, China.

Six incredible places in China you've never heard of

Brian Johnston

Overwater villas at Lux South Ari Atoll.

Truly awesome: Every luxury holiday should be like this

Luke Slattery

Evan Spiegel, left, chief executive of Snap, and Bobby Murphy, senior vice president of engineering, each own 227 ...

Who are the new Snapchat billionaires?

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is distancing himself from the Trump administration.

Uber CEO quits Trump advisory group

The Oculus Rift has put Facebook at the forefront of the virtual reality boom.

Oculus lift: Facebook loses $653 million VR verdict

Here's how the future of Australia's 4G will go

Kotaku

MasterCard Identity Check will let Australians shop with a smile.

MasterCard 'Selfie Pay' coming to Australia

COMMENT

2017 Audi Q2 Launch Edition.

New Audi Q2 prices revealed

Drive Staff

The Mazda3 was the top-selling car in January.

Strong start to 2017 new car sales

Stephen Ottley

Leena Gade.

Bentley's 'First Lady of Le Mans'

David McCowen

2017 Holden Trax.

New Holden Trax prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sold out

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition.

New VW Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition

Dom Tripolone

Soaring: Waqa Blake touches down for a try.

Stupid Sunday: Auckland Nines

Live

Australia and New Zealand warmup ahead of the third ODI.

Live cricket: New Zealand v Australia, third ODI

Live

Hat-trick: Teen sensation Tim Anstee set up a big win for Australia over Scotland.

Australia chase maiden Sydney Sevens title

Live

Melbourne skipper Daisy Pearce.

Live AFLW: Demons v Lions

47 mins ago

Canberra Raiders recruit Brent Naden says the Auckland Nines is a valuable experience for young players.

Naden hoping for Nines NRL life as Raiders bow out in group stage

1 hr ago

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 15: Patrick Tuipulotu of the Blues is tackled by Paddy Ryan of the Waratahs during the ...

All Black's career in limbo after test for a banned substance

Big improver: Brumbies scrumhalf Tomas Cubelli is tackled by Nick Phipps of the Waratahs.

Brumbies suffer another injury blow in last trial

Young gun Nick Cotric made an impressive start at the Auckland Nines.

Raiders face an early Nines 'final' against the Roosters