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Former Liberal Party Senator Cory Bernardi has joined Pauline Hanson on the Senate crossbench

Alliances crumble as right wing goes to war

Matthew Knott

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr: Still on track to surplus in 2018-19, but now only $5 million.

Convention centre abandoned as ACT budget surplus shrinks

Kirsten Lawson

Generics of St Catherine's Waveley

The most contentious issue in Australia will be no surprise to parents

Conal Hanna, Inga Ting

No guarantees on tax time: Australian Taxation Office chief information officer Ramez Katf.

No happy returns: Tax time in danger from ATO's tech wreck

Noel Towell

adrian gard for all blacks bugging story

Bugging affair: All Blacks coach stunned as consultant charged

Tom Decent

Mohammad Hussain, who is is challenging the outcome of the ACT election in the Supreme Court, and wife Bazlun Bilkis, ...

Big hurdles in court challenge to validity of ACT election

Kirsten Lawson

ACT hospital at the cutting edge with new $3.5 million robot

Clare Sibthorpe

End of a great bromance: Why Cory dumped Tony

Jacqueline Maley

The ACT school zones where house prices are booming

Ex-Marist paedophile avoids jail time for Canberra assaults

Megan Gorrey

Dear Amber... Seven exec's love letters posted on Twitter

Lucy Battersby

Jordan King (left) helped Alvin Zhao (right) track down his parents after he became lost five kilometres from home.

Praise for 'big brother' who guided lost boy home

Steven Trask

Fake: The kisses exchanged didn't really mean much to Lauren who ran out on Andrew on Married At First Sight.

Runaway bride Lauren says it wasn't looks that made her run

Melania will not be based in Washington, at least for the first few months.

Melania isn't playing by the rules - it's a long-overdue shake-up

COMMENT

Putting on a show: Amy and Tyson top score in the whole MKR competition.

MKR highest score smashed in one night by 'villains'

Scabies

'People tear their skin off': the itch Australia must scratch

COMMENT

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Super Bowl bet wins fan a date with Eugenie Bouchard

Old mattress

When to replace your mattress, towels, perfume & other stuff

Hubble star

Hubble captures the stunning death of a star just like ours

Contagious virus resurfaces 'attacking ...

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White House list of terror attacks is littered ...

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Bruce Springsteen live in Sydney: a trust ...

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A fast train could one day link the Pilbara, Perth and Pemberton.

ACT could join high speed rail funding drive

Fury as ACT government releases more taxi plates into the market

Man accused of setting fire to partner's house while she slept inside

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The Canberra school zones where house prices have skyrocketed

New Canberrans will never see the city the way those born here do, including the regular childhood memory of the giant ...

Things you'd only know if you grew up in Canberra

Dr Hodo Haxhimolla (no hat) has performed surgery using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. His first patient was Jim ...

Canberra hospital at cutting edge with new $3.5 million robot

12 year old Hamish Hughes has had 14 lifesaving operations due to his Cystic Fibrosis.

'Bittersweet': cystic fibrosis drug added to PBS - but only one

SMH News; Story: Sydney set for a day of wind and rain, as the weather takes a turn. Photo by, Peter Rae Thursday 29 ...

Sydney unit block threatens to fall after wild storms

NSW

Lacey and Brenton Bradford pictured with their four children.

Girl, 5, hailed for bravery after car crash

QLD

The missing ring from the severed finger...

Man severs finger on razor wire, loses wedding ring

WA

Firefighters survey the scene at a house fire at 3 Ranken Loop, Belconnen.

Man 'set fire to partner's house while she slept'

No guarantees on tax time: Australian Taxation Office chief information officer Ramez Katf.

Tax time in danger from ATO's tech wreck

We can improve our emotional intelligence through training.

'Too emotionally dumb to be promoted'

The power of empathy ... and emotion: former British prime minister Tony Blair and US president Donald Trump.

What public servants need more than ever: empathy and integrity

Mr Abbott during the joint party meeting in Canberra on Tuesday.

Alliances and friendships shattered as right wing politics fractures

Matthew Knott

'Both sides will lose' if China fights with US', warns top diplomat

David Wroe

High-speed rail and a Hyperloop: MP's crusade for cheaper housing

Michael Koziol

Centrelink's processing times for age and disability support pensions have ballooned after job cuts, amid wider ...

Senate move could lift the lid on Centrelink debt letter debacle

Tony Abbott

The bromance is over: Why did Cory turn on Tony?

Jacqueline Maley

Senator Cory Bernardi addresses the media after delivering a statement in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, on ...

Courageous or crazy? Political defections that ended in tears

It's conservative members of the rank and file in his own party, where Turnbull has been, up to now, the least persuasive.

PM takes the axe to the most notorious political perk of all

Samar, 8, an asylum seeker from Sudan at the protest outside the UNHCR in Jakarta on Monday.

'I like Australia': Refugees beg UNHCR to decide their fate

Jessie Chiang

A settler reacts as police evict the last settlers from the West Bank outpost of Amona on Thursday.

Israel passes law to seize private Palestinian land

Footage from the attack.

Fresh video of suicide boat ramming Saudi frigate

Pro-government supporters hold up the national Syrian flag and pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo ...

Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison: Amnesty

Bill Shorten is engaged in tit-for-tat politics no matter how he tries to spin it.

Labor's sneaky strategy has to go, Shorten

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Ross Gittins
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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Senator Cory Bernardi in the Sentate on Tuesday.

Hypocritical Bernardi must quit the Senate

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Only 8 per cent of millennials in Australia believe they will be better off than their parents.

Australia no longer the 'lucky country' for millennials

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Macquarie millionaire's factory insists it is now the green machine

Colin Kruger, CBD
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Centrelink will be watching every dollar.

Centrelink keeping track of monthly investment performance

The Strand arcade in Bourke and Elizabeth Streets Melbourne owned by ISPT.

Rag & Bone latest international retailer to land in Australia

Poor workplace investigations can leave path of destruction

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Giri Sivaraman

Veda freezes business' credit due to typo

Will Snapchat last, or will it fade before our eyes?

COMMENT
James Titcomb

Senate committee tells Aus Post it can't keep CEO's salary a secret

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The Canberra school zones where house prices have skyrocketed

An artist's impression of an 11-unit development planned for Stockdale Street in Dickson.

The other pocket of Dickson undergoing a transformation

Your bedroom should be a completely tranquil space.

Bedroom design tips that can help combat anxiety

Just one of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast a cut at the board's June meeting, with most predicting the ...

Rates on hold as housing markets remain strong

Got noisy neighbours? We've got tips to help bring peace and quiet to your apartment.

Noisy neighbours? This is how to sound-proof your apartment

Angry puppy.

Expensive, noisy, messy: Why getting a dog was a big mistake

Self

Longines' Flagship Heritage timepiece, 60th Anniversary edition, 1957-2017.

Four of the hottest new timepieces to watch this year

Watches

Experts warn areas such as Melbourne's Docklands are "fraught with danger" for investors.

Property price boom masks risks for investors as yields plummet

John Collett

Centrelink's robo debt recovery scheme has been controversial because of high error rates.

Centrelink overload sees families unable to access payments

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner, found Veda had breached KB's privacy.

Veda freezes business' credit due to typo

Business etiquette is a minefield.

What not to put in a voicemail message

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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

Illustration: Alan Moir

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 8

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Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. Only on Stan.

Stan - Jurassic

65 million years in the making, the Jurassic Park trilogy will never get old.

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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Fake: The kisses exchanged didn't really mean much to Lauren who ran out on Andrew on Married At First Sight.

Runaway bride Lauren says it wasn't looks that made her run

Aja Styles

Putting on a show: Amy and Tyson top score in the whole MKR competition.

MKR highest score smashed in one night by 'villains'

Christine Sams

John Jarratt will reprise the role of Mick Taylor for the second season of <I>Wolf Creek</I>.

Stan to roll out offline viewing, Wolf Creek given second season

Broede Carmody

Golden boy: Shane Warne at the announcement of his <i>Warney Uncut</i> national tour.

Warney show promises 'nothing but the truth' about personal life

Karl Quinn

George RR Martin has said <i>Game of Thrones</i> fans will love his new short story.

Is Daenerys' origin story on the cards for a GoT prequel?

Broede Carmody

'A living hell': You can hear Andrew Bolt and Miranda Devine from 8pm on 3AW.

'For Christ's sake, Miranda': Bolt threatens to hang up on Devine

Ebony Bowden

George Michael on stage in 2012.

George Michael's body still hasn't been returned to his family

Broede Carmody

Tom Arnold on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here Australia season 3, 2017.

Donald Trump a 'sexist, racist phoney' says Tom Arnold

Karl Quinn

New Canberrans will never see the city the way those born here do, including the regular childhood memory of Telstra ...

Things you'd only know if you grew up in Canberra

Hannah Gason, <i>Harvest</i> in <i>Refraction</i> at Beaver Galleries

Glass review: Refraction at Beaver Galleries is a whisper chain

Renee Osterloh, operations manager of the National Zoo and Aquarium, with Phoebe, a Fijian crested iguana. Pheobe's ...

This job's a real keeper

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, left, speaks as Hillary Clinton ...

Anti-establishment pin up Bernie Sanders inspires luxury fashion collection

Jenna Clarke

Nora Ephron once wrote,"There's not a damn thing you can do about a neck."

This is how you can stop feeling bad about your neck

Natalie Reilly

By the time she died, I had my own family, but still the grief came for me every day.

I am still not ready to be eldest sister, and never will be

Jenna Price

Kylie Minogue has successfully blocked Kylie Jenner from trademarking the name "Kylie".

Battle of the Kylies: Minogue beats Jenner

Amy Croffey

Attempts to phone Centrelink would end up with me on hold and no further advanced in the phone queue by the end of my ...

How Centrelink has terrorised me over an ex-partner's debt

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Actress Jamie Lynn Spears with her daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge, and mother Lynne Spears.

Britney Spears’s niece seriously injured: reports

Nicole Economos

Demonstrators hold signs while marching towards Trump Tower during the Women's March in New York, U.S., on Saturday, ...

Women's March organises second day of action

Mary Ward

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Actress Emma Stone attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The ...

The best looks from the 2017 Oscar Nominee Luncheon

Health is not one-size fits all but personalised health is not quite here.

The problem with personalised nutrition and health

Sarah Berry

Good dancing is expressing what's on the inside.

Why everyone can learn to dance well

Sarah Berry

Performance doesn't have to decrease with age.

An athlete's age not the most important for performance

Ginny McReynolds

GOOD FOOD: Sydney Fish Markets. Chef Brent Savage tours the fish market showing us how to pick fresh seafood. Spanner ...

How to buy the freshest seafood at the market

'Pretty much nothing in it': Chocolate cloud cake from Anthia Koullouros.

19 smart sweet swaps to crush sugar cravings

Pete Evans' paleo spaghetti with prawns, pesto & pistachios

Paleo spaghetti with prawns, pesto and pistachios

Pete Evans

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One mum's plea to dads: 'Take the goddamn photo'

Facebook: Melinda Tankard Reist

Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

Movie time

What I said when my daughter asked me about my sex life

These airport terminals are set to beautify any commute.

Hope for a delay: The world's most beautiful airports

Sinead Pearson

Star Ferry, Hong Kong Harbour, at night.

Ten of the world's greatest travel experiences for $10 or less

Angie Kelly

Travelling in the US will be the same as it ever was.

Why you should still visit the US despite President Trump

Ben Groundwater

An artist's rendition of how Uber sees the future of on-demand urban air transportation, from last year.

Uber eyes flying cars, hires NASA veteran

The FTC says the Vizio case shows how a television or other appliance might be telling companies more than their owners ...

Vizio TVs apparently spied on their owners

A robot fills orders inside an Amazon fulfilment centre in the US.

Amazon ponders robot-run supermarket with staff of 3

Daniel John Sobieski, a retiree in Chicago is credited with an increase in the pro-Trump social media presence.

The 'cyborg' Twitter drive of conservatives

The Primo app scans a QR code.

This app lets you skip the shopping queue

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Core Plus.

Updated VW Amarok revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mercedes-AMg Gt R sets bathurst lap record.

The fastest car around Bathurst is ...?

Andrew MacLean

The BMW M4 GTS has arrived in Australia.

Driven: BMW's hardcore M4

Stephen Ottley

2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon.

New Commodore wagon revealed

Drive Staff

2018 Subaru Liberty.

2018 Subaru Liberty revealed

Drive Staff

18MY Jaguar F-TYPE, 400S. 2017 Jaguar F-Type.

Thieves steal $4.9m worth of engines

Dom Tripolone

Raiders player Junior Paulo.

Raiders' Junior Paulo dropped from opening round after road rage charge

Ufuk Talay.

Ufuk Talay calls for more A-League in Canberra

Brent Hamlin training for the Brumbies.

Scrumhalf starts duties as Wallabies star considers Canberra move

Alice Coddington during round 16 Canberra Capitals v Sydney Flames at Southern Cross Stadium. Photo Jay Cronan

Capitals to wait until Thursday to decide on possible WNBL time change

Basketball ACT boss Maxwell Gratton

Basketball ACT boss wants to connect with sport's heroes

New Brumbies chief executive Michael Thomson.

Brumbies hope back-room stability offsets financial deficit

Steve O'Keefe (centre) is confident Australia can do well in India.

Australia can inflict 'damage' on India: O'Keefe

Wells is working his way into the shape Nathan Buckley expects.

Gun Magpies recruit Wells set to ramp up game time