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Amber Harrison

'We got Mercedes': Harrison lobs fresh bomb at Seven

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

President Donald Trump has been quick to defend his daughter Ivanka.

Trump tweet attack on department store backfires

ANALYSIS

Senator Ian Macdonald listens to response from Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson SC during a public hearing before the ...

'We don't get well paid': MP furious after axing of notorious Gold Pass

Butterfly cakes at the Yarralumla Bakery. Just one of the freshly-made treats that attract customers to the business of ...

Yarralumla Bakery closes after 33 years due to 'unrealistic' rent

Megan Doherty

court

Canberra man put tracking device, mic in partner's car

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has impressed some Liberals by showing some mongrel and silenced others with his Bill ...

Turnbull has achieved two important things with attack on Shorten

ANALYSIS

The Facebook friend request that almost aborted a murder trial

28 mins ago

Centrelink launches bid to stop "robo-debt" public servant strike

Noel Towell
1 hr ago

'This university has to change': ANU reveals major strategic overhaul

Trump's own nominee hits out at his 'abhorrent' comments

Barnaby's Armidale APS move to feel the committee blow-torch

There will be a severe fire danger on Friday.

Total fire ban, events cancelled as extreme heat takes hold in ACT

1 hr ago

Coles has been working hard to crack down on self-service checkout theft.

Brace yourselves for new rules at self-serve supermarket checkouts

Brent Hamlin playing for Royals.

Brumbies pluck teacher out of classroom for Super Rugby chance

ACTEW AGL?chopper flight over Canberra?checks for overgrown or fallen ?trees near powerlines etc using technolog that ...

Noticed a helicopter over your roof? It's keeping the lights on

Mount Ainslie in the ACT.

National park proposed for popular Canberra recreation areas

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Snake swallows tennis ball

Worry

When worrying about your health becomes more than a worry

An artist's impression depicts a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc.

Enormous black hole chews star for a decade

Thurston dreams of Aboriginal stars taking on the ...

8:55PM

Melbourne City puts a brave face on losing seven ...

8:53PM

AFLPA privacy fears over TV GPS plan

8:45PM

ACT police have released CCTV footage of a man wanted in relation to an assault at Mooseheads nightclub in Civic at ...

ACT police seek witnesses to assault at Mooseheads nightclub

Meet the new head of the tumultuous ANU School of Music

19 mins ago

Tired of pay parking? ACT introduces park and pedal scheme

Grant Heino's Telstra Tower tattoo.

Love Canberra? Bet you don't have a tattoo to prove it

Construction workers reading blueprints.

Subcontractors 'panic' as ACT building firm enters administration

There are plans of turning Kingston (near The old Bus Depot markets) into the Kingston Arts Precinct. photo: Jamila Toderas

Geocon-led group wins tender to develop Kingston Arts Precinct

Mount Majura Vinyard viticulturist Leo Quirk observes how the weather has affected this season's grape harvest.

Not the wine ... Scorching summer could hurt Canberra vintage

A tennis ball has been squeezed out of a carpet python's stomach.

Snake swallows tennis ball, nurse massages ball out

QLD

Only the top of Daniel Miller's head was visible above the murky water.

Man's 'legendary' effort after being trapped in dam

NSW

The Dockers and the Eagles will play at Burswood Stadium in 2018.

As if Dockers and Eagles won't play at Perth Stadium

COMMENT

Brother John Kostka Chute leaves the ACT Magistrates Court after his committal last August.

Fresh abuse claims emerge against ex-Marist Brother

33 mins ago

University of NSW workplace academic Sue Williamson.

'You're a good girl': macho workplaces holding women back

The $5.6 million dollar man: Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour.

Australia Post loses bid to keep chief's salary a secret

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

Tax time in danger from ATO's tech wreck

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is raising questions about Bill Shorten's integrity and character.

Turnbull government sharpens attack on Labor's clean energy

Mark Kenny
47 mins ago

'Politicians aren't well paid': MP's hot anger at Gold Pass cut

Adam Gartrell

Australia to allow UN inspection of prisons, detention centres

Daniel Flitton
38 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has impressed some Liberals by showing some mongrel and silenced others with his Bill ...

'Angry Malcolm' channels Howard to impress Liberal tribes

ANALYSIS

During the 25-minute telephone call, which was supposed to last for an hour, President Trump fumed over what he termed a ...

UN alarmed at reports of forced deportations of asylum seekers

Senator Ian Macdonald during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 10 November 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

Gold Pass defender lacks the wit to realise he's an embarrassment

COMMENT
42 mins ago

Incoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar.

June Oscar named new Social Justice Commissioner

President Donald Trump has been quick to defend his daughter Ivanka.

Trump tweet attack on department store backfires

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a chicken farm in hit by an Israeli air strike on Shujaya, Gaza.

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza-Egypt border

Pope Francis celebrates a mass for nuns and priests in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis issues stinging rebuke of Myanmar

Lindsay Murdoch

Two Lego men decorate the top of Paul McCarthy and Trent Kandler's wedding cake. The Australian couple was flown to ...

Records wiped for convicted gay NZ men

Senator Ian Macdonald.

Gold Pass defender lacks the wit to realise he's an embarrassment

COMMENT
Amy Remeikis
42 mins ago

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Software and systems are taking over many traditional jobs.

We may never again have enough jobs

COMMENT
John Hewson

Amber Harrison

Amber Harrison lobs fresh grenade at Seven

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

Liquidators say a number of transactions benefited other companies owned by Clive Palmer, but were of no benefit, and ...

Palmer's nephew, wife did deal days before company failed: court

Monica Wulff, chief executive of Startup Muster, says it's a big risk to leave a stable income.

Forget the hoodies, meet the new start-ups

Cara Waters

Oprah Winfrey in October last year. She bought Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II for $US87.9 million in 2006. Since ...

Oprah makes $81m selling art to Chinese buyer

Katya Kazakina

Former Westpac banker given three-year prison sentence

Clancy Yeates

AGL energises ASX in late push higher

Myriam Robin and Jessica Sier

Australian retail on Harrods' shopping list

Catie Low

Union fined for blockade at $1.6b project

Nick Toscano

Allhomes. Canberra. News. February 8, 2017. Mt Majura Estate in Watson will include standalone houses and townhouses.?

Watson motel to make way for houses as part of new estate

The Land Development Agency's map of Gungahlin suburb Taylor.

Ballot registration opens for first blocks in Gungahlin suburb Taylor

The Leixoes Cruise Terminal in Matosinhos, Portugal, designed by Luiis Pedro Silva Arquitecto, won the Public Building ...

The votes are in: These are the world's best buildings

A squeegee in the shower isn't always enough.

So fresh and so clean: a guide to deep cleaning your bathroom

One of the unconventional beds in a room at the Little National Hotel, Canberra.

Photo: supplied

Canberra hotels among finalists for national property awards

The Master Chronograph is the largest of a trio of new releases from Jaeger-LeCoultre.

This (reasonably) affordable luxury watch is a modern master

Watches

What do you need on your drinks trolley?

The one key trick to building the ultimate home bar

Fine Drinks

Heed the warning signs to stay out of strife.

Warning signs you're in financial strife

Denise Cullen

Not-for-profits and DIY super funds are neck and neck over 10 years.

DIY super funds versus the pros – the surprising verdict is in

John Collett

Monica Wulff, chief executive of Startup Muster, says it's a big risk to leave a stable income.

Forget the hoodies, meet the new start-ups

Cara Waters

David Thodey, chairman of Jobs for NSW, says job opportunities could accelerate if more start-ups and SMEs were ready to ...

Being 'Born Global' could mean thousands of new jobs for NSW

Catherine Armitage

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Trump daughter Ivanka's brand dropped

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'She persisted': Senate fight sparks rallying cry

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David Taylor: 'I was scared for my life'

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Rio Tinto confident amid iron ore boom

Project Hound: 'Millie the greyhound and Nora'

The greyhounds given a second chance

Stan - Underground

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

Stan - Imposters

Liar. Lover. Con artist - Imposters, new series premiering exclusively on Stan

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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John Pilger in The Coming War on China

The US is leading us to nuclear war, says John Pilger doco

Karl Quinn

Dakota Johnson is the star, but Jamie Dornan is miscast in <i>Fifty Shades Darker</i>.

Sleek sequel improves on Fifty Shades of Grey, thankfully

Jake Wilson

Lena Dunham says there's never been a more important time to protest.

Protesting has never mattered more says Girls' Lena Dunham

Michael Idato

David Birnie leaves the Supreme Court in Perth after being sentenced.

More victims of Australia's worst serial killer couple revealed

Marika Dobbin Thomas

Clayne Crawford, left, and Damon Wayans Sr., cast members in the FOX series "Lethal Weapon," pose together for a ...

Lethal weapon review: TV's diluted remake of the original film

Ben Pobjie

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in <i>Dirty Dancing</i> (1987).

Keep Baby out of the corner - Patrick Swayze’s leather jacket up for grabs

Broede Carmody

The Star Wars parody will be filmed in the second half of 2017.

Scary Movie creators plan to release 'fearless' Star Wars parody

Broede Carmody

Ryan Adams returning to play on the east coast in May.

Ryan Adams announces first Australian arena tour

Bernard Zuel

Grant Heino's Telstra Tower tattoo.

Love Canberra? Bet you don't have a Telstra Tower tattoo

The Yarralumla Bakery's manager Scott Gorham says rent increases means the business is no longer viable.

Yarralumla Bakery to close after 33 years

Canberra's first Park and Pedal site launched. Pedal Power ACT's John Armstrong, Bec Cody MLA and Heart Foundation ACT's ...

Tired of pay parking? ACT introduces first park and pedal scheme

There's an assumption parents will want at least a child of each gender, so why the scorn for those who feel disappointed?

Don't judge parents who feel 'gender disappointment,' offer sympathy

COMMENT
Jacinta Tynan
4 mins ago

Girls are discouraged from sport by a culture of perfectionism, and the assumption they will fail.

How to stop girls saying they 'don't like sport'

COMMENT
Jessica Bellamy

"The reason why I think people should utilise social media when they're ready is that breakups can be lonely and isolating."

Do you owe social media an explanation after a breakup?

Patrick Lenton

The psychological trauma of female genital mutilation haunts many victims way beyond childhood and impacts their adult ...

The issue most paediatricians don't understand, but should

Elizabeth Elliott and Yvonne Zurynski

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston spent two weeks together in Australia during their three-month romance.

Hiddleston reveals why he wore that Taylor Swift shirt

Mary Ward

"One from the vault," Juanita Phillips captioned this throwback on Twitter. "@TraceySpicer I love your briefcase almost ...

This picture of Tracey Spicer and Juanita Phillips is everything

Retro fun

Ava Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon arrive at the premiere of HBO's "Big Little Lies" at TCL Chinese Theatre on February ...

Reese Witherspoon's daughter: human being or well placed mirror?

Elizabeth Warren.

How #ShePersisted became a new feminist motto

Josephine Tovey

Not feeling well? It's probably not as bad as you think.

Does fear of bad news stop you from seeing the doctor?

Evelyn Lewin

The future of birth control is looking up for men.

New male birth control shows promise

Sarah Berry

Forget me not with good food.

Mental decline associated with ageing can be reversed by diet

Rachel Kelly

The three confectionery contenders.

The winner of the next Allen's lolly combo is...

Tuna, nori and avocado poke bowls.

How to make poke at home: Adam Liaw's tuna and avocado rice bowls

Canned butter, from Red Feather.

Tinned butter you don't need to keep in the fridge

CCTV footage recorded the event.

'A criminal act': mum slams daycare worker who breastfed her son

Kids' parties can be extravagant these days.

Mum's shock at being told to buy 'replacement gift' for birthday boy

Movie time

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

No time for a break: Japan has more than 300 flavours of Kit Kat.

Japan has 300 Kit Kat flavours, and one Aussie wants to try them all

Sinead Pearson

Qatar Airways Boeing 777

17-hour haul: Airline takes off on new world's longest flight route

Here's one of our top picks for 2017. Listen in to find out where.

Podcast: The top destinations to put on your list for 2017

Ben Groundwater

Jet Set Willy is a modern adaptation of a classic computer game from 1984.

After testing thousands of apps, these endured

Social media users posted pictures of the factory fire online.

Samsung factory fire due to faulty batteries

Greg Miller

RTX and the power of small, passionate audiences

Facebook will begin disapproving ads that violate new policies.

Facebook cracks down on ads that discriminate

Drone-mounted cameras make it easier to capture images in difficult locations, like this ibis colony.

Why photographers need to buy a drone

The Ferrari experience descended on Mount Panorama during he Bathurst 12 Hour.

Driving a Ferrari around Bathurst

Lucas Kennedy

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider.

Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider comparison review

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes has teased the AMG G65 4x4 Landaulet ahead of the 2017 Geneva motor show.

AMG tease new convertible 4WD

Greg Kable

Tickford has added tyre and wheel upgrades to its personalisation packages.

Bigger wheels, more grip for Mustang

Dom Tripolone

Jozef Kaban spearheaded the design of the new Skoda Kodiaq.

BMW steals Skoda's design boss

Greg Kable

2017 Toyota Yaris.

New Toyota Yaris revealed

Drive Staff

The Raiders leadership group told Dave Taylor "you either join us or we'll see you later".

Raiders leadership group helps Coal Train start on right track

Canberra Raiders' Jordan Turner trains in the build-up to the 2017 NRL All Stars match.

Turner looks to launch NRL career with All Star performance

49 mins ago

Brent Hamlin training for the Brumbies.

Larkham gets flyhalf seat in No.9's audition at Brisbane 10s

Everything was going smoothly at two sets up, when Nick Kyrgios inexplicably derailed.

Kyrgios good enough without coach, says elite mentor

1 hr ago

Brumbies chairman Robert Kennedy.

Brumbies revamp board and aim to avoid axe

Indigenous Allstars camp at Manly Q Station. February 4th 2017. Photo by Robb Cox ? NRL Photos indigenous all stars camp ...

Every time we get knocked down we get up

Canberra Capitals' coach Paul Goriss is confident his side can tough out the scorching temperatures on Sunday and secure ...

Capitals push to break finals drought heats up

Canberra Cavalry pitcher Steve Kent is looking forward to the WBC atmosphere in Japan.

Kent will always have a Classic career