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Elizabeth Oliver is a Sydney GP.

What I do for the $37.05 that no one wants to pay

COMMENT

Human Services Minister Alan Tudge.

'Three-year public service dispute all the union's fault': Minister

Noel Towell
1 hr ago

US President Donald Trump.

'Pathological liar': Concerns about Trump's mental health

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House in Canberra, on Tuesday 7 February 2017. fedpol ...

Shorten introduces private members' bill on political donations

Live

NRL player Semi Radradra arrives at Parramatta court.

League star punched partner two weeks after birth, court told

Melanie Kembrey
19 mins ago

The Sir Ivan bushfire, near Dunedoo, on Sunday.

Man 'lit bushfires with young children in the car', police allege

Dan Proudman
8 mins ago

Robert Xie given five life sentences for Lin family murders

BREAKING
Louise Hall
14 mins ago

'All about the money': Domino's franchisee caught red-handed

PM ignored advice on cause of state-wide blackouts

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

Alan Jones reveals his 'unbelievable pain' as he readies for return

Small town 'all but wiped out' as bushfires ravage NSW

What did Coles expect? While they may claim that self-serve checkouts are more convenient for customers, the real point ...

The self-serve checkout experiment has failed. This is proof

COMMENT

Billy Slater and Greg Inglis at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra before the 2013 Anzac Test. Both could return ...

Canberra to host rugby league's final Anzac Test

58 mins ago

Adele: an early red carpet highlight.

The frocks and shocks from the Grammys red carpet

Live
18 mins ago

"We tried...." Nude sunbathing at Kambah rock Pools- reporter Karen Hardy. Photo by Karleen Minney.

We tried: swimming naked at Kambah Pool

Josh Lawson in Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story

Ridiculous hair isn't only thing wrong with Hoges

COMMENT
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Preferences for Pauline angers Barnaby Joyce

This girl took the most boss selfie with Bruce Springsteen

This girl took the most boss selfie with Bruce Springsteen

Light and noise affect our sleep

Your brain actually shrinks while you sleep to help you

Feminist and unionist fought for rights of ...

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Esports: all the latest action form LoL's Aussie ...

12:31PM

Movenpick adds ice cream sandwiches to the menu

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Tom Janioski of Rem ACT uses Airtasker to pick up transport work for people to supplement his removalist business.

Airtasker's rapid growth in the ACT raises work safety concerns

These dogs look after 5000 chickens, and do it superbly

Family's heartfelt plea to help their sweetheart on Valentine's Day

The Color Run at Stage 88 in Canberra.

Pressure on 'Color Run' to impress in busy market

Wildlife and Fire fighting volunteers worked to keep the bats cool during Friday and Saturday's above 40 degree conditions

It got so hot, firies hosed down the bats in Commonwealth Park

Paraplegic Paul Jenkins learning to walk with bionic legs with exercise physiologist Jim Barrett

Paul's $80,000 quest to walk on stage to graduate

A Google street view image of Matson Street.

Police seek witnesses after man and woman shot in Gordon

Robert Xie is escorted to a prison truck after being found guilty of the murder of the Lin family.

Five murders: Mass killer to die in jail

BREAKING
14 mins ago

The Sir Ivan bushfire, near Dunedoo, on Sunday.

Man 'lit bushfires with young children in the car'

8 mins ago

Chicken farmer Bruce Gibbs with one of his eight Maremma dogs.

These dogs look after 5000 chooks, and do it superbly

Taylor Street bridge in the East Northam on February 11 after flooding reached its peak.

Deadly floods: As NSW burns, WA is under water

WA

Rural Australia wants you! Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Bush towns urged to take their pick of Canberra departments

Centrelink public servants have agreed to call off their planned strike action.

Centrelink strikes called off as management, union agree to talks

More scrutiny: Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Barnaby's Armidale move to feel committee blow-torch

Prime Minister Tony Abbott Agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce and Industry minister Ian Macfarlane announced new country ...

Nationals, Liberals divided over preference deal with One Nation

Fergus Hunter

PM and ministers told wind not to blame for SA blackout

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Liberals defend putting One Nation ahead of the Nationals

Adam Gartrell

Senator Pauline Hanson addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 23 ...

Fallout from Liberals' decision to preference Hanson hits Canberra

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Treasurer Scott Morrison with a lump of coal during question time on Thursday.

Strange bedfellows urge politicians to ditch 'partisan antics' on energy

LNP MP George Christensen has previously signalled he would support a banking royal commission.

Push for banks probe set to test Nats-Labor resolve

EXCLUSIVE

Cory Bernardi

'Own goal': Bernardi's half-hearted criticism of Cameron's comment

A man watches a TV news program on North Korea's missile launches at Seoul Railway Station, South Korea.

North Korea says test of new nuclear-capable missile a success

45 mins ago

Stephen Miller, senior policy advisor for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump

White House official attacks courts after immigration setback

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull could address US Congress

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders says President Donald Trump is a liar.

Bernie Sanders calls Donald Trump a 'pathological liar'

By reducing the journey between Sydney and Canberra to 40 minutes, high-speed rail would make it attractive for ...

Canberra and the bush need fast rail and Net

COMMENT
Anthony Albanese

Bernardi has completely missed Menzies' great insight and achievement in uniting the right-of-centre forces.

Cory Bernardi's future doesn't look so bright

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Energetic performance: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull let off some steam in Canberra.

Power politics don't get hotter than this

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 06: Agent and auctioneer Huss Saad of Village Real Estate is seen in action during the ...

Property investor blow: Bank to ignore negative gearing breaks

Clancy Yeates

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Markets Live: Miners on a roll

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Jens Meyer

Domino's has been rocked by allegations of wage and visa fraud.

Domino's shares fall on wage fraud allegations

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

JB Hi-Fi CEO Richard Murray.

JB Hi-Fi sales up 23.6 per cent, beating estimates

Catie Low

Domino's scandal: franchisee caught on tape selling visa

Adele Ferguson

'Shockingly unpredictable': The danger posed by Trump

RBA chief's gentle digs at Turnbull

Ross Gittins

Sirtex rebuffs move to settle potential class action

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

Canberra has recorded the largest jump in median rent among Australia's capital cities.

Why Canberra's rental market has now hit its peak

Five of the coolest vertical forests in the world

Jane Hall says given her interests, she doesn't make too many furniture and design mistakes.

Why actor Jane Hall prefers living by herself

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 106 Ratcliffe Crescent, Florey. February 12, 2017.?

Auction watch: A new suburb record for Florey

Canberra Domain Allhomes. True North, Throsby. February 11, 2017.?

True North in Throsby fills Canberra market niche

The best, brightest and most ambitious people compete bitterly for rental properties.

There's one thing Sydneysiders will always judge you on

Culture

Make it a day to remember.

18 gifts she'll actually love to receive this Valentine's Day

Handsome Things

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Nicole helps… identify a good financial adviser

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Superannuation is a safe place to keep your cash if you have a partner who gambles.

How to plan for the future if your partner gambles

George Cochrane

Laser technician Hilary Quinn says tattooing is back in fashion leading to steady business.

In the business of tattoo regret

Cara Waters

Peggy Willcox, owner of Mooney Real Estate, had to let someone go for inappropriate dress.

How to #DressLikeAWoman in small business

Sylvia Pennington

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Race to save stranded whales in New Zealand

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Cory Bernardi dinner disrupted by protestors

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Ross Cameron defends gay comments

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DIY air con tested

Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 13

Stan - Billions

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

Stan - Trainspotting

Ahead of the reunion, choose life with Trainspotting - now streaming on Stan

1 hr ago

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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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Nicole Kidman attends the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert ...

BAFTAs 2017: La La Land continues awards season domination

Broede Carmody

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Has SNL exhausted the Trump material or are they just exhausted

COMMENT
MIKE HALE

Flume attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards.

Grammys 2017: Flume wins award for best dance album

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Broadcaster Alan Jones wrote to Premier Mike Baird about John Boyd's development proposal for Cooks Cove.

Jones set to return to work, details "unbelievable pain' after surgery

Broede Carmody

Josh Lawson in Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story

Lawson's ridiculous hair isn't only thing wrong with Hoges

COMMENT
Karl Quinn
59 mins ago

Wrong? Della opts to be the 'meat' in a Pete and Manu sandwich on <i>My Kitchen Rules</i>.

MKR's second teams deliver distasteful dinner conversation

COMMENT
Christine Sams

MArried At First Sight: Cheryl discovers Jonathan's 'dog move'.

Married At First Sight 'texting scandal' spells end of two couples

Aja Styles

Donald Trump tapes: Tom Arnold on I'm A Celebrity.

Tom Arnold says Hillary Clinton begged for Donald Trump tape

Staff writer

Eve La Reine, Violet Grey (as Deadpool), and Bambi Rey (as Nurse Joy) will appear onstage on 23 February in Nerdlesque ...

Public servants, real estate staff take up latest craze: Nerdlesque

Our pick of some of the top spots to pick up fresh bread in Canberra.

Miss Autolyse? Where to get your fresh bread fix in Canberra

Nine News Canberra, presented from Nine's Sydney studios by Vanessa O'Hanlon, began on Monday February 6.

Nine, Prime, ABC or WIN? TV ratings reveal whose news rules

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Recording artist Girl Crush attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February ...

Grammys frocks and shocks: Stars go to absurd lengths

Live
Jenna Clarke
19 mins ago

Laverne Cox is feeling herself on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards.

Laverne Cox is as pumped about Beyonce as the rest of us

Annie Brown
38 mins ago

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards ...

Photos: Duchess of Cambridge shines on BAFTAs red carpet

Actress Kate Bosworth is seen arriving at the Calvin Klein Collection fashion show with new chief creative officer Raf ...

Kate Bosworth is wearing fake Calvin Klein to NYFW

Mary Ward

Jennifer Lopez attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Photos: J-Lo makes pink tulle cool at the Grammys

15 mins ago

Portrait of Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 August 2016. Photo: Alex ...

Sarah Hanson-Young on what it's like to be a 'fly in, fly out' mum

Joanne Brookfield

Meryl Streep arrives at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. ...

'Catastrophic': Meryl Streep in fresh attack on Trump

Specific patterns may make some people appear to be better dancers than others, a study has found.

What makes a good dancer? It's all in the hips, study says

Steph Yin

Mergler and Hazelden finish their day with the run leg. They welcome supporters joining in.

Illness and heatwave don't stop couple's marathon effort

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

Bodyweight exercises are good, hand taping optional

Determining workout depending on your age

Lindsey Metrus

A supplement that may be able to give you a kick-start.

Could this anti-ageing supplement help prevent diabetes?

Paula Goodyer

Snapper in crazy water Photograph by William Meppem

No-red-meat weekly meal planner

Chocolate bark by Hungry Happenings.

Foodie gifts (that also double as last-minute) for your Valentine

Pete Evans' paleo butter chicken with cauliflower rice

Paleo butter chicken recipe

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'Women should have to take their husband's surname': study

She is still a mother who just always wants the very best for her child.

A note from the mother of 'that' child

Photo: Jaime Fahs Nystuen/Facebook

Boy's traumatic haircut prompts act of kindness from stranger

The Premium Economy offering from Qantas.

Flight test: There's a reason why Qantas premium is in high demand

Alison Stewart

The real cost of plane of turnarounds - it's not just about angry passengers.

The reason why fast turnarounds are essential for airlines

Playa del Amor in the Marieta Islands of Mexico has an unusual history.

This amazing 'lovers' beach' is completely hidden inside a cave

Sinead Pearson

Samsung said it retrieved 96 per cent of the more than three million Note 7s it had sold and activated.

Who owns your phone: you or its manufacturer?

Magic Leap promises to overlay interactive graphics onto real life.

Magic Leap device spotted for first time

Be sure that your dreams of romance don't turn into a nightmare this Valentine's Day,

Be wary of lonely hearts scammers on Valentine's Day

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Google's test of AI's killer instinct

Gizmodo

Just press escape? It's not as easy as that.

Here's how to disappear from the internet

2017 Volkswagen Golf.

New high-tech VW Golf revealed

David McCowen

Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet ;*Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 17,0 l/100 km, CO2-Emissionen kombiniert: 397 g/km ...

Mercedes' million-dollar bush basher

Greg Kable
5 mins ago

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

Isuzu's new HiLux rival reviewed

Drive Staff

Audi plans to reveal high-performance RS Q8 at the 2017 Geneva motor show.

Audi set to reveal RS Q8 concept

Greg Kable

Car column: Aston Martin DB11
Photographer: supplied by manufacturer.
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motoring October ...

Aston Martin DB11 road test

Andrew MacLean

2018 Audi RS3 Sportback.

Updated Audi RS3 revealed

Dom Tripolone

SPORT: Australia v New Zealand test match. l-r Billy Slater and Greg Inglis at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. ...

Canberra to host rugby league's final Anzac Test

58 mins ago

Glenn Lazarus has tipped Shannon Boyd to run out for Australia on his home ground.

Kangaroos should be Boyd for final Anzac Test in Canberra

ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham said his squad were bitterly disappointed not feature on day two of inaugural ...

Brumbies fall just short of day two action at Brisbane 10s

Abigail Wehrung was brilliant before her injury.

Capitals' WNBL finals hopes alive after dominant win over Bendigo

NRL player Semi Radradra arrives at Parramatta court.

League star punched partner two weeks after birth, court told

19 mins ago

Sia Soliola has put his hand up to play for Samoa at the World Cup.

Soliola puts hand up to play for Samoa in 2017 World Cup

Sione Lauaki playing for the Chiefs in 2006.

Former All Black dead, aged 35

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 12: Jessica Fishlock of Melbourne City celebrates a goal during the 2017 W-League Grand ...

City beat Glory to win W-League title