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Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation Angus Taylor. Shetler says the pair had fundamental ...

Agencies reined in as tech wrecks spark IT shake-up

Trump's unchecked antics on multiple fronts are suddenly making him look like a very weak autocrat wannabe.

Trump is suddenly looking like a very weak autocrat

COMMENT

Wilson's death from cancer came as a shock to some of her closest colleagues.

Footballer sent 'sickening' text to Rebecca Wilson

News. Supreme Court Sydney. Sentencing hearing of Robert Xie. Story by, Photo shows, Brenda Lin arrives at court. Photo ...

Motive in Lin murders revealed as only survivor breaks silence

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is planning a major overhaul of the broadcaster's management structures

ABC boss Michelle Guthrie to take axe to management

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Caroline Marsh and Lynne O'Brien are elated their overseas marriage is now recognised in the ACT but are looking forward ...

'The sky didn't fall': amendment a win for ACT marriage equality

Grant Hackett 'safe and sober' but still in hiding after arrest

Total fire ban declared in the ACT as windy conditions forecast

Greens question Barr on handling of Glebe Park land purchase

Kirsten Lawson

Turnbull has dug himself into the same hole Abbott did

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Custodial inspector to keep watch after death of Aboriginal inmate

Katie Burgess

Police were called to a property just off the Hume Highway where three people had died.

Three people dead in water tank tragedy near Yass

Ricardo's cafe has been closed by ACT Health.

Cafe shut amid salmonella claims

Panellist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, host Tony Jones and Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie on Q&A on Monday night.

We can't counter fear of 'Sharia law' by saying Islam is 'feminist'

COMMENT

SMH NEWS - iStockphoto RF image - Shopping Trolley, Shopping, Toy, Wheel, Concepts, Ideas, Single Object, Metal, ...

ACT government launches blitz on abandoned shopping trolleys

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: Ashton Kutcher, Actor and Co-Founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, speaks at a ...

'Seen things no person should see': Kutcher's moving testimony

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Trump to issue new immigration order

Brisbane will get a dose of unseasonably warm weather today.

Why being grateful is actually good for your health

A couple wander through Camden Stables Market in London.

How to master the art of haggling on your next holiday

Donald Trump slams the media, leakers, defends ...

7:01AM

Bennett won't rule out picking Morris brothers ...

6:52AM

Canberra Now: A toast for same-sex couples and ...

6:50AM

Katie Skinner had salmonella poisoning, lost 8kg in 10 days and spent 4 days hospital after eating at Ricardo's. Photo ...

Canberra Now: A toast for same-sex couples; bad news for two cafes

14 mins ago

The world's a stage: Canberra poised for stardom

Morrison brought coal, Rattenbury brings a solar panel to parli

Lara Goodridge, Miriam Lieberman, Lucky Lartey and Pape Mbaye at opening night of the Multicultural festival at ...

Festival provides a multicultural flavour for the weekend

Caroline Le Couteur in the ACT parliament on Thursday, asking Andrew Barr why he hasn't taken stronger action against ...

Greens question Barr on handling of Glebe Park land purchase

ACT corrections minister Shane Rattenbury.

'Monumental stuff-up': ACT correctional staff left 'exposed'

ACT Labor's Bec Cody and the bathroom tiles she has described as disgusting for their depiction of Aborigines.

'Complete rubbish': Labor's Bec Cody under fire after tile attack

The number of jobs rose by 13,500 in the month, but that was entirely due to growth in part time work, with full-time ...

Full-time unemployment plunged in January

The royal commission is examining sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Catholic church pays $280 million in sex abuse claims

Michelle Myers with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Liberal's One Nation deal gets Howard's blessing

WA

It is understood the man's condition is not life-threatening.

Nail studded bats used in 'brutal' Bondi Beach attack

NSW

Digital Transformation Angus Taylor.

Agencies reined in as tech wrecks prompt big IT shake-up

This year's federal budget is the latest victim of a public service tech-fail.

Federal Budget latest victim of public service tech fail

Deputy Leader of the Nationals Senator Fiona Nash.

Just 129 public servants interested in sea change

Tony Abbott warned against failing to encourage risk-takers or penalising them with heavier taxes.

Abbott intervenes in tax debate

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Hockey warns Trump over 'America First' rhetoric

Tom McIlroy

Malcolm Turnbull caves after flirting with housing backflip

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is well in control of the Nationals' partyroom.

'I'm still at the crease': Barnstorming Barnaby's big year

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is planning a major overhaul of the broadcaster's management structures

ABC boss Michelle Guthrie to take axe to management

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Luci Ellis says it is not all about owning your own home.

Calm down on housing affordability, says Reserve

Peter Martin
3 mins ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House.

It's a goal, it's a target, no, it's . . . Labor's energy policy

ANALYSIS

The caliphate gives IS access to a taxable population of millions, oil fields and substantial arms caches to be plundered.

Bombing at shrine in southern Pakistan kills dozens

Kim Jong-nam at Tokyo's Narita international airport in 2001.

Two more people detained over death of Kim Jong-nam

UPDATED

US President Donald Trump stands outside the West Wing of the White House as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, not ...

Conjuring up Watergate as clouds darken over Trump administration

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Office workers wear protective masks in downtown Hong Kong at the height of the SARS crisis in 2003.

Dozens die of bird flu in China amid fears of new health crisis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has manoeuvred himself into a similar corner to his predecessor Tony Abbott.

Turnbull has dug himself into same hole that did for Abbott

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

FAIRFAX GENERICS 23/01/07 - A generic photo of the sun setting behind high voltage powerlines , electricity , solar , ...

The national electricity mess is a national embarrassment

COMMENT
John Hewson

Australia

How Australia can avoid becoming the 'white trash' of Asia

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Energy

To avoid blackouts, overhaul the electricity market: Origin

Brian Robins

Don Meij

'I am no criminal': franchisee hits back at Domino's boss

Prices in general have dropped as television competes against online advertising.

TV networks under 'severe duress' as ad revenue shrinks

Lucy Battersby

Bellamy's shareholders warned off supporting Cameron board spill

Brian Robins

'Stuff ups' and discounts cost David Jones dearly

Catie Low

Is it time for Cameron to find her Caribbean Black Prince?

Colin Kruger, CBD

Slater and Gordon closes at new low as investors face wipeout

UPDATED
Sarah Danckert

34 and 36 Mort Street in Braddon are among six sites set to hit the market.

Braddon site among portfolio of properties to hit the market

The great Australian dream of a house on a quarter-acre block is fast fading.

'Great Australian Dream' too difficult for 90 per cent of buyers

This Versailles style swimming pool is just one of many that give us serious pool envy.

The most breathtaking swimming pool locations in the world

Artist Jon Campbell, seen in 2013 with one of his designs for an art tram.

Target faces $200k claim over 'stolen' print it sold for $14

For the past decade, the market for antiques has been fading.

When oldies aren't goodies: Has IKEA killed the antiques industry?

The pricey water is promoted as a sophisticated alternative to alcohol.

This luxury iceberg water costs more than a rare whisky

Luxury

Has the traditional business suit finally died?

Has the 'smart casual' boom made it harder to dress for work?

Men's Style

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'It's a stock-picker's market' and other cliches

Scott Phillips

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Cash-poor Aussies letting shonky operators take advantage

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

No Lights No Lycra is now global and online.

No Lights No Lycra is taking over your phone

Cara Waters

A good leader holds herself or himself up to a high moral standard, higher than what's expected of others.

The 11 characteristics of great leadership

James Adonis

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Grant Hackett found safe and well

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Man savagely beaten at Bondi beach

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Union places ad on Tinder

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Over 400 firefighters battle massive blaze

Illustration: Alan Moir

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 16

Stan - Billions

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

Stan - Imposters

Liar. Lover. Con artist - Imposters, new series premiering exclusively 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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Mel Gibson at the AACTA Awards in Sydney last December.

Mel Gibson in talks to direct Suicide Squad sequel

Rob Moran

Hugh Grant stared in <i>Love Actually</i> as the newly-elected Prime Minister.

Love Actually is getting a sequel, but there's a catch

Broede Carmody

Vegan Courtney is brought to tears on <i>MKR</i>.

MKR's Courtney on vegan hate mail and why she now eats meat

Broede Carmody

Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue in <i>Flammable Children</i>.

Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce as we've never seen them before

Garry Maddox

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney in <i>The Katering Show</i>.

The Katering Show's Kates to tackle breakfast TV in new ABC series

Rob Moran

Seafood king Josh is forced to eat humble pie on MKR.

MKR's seafood couple leaves fishy taste in and out of mouths

Broede Carmody

John from Married At First Sight will give traditional dating a go.

Married At First Sight's John says his matchmaking days are over

Aja Styles

Keira Macguire loses the plot on I'm A Celebrity.

Keira Maguire competes for title of 'Most Epic Meltdown Ever'

Christine Sams

Lara Goodridge, Miriam Lieberman, Lucky Lartey and Pape Mbaye at opening night of the Multicultural festival at ...

National Multicultural Festival fun for the weekend

There's a new exhibition at Questacon focusing on space and space travel. Tamara Connor, left, and Joel Barcham from the ...

Questacon's new exhibition to show the 'greatest journey of all'

PKUP founders Joshua and Oscar Gonzalez have launched a start-up to get Canberrans and their cars home safely.

In need of a PKUP? Just call these Canberra brothers

Hawkins closes the Myer show in a custom gown by Toni Maticevski.

The key trends out of Myer's winter launch

Melissa Singer

Ashton Kutcher teared up as he testified about human trafficking at the Senate Foreign Relations on Wednesday in ...

Ashton's moving testimony to fight online sex trafficking

Alex Gangitano

"So you can be a Sharia law supporter and be half-pregnant at the same time, C'mon," Senator Lambie said.

Jacqui Lambie is actually right about one thing on Islam

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

With social media, we are all in the public eye.

Thanks to social media, a mind-change has become a minefield

Kerri Sackville

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Kanye West leaves the Yeezy show fashion during New York Fashion Week at pier 59 on ...

Kanye steps up the diversity with Yeezy Season 5

Clare Press

It is romantic to take your husband's name, I think, but I understand why the thought of it gets under people's skin and ...

I changed my name, but I can't change who I am

Annie Brown

Jennifer Hawkins headlined the Myer Autumn Fashion launch.

Photos: Hawkins leads the pack at Myer's underground launch

19 mins ago

'The last few years have been an intense time of self-discovery.'

I swapped monogamy for online dating and casual sex

COMMENT

Step back into yourself.

Reduce stress today with these three steps

Sarah Berry

Sore back? Put down the pill and get up and move a little.

Lower back ache? Be active and wait it out

GINA KOLATA

Gregor Stronach.

My name is Gregor, and I’m an alcoholic

Gregor Stronach

Taste test: Elsa the cat drinks Apollo Peak's 'cat wine' at Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, California.

Cat wine: Why drink alone when you can drink with your pet?

Carol Pogash

Roast chicken for summer.

Rachel Khoo's one-tray summer roast chicken and veg

Good Food - Lotus cheeseburger. Dan Hong's famous cheeseburger. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 16th Sept 2015.

What is processed cheese anyway?

"The image was a representation of my world, our world, for the past over two and a half years staring back at me."

Startling photograph shows the challenging journey of IVF

A substitute teacher thoughtless comments devastated a young cancer survivor.

Teacher shames five-year-old cancer survivor

A 'moderate' amount of screen time will not harm teenagers, a study has found.

Six hours a day screen-time is OK for teens, study finds

Australian passport generic.

Miss this detail on your passport and your holiday could be ruined

Aubrey Perry

Captain's Choice newly-chartered 757 which will come online for the 2018 program.

Eleven bucket-list destinations on one all-business class plane

Alison Stewart

Frontier township: Cooktown.

Most northern point in Australia is hard to reach ... but not for long

Craig Tansley

Apple has the advantage of having more phones equipped with its virtual assistant Siri than its competitors.

Tech giants clash in battle of the bots

Donald Trump favours Twitter.

Twitter account trumps Trump at his own game

The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way.

Microsoft's latest Surface Book is near perfect, if you can afford it

The reality of internet use right now shouldn't dictate the kind of infrastructure we need for the future.

Why NBN is wrong about gigabit internet

COMMENT

Has our reliance on connected devices outrun the capabilities of our networks?

When all your connected devices die at once

COMMENT

2017 Hyundai i30. Embargo: 8/9/2016

Hyundai won't offer cut-price i30

Daniel DeGasperi

2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Cabriolet.

Driven: Mercedes C63 S Cabriolet

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mitsubishi Triton GLS Sports Edition.

Tough looking Triton revealed

Dom Tripolone

Jaguar F-Pace.

New engines for 2018 Jaguars

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan Pathfinder.

Details: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ford Ranger FX4 Limited Edition.

New Ford Ranger FX4 revealed

Dom Tripolone

Lauren Mansfield takes on the Adelaide defence.

Capitals fall just short of sending club champ Wilson out a winner

Andrew Walker playing against the Crusaders in 2002.

Scrumhalf search ends Walker's comeback bid with Brumbies

Sia Soliola scores a try for the Raiders.

Soliola ready to step up as Raiders captain, but so are others

Next year will be Stephen Larkham's final Super Rugby campaign as Brumbies head coach.

Wallabies are better with five Super Rugby teams: Larkham

Cricket ACT CEO Cameron French

French confident of Big Bash return at Manuka

Robbie Farah had a solid hit-out for the Rabbitohs at the weekend.

Tigers made Farah fall out of love with league

Hawthorn Hawks recruit Jaeger O'Meara visits Summerdale primary school in Tasmania where he meets fan Jessica Murray, ...

O'Meara taking it one half at a time

Michael Klinger celebrates a half-century.

Klinger's long wait almost over