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A cyclist on Northbourne Avenue: bike crashes are most likely on Wednesdays.

Canberra drivers flouting new cycling rule

14 mins ago

Mongrel punter: Defence Department Secretary Dennis Richardson.

More consultants than public servants in department

Noel Towell

Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News.

Fox News anchor turns on Trump after latest attack on media

1 hr ago

What car represents your suburb?

What car represents your suburb in Canberra?

Salim Mehajer

Tax Office eyes Salim Mehajer's $4 million windfall

EXCLUSIVE
56 mins ago

US President Donald Trump told a rally in Florida that something had happened in Sweden, but no one's quite sure what.

'Sweden? Terror attack?' Nation in shock at Trump's latest remarks

1 min ago

'The time is now': Kevin Rudd reveals his 'deepest fear'

China sends a message to Trump with North Korea coal ban

The extra steps keeping over 55s out of hospital

Two million to die: government unveils its war on cats

Former Brumby, Wallaby Dan Vickerman dead

Ann Maree Mulders with her husband Christian.

Annie woke feeling unwell. Then 11 centimetres changed her life forever

I emerge from the process like an enchanted forest fairy!

We tried: rainbow unicorn roots

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 18: Mitchell Starc of Australia reacts during day four of the First Test match between ...

Mitchell Starc walks away from $1 million payday

Surprised: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika didn't think anyone would be charged in relation to the discovery of a ...

Wallabies set to return to Canberra

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JANUARY 13: Dr Rostam Farhadieh (left) and wife Yasamin Farhadieh on January 13, 2017 in ...

Canberra's miracle surgeon on life and love

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T20: stunning final ball finish

Light weights are useless? Not necessarily.

Exercise alone isn't enough to prevent weight gain

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 17: Bill Gates, chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation participates in a panel ...

Pandemic could wipe out 30m people in a year, Bill Gates warns

Clash of the titans in first Eagles, Dockers ...

11:50AM

Halo Wars 2: Spartans meet StarCraft, again

11:50AM

WorleyParsons shares slide on first-ever interim ...

11:47AM

Anaisel Garcia and Daniel Garcia at the Multicultural Festival.

'This shows what Canberra is'

Aftermath of Carwoola fires near Queanbeyan 'like a war zone'

Fire in double garage in Kaleen causes $30,000 damage

Video Ezy Phillip manager Jessica Farmer in front of the old new releases stand, which has been cleared in a closing ...

Canberra's last Video Ezy hits stop button

Walid Ajaj, owner of Habibiz at the Westside Container Village.

Overpromised and under delivered: The ACT's Westside story

Ken Doolan prepared to fight the on coming fire on Friday afternoon.

'We missed a bullet': Ken's fight with the Carwoola fire

The public is not allowed to take wood from the site or roadwork areas.

Where Northbourne Avenue, Cotter Road's felled trees go

Salim Mehajer outside Downing Centre courts complex in November.

Tax Office eyes Mehajer's $4 million windfall

EXCLUSIVE
56 mins ago

Mongrel punter: Defence Department Secretary Dennis Richardson.

'I'll be a mongrel': Public service boss bares teeth

Just sun, sand and a sea... of cars at Leighton.

Sun, sand and a sea of cars at Perth beaches

WA

1st CHOICE LIQUOR STORE Monday May 23 2005 AFR Photo by Gabriele Charotte GENERIC opening of the first First Choice ...

Alcohol laws need reform: public health expert

QLD

Zed Seselja was among the Senators who supported the motion.

'Betrayal': ACT senators clash over plan to move out public servants

Australian Border Force

Court orders halt to Border Force phone confiscation plans

Digital Innovation Minister Angus Taylor.

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

Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg.

Green bank could fund coal under Turnbull rule changes

Adam Gartrell

Malcolm Turnbull claims credit for credit card interest rate cuts

Adam Gartrell

Nationals MPs stand by party whip George Christensen

Matthew Knott

Former prime minster Kevin Rudd says the time has come to recognise Palestine.

Kevin Rudd calls for Australia to recognise Palestine

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

'Red card, not red carpet': Opposition to Israeli PM's visit

A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A flies in formation with a US Air Force F-35 and F-16 during trial flights from Luke ...

Joint Strike Fighter head defends $17b purchase despite delays

EXCLUSIVE

Australian Border Force

Federal court allows asylum seekers to keep mobile phones

A man in Seoul, South Korea watches a broadcast of Kim Jong-un after North Korea's most recent ballistic missile test.

China sends a message to Donald Trump with North Korea coal ban

Dr Penelope Boston with gypsum crystals from Naica Cave in Mexico.

The Mexican caves that could hold clues to alien life

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

Lindsay Graham says 2017 is all about hitting back at Russia

Police stand around a detained animal right activists during protests outside the Santamaria bullring where the first ...

Fatal explosion near Bogota bullring, scores injured

Streets aren't the same anymore.

Street loses its character

Liza Power

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Peter Fitzsimons, pictured at his home in Cremorne, says his father advised him to learn from the lives of other men.

There's a correct response to hearing fake news

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

There has been speculation recently that Mark Zuckerberg harbours poltical ambitions.

Zuckerberg's Facebook plan is bigger than politics

COMMENT

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Markets Live: Investors dump Brambles, Worley

Live
30 mins ago

Global investors take positions in the Australian dollar when they want to take a bet on global growth, says currency ...

'Overvalued:' Doubts over the Aussie dollar's domination

Myriam Robin

Brambles' guidance for a flat full-year underlying profit in the 12 months ended June 30 was well below the range of 9 ...

Brambles shares sink on flat profit forecast

26 mins ago

NIB cashes in on Medibank's woes

Brian Robins
27 mins ago

Amazon 'tsunami' about to hit Australia's retailers

Sue Mitchell

BlueScope shares at record levels on buyback, profit surge

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

WorleyParsons shares slide on first-ever interim loss

9 mins ago

An artist impression of Geocon's Infinity development in Gungahlin.

‘No freakish bubble': Canberra’s apartment boom here to stay

COMMENT

Weatherman Tim Bailey

'Hairdo Trump would've given back': Weather-man's first home

Melody Key.

This $9 million villa comes with its own private island

10 mins ago

Auctioneer Mark Larmer in action.

When and where is an auction the right option?

Finding a rental property with a disability. It's a major problem in Canberra with accessibility and affordability being ...

The "impossible" search for accessible Canberra rentals

Many miracle cures for hair loss come with a price.

Bald facts: The unfortunate truths about hair loss treatments

Grooming
55 mins ago

Working offices will become mobile, and more accessible.

High-speed internet is coming to Australia, there's just one catch

Management

Pockets of Melbourne have an apartment glut.

Nicole helps… keep an apartment buyer safe

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Young Australians often struggle to buy a home without financial help from their parents.

How to help adult children buy a home

Daryl Dixon

Roslyn Campbell says being a social entrepreneur has taken a toll on her health.

The lives and lies of social entrepreneurs

Cara Waters

Fibre optic cables from the NBN waiting to connected.

How businesses are making do in long wait for NBN

Paul Wallbank

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Iraqi forces move to retake west Mosul

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Keira opens up about cult upbringing

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SpaceX launches capsule to space station

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Trump supporters say he keeps promises

Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 20

1 hr ago

Stan - Billions

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

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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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Yassmin Abdel-Magied on Q&A.

Alt-right group petition demands Yassmin Abdel-Magied be sacked

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Carsson Kressley is prepared to get a jungle makeover by joining Australia's I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of ...

Carson Kressley replaces Jay Laga'aia on I'm A Celebrity

Christine Sams

Keira Maguire clashed with three different camp mates on Sunday night.

Is Keira Maguire the most disliked I'm A Celeb contestant ever?

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Paul Hogan (Josh Lawson) and Linda Kozlowski (Laura Gordon) in Hoges.

Missed opportunity: If only Hoges had gone rogue

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Losing the plot: Tully, aka Asher Keddie, makes the wrong call on MKR.

Did strategic scoring play a part in that MKR shock result?

COMMENT
Aja Styles

New Avatar sequels worth the wait, says Sam Worthington

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Liane Moriarty, second from left, with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and producer Bruno Papandrea.

Big Little Lies author urges readers to give TV series a chance

Linda Morris

MKR judges Colin Fassnidge and Darren Robertson.

Joining MKR as the mystery judge is ...

Staff writer

I emerge from the process like an enchanted forest fairy!

We tried: magical rainbow unicorn roots

Canberra plastic surgeon Ross Farhadieh and wife Yasamin Farhadieh on a trip to Italy.

Canberra's miracle surgeon on life and love

Video Ezy Phillip manager Jessica Farmer in front of the old new releases stand, which has been cleared in a closing ...

Canberra's last Video Ezy hits stop button

Clementine Ford

What I'd like to ask those who defend vile 'humour'

Clementine Ford

The fear of never finding fulfilling work is crippling.

Heartbreak of being rejected from your dream job

Emma Hardy

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Mayim Bialik arrives at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Expo Hall ...

Forget everything you have read about how to wear stripes

Melissa Singer

An image provided by Star TV on February 15 of closed circuit television from Kuala Lumpur airport shows the woman ...

LOL, no. T-shirt designer hopes to cash in on assassination

US President Donald Trump and his second-youngest offspring, Tiffany Trump.

Tiffany Trump snubbed at NYFW

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Julia Morris is known for her comedian and television work.

Julia Morris reveals anger issues

UNITED STATES - JULY 28: Chelsea Clinton speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, July ...

Chelsea Clinton burns Donald Trump with Tweet

1 hr ago

French-Polish film director Roman Polanski is seen during a press conference at the Bonarowski Palace Hotel on October ...

Roman Polanski's victim doesn't want people to boycott on her behalf

Annie Brown

What dads do matters too.

Your sperm may be as good as your father's diet

Sarah Berry

Problem solved? Not so fast food.

School lunchboxes: why kids deserve better

Paula Goodyer

Vitamins: pissing away your money?

Benefits of multivitamins questioned

Sarah Wiedersehn

Turmeric and chickpea curry

Chickpeas on Wednesday + pizza on Saturday = the 5:2 meal planner

Sausage ragu from Karen Martini's New Kitchen cookbook.

'There's no such thing as spaghetti bolognese.' And making handmade ham in Italy

Beef Bourguignon is more of a simple, home-style dish than Michelin-star fare.

'Workmen's cafe' awarded a Michelin star - by mistake

David Chazan
1 hr ago

Can craving salty or sweet suggest gender?

How your body reacts when pregnant with a girl versus a boy

Not my kids!

I'm sick of looking after your children when you leave them alone

Should parents be rewarded for their kids' good behaviour?

Restaurant offers discounts to patrons with well-behaved kids

Cassie De Pecol, first woman to visit every country in the world.

27-year-old becomes world's first woman to visit every country

1 hr ago

An aerial view of Molokini Island.

One of the most spectacular spots on Earth, above and below

Steve Meacham

How much oxygen do plane emergency masks contain?

The truth about oxygen masks on planes

Oliver Smith

Notebooks and water don't mix, so it's important to keep your data safe.

The importance of a plan B for your tech

COMMENT

Social media is increasingly playing a role in job searches.

Facebook wants to help you find a job

Rumours about the iPhone 8, or iPhone X, include inductive charging and an unprecedented price.

Why an AMOLED iPhone is an exciting prospect

XIANGYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: An unmanned aerial vehicle, operated by a technician, spews fire to remove a piece of ...

Fire-spewing drone sent to clean power lines

Gizmodo

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How to make a new woolly mammoth

Bentley Continental Supersports.

Driven: Bentley Continental Supersports

Drive staff

The ACCC has moved on insurance products that provide little benefit to consumers.

ACCC moves on commissions for car dealers

David McCowen

The hardtop Mazda MX-5 RF adds to the convertible model's appeal.

Mazda's new hard-top MX-5 reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Jaguar customers will soon be able to pay for fuel without leaving their car.

Jaguar unveils in-car fuel payment

David McCowen

Subaru Impreza v Mazda3 v Holden Astra v Toyota Corolla.

Which is the best small car? Impreza v 3 v Corolla v Astra

Stephen Ottley

2017 Porsche 911 Targa 4S.

Eight questions: Porsche 911 Targa 4S

Stephen Ottley

Dan Vickerman pictured playing for the Brumbies in 2003.

Joe Roff pays tribute after death of former Brumbies star Vickerman

Taking a break: Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc walks away from $1 million payday

Match winner: Asela Gunaratne was again the man of the match.

Sri Lanka pull off miracle to seal series

Adam Clydsdale has a big two weeks as he looks to get a trip to Townsville.

Clydsdale faces big few weeks to lock down round one spot

Dan Vickerman played 63 Tests for the Wallabies.

Rugby world in mourning over death of Dan Vickerman

Surprised: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika didn't think anyone would be charged in relation to the discovery of a ...

Wallabies to host Argentina in Canberra

Carly Wilson went out a winner in her final ever WNBL game in Townsville on Saturday night.

Wilson goes out a winner as Canberra down Townsville

Try time: Wallabies prop Scott Sio scored his first try in 23 Tests in the loss to the Springboks.

Sio racing clock to be fit for Brumbies' round one fixture