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Senator Cory Bernardi at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 15 February 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Bernardi's $1m secret shows why rules are broken

ANALYSIS

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced some detail of his new City Renewal Authority.

New Northbourne Ave precinct announced as govt details LDA split

Kirsten Lawson
44 mins ago

QAYYARAH OIL WELL FIRES Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the ...

'Residue pouring from the sky': Islamic State's last, expensive act of vandalism

The general manager of Canberra family-owned liquor retailer Jim Murphy, Adrien Murphy, said it was a hard decision to ...

Major Canberra liquor store to close Majura Park store

Michael Gorey

Jarrod Mullen has been issued with an anti-doping violation notice.

NRL star's career all but over after positive B sample for steroids

1 hr ago

Sentiment has fallen in recent months in the capital.

Canberra still the most affordable city for housing in Australia

Forget 1984, you've got to go back further to explain Trump

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WikiLeaks dump delivers again for Donald Trump

ANALYSIS

Why is a public servant defending Centrelink's robo-debt mess?

Afraid of World War III? We may already be there

ANALYSIS

CIA's top secret list of Japanese emojis revealed in leak

COMMENT

Laura Vassallo and her aunt Rhondda.

Whose life was better: A young woman in the 70s, or one today?

Inga Ting
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 06: Australian captain Steve Smith looks on during day four of the Third Test match between ...

Smith did cheat, but that's not the real story from truly great Test

COMMENT

Anthony Symes, found a unique way to look for love in Canberra - on the Buy Swap Sell Facebook page. Photo Jay Cronan

Canberra man's genius 'Buy Swap Sell' dating move

David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton tears up as he reveals his greatest regret

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

Video from Australian all-boys school about feminism goes viral

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Trump's White House tour surprise

Foods and drinks you should avoid before a workout

Foods and drinks you should avoid before a workout

Adventurous people might be healthier than the rest of us

Adventurous people might be healthier than the rest of us

Greg Gibbins stabbed to death while escorting ...

6:38PM

Steve Roach hopes Junior Paulo and Paul Gallen ...

6:32PM

Sackings and bitter infighting hit Pauline ...

6:22PM

Grade 6 students (l-r) Riley Williams, Lewis weickhardt, Paige Howie, Chloe Rowe of Gowrie Photo Jay Cronan

Small Canberra school's key to NAPLAN success

ACT police searching for woman missing from Ainslie

Liberals accuse Barr government of favouring bikies over nuns

Defence lawyers said every gram of cocaine the men got hold of went "straight up their noses".

ACT cocaine importers given stern warning as judge spares them jail

Eden Waugh was allegedly killed by a single gunshot on November 3.

Queanbeyan woman charged in relation to Watson murder

Maged Mohommed Ahmed Al-Harazi, 34, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Sabah Al-Mdwali, 28.

Gordon man accused of stabbing wife 57 times while she fed baby

John XXIII College head and CEO Geoff Johnston outside the college on the grounds of the ANU last year.

ANU students suspended from college over sexist chants

Julie Bullock, pictured with her husband Darren, was killed while driving her twins to school.

Horror crash on school run claims lives of mum, son

NSW

Karana Downs chef Patrick Willemyns was found dead in his own home.

Man wanted to 'kill the monster' in his brother, court told

QLD

The Australian Signals Directorate, which the Defence Department has warned is at risk of shutdown unless upgrades proceed.

Government cyber spy agency at risk of shutdown

Victims of institutional child sexual abuse will be compensated under a national redress scheme.

Hundreds of sex abuse allegations referred to police

The Australian Signals Directorate, which the Defence Department has warned is at risk of shutdown unless upgrades proceed.

Government cyber spy agency at risk of shutdown

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell and Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd.

The senior officials undermining the public service

Aboriginal Hostels Limited, where the Commonwealth's poorest paid public servants have finally secured a payrise.

Australia's worst-paid public servants finally get a raise

Senator Cory Bernardi at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 15 February 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Cory Bernardi's $1m secret shows why the rules are broken

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

Veterans' anger over personal information laws prompt privacy review

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

205 records in 90 days: Australia's 'angry summer'

Stephanie Peatling

Ron McLean and wife Marye Louise Daniels have begun legal action after Pauline Hanson dumped them from One Nation for ...

Too old? Axed One Nation officials turn lawyers on Hanson

53 mins ago

Federal Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has apologised for announcing a boost in Garuda Indonesia flights between Australia ...

Trade Minister apologises for insensitive plane crash statement

Peter Varghese says a super-department is not needed because the present system 'works pretty well'.

Super-department not needed to fight terror, say security experts

Parents of unvaccinated children have told a national poll one in six were denied medical treatment

The methods used by anti-vaxxers to create doubt

COMMENT

A publicity shot for the Fairbridge Farm in Molong, NSW, where migrant children worked.

'The word is kidnapping': Australian child sex abuse survivor tells UK inquiry

Nick Miller

The hospital where gunmen are believed hiding, in Kabul.

Explosion, gunfire reported at hospital in Afghan capital

1 hr ago

Protesters outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul.

China proposes North Korea-US nuclear compromise

Kirsty Needham

Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.

Assassination suspects barricaded in embassy in Kuala Lumpur

Lindsay Murdoch

Malcolm Turnbull, struggling in the polls, suddenly wants a mega-department in charge of national security.

Do we need a security mega-department?

COMMENT
Clive Williams

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

HOUSING

Politicians have worked hard to make houses so dear

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

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Winner for best performance at the banking inquiry goes to...

Elizabeth Knight
44 mins ago

Cotton On has backed the AFLW.

AFLW puts some muscle into Cotton On's fight

Catie Low

On average, women live longer than men, but have less superannuation.

Women live longer, on less money than men

Olivia Maragna

Choppy trade saw markets almost hit Tuesday's close before sinking lower

ASX closes flat in choppy trade

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

Brace for rate hike this year, Goldman says

Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

We all feel accountable: Westpac CEO rejects shaming of bad banks

Sarah Danckert

Interested? Uber CEO, keen to 'grow up', seeks a deputy

Katie Benner

Trump's US no longer drives the world economy. Here's why

Matt Wade

Sentiment has fallen in recent months in the capital.

Canberra most affordable for housing but more spent on rent

Swimming pool.

Is this suburb Tuggeranong’s best-kept secret?

City of skyscrapers: The vast majority of high-rises across the world are examples of poor design - but there are some ...

Most of world's skyscrapers "crap pieces of design," expert says

1 hr ago

Georgia Willis Crop

Meet five of the top women in property. Why are there so few?

Do you need to fall in love with a house to be happy there?

The problem with buying a house that you just don't love

A truly iconic object and symbol not only of Philippe Starck but of Alessi itself, this citrus squeezer is as ...

Five iconic design moments that changed the world

Handsome Things

Frequent flyer points are often a means to an end, and not just the destination.

True frequent flyers are chasing something better than points

High Flyer

Lesley Anton has made a career change into real estate.

The wins and losses in financial wellbeing for Australian women

EXCLUSIVE
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Casual workers should check if they are entitled to super.

Claim super to help offset the hit to penalty rates

John Collett

Damian Oliver, deputy director of the Centre for Management and Organisation Studies at University of Technology Sydney ...

Should interns pay to do work experience?

Caroline James

Mortgage broker Ashley Simmons (far right) finds it challenging to separate work from home and recommends physically ...

Avoiding the post-work witching hour

Alexandra Cain

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Kohli slams Smith's 'brain fade'

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Poachers kill rhino in French zoo

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What is the biggest challenge facing women?

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WikiLeaks releases 'vault 7'

QAYYARAH OIL WELL FIRES Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the ...

Flames of Qayyarah

Stan - Underground

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

STAN - American Gothic

Gripping murder mystery American Gothic - all episodes now streaming 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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David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton tears up as he reveals his greatest regret

Karl Quinn

Blanchett left host Colbert flustered with an unexpected vagina joke.

Blanchett says the Oscars debacle was a win for Trump

Rob Moran

Ash Pollard has come clean about her career aspirations.

Ash Pollard admits she has used reality television to get a TV role

Broede Carmody

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has announced sweeping job cuts, and a $50 million investment in content and ...

Cut the buzz, Guthrie and tell us what this means for ABC viewers

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Gary Cole as a Trump-inspired wealthy politician.

Donald Trump-inspired episode of Law & Order won't ever air

Rob Moran

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>.

Baldwin says impersonating Trump revived his 'dead' career

Josh Gad as Le Fou, left, and Luke Evans as Gaston in a scene from <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.

Russia imposes 'gay propaganda' ban on Beauty and the Beast

Michael Idato

Genre-defying: Brian Tyree Henry (left) and Donald Glover play cousins Alfred and Earn.

Donald Glover's Atlanta is most original comedy in years

Kylie Northover

No need to move to LA, you can play your favourite princess right here in Canberra.

Applications open to be a Disney princess in Canberra

love her body

What these 10 talented female athletes love about their bodies

This Smurf balloon from Belgium will make its Australian debut at the Canberra Balloon Spectacular.

9 things to do in Canberra this Canberra Day long weekend

Susan Carland on her recent recce to Phnom Phen, with Cambodian women’s rights activist Mu Sochua

Why today is a good day to ask who made your clothes

Clare Press

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

This video from a Sydney all-boys school is a must-watch today

Annie Brown

Childcare worker Alicia Smith looks after babies from six weeks to 19 months.

Meet the childcare worker who earns more as a cleaner

Jenna Price

Anne Summers nailed a manifesto to the door of the Australian Education Union in Victoria on Tuesday night, the eve of ...

Call to action: Anne Summers releases her manifesto

Jenna Price

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: frank body and Willow & Blake co-founders Jess Hatzis (grey shirt) and Bree Johnson ...

Friends turn coffee into a $20-million beauty brand

Melissa Singer

Ruby Hamad.

This IWD, a reminder that 'intersectionality' is not a brand

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Actress Emma Watson sit with the crowd during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. ...

Emma Watson reveals her unconventional beauty tip

Cara Delevingne attends the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week.

Cara Delevingne manages to make boxer shorts look chic

Time in nature is good for our health

Watch birds and be in nature for better mental health

Sarah Berry

More vegetables makes a happier body.

Vegan diet may let you lose a few kilos

Marta Zaraska

Human hand wearing rubber glove and holding spray bottle

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

Sarah Berry

Silky, mouth-watering, delectable, clean-tasting wontons.

Kylie Kwong's Prawn wontons with spring onion and ginger vinegar

Soft shell crab, kewpie with sriracha sauce at Mocan and Green Grout, NewActon.

The supermarket item that chefs can't get enough of

They may be big on taste, but are Grill'd burgers also big on calories?

Are Grill'd burgers healthier than McDonalds? Apparently not

55 mins ago

The Sense a Life device alerts carers to the presence of a child in the car.

The simple device to prevent child deaths in hot cars

Suzi Catchpole

The boy doesn't like it when teachers accidentally use his first name.

'Should I let my six-year-old change his rather unusual name?'

The restaurant manager has said he does not know how the juice became contaminated.

Kids hospitalised after drinking contaminated juice at restaurant

Airlines are opting for rows of 10 seats, rather than nine, in the Boeing 777.

Seat squeeze: Airlines put extra seat into Boeing 777 economy rows

Lauren Zumbach

A holiday in Cambodia? It's no joke these days.

If you said you were coming here 30 years ago, you'd be called crazy

Ben Groundwater

Hotels around Kapalua in Hawaii are among the most expensive in the world for Australians.

Most expensive (and cheapest) destinations for Aussies revealed

Kylie McLaughlin

Download traffic will inevitably grow, particularly as demand for streaming services increases.

Telcos feed growing appetite for downloads

1 hr ago

Walt Disney has decided that Australians no longer need free digital downloads when buying blockbuster movies like ...

Disney scraps free downloads for Aussies

COMMENT

Fire serves many purposes, just keep it away from dry grass unless you have an escape route.

Review: new Zelda game is hard to fault, impossible to put down

NBN is coming.

The cheapest NBN plans for each available speed

Lifehacker

Anas Modamani, a Syrian refugee, posed for a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 in Berlin.

Refugee loses fake news case against Facebook

McLaren 720S on the stand at the 2017 Geneva motor show.

Top six supercars from Geneva motor show

Drive Staff

The Mitsubishi Lancer looks likely to be dropped.

The Mitsubishi Lancer's future looks bleak

Stephen Ottley

Audi Australia confirms presence of 'cheat' software used to dupe emissions testing.

ACCC takes Audi to court over diesel emissions

David McCowen

Honda's 2017 Honda Civic Type R will inject aggression into its local line-up.

Honda unveils new Civic Type R

David McCowen

Showcar Mercedes-AMG GT Concept 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT Concept. EMBARGO: 7.45pm 7/3/2017

Merc's four-door master blaster revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Audi RS5 Coupe.

Revealed: Audi's new RS5 coupe

Greg Kable

Brumbies training on Wednesday afternoon Brumbies' Scott Fardy

'Tactical': Brumbies star omitted for rookie in crucial clash

1 hr ago

Stephen Larkham during Brumbies training session. Photo Jay Cronan

Larkham wants quick end to Super Rugby uncertainty

1 hr ago

Craig Hutchison has always been driven.

Can Craig Hutchison save The Footy Show?

1 hr ago

Callan Ward of the Giants handballs away from Andrew Swallow of the Kangaroos.

GWS co-captain Callan Ward hopes for sea of orange at Manuka

1 hr ago

Canberra's Ashleigh Sykes has signed a deal to play in the US from June.

Sykes takes on half marathon before starting US stint

1 hr ago

"I've got my concerns": Michael Clarke.

Clarke admits Kohli claims have merit after Smith's 'brain fade'

Top seed Lucy Kennedy is eyeing success.

Oceania cycling top seed Lucy Kennedy eyeing the top of the podium

1 hr ago

Jarrod Mullen has been issued with an anti-doping violation notice.

Mullen's career all but over after B sample return

1 hr ago