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President Donald Trump

'Smell of treason in the air': Russia link anything but fake

ANALYSIS

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis addresses the media during a joint press conference at Parliament House in ...

'No-one in this place likes him': Wong's whack at Brandis

Live

The Owen Flats, on Northbourne, among the swathe of public housing being demolished, with new units being built around ...

Mega Northbourne Ave development site snapped up for $45m

25 mins ago

Bianca Rinehart outside the Supreme Court in 2015.

Bianca Rinehart given go-ahead to sue mother Gina over family trust

1 hr ago

Greens member Caroline Le Couteur is leading a call for an extension of land tax to vacant properties.

'It doesn't make sense': ACT govt to investigate change to 'unfair' tax

35 mins ago

court

More jail time for ATM technician who stole $530,000

1 hr ago

Turnbull government caves to pressure on package deal

1 hr ago

Bye-bye wi-fi as APVMA public servants prepare to leave Macca's

Noel Towell

Dutton's secret plan for same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

'In survival mode': Student union lashes out at ANU over bar

What Brumbies should do when powerbrokers see sense

COMMENT
John-Paul Moloney
1 hr ago

Second-year apprentice in cabinet making Jawad Haideri. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'I didn't have anyone': Jawad given a chance by Canberra business

Tim Minchin as Donald Trump.

Tim Minchin mercilessly mocks Trump on US TV show

1 hr ago

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour attend the 70th Annual Tony Awards at Beacon Theatre on June 12, ...

Is this engagement the start of the ultimate fashion dynasty?

The red iPhone 7 will go on sale in Australia on March 25.

Apple fans red with excitement over surprise new releases

Melissa George.

I reported the words that haunt Melissa George - and I regret it

COMMENT

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US to ban electronic devices on many flights

Delicious vegan remakes of classic meat dishes

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45 ways to be happier instantly

Ballantyne says it would be "selfish to play" for ...

12:27PM

Asylum seeker deported from Manus fears for his ...

12:23PM

Richmond season preview: Finals? 14th? 9th? Who ...

12:15PM

Brett Cunningham has been with ACT Policing for more than 20 years and has battled with PTSD for more than a decade.

The day Brett's children saw their policeman dad collapse

1 hr ago

Clubs ACT in turmoil as leaders quit to set up a rival industry group

Dad 'rocked in chair' when arrested as suspect in daughter's murder

Andrew Leigh was among the politicians who had their mobile phone number accidentally revealed online.

Canberra politicians demand answers on phone number fiasco

Scullin 12-year-old Lily Sharrock climbed Mount Kosciuszko fundraising for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Brain injured kids stand to lose from not-for-profit's closure

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'Kids Fattening Centre': ACT residents say no to proposed KFC

Motorists battled high water levels on Wentworth Avenue in Kingston. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Roofs collapse, leaks and flooding as storm hits ACT

Grandmother charged over death of diabetic boy

NSW

Brett Cunningham has been with ACT Policing for more than 20 years and has battled with PTSD for more than a decade.

The day Brett's children saw their cop dad collapse

1 hr ago

A man in his 60s was rescued by emergency services after the excavator he was working in fell off a bridge.

'Very lucky' : Excavator plunges as bridge collapses

QLD

Detainees were tear-gassed and taken out of their cells and hosed off on the ground.

Spit-hooded, tear-gassed Don Dale boys win compo

Pesticides authority public servants hope McDonald's days will soon be over.

Bye-bye wi-fi as APVMA public servants leave Macca's

A KPMG consultant has scored a $168,300 contract for 85 days work as ACT Health's new 'financial controller'.

ACT Health outsource financial role, pay expert $1980 a day

Agile and innovative: Digital Transformation minister Angus Taylor.

Tech giants to lose $900 million in APS work

Pauline Hanson and Jacqui Lambie have called for the package to be split.

Government caves to pressure on childcare and savings package

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Dutton working behind the scenes to legislate same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

PM reassures ethnic leaders in bid to contain 18C fallout

James Massola

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 28 ...

Wong's whack at Brandis: 'No-one in this place likes him'

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull pledged to forge this nation anew as an "agile" and "creative" place.

Malcolm Turnbull stands to lose both ways on 18C changes

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Tim Soutphommasane

Race discrimination commissioner slams 'free speech' changes

Close up of a man holding mobile phone with copy space. Westpac keyboard

Google called in to scrub MP phone numbers from the internet

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes: a 'big, gray cloud' over the White House.

A 'big, grey cloud' over the White House

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
20 mins ago

Earthquake

Early morning quake rocks Bali

14 mins ago

394261 12: (GERMANY OUT/NEWSWEEK OUT/US NEWS&WORLD REPORT OUT) A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being ...

Families of September 11 attack victims sue Saudi Arabia

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger turns tables on Trump and ridicules his ratings

Vague offers of help are genuinely not helpful.

Four things you shouldn't say to a friend going through divorce

COMMENT
Rachel Walker

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Keeping a full-time, permanent job has become the exception as we move to the "gig economy".

Pessimists miss one factor when they forecast the end of jobs

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Comey also dismissed Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by his predecessor during the campaign, a sensational but ...

This may be the day the Trump rally died

COMMENT
Robert Burgess

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Markets Live: ASX sees biggest selloff of the year

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
28 mins ago

Emirates is one of the largest airlines to be affected by the new electronic devices ban.

Restrictions on electronic devices on flights: What you need to know

Patrick Hatch
19 mins ago

Supermarket specials - not so special?

Trust issue: Too many discounts hurting Woolworths, Coles

Madeleine Heffernan

Is the Laptop ban on flights about security or retaliation?

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Sword of Damocles hangs over the Prime Minister

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The 'Amber effect' opens floodgates on dubious bosses

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Wall Street takes a heavy tumble as Trump rally loses steam

Oliver Renick

Katy Perry has won a legal battle against a group of Los Angeles nuns.

Katy Perry wins case against nuns, allowing her to buy convent

A conceptual design by Oiio Studio proposes "the Big Bend" as Manhattan's longest (not tallest) residential building.

Proposal for world's longest - not tallest - skyscraper in NYC

The Owen Flats, on Northbourne, among the swathe of public housing being demolished, with new units being built around ...

Mega Northbourne Avenue site snapped up for $45 million

25 mins ago

An aerial image highlighting a 1.33-hectare development site in Forrest, which will go under the hammer in March.

Rare site opposite Parliament House sells for $20.1 million

The rolling grounds of 60 Bresnahan Lane.

From rural retreat to country life: The rise of the Southern Highlands

From technology to sport, there is a podcast for everyone.

Tune in: 13 unmissable podcasts to binge on right now

Culture
Steve Scott
9 mins ago

An all-new Cathay Pacific lounge is set to open in Sydney.

Why Qantas doesn't want to be 'the airline with the pizza lounges'

High Flyer

Illustration: Simon Letch

How Airbnb hosts can avoid a land tax bill

Noel Whittaker

Before the Brexit vote, investors assumed Britain would not vote to leave the EU.

Why our assumptions, and current share prices, might be wrong

Marcus Padley

Carolyne Burns' predictive hiring technology business Expr3ss! is based on an online survey that job applicants fill out.

How Carolyne built a $6 million business from a six-minute survey

Cara Waters

Billy Tucker, chief executive of Oneflare, says it's unfair start-ups get all the glory.

I don't like start-ups and here's why

Alexandra Caine

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Apple unveils new iPad and RED iPhone

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Trump signs bill boosting NASA funding

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MKR: 'She married a douche'

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Siege ends after marathon stand-off

Dyson drawing; re ultra-right embrace of Russia, Age Opinion 22 March 2017

Best of Fairfax cartoons, March 22

Stan - Underground

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

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 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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The Gatwick Hotel has a prime location on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.

Nine finally confirms intense rumours about The Block

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Unrelenting: Josh gets a telling off from the women on MKR about his behaviour.

Pete and Manu step in over Josh's treatment of Amy on MKR

Aja Styles

Tim Minchin as Donald Trump in the Matilda parody.

Tim Minchin mocks Trump on US TV with Matilda parody

Bernard Zuel
1 hr ago

Ed Sheeran will be sharing his royalties with a few more writers after conceding similarities with a '90s hit.

Ed Sheeran quietly admits to 'copycat' claims over new hit

Bernard Zuel

Married at First Sight 2017: Jesse and Michelle during the vow renewal ceremony.

MKR recap: The sun awkwardly sets on Jesse's fairytale dream

Karl Quinn

Dan Stevens as The Beast and Emma Watson as Belle in Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast.

How Disney churns billion dollar hits like Beauty and the Beast

ANALYSIS
Karl Quinn

The late-Carl Williams arriving at a gangland murder in Carlton, with his then-wife Roberta Williams, in 2004.

The gangland trial that delayed Murder Uncovered report

Adam Cooper

Adele helped a Melbourne couple get engaged during the final leg of her Australian tour.

'It was unbelievable,' says man whose proposal wowed Adele

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Glamorous pool party - the 'hero' shot for the 44 Frome marketing campaign.

How do you sell a Griffith house? With a Gatsby-themed pool party

Ky Ruprecht and Connor Lynch in their garden in O'Connor

Two boys living their veggie dream in an O'Connor rental house

Vanessa Brettell and Tom Navakas who are heading to Colombia to open a not-for-profit cafe dedicated to building menus ...

The Canberra duo set to open a cafe in Colombia

Bee Shaffer and Francesco Carrozzini at the Venice Film Festival last year.

This engagement is basically the start of the ultimate fashion dynasty

Annie Brown

Ruby Hamad

The compelling reason why I decided to never have children

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Lena Dunham hits back after being fashioned shamed.

Lena Dunham did not care for Perez Hilton's outfit shaming

Friends and family warned Ashley Hart that moving cities while pregnant was a terrible idea. It turned out to be ...

Moving cities while pregnant was the best decision I made

Ashley Hay

Would you want to smell like a kitten?

This perfume company wants you to smell like your kitten

Lisa Gutierrez

Tomi Lahren's comments on abortion provoked outrage among conservatives.

The pro-choice comment that got this TV host taken off air

A growing number of Kiwi schools are opening up uniform choices to their students, regardless of gender.

New Zealand school ditches gendered uniforms

Henry Cook

Melissa George with <i>Sunday Night</i> reporter Steve Pennells.

Melissa George, I'm sorry you're still being punished

COMMENT

Slow down your workout and you might just speed up your results.

Now strong, slow and steady wins the race

Victoria Lambert

Zoe Bingley-Pullin says consuming the right nutrients is important for physical and mental health.

Bingley-Pullin's top five mood-boosting foods

Zoe Bingley-Pullin

Walk towards better brain health.

For early Alzheimer's, try exercise

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

What do you mean, too much fish sauce?

What to do when you hate your partner's cooking

Crisp-fried school prawns.

The 50 best food and drink experiences in Australia

Chef Matt Wilkinson will come to Canberra for Monster Mash Volume Two.

The must-see events at Canberra Good Food Month this weekend

The Lamances weren't aware that photographer Brit NIcole had planned a special surprise for them.

Photographer's stunning surprise for grieving couple

While the giant chicken caused some people to be scared and horrified, the Brahma is actually a placid breed.

11 questions your kids might ask about THAT giant chicken

23 mins ago

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Ladies, rejoice: science says stop washing your bras so often

Germans hold the most powerful passport.

The world's best passports for travellers in 2017 named

1 hr ago

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 12: Women dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing Dirndl attend the annual beer tasting ...

Nine countries that like a drink even more than Aussies do

Ben Groundwater
1 hr ago

Dubai's airport is one of the world's busiest.

Devices ban: Would you trust your laptop or tablet to checked luggage?

COMMENT
Anthony Dennis

Is this the best way to deal with our traffic woes?

Stuck in traffic? The Hum Rider can help

1 hr ago

Earlier this month, Outlook 365, Xbox Live and Skype went down for several hours in parts of the world.

Microsoft outages hit Xbox Live, Outlook

The red iPhone 7 will go on sale in Australia on March 25.

Apple fans red with excitement over new iPhone, iPad releases

Lifehacker

The 200 apps every device user should own

Lifehacker
1 hr ago

Twitter said it wanted to "shine a brighter light" on the requests as a threat to press freedom.

Twitter software helps seed out violence

2017 Foton Tunland 4x4 Dual Cab.

This is China's best ute to date

Mark Short

2016 Skoda Octavia RS230.

Skoda's GTI-powered sedan reviewed

David McCowen

All-new 2017 Civic hatchback 2017 Honda Civic hatch.

Honda Civic hatch prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Drive's Hyundai Tucson test car has matched its claimed fuel economy.

Is it possible to achieved the claimed fuel economy?

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Golf.

New VW Golf specs revealed

Dom Tripolone

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 08: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 ...

Webber: F1 drivers will have to work hard in 2017

Stephen Ottley

Trevor and Josh Hancock aka Brumbies Man and Brumbies Boy, at home with their dog Neo and part of their extensive ...

'I have no idea how I'm going to survive': Fans plea for Brumbies survival

Canberra Raiders forward Joe Tapine is the only change to Ricky Stuart's 21.

Raiders make just a single change to squad to face Broncos

Brumbies fans brave the cold at Canberra stadium in July 2013.

The first thing Brumbies should do when powerbrokers see sense

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Raiders CEO Don Furner hopes the NRL regaining control of the next year's fixtures will make the draw fairer.

Raiders hope Broncos' 'big advantage' ends next season

Joao Moreira after winning the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington in 2015.

Dale hopes the 'Magic Man' can

Bad run: David Warner leaves the field after being dismissed during the fourth day of the second Test.

No Dalai Lamas for Warner despite Test slump

Brumbies hooker Robbie Abel says he's ready to wear the No.2 jersey.

Brumbies hooker willing and Abel to fill Mann-Rea's shoes

Shaun Marsh backed away when a fielder was talking.

'He's talking. Him!' Indian fielders chirped during run-ups