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www.canberratimes.com.au - News Index for 04/01/2017


National

'Morally bankrupt': Government stalls funding for life-saving cystic fibrosis drug for children

Caged eggs sales continue to slide: Australian Egg Corporation annual report

Tis the season for regifting

Thousands of injured workers to lose compensation benefits this year

Canberra private school fees increase in 2017

Disgruntled Qantas passengers spend New Year's Eve in the sky, dozens more still stranded in Dubai

Caesareans, diabetes on the rise for new NSW mothers

Career criminal, 49, to be deported from Australia after leaving NZ as a baby

Woman, 91, attacked in her Queensland home

Mother who ran over son in pram says her 'heart aches'

Dune dreams: Peter O'Toole's cinematic marvel collides with butt-aching reality

Engineers imported from overseas as Australians struggle to find jobs

2016: A shocker of a year from go (Brexit) to woe (Bowie, Prince, Cohen et al)

Malcolm Turnbull denounces terrorism in New Year message

Three young girls sexually assaulted at Falls Festival in Tasmania

Qantas passengers bound for Sydney stranded in Dubai on New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve revellers warned about Uber price surge

Fears for Australian man and daughter who sailed away during 'custody dispute'

The summer I spent New Year's Eve in detox

The dark side of Lego

East coast low and record heat: It's 2016, a year of weather extremes for Sydney

Don't forget your pets on New Year's Eve

Tennis crisis over $200 million Seven deal

It's not just cricket: McGrath Foundation changes logo to broaden appeal

US psychologist Elizabeth Loftus explores the myths of memory

January 1 price rises and benefit cuts: what you need to know

Sydney cocaine ring bust largest in Australian history

Out of the wreckage, a school bullying victim's life rebuilt

APOLOGY

Man charged with cold case rape in Brisbane

World

'Seriously ill' mass murderer Charles Manson, 82, leaves jail for hospital

Strong earthquake hits south-west of Fiji

Syrian ceasefire crumbles as Damascus 'on the brink of disaster'

Time-lapse video shows Beijing swamped by a tide of smog

German police raid Berlin homes connected to Christmas market attacker

Video shows toddler rescuing twin brother trapped under fallen dresser

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is a no-show at impeachment trial

Philippine police arrest surrogate mothers-to-be in human trafficking crackdown

Success of reprint of Hitler's Mein Kampf surprises German publisher

More Brexit chaos as Britain's EU envoy resigns months before formal talks begin

Donald Trump names China critic Robert Lighthizer to lead US trade negotiations

EU under the microscope as French presidential candidates kick off 2017 campaign

'Foreign nationals' detained at Istanbul airport over nightclub attack

US House Republicans weaken independent ethics office in surprise vote

Jakarta governor contender Anies Baswedan under fire for meeting Islamic hardliners

China confirms deadly human bird flu case in Guizhou province

'It won't happen': Donald Trump tweets on North Korean missile test

Fiery crash on Thai highway kills scores

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu questioned in corruption inquiry

Scores killed in Baghdad as militants strike with multiple car bombs

Istanbul nightclub attack: Gunman shot wounded at point-blank range

Pomp and ceremony as Cuba braces itself for the Trump presidency

Dozens of inmates and guards killed in Brazil prison riot

Myanmar video shows police beating Rohingya villagers

Obama to deliver farewell address in Chicago

Islamic State claims suicide blast in Baghdad's Sadr City that killed 24

Queen has cold but royal sources insist she is 'up and about'

Islamic State claims responsibility for Istanbul nightclub attack

South Korean graft probe: daughter of president's jailed friend arrested in Denmark

Trump's 'no computer is safe' stance could be disastrous for US and others, cybersecurity experts say

Business

8@eight: signs all pointing up for global economy

Five uncomfortable forecasts about our energy future

Soul Patts more than doubles money on Hunter Hall outlay

Caged eggs sales continue to slide: Australian Egg Corporation annual report

Hunter Hall shares plunge as Peter Hall exits

Tis the season for regifting

ACCC advises shoppers on their consumer rights to a repair, refund or exchange

8@eight: New year, same old uncertainty as markets reopen

Hunter Hall Global fund shares likely to fall: Geoff Wilson

Plenty of billionaires, but few are women

Fund manager Peter Hall loses $27m as he seals exit with sale to Soul Pattinson

Listed law firm Shine Corporate loses CEO Courtney Petersen after only 5 months

Amazon's latest idea is a flying warehouse that will deliver your stuff by drone

Hunter Hall fields takeover offers after founder Peter Hall's shock resignation

Shopper docket the sleeper issue behind the Woolworths sale to BP

Redflex signs non-prosecution deal over US corruption scandal

As populists won elections in 2016, world's richest people made $330 billion

Food delivery apps are changing the way we eat and how restaurants are run

BusinessDay's summer quiz - part four: Who's Who and Bad Behaviour

From wraps to bowls - sorting the real food trends from the gimmicks

Sport

Chris Waller set to face steward's inquiry after horse tested positive to methamphetamine

Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke skols beer at the SCG - again

Peter Handscomb continues Test career start for the ages

EPL cellar-dwellars Hull City sack coach Mike Phelan

Racing: Key witness may appear in James McDonald hearing

Top-ranked women's golfer Lydia Ko signs multimillion-dollar deal with PXG

How Nic Maddinson and Joe Burns have handled Test demotions

Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada help South Africa rip through Sri Lanka

Robbie Kruse gets Bayer Leverkusen blessing for China move

Refreshed Jason Day's big plans for 2017

Daniel Ricciardo says he's ready for another podium in Melbourne

Olivier Giroud earns Arsenal a point at Bournemouth after thrilling three-goal comeback

Outrage over commentator's praise for US footballer who punched a woman in 2014

Matt Renshaw relishes maiden Test ton against Pakistan

Overnight sport wrap: Andy Murray gets 2017 off to a winning start in Doha

Brisbane International tennis 2017: Sleep is the word for returning star Rafael Nadal

Chelsea making rival EPL managers angry, says Antonio Conte

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola lets facade slip to reveal the cracks in plan

Dallas Mavericks All-Star Dirk Nowitzki praises Andrew Bogut for noble offer

Hopman Cup 2017: Unbeaten Kyrgios tells media not to 'overthink' his knee issues

James Kelly says Essendon Bombers are raring to go in 2017

The weirdest pre-season injuries in the AFL

The good, bad and ugly: Bulldogs fairytale and doping dominate AFL year in review

Fremantle Dockers under orders to return fit and refreshed for AFL pre-season

The mystery of Shane Yarran and the Fremantle spray

Hawthorn chief executive Stuart Fox to become new chief of Melbourne Cricket Club

Hawthorn re-sign triple-premiership winger Isaac Smith

Injury behind him, Mark Baguley is raring to go for Essendon Bombers

Greater Western Sydney Giants fined $100,000 for Lachie Whitfield affair

Ruck and rule changes help restore the AFL game we knew

Chris Sandow charged with public nuisance after brawl

Melbourne Storm say they can cover loss of Marika Koroibete to rugby

NRL in 2016: Cronulla break drought, Pearce breaks rules and JH channels JC

Off-field battle between NSW and Queensland in 2017 will be as fierce as State of Origin

Alex McKinnon's legal action against NRL backed by mother of quadriplegic former league player

Canberra's top 10 sport stories of 2016: A Raiders revival, Brumbies shock and LJ retires

Canberra Raiders fitness guru relishing pressure of shortened NRL pre-season

Reasons to be cheerful: Why your NRL team can have hope for success in 2017

St George Illawarra Dragons star Jack De Belin breaks wrist

South Sydney Rabbitohs star Robbie Farah uses plans to drive hygiene van for Sydney's homeless as distraction from injury

China aims to take on the world with rugby revolution

A big year ahead in rugby union: What to expect in 2017

Pearls shine and Wallabies flop in 2016

Canberra's top 10 sport stories of 2016: A Raiders revival, Brumbies shock and LJ retires

Why England will begrudgingly pay the All Blacks to play at Twickenham

England rugby players more robust and self-reliant, says Eddie Jones

All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina set to quit New Zealand rugby to join Toulouse

Eddie Jones calls for Australian rugby to axe two Super Rugby teams

Eddie Jones believes tough warm-up games will help British and Irish Lions roar

ACT Brumbies hopeful Ben Hyne hopes to bury horror debut memory with 2017 success

Opinion

Engineers Australia pin oak forest competition to 'draw out creativity': Annabelle Pegrum

Boston Marathon a journey from trauma to recovery

Marathon running - it's a love-hate thing

Faith

Fortress Canberra needs reinforcement

The budget facts that Canberra isn't telling you

Migrating flak away from the minister

Entertainment

Sydney summer events guide: What's happening on January 4, 2017?

FOMO: Best TV Show 2: The Crown

Sydney summer events guide: What's happening on January 3?

FOMO: Best Book and Play (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child)

Guilty Pleasures: how I became a Facebook cat lady

Guilty Pleasures: How to live on free wine and cheese, and other tips for saving money

FOMO: Best Album: David Bowie's Blackstar

Sydney summer events guide: What's happening on January 2, 2017?

Falls Festival crush: Music festivals better run than ever, but crowds unpredictable

m31-giveaways

New year: What's hot and what's not?

From fashion to film, tech to TV - the best of lifestyle and entertainment for 2017

Comedian Celia Pacquola gets serious

La La Land review: a glorious cinematic experience

A United Kingdom review: strongly told, feelgood and based on a true story

Passengers review: android and spaceship are only things to shine in dull interstellar odyssey

Sydney what's on guide: eight days of top attractions

2017 entertainment highlights: predicting hits in music, TV, movies, books and arts

Savvy shopper: latest homeware trends

Falls Festival stampede: What we know so far

Columns

Editorial: Mr Rudd's lurching, all right


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