Canberra Times - Local Canberra News, World News & Breaking News in ACT, Australia

9:15PM Sun Apr 2, 2017

The Store
Our Network
News and Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Brisbane Times

Canberra Times

WA Today

Weather Zone
Business and Finance

AFR.com

afrmagazine.com.au
Lifestyle

traveller.com.au

essentialbaby.com.au

essentialkids.com.au

goodfood.com.au

oversixty.com.au

findababysitter.com.au
Classifieds

domain.com.au

drive.com.au

commercialrealestate

allhomes.com.au

adzuna.com.au

rsvp.com.au

Nelson Raebel will be missed by many after he was found dead on Saturday.

Father found in floodwaters was a 'wonderful man'

Thomas Lacombe, in Potts Point, Sydney, has a BMI rating that puts him in the overweight category because BMI doesn't ...

The calculator that decided this man is overweight

Models wear floral arrangements as they interact with travelers at Central Station in Utrecht, Netherlands, Wednesday, ...

Why are so many feeling anxious and worse off?

COMMENT
Crispin Hull

Jye McWatters was killed by a gunshot wound to the head.

South coast teenager's killer may have been caught on CCTV

Aerial view of flood waters near Lismore area in NSW.

Town like a "war zone" as flood clean-up begins

Picture of coloured condoms, generic safe sex, contraception, contraceptives Picture by ROBERT BANKS

Male contraceptive safe and effective so why are drugmakers against it?

Wastewater reveals Canberrans' expensive taste for drugs

There is nothing free about Mark Latham's speech

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Hundreds ride in memory of cyclist killed on Monaro Highway

'Why didn't anyone tell me?': Hidden pregnancy risk

Bureaucrat's Bupa move raises conflict of interest concerns

EXCLUSIVE

Canberra cyclist Lewis Brocklehurst visits the site of the accident that claimed the life of his idol, British endurance ...

Cycling community pays tribute to Mike Hall

KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 31: Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts in his match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the ...

Kyrgios promising to stay focused after classy outing v Federer

I absolutely gained was a sense of "knowing" about my body.

I spent a week at home in the nude, and this is what I learned

Karl Stefanonic with Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys.

Karl Stefanovic's cheeky wedding speech had guests in stitches

Water is just as good as soap, the experts say.

Is it time to ditch your soap?

null

Russian Embassy's April Fools answering machine

Right first dine: Scrambled eggs on toasted wholegrain bread.

Common cooking mistakes and how to avoid them

DON'T USE

This wall of jellyfish is both beautiful and deeply terrifying

These stories are old: Explaining In Case You ...

8:50PM

Port power past battling Dockers

8:13PM

Hands up, who wants to be a rugby league ...

8:05PM

Allhomes. Canberra. April 1, 2017.?27 Borthwick Avenue in Casey.

Blink-and-you-miss-it auction amid the calm before the storm

Buyers should be careful when making pre-auction offers.

Canberra auction market holds firm despite high number of listings

An aerial photograph of Throsby.

'Premium' house blocks released in new Gungahlin suburbs

Canberra Domain Allhomes. Artist's impression of Belconnen's new development Cirrus. March 30, 2017.?

High-end units next to Westfield Belconnen about to hit market

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 104/13 Eastlake Parade, Kingston. April 1, 2017.

The key things to consider before buying a Canberra apartment

Trucks in the 2017 Convoy for Cancer drive up Canberra Avenue.

Cancer convoy rolls through Canberra, raises more than $200K

Googong adventure park a counter to 'boring' modern playgrounds

From Iranian refugee to Canberra young citizen of the year

Ferrari Club Australia president Michael Rensch, and club member Peter Ciampa with some the cars on display

'The most valuable car park in ACT'

The Packard Wing at Bruce Hall. Approval has been granted to demolish the accommodation wings of the Australian National ...

Court orders halt to Bruce Hall demolition

The proposed development around City Hill and West Basin: The scheduled land sales are immediately to the west of ...

Land sales remain scheduled but interest cools in big projects

Visiting carillonist Karel Keldermans with the bells of Canberra's carillon.

Clear as a bell: Carillonist to strike a tune across lake

Aerial view of flood waters near Lismore area in NSW.

Lismore like a "war zone" as flood clean-up begins

NSW

As he was leaving the station, Salim Mehajer was asked to leave another taxi by police.

Salim Mehajer charged over alleged assault

NSW

Nelson Raebel will be missed by many after he was found dead on Saturday.

Father found in floodwaters was a 'wonderful man'

QLD

Clever - or conflicted?

Meat model: Bad taste or cutting-edge marketing?

WA

Rebecca Cross has been seconded to Bupa after being Head of Domestic Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Bureaucrat's Bupa move raises conflict of interest concerns

EXCLUSIVE

A $17.5 million refurbishment is planned for the Geoscience Australia building in Canberra.

Geoscience Australia public servants not keen on open-plan office

Graph of Centrelink complaints 2011-2016 produced by http://iscentrelinkdown.com

Centrelink made it easier to complain and 114,000 took them up

Waiting game: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with frontbenchers Josh Frydenberg, Barnaby Joyce, Christopher Pyne, Scott ...

Government secures $24 billion deal for company tax cuts

James Massola

Turnbull's company tax deal 'exxy' but effective

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

China treaty failure sparks war between Abbott and Turnbull

James Massola

Senator James Paterson takes a moment in the Senate.

Filibustering Senate holds itself hostage

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis in the Senate at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Senate kills off government's race hate law changes

Aerial photos of Lismore showing flooding from the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. 31st March 2017. Photo:?Rotorwing ...

Once the storm passes, Debbie will still cost you

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop condemns colleagues over China treaty collapse

EXCLUSIVE

Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, England in 2013.

Red Bull heir stonewalls on alleged hit-and-run

Lindsay Murdoch

Nuclear power plants

British nuclear power stations on terror alert

Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor".

Bill O'Reilly accused of sexual harassment

Russian President Vladimir Putin: His country has been busy in other nations' elections.

Call the Russian Embassy and press 3 for 'election interference'

Mark Latham accused ABC broadcaster Wendy Harmer of being a "commercial failure".

There is nothing free about Mark Latham's speech

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Treasury Secretary John Fraser says foreign investors are concerned with the rule of law, access to energy and the ...

How the Senate saved the government from itself

COMMENT
Peter Martin

PM should be building a path for change, rather than trying to fill in potholes on the road.

Bliss to be alive, but to be young not very heaven

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

Daniel Ricciardo and Adam Gilchrist advise the young rich to play a conservative, long game when it comes to investing.

Ambushed: Company hit by the 'new-look short'

Myriam Robin

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Minimum wage rise could benefit all in the rat race

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Commonwealth Bank financial planning whistleblower Jeff Morris.

Death threats, smear campaigns: the lot of a whistleblower

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The banks were seeking access to Apple's antenna inside the iPhone so they could use their own bank apps and their own ...

The big banks have been trumped by a bigger Apple

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

No 'patsy': Danni Roche steels herself for battle for AOC job

Mark Hawthorne

Why Australia isn't so easy for Trump to bully

ANALYSIS
Matthew Winkler

Extremist funding fears prompt government to pull YouTube ads

Lucy Battersby

Australia's hotel sector under the spotlight

Carolyn Cummins

The best places to spend up big.

Style surfing: 30 men's fashion websites you need to know

Men's Style

A formidable lineup of influential beers.

Hall of fame: The most important Australian craft beers ever

Fine Drinks

Paying off debt is great, but use an offset account if you think you might buy a new home and keep the old one as an ...

Why paying off your home could be a mistake

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Many mature-age workers want to cut back but not leave the workforce entirely.

'Money for nothing': transition to retirement pensions still work

Noel Whittaker

Michael Macolino, co-founder of Accodex, speaking at the Salesforce World Tour in Sydney.

Angry, young accountants lead exodus from big firms

Cara Waters

James Pearson says there is a future for Australian manufacturing.

What does 21st century manufacturing look like in Australia?

James Pearson

null

Watford with an easy win over Sunderland

Vorayuth Yoovidhya

Thai Red Bull heir avoids court for seventh time

null

Russian Embassy's April Fools answering machine

null

Suspect on run after brutal stabbing in Sadleir

Aerial view of the Maitland flood in March 1955. SMH NEWS Picture by BERT POWER .

Rewind - Flood

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Underground

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

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

Advertiser Content

The business rules of attraction

Advertiser

Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Everyone returns for one last dinner party on Sunday's episode of <i>Married at First Sight</i>.

Married at First Sight boss says action has not been manufactured

Karl Quinn

British comedian, disability rights campaigner and actor, Liz Carr is hoping her show sparks further debate around ...

The comedian who could change your mind on euthanasia

Cameron Woodhead

Judy Davis as Hedda Hopper in the series <i>Feud</i>.

Judy Davis stars as 'The most hated woman in Hollywood'

Andrew Hornery

Reunion: (From left) Thomas Lacey, Dena Kaplan and Keiynan Lonsdale are back, and on the big screen, in <i>Dance ...

Behind dreams and dramas of Dance Academy's move to movie

Matt Bungard

Batman discovers he may have to embrace teamwork.

Is Lego Batman Movie a Trump-inspired parable of our times?

Sandra Hall

Actors Valerie Bader and John Waters, who star in the STC's production of <i>Talk</i>.

Why Australia still celebrates the shock jock above news; a play

Elissa Blake

Petula Clark sang for Winston Churchill, danced with Fred Astaire and declined a ménage à trois with Elvis Presley and ...

In bed with John, Yoko and Petula Clark

Steve Meacham

Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in <i>Frantz</i>.

Francois Ozon ruffles French feathers with Frantz

Stephanie Bunbury

Aviary Rooftop owners Stephen Rockmann and Adi Watters.

Last drinks for Westside container village's final tenant

Gus the dog and Michael Birchall at Wimbie Beach as taken by Michael's daughter Katelyn. The shot won the people's ...

He's man's best friend and he knows it

The Markets Wanniassa, run by Fiona and James Lester, officially open on Saturday, April 1, but it's no April Fool's ...

Big fun day planned to open the Markets Wanniassa on Saturday

Singer and actress Inna Modja.

Inna Modja: Growing up in Mali, I realised equality starts in the home

Jane Rocca

ATC Ambassador Melina Vidler (left) and Erin Holland, The Star Sydney Ambassador, at Championships Day at Royal Randwick ...

Million-dollar hat steals the show at day one of The Championships

Jenna Clarke

Karl Stefanonic with Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys.

How Karl's 'hilarious' wedding speech had guests in stitches

I absolutely gained was a sense of "knowing" about my body.

I spent a week at home in the nude, and this is what I learned

Cat Rodie

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

Karl Stefanovic's kids 'upset' to miss out on wedding invite

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Thinking about the things you can't ask.

Things I'm afraid to ask my therapist

Megan Downey

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins following her Miss Universe win in New York in 2004.

Hawkins on needing bodyguard because of Trump friendship

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Karl Stefanovic's three children were not invited to their uncle Peter Stefanovic's wedding to Jeffreys.

Sylvia Jeffreys wore Rebecca Vallance to her 'hilarious' wedding

Jenna Clarke

A poor diet can cause inflammation in the body and affect your mood.

Anxiety: When it's not in your head but in your body

Sarah Berry

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, APRIL 2/17 ISSUE. cr:?Alan Benson My Day On A Plate -?Lisa Goldberg (supplied image, no archiving)

Chocolate cake and cabbage: Lisa Goldberg's day on a plate

Water is just as good as soap, the experts say.

Is it time to ditch your soap?

Evelyn Lewin

Chicken and corn soup.

Pre-Easter healthy Weekly Meal Planner

Chicken satay.

PappaRich brings It to Canberra

Tummy friendly: Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta.

What is the low-FODMAP diet and how does it help IBS?

No longer the only mermaid in the bath, 3-year-old Alidy couldn't be happier with her mermaid twin.

What happens when a mermaid turns up to babysit

Caitlin Miller with a picture of the 'gun'.

Five-year-old suspended from school over 'stick gun'

Crayola has retired one of its iconic crayons - and the internet is not happy.

Devastated fans accuse Crayola of stealing their sunshine

Americans are a friendly bunch.

Traveller letters: Australia, stop whinging about Americans

The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong.

The hotel room that changed history

Anthony Dennis

Russians have found a regular trip to the sauna, or banya, can help relieve stress.

Five unique urban experiences every traveller should try

NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.

NBN to double speeds for regional customers

COMMENT

Zheng Long's app mypal lets you top up your myki on the go.

App developer has a fix for myki problem

Bixby AI assistant was unveiled in New York on Wednesday.

Samsung S8's Bixby assistant on hold for Australian market

Spotify, Apple boost music business

ISPs could conceivably begin sharing detailed information about a person's web usage.

What to expect from your ISP next?

Jeep? Quicksand Concept 2017 Moab Easter Jeep Safari: Jeep Quicksand concept

Jeep's hot rod revealed

Andrew MacLean

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with women small business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

The Breakdown: President Trump's effect on cars

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI R-Line.

Range-topping VW Tiguan reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport.

New Mazda CX-5 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Suzuki's X90 combined sports car styling with four-wheel-drive underpinnings.

The cars that became a joke

David McCowen

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes accelerates electric car investment

David McCowen

Disappointed: Melissa Breen after the women's 100m semi-final.

Athletics rules questioned after Wisil denies Breen gold medal

1 hr ago

Raiders' Nick Cotric celebrates with team mates after scoring off a magnificent solo effort in the second half.

Canberra young guns Cotric and Kyrgios make their mark

Podcast

Canberra Raiders prop Junior Paulo says their backs are like having a second forward pack with the way they carry the ball.

Raiders backs like a second forward pack, says Paulo

Canberra Raiders halfback Aidan Sezer says there are 15 teams who would want Jarryd Hayne in their side.

Fifteen clubs would want to fly the Hayne Plane, says Sezer

Raiders recruitment manager Peter Mulholland is luring Kiwi rugby union stars to the Raiders.

Raiders' Mulholland unconcerned by storm in a salary cap drama

1 hr ago

KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 31: Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts in his match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the ...

Kyrgios promising to stay focused after classy outing v Federer

Tuggeranong Bushrangers' Michael Uluakiola tries to batter his way through the Kangaroos' defence. Photo: Sitthixay ...

Gorrell says Roos have plenty to work on despite top second-half

1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 02: Josh Dugan of the Dragons is assisted from the field after sustaining an injury during the ...

Dugan injury sours Dragons victory as Tigers slump continues

1 hr ago