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A teenager has been attacked by a shark in Esperance on Monday.

Shark attack kills girl surfing with father in WA

1 hr ago

NSW Police are investigating the death of a 39 year old who fell to his death paragliding on Easter Monday April 17.

Man killed in paragliding accident near Goulburn

Wood-grilled steak at Longhorn Saloon.

'It smells like burnt steak': Restaurant closes after complaints

Alan Jones says the Turnbull government is failing to learn from its mistakes.

Coalition deserves a smashing at the election: Jones

1 hr ago

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Has also taken aim against Turkish banks.

World loses another democracy - and West didn't see it coming

COMMENT

Vogue Pergolas Marina Dempsey who is unhappy about a neighbouring business' large rubbish piles.

Fears of a six figure clean-up bill for Hume pop-up tip

Cyber sabotage may have thwarted North Korea missile launch

Nobody wants a Rudd-Gillard remake. Well, almost nobody

ANALYSIS
Stephanie Peatling

Your credit card rewards are probably not actually rewarding you

Police search for missing Canberra woman

Couple's plan to hire hit man to kill sex abuse victim and witness

Professor Michael Gilding: "Parenthood is much, much more than genes."

'I feel ripped off': test that opened a can of worms

Jeff Carrick and his mate Nick Tonkin spied the sheep while fishing near Casuarina Sands.

Move over Chris the sheep, 'Fred and George' seen near Canberra

Thousands of spiders in Tauranga, on New Zealand's North Island, have created a 30-metre web.

Mesmerising 30m spider web shimmers across field after floods

Canberra boxer David Toussaint.

Former world champ backs Canberra boxer to win world title

Eric Di Cuollo (third from right) with the ED. team. They are a finalist at The Webby Awards for the NewActon homepage.

Canberra digital agency a finalist in The Webby Awards

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Easter celebrated around the world

Toorak butcher Peter Bouchier.

Why supermarket meat lasts longer than from a butcher?

Spice up your buns: turn them into a choc orange hot cross bun pudding.

What to do with leftover hot cross buns

New measles case takes NSW total to 22

11:31PM

Security alert after firearm licences go to wrong ...

10:33PM

Dozens of baby turtles released into Qld waters

8:09PM

Members of Crazy Old Maurice's Disco Bike Revolution kept the festival's streets humming with music.

The folk festival's not over until the disco lady sings

Bid to stop Canberra 'being frozen in time'

Police search for missing woman Karley Bransby

Cindy Daley, co-founder of ACT Greyhound Support Network, with her greyhound Maxi.

Greyhounds could no longer need muzzles in public under proposal

The latest school census data has been released.

ACT government schools surge in popularity

The National Folk Festival on Sunday.
Folk Alliance Australia Young Artist of the Year 2017 winner Monique ...

Folk festival sparks international journey for budding star

The rubbish tip at Hume.

Owners of Hume 'pop-up tip' previously fined in NSW

Sam Longman said she hasn't been able to celebrate Easter following the theft of her three koala joeys.

Search for stolen koalas 'becoming desperate'

QLD

Extremist and online troll Nathan Sykes (in front) and chairman of the Australia First party, Jim Saleam (behind) ...

The secrets of one of Australia’s worst online trolls

EXCLUSIVE
Luke McMahon

Perth developer Gerry Hanssen with Shalom House founder Peter Lyndon-James.

Construction boss offers resort for drug rehab

WA

Ed Wensing overlooks Canberra from the Mt Ainslie lookout.

Canberra Times photo by Matt Bedford.

Bid to stop Canberra 'being frozen in time'

"Absolutely confident". Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan.

Easter resurrection at ATO will make-or-break tax time

Department of Human Services staff will begin two weeks of strikes on Thursday.

DHS staff escalate pay fight with two weeks' strike action

Joel Fitzgibbon is Labor's shadow minister for agriculture and regional Australia.

Labor electorates line up for Canberra public servants

Former prime minister Tony Abbott departs after Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 20 March 2017. ...

Liberal MP urges 'wrecker' Tony Abbott to quit Parliament

Adam Gartrell

Nobody wants a Kevin Rudd-Julia Gillard remake

ANALYSIS
Stephanie Peatling

Put women and girls at centre of foreign policy, Australia urged

Stephanie Peatling

Alan Jones says the Turnbull government is failing to learn from its mistakes.

Alan Jones: Coalition deserves a smashing at the election

1 hr ago

Bill Shorten: "I for one am grateful that the Americans do contribute so much to security in the Pacific region."

Shorten backs Trump's US against North Korea threat

Heath Aston

Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU.

Coalition voters believe the minimum wage is too low: poll

Adam Gartrell

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Commander blames drunk soldiers for Manus rampage

'Our ultimate dignity': North Korean commandoes march across Kim Il-sung Square during a military parade on Saturday.

Pence warns Kim: don't test us, look at what we did in Syria

Kirsty Needham

Supporters of the opposition Republican People's Party watch the polling results in Ankara.

What Erdogan's narrow referendum victory means for Turkey

ANALYSIS

Abducted:62 year-old pastor Raymond Koh.

Pastor abduction raises anti-Christian fears in Malaysia

Lindsay Murdoch
38 mins ago

Supporters of the "Yes" campaign stand in front of a giant picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan declares victory in Turkey referendum

45 mins ago

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

1 hr ago

We need another model for how we live that can be afforded by most people.

The new model of home ownership we should be focusing on

COMMENT

More small purchases are now made with credit and debit cards than with cash.

We must legislate an end to banks' abuse of credit card holders

COMMENT
Katy Gallagher

In a submission to the federal government ahead of the May budget, Telstra said tax laws need to take into account ...

Internet should be tax-exempt for some employers: Telstra

Nassim Khadem

Bain will acquire a large stake in Korean botox player

Bain bets $1 billion on botox

Shinhye Kang and Seyoon Kim

More than 18 per cent of all Australians use Airbnb.

How the world's biggest hotels are taking on Airbnb

ANALYSIS
Katie Benner

The stolen bullion is worth $70,000.

Gold could 'sky-rocket' on global worries

Ranjeetha Pakiam and Betty Liu

Crude slips under $US53 as US drilling surge stokes output fears

Heesu Lee and Perry Williams

Snap dismisses claims as 'ridiculous'

Richard McLeish

Qantas warns against foreign carriers flying domestic routes

Michael Gorey

Insurer tells former police officer with PTSD he could be a librarian

Anna Patty

Kaitlyn Plyley, 30, is disabled and left "hoping for miracles" to own a home.

The group of Australians left 'hoping for a property miracle'

Workers stand in front of a banner featuring images of high rise towers outside a construction site in downtown Beijing.

Latest measures to cool China market: feng shui advice banned

Treasurer Scott Morrison addresses the media during a doostop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday 24 ...

Dear nation's renters, ScoMo is very, very, very worried about you

COMMENT

Not surprisingly, more men than women prefer that the toilet seat is left up.

More toilets than bum cheeks: do we really need so much space?

COMMENT

The Canberra housing market has continued its resurgence this year.

Canberra resurgence continues with more - and faster - sales

Toyota FT-4X.

Eight high-powered new cars that have the motor world in a spin

Cars

From store to your door, in 90 minutes.

Fast fashion: Gucci now does 90-minute home delivery

Luxury

Hyenas rarely do the initial damage but once they swoop in, they can quickly become the problem.

Keep the shorting 'hyenas' in your peripheral vision

Marcus Padley

A few months ago the smartest people in finance were waxing lyrical on whether the Chinese landing would be "hard" or ...

Motley Fool: What China collapse?

Scott Phillips

Courtney Ray founded Daily Blooms to foster her passion for flowers.

'Taking the bigness out': Online fixed price florists blossom

Cara Waters

Jeff Anning (left) founder of Evolve Skateboards.

From a pipe dream to a half-pipe

Kate Jones

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Firmino leads Liverpool to victory

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Rallies demand Trump's tax returns

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Mattis: 'North Korea has to change its behaviour'

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North Korea parades missile muscle

Luigi Pertrilli (R) shares a joke with a woman dressed like the Virgin Mary in the Christopher Inn during the ...

Easter around the World

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. Only 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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<i>The Young Pope</i>: Dark and disturbing.

Jude Law's arrogant American pope is an 'odious' anti-hero

Bridget McManus

Disney composer Alan Menken is in Melbourne ahead of the opening of <i>Aladdin the Musical</i>.

How to write a Disney song: Aladdin composer reveals secrets

Debbie Cuthbertson

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer

McCarthy returns as Spicer with some religious jokes on SNL

Charlize Theron and Vin Diesel in <i>The Fate of the Furious</i>.

Furious 8 breaks Star Wars record with huge opening weekend

Michael Idato

Lady Gaga debuted her new single 'The Cure' at Coachella this weekend.

Lady Gaga debuts surprise new single at Coachella

Michael Idato

Sacked: Mana Tribe member Jeff Varner.

Survivor contestant fired from job after trans outing controversy

Georgina Cooke

Actor Clifton James, best known for his portrayal of a southern sheriff in two James Bond films, died aged 96.

Clifton James, swaggering sheriff in James Bond films, dies

Keith Ridler

British actor Peter Capaldi, in costume as Doctor Who, and Pearl Mackie as his new companion Bill Potts, pose with a ...

New Doctor Who set to traumatise as fresh casting rumours swirl

Nick Miller

Five-year-old Poppy Breingan from Hackett.

Thousands flock to Exhibition Park for National Folk Festival

Canberra charity REACH for Nepal says the local people give more than they receive, showing gratitude for the projects ...

The Canberra charity changing lives on both sides of the world

The Museum of Australian Democracy is hosting the Great Easter Egg Trail on Easter Sunday.

7 things to do this Easter long weekend April 14-17

Part of the backlash to Lena Dunham and her character Hannah Horvath in Girls came down to this ... over-identification.

We saw our clumsy selves in Girls, which is why we loved to hate it

Natalie Reilly

Lady Gaga debuted her new single 'The Cure' at Coachella this weekend.

Celebrities partying and playing at Coachella

Clementine Ford with her baby son.

The love so powerful it feels like a dangerous mistake

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Ten days after meeting, Mark proposed.

I set to having a baby on my own at 40, and then I met the one

Claudine Gilbey-Phillips

Rihanna crushes it at Coachella.

Rihanna wins Coachella/life with crystal body suit

Annie Brown

Prince Harry has opened up about the therapy he received to cope with the loss of his mother, Princess Diana.

Prince Harry reveals Diana's death led to 'two years of total chaos'

Hannah Furness

Nike has introduced a dedicated plus-size range up to a 3X.

Sports brands are finally realising that active women come in all sizes

ANALYSIS
Melissa Singer

Prince Harry has spoken out about needing therapy to deal with his grief after Diana's death.

A powerful role model, Harry's words on grief will help others

COMMENT
Professor Sir Simon Wessley

Children pick up on images and language much earlier than we might think.

Why kids don't need to hear 'fat talk'

Paula Goodyer

Water babies aren't limited by age

This woman is strong and healthy at 90. Here's how she does it.

Marlene Cimons

Image from Hippie Lane: The Cookbook by Taline Gabrielian (Murdoch Books, RRP $39.99).

How hippie food went mainstream

Sarah Berry

Toorak butcher Peter Bouchier.

Why does supermarket meat last longer than meat from my butcher?

Spice up your buns: turn them into a choc orange hot cross bun pudding.

What to do with leftover hot cross buns: Four delicious recipes

Sofia Levin

Neil Perry recipe for Good Food, Epicure
Styling Hannah Meppem
Spice roast pumpkin

The antidote to an over-indulgent Easter: sugar-free meal plan

The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte were in attendance.

Duchess of Cambridge anonymously seeks advice of 'real mums'

Behold the IKEA "Relationship Saving Station" courtesy of Obvious Plant.

This is exactly what every IKEA needs

Gordon Ramsay with his wife and children last year.

Why Gordon Ramsay refuses to leave money to his children

American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER interior, economy class cabin.

Flight test: How American Airlines' Australia route stacks up

Rob McFarland

If you don't have a lazy $138,000 to spend to see the real Titanic, you can see it in 360 degrees in Leipzig, Germany at ...

Woman spends $138,000 to visit the Titanic wreck on first tourist trip

The Rocky Mountaineer offers stunning scenery and sumptuous dining for passengers.

Rocky roll: How a luxury restaurant on rails is run

Donna Demaio

The Netgear R9000 is truly fast.

Could a $700 router be worth the money?

It's not easy to find the perfect gadget for taking care of business, but Lenovo's Yoga 710 ticks a lot of boxes as a ...

Finding your perfect travel companion

COMMENT

"Obviously Snapchat is for everyone," the company said in a statement.

Snap dismisses 'only for rich people' claim as 'ridiculous'

giz

How to manage your phone notifications

Gizmodo

LoL OPL 2017

LG Dire Wolves take the crown: OPL Grand Final

2017 Audi Q5.

Driven: All-new Audi Q5

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW 530i.

Road test: BMW 530i

Stephen Ottley

Land Rover Reborn

Outback classics worth $130,000

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz S500e.

Mercedes-Benz S500E new car review

Stephen Corby

2018 Jagaur F-Type four-cylinder.

Jaguar unveils four-cylinder F-Type

David McCowen

Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Coup?, Press Test Drive Barcelona 2017, E 300 Coupe? aragonitsilber, Leder Nappa, ...

Inline six on the way for next-gen AMG models

David McCowen

Jordan Rapana and Joey Leilua room together wherever they play, shopped for engagement rings together and spend their ...

Sea Eagles fear getting caught in Leipana headlights

Fijian flyer Henry Speight has scored six tries for the ACT Brumbies this season.

Speight v Savea match-up a 'mouth-watering' oneL Roff

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: David Nofoaluma of the Tigers is tackled during the round seven NRL match between the ...

Moses stars but Eels stun Tigers with late rally

Sam Carter should be in the running for a Wallabies call-up in June.

Brumbies running into statistical Hurricane across the ditch

Luke Bateman gives Raiders fans the thumbs up.

Bateman calls for fans to knock off work early to watch Raiders clash

Canberra boxer David Toussaint.

Former champion Geale backs Canberra's Toussaint to win a world title

Grand National Cross Country Series champion Tayla Jones.

Motorcycle champion Tayla Jones turning heads in stellar debut US season

Joel Selwood of the Cats handballs while being tackled by Cyril Rioli of the Hawks.

Cats crush dismal Hawks in Easter Monday mauling