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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 27: A house on Victoria Avenue in Canterbury for Domain Neighbourhoods on February 27, ...

Housing crisis? MPs owning up to 33 properties each

Soldiers march across Kim Il-sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang last week.

'Combat ready': Chinese army drills on North Korean border

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Serena Williams of the United States poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after ...

Ex-tennis star under fire for racist Serena Williams comment

US Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence doesn't like it, but agrees to honour Aussie refugee deal

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Triple murderer working at Junee abattoir ahead of release

Police at the scene of the two-vehicle crash in Manuka on Friday night.

Police investigate car-motorcycle crash in Manuka

Thai police arrest man for smuggling semen across the border

Metadata evidence ban for family violence could be 'catastrophic'

Fear and loathing as 'Trumporhoea' takes hold in Washinton

Fake news spreads ahead of French election

Turnbull changes his tune on housing affordability

Portrait of Rohingyan refugee Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday 12 April ...

'They are attacking us again': The Good Friday rampage Australia ignored

8 month pregnant Cara Bullock, not sure about sleeping with her baby. 6th of July 2012. The Age news Picture by JOE ARMAO

Teen's pregnancy to her teacher's husband changed her life

Peter Chan, Fantasy Lane owner has spoken out against expensive licensing fees with pornographic dvds. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Porn providers not getting enough bang for their buck

A news conference by psychologist and radio personality Wendy Walsh, right, prompted other women to contact attorney ...

'The mission was to bring down Bill O'Reilly'

ACT school cleaner Htoo Ywai. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberra school cleaning business underpaid migrant workers

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US students take citizenship test

Krispy Kreme. 040706. Pic. Andrew Quilty. Generic : Krispy Kreme, doughnuts, sugar, sweets, lollies, health, bad health, ...

What is it about sugar that causes such dramatic weight gain?

It's amazing how much time you can save if you know the shortcuts.

This could mean you never have to charge your phone again

Simpson is keen to stay to guide young Blues

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'A perfectly evil disease': the disorder ...

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Ten years on: The last dark hour for the Cats

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Allhomes. Canberra. April 9, 2017. 7 Holley Place, Kaleen.

Auction watch: A new suburb price record for Kaleen

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Allhomes. Canberra. Domain. April 18, 2017. 22 Jindabyne Street, Duffy.

Sustainable homes are a sound investment in Canberra

Pete and Amber Nichols with their two children Charlie, 3, and Olive, 1, at home in Harrison.

Where in Canberra are house prices growing the fastest?

Don't be tempted to borrow money to pay for a dream holiday - you'll be paying it off for years.

You've bought your dream home. Can your budget afford a holiday?

Many of Republic's apartments will capture views across Lake Ginninderra.

First look inside Canberra's largest mixed-use precinct

Larger venues like Mooseheads nightclub, pictured, would have been hit with huge licence fee hikes to open after 3am.

Man bashed in Civic by off-duty policeman: court documents

Canberra's unique architecture inspires photographer

Rates revenue in the ACT has doubled in four years

Peter Marshall of Braidwood's 'Carboniser' retorts, which he has made to be transportable so biochar can be made on site.

Braidwood man capturing carbon the old-fashioned way

Footage of the crime released by ACT Policing.

Shoppers intervene during Tuggeranong jewellery store robbery

Stressed Canberra teachers are reducing their workload.

Canberra teachers reduce hours to deal with workload stress

Canteen staff at the Ainslie school Su Suren, Diane Bugg, manager Ari Hansell, Willow Condi, Marita Johnston and Nani ...

How the humble school canteen became a model of healthy living

US Vice President Mike Pence (left) will meet with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday as part of his 10-day, ...

US Vice President Mike Pence arrives in Australia

Women with breast implants are advised to monitor for any changes, after 46 cases of a rare cancer in Australia were ...

Dozens of cancer cases linked to breast implants

Helen Dale, formerly Helen Darville and Helen Demidenko, is preparing to release a new book.

Hoaxer Demidenko spins a new yarn

EXCLUSIVE

Hydro Tasmania's Gordon Dam.

Tasmania could become a 'battery for Australia': PM

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's forced relocation to Armidale has been cited in a new ...

Public servants no magic bullet for bush, warns Productivity Commission

No pork barreling: Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on Thursday.

Does moving public servants from Canberra make economic sense?

Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs, based in Sydney - for now.

Decentralisation hit list: which government workplace is next?

ANALYSIS

Malcolm Turnbull: ''The focus of the budget is firstly driving continued strong economic growth.''

Prime Minister dampens talk of affordable housing focus in budget

James Massola

'It's like The Castle': couple caught in citizenship crackdown

James Massola

Dutton signals room to move on work visas for universities

Michael Koziol

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the soldiers may have been motivated by concerns for the safety of a local child.

PNG officials dispute Dutton's account of Manus Island violence

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen.

ALP hits foreigners and super funds in housing affordability package

James Massola

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said tensions were high following an incident involving a young boy.

Dutton stoops to new low with comments on Manus rampage

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann was a close ally of Tony Abbott.

Cormann warns Tony Abbott is in danger of helping elect Labor

Fergus Hunter

Soldiers march across Kim Il-sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang last week.

China in 'combat readiness' amid North Korean threats

Kirsty Needham

Australian couples have been told commercial surrogacy is illegal in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Nepal and India

Thai police arrest man for smuggling semen across Laos border

Lindsay Murdoch

Afghan soldiers stand guard at the gate of a military compound after the attack.

Dozens killed, wounded after Taliban attack on Afghan army base

Kim So-jin, right, and her twin brother Kim Jun-yong, centre, in their sixth grade class of four in Taesung.

A village in the demilitarized zone, growing rice under war's shadow

Missing in action: the energetic, inspiring Malcolm Turnbull who challenged Tony Abbott in September 2015.

PM's crisis of legitimacy

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

The shacks are a reminder that if we want community, sweetness and clean nature we should start needing a little less.

Why has Australian modesty become a lost virtue?

COMMENT

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

The new enemy of renters: Mums and dads

COMMENT
Eryk Bagshaw

Banks have been told to warn borrowers of the risks of interest-only loans.

Monty Python or Yes Minister? Take your pick

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Liz Kaelin and Annie Parker are unhappy with the impact changes to 457 visas are having on the start-up community.

How the 457 visa changes are hitting start-ups

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Volkswagen's emissions crisis rocked the entire car industry.

US judge issues VW with three-year 'organisation probation'

Nick Carey

US stocks should 'terrify' Yellen

Are 457 visa reforms an illusion?

IN DEPTH
Anna Patty

United CEO Munoz will not chair board in 2018

Murdoch's defiance turns to pragmatism

ANALYSIS
Michael Grynbaum

There's been a recent explosion in the consumption and production of rye whiskey.

Which retro spirit has increased sales by 500 per cent in five years?

Smart Sipping

Hyundai's bold GV80 concept was revealed at the recent New York motor show.

The car brand taking on BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz

Cars

All it takes to fix the pay gap is analysis and action.

Why fixing the pay gap is easy if you try

Georgina Dent

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Do I need to make an 'educated guess' about my SMSF?

ASK NOEL

Tinybeans co-founders Sarah-Jane Kurtini, Eddie Geller and Stephen O'Young.

App designed to prevent too much 'sharenting' in $6.5 million ASX listing

Cara Waters

It doesn't help when a whole organisation's existence is centred on a lie.

This is how easily you're deceived

James Adonis

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Paris shooting: what we know so far

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Amazon by the numbers

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Final Clarke & Dawe episode released

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Outback eagle v drone: Who won?

Dawn: 960425: Age General: Pic by Bruce Postle: Pic shows ANZAC DAY Dawn Service at Mt. Macedon.

Rewind - Anzac Day

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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Robert Irwin introduces Jimmy Fallon to some furry friends.

'Beaut bonzer!' Robert Irwin is a hit again on The Tonight Show

Sarah Thomas

Portrait of English author Neil Gaiman. Saturday 31st January 2015. Photograph by James Brickwood. SHD NEWS 150131

Gaiman on American Gods, and the need for a female Doctor Who

Warren Beatty rebelled against the sexual repression of his youth.

Why Warren Beatty, Hollywood lefty, won't be drawn on Trump

Stephanie Bunbury

<i>Monkey</i>, the Japanese series, has remained a cult favourite.

Can Monkey find magic the second time around?

COMMENT
Michael Idato

Prince sold over two million albums in 2016.

Prince sold more albums than anyone in 2016, even Adele

Rob Moran

Cersei Lannister with her brother, Jamie, by her side.

Game of Thrones drives fans wild with new season 7 photos

Broede Carmody

Patti Smith at the State Theatre in Sydney.

Patti Smith and Courtney Barnett commune on stage

Hannah Francis

13 REASONS WHY M Mag Pay TV previews by Melinda Houston for 16th April. Image supplied.

13 Reasons Why writer defends graphic suicide scene

Rob Moran

The tenth Jane Austen Festival runs from Friday to Sunday at Albert Hall. Ariella Hall and Simon David practising their ...

The Jane Austen Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

Nick Valois as Princeton and Emma McCormack as Kate Monster in Supa's <i>Avenue Q</i>.

A musical Sesame Street aimed at adults

Sisters and creators of lifestyle website Swiish, Maha Koraiem and Sally Obermeder.

Swiish on how to live luxe for less

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge opened up about their private lives while visiting the BBC on Friday.

Prince William and Kate love takeaway curry, box sets and Neighbours

Amy Croffey
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Serena Williams after winning the Women's Singles Final against her sister, Venus Williams, on day 13 of the 2017 ...

Serena Williams is the latest in line of women to compete - and win - while pregnant

Marissa Payne

TV presenter Livinia Nixon poses with Con Iliopoulos at her final dress fitting ahead of the 2017 Logies.

The big business of Logies red carpet fashions

Melissa Singer

If you wouldn't talk about getting the chicken pox or a cold from someone as something gross, you shouldn't talk about ...

What to do when your teen tells you they have a STI

Britni de la Cretaz

Ivanka Trump to skip promotional book tour to avoid conflicts of interest.

Ivanka Trump skips book tour to avoid conflicts of interest

Lindsey Rupp and Bill Allison

Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in the new campaign video.

Prince William: Harry and I 'have not talked enough' about Diana

Michael Holden

David Panton, Mariah Carey, Julie Bishop and James Packer at Crown Casino in Melbourne.

Has the Ratpac bromance between Ratner and Packer cooled?

Private Sydney
Andrew Hornery

Chrissy Teigen showcases the perfect lob.

The celebrity hair cuts to copy right now

Stephanie Darling

"Psycho": we can change the stigma by changing our words.

Stop calling people 'psycho' for all our sakes

Sarah Berry

In your 20s you can set the scene for your future health.

In your 20s and not worried about ageing issues? Think again

Steven Petrow

A perfect morning routine? Forget about it.

You might benefit from forgetting about your 'perfect' morning routine

Sarah Berry

The durian ice creams on a stick at the Frugii Dessert Laboratory.

Frugii Dessert Laboratory introduces durian ice-cream

Jill Dupleix's really basic giant cheese souffle.

Conquer your fear of the souffle with this back-to-basics recipe

Eat your greens: Grown-up cheese toasties.

Are you cooking below your age range?

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Australia's 100 most popular baby names of 2016

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'I could go months without it': when your sex drive disappears

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Dad's hack takes pain out of swimming lessons

Silence is not golden: Jetstar.

Traveller letters: This is your Jetstar captain, not speaking

The entrance to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Traveller quiz: In which country is the former Nazi camp Auschwitz?

Mal Chenu

Mistake fares occur when an airline means to set a fare at $1189 and accidentally sets it at $189.

Save thousands: Expert reveals how to book airline 'mistake fares'

Hugh Morris

Illustration: Michael Mucci

Turn on, tune in, stress out - with your mobile

<i>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</i> was mastered in Dolby Vision HDR to reveal what evil lurks in the shadows.

High Dynamic Range format war looms

COMMENT

Tech drawing of what appears to be an iPhone.

Apple iPhone 8 rumours: Business at front, fingerprint party at back

asus

ASUS's PG258Q monitor is gaming overkill

The light frame plane is boosted by a rear propeller.

Flying car worth $1.7m goes on show in Monaco

HSV's GTSR W1 is the ultimate Australian muscle car.

Is this the best Aussie-made car?

David McCowen

Performance sedans comparison: Alfa Romeo Giulia QV v Mercedes-AMG C63 v BMW M3 v HSV GTS.

Alfa Romeo's biggest test

Andrew MacLean

BA Ford Falcon Ute.

Used review: Ford Falcon Ute

David Morley

2017 Ford Escape Titanium.

Road test: Ford Escape Titanium

Stephen Ottley

McLaren 540C

McLaren's 'budget' supercar

Andrew MacLean

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Volvo plots Mini rival

The Drive Team

Dylan Walker of the Eagles is tackled during the round eight NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the Manly Sea ...

Heartbreak as Raiders go down in golden-point thriller

Joe Powell scored one of the tries of the season on Friday night.

Hurricanes turn on attacking masterclass to rout Brumbies

The Raiders mascot wears a red poppy for the ANZAC ceremony.

Talking points: Canberra Raiders

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Talking points: Brumbies

Free to play: Rabbitohs' captain Sam Burgess was found not guilty of a shoulder charge by the judiciary.

South Sydney take on the Broncos

Single Gaze is kicking off a bumper winter campaign in Queensland on Saturday with trainer Nick Olive (pictured) ...

Nick Olive says Single Gaze the 'best we've ever had'

Sport
Vatiliai Tuidraki is the under 20's Fijian captain who has moved over from Auckland and is playing with the ...

Gungahlin Eagles star trades dirty nappies for Japan contract

Kathryn Harby-Williams during her playing days with the national team.

'Sad day': Super Netball disruption looms as board crisis deepens

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