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Dugald Holmes is a resident and member of a group opposing Foy's fuel factory as environmentally destructive, unproven ...

Fears held over impact of plastic plant on residents

Kirsten Lawson

More than 100 former Mr Fluffy blocks will be auctioned in May.

Reserve prices released for Mr Fluffy blocks up for auction in May

Police allege an ongoing dispute between neighbours turned violent on Sunday afternoon.

Man 'heard neighbour sharpen knives' before unit block attack

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'268th caller in queue': Public servants struggle with citizenship chaos

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Terror suspect planned to kill seven Australians a month, court hears

The majority of online shoppers in the workplace spend up to one hour a week surfing their favourite stores.

The work distraction that's costing bosses two hours a week

'Must be stopped': N Korea calls out US forces in Darwin

'I was unashamedly shattered': John's reaction to losing a mate

Lantern-lit vigil at Mount Ainslie marks Anzac Day

The shopping trolley staple that has lost all its pulling power

Retailers fall silent on 'most dangerous day of the year'

Standing his ground: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

'ABC has lost the plot': Dutton demands apology

EXCLUSIVE

The Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial.

Anzac Day guide: how to get there, what to do afterwards

Dragons coach Paul McGregor watches on during pre-game Anzac Day commemorations.

Rugby league gets a lot wrong – but it gets Anzac Day right

Hamish and Andy are returning to TV.

Hamish and Andy reveal first look at new TV series

Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety, Shane Rattenbury.

Speed cameras to target 300 roads in ACT every week

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Lost digger's identity discovered

Breaking News Alert - The Sydney Morning Herald

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Oysters

Oysters, cheese and yoghurt: Foods with great beauty benefits

Tony Burke warns Liberals against 'Shakespearean ...

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Germaine Greer takes aim at the 'odd' new ...

1:29AM

North to go it alone in VFL in 2018

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Hiroshi Yamaguchi of Koitoya Design / Make / Teach spoke of his love for Oaks Estate. April 14 2007 Good Friday?

How years of neglect created Oaks Estate's unique character

Tears of joy for Connie as brother Samuel brings home the gold

Don't worry Canberra, you're allowed to turn your heaters on

Cafe Garema in Civic. The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken the cafe's directors to court over alleged record-keeping ...

Popular Canberra cafe in trouble for allegedly underpaying staff

Vanessa and Kevin Lindley are still waiting to finalise insurance claims two months after a bushfire gutted their home ...

Two months after losing home, family stuck in 'holding pattern'

Portrait of ANU graduate and sculptor Anton Poon, who has lived in Canberra since age 13.

Anton spent most of his life here, now his dream to stay is in doubt

The ACT is best on housing finance and economic growth but performs poorly on construction work done.

Decentralisation push risks hurting Canberra property market

The boy was stopped by Highway Patrol on Saturday.

Boy, 12, arrested on solo drive from NSW to Perth

WA

Former West Coast Eagle Ben Sharp playing for Werribee in a VFL semi-final against Casey in 2011.

Former West Coast Eagle jailed for armed robbery

John Coates is up for re-election at the AOC.

AOC board to hold crisis meeting this week

Police.

Man released after baby boy dies in Wagga

NSW

Gary Pettigrove, pictured back left, with the Broulee Canberra capitals competed in the George Bass surfboat and ski ...

Is telecommuting the answer to government's decentralisation push?

Barnaby's bingo

Barnaby's Bingo: Where will decentralisation send your department?

The Australian Cyber Security Centre is expected to be moved out of the ASIO headquarters.

Green light for Cyber Security Centre move

North Korean soldiers carrying rockets march during a military parade to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim ...

North Korea highlights US marines in Darwin to warn of nuclear war

There is an upside to North Korea's threat against Australia

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

'You are 268th in the queue': Citizenship changes spark chaos

Michael Koziol

Dismissed from office: Former Manus Island MP Ronny Knight appeared on Radio National on Monday.

PNG politician critical of Dutton was dismissed as MP

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

AFR 12TH JUNE 2015 AFR National Infrustructure Summit at the Swissotel.speaker Bill English deputy prime minister of New ...

NZ hits out at 'disappointing' citizenship changes

Fergus Hunter

Australian Attorney General George Brandis, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Central Commission ...

'Highly unusual': China extradition statement released after pressure

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says he was briefed by senior sources on Manus Island.

'Ridiculous': Manus MP lashes Dutton over brawl explanation

A portrait of Lance-Corporal Vivian George Taylor rests against his gravestone as it awaits rededication at the ...

Lost Digger's identity solved by military sleuth

Nick Miller

Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters.

French election results leave big questions for Europe

COMMENT
Nick Miller

President Donald Trump is still popular with Republicans, polls show.

Trump voters aren't disappointed in him. Quite the opposite

ANALYSIS

CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota

CNN anchor alleges Fox News ex-CEO Roger Ailes also harassed her

WW1 Centenary. Picture: GEORGIA MATTS kiama generic anzac

Ataturk's 'quote' is an Anzac con

COMMENT
David Stephens

Australian values need to change to encourage expression and communication.

Why should immigrants speak perfect English when Australians can't?

COMMENT
Dean Frenkel

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: Under his watch, North Korea has been aggressively pursuing a decades-long goal of ...

Of course North Korea wants nukes. We should learn to live with it

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

1-Page executive director Joanna Riley co-founded the company with her father, Patrick Riley.

CEO's secret bid to buy her $22 million company for $1

Sarah Danckert

Unroll.me apologised, not for its actions, but for the fact users were upset.

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

Cara Waters

Gas reservation as a policy has been slammed by economists.

Proposed gas policy 'makes no sense' say economists

Peter Martin

Spotless Group chief executive Martin Sheppard. The company has gone to the Takeovers Panel.

Spotless declares 'door not closed' on Downer

Mathew Dunckley

No news is good news for Ten news... for now

Colin Kruger, CBD

Struggling with anxiety helped Sarah build her business

Cara Waters

One thing Australians waste two hours at work on every week

Lucy Cormack

Why Elon Musk posted an intimate photo with his girlfriend

Rachel Clun

Buoyant: The wind has yet to be taken out of the sails of the Northern Beaches.

Canberra auction market solid after holiday pause

Nick Georgalis, head of Geocon.

Supply key to tackling housing affordability: Canberra developer

When my friend and I moved into our first apartment, nothing seemed more "adult" than buying kitchenware.

Why there is zero shame in being an Ikea-loving 30-something

To keep a table looking great, use a fresh, slightly damp (not wet) cotton cloth to wipe daily spills away, then buff ...

Six habits that are ruining your dining room table

News. 6th July 2015. 81 Sternberg Crescent, Wanniassa is the first Mr Fluffy house to be demolished.

The Canberra ...

Tips for choosing and building on a Mr Fluffy block

- 125 S, la prima vettura costruita dalla Ferrari nel 1947.
- Nella foto la vettura replica realizzata nel 1987 dalla ...

70 years of triumphs and disasters at Ferrari

Luxury Cars

It takes work to keep the spark alive in a relationship.

If you're doing this in the bedroom, your relationship is doomed

Life on Mars

Ride to riches: a windfall can be the basis for wealth creation, if you don't fritter it away.

How to put a financial windfall to good use

John Collett

Spaceship founders Paul Bennetts, Andrew Sellen, Dave Kuhn and Kaushik Sen.

Super funds own $45b in bank shares, $13b in tech stocks

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Unroll.me apologised, not for its actions, but for the fact users were upset.

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

COMMENT
Cara Waters

A budget measure announced last year that was meant to apply from July 1, 2016 has still not been passed.

The tax loophole for optimistic small businesses

Max Newnham

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Why Australia was born at Gallipoli

SAT NEWS - Fiona de Jong - Queens Park

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - APRIL 21: Former AOC CEO Fiona de Jong on April 21, ...

Bullying allegations within Austalian Olympic Committee

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Dutton contradicted for third time over Manus

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie ... and quits acting?

Illustration by Jim Pavlidis.

Best of Fairfax cartoons, April 24

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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Boy George and his buttons.

Confected catfights between the blokes to be The Voice's theme

Nathanael Cooper

Germaine Greer has recently become a dual citizen of Australia and the UK.

Germaine Greer takes aim at the 'odd' new citizenship test

Neil McMahon
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Are the two (annoying) hastaggers, David and Betty actually among the best cooks of the MKR competition?

Are David and Betty the dark horses of MKR?

COMMENT
Aja Styles

<i>House of Bond</i> stars Adrienne Pickering and Ben Mingay as Eileen and Alan Bond.

House of Bond is a glossy insight into style over substance

Sarah Thomas

Chris Pratt, left, and Dave Bautista in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 suffers from arrested development

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Jake Wilson

Samuel Johnson is focusing on his fundraising efforts over showbiz, despite his Gold Logie win.

Johnson admits he has to 'eat my words' over Gold Logie win

Rob Moran

Sophie Monk

Is Monk the perfect match or a desperate move from Ten?

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Carrie Bickmore arrives at the Logies.

Molly and Kerri-Anne deliver show-stopping Logies moments

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

"Love you Sam! Love this village!" Connie posted on the Love Your Sister Facebook page.

Tears of joy for Connie Johnson as brother Sam brings home the gold

"Sometimes a girl just needs to belt things": Karen Hardy hits a tackle bag hard.

We tried: Training with the Brumbies

Matt Taylor embraces wife Mallie the day before he died.

Organ donor advocate Matt Taylor dies after transplant denial

Yael Stone speaking to Fairfax Media at the Logies about her pneumonia diagnosis.

Orange is the New Black star attends Logies with pneumonia

Amy Croffey

Ten days after meeting, Mark proposed.

The journey into parenthood with IVF has left me feeling uneasy

COMMENT
Mark Nethercote

Chelsea Clinton attends Variety's Power of Women: New York Presented by Lifetime, at Cipriani Midtown on Friday, April ...

Chelsea Clinton's clapback to SNL comedian was a lesson in class

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 23: Carrie Bickmore arrives at the 59th Annual Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on April 23, ...

Best dressed: This was Carrie Bickmore's best red carpet yet

Melissa Singer

Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway in Colossal.

Does 'Colossal' deserve praise for its depiction of domestic violence?

Clem Bastow

Kim Kardashian gave insight into how celebrity women are defined by how they look.

The outrage over Kim's tweet masked an important point

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Rihanna has been slammed for fan art on Instagram featuring the Queen wearing some of the singer's iconic looks, ...

Rihanna photoshops Queen's face onto her body

Amber Sherlock at the 59th Annual Logie Awards in a white gown by

Logies: Amber Sherlock 'couldn't shy away from' wearing white

Amy Croffey

Menopause: it's never too late to get moving.

Powering up - why women should get in training for menopause

Paula Goodyer

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Why athletes should treat the brain like a muscle

Amanda Loudin

The markings relate to key points typically used in a motion lab.

This Australian design could 'revolutionise' the way we train

Sarah Berry

Matcha Mylkbar lattes.

Will you try the charcoal latte?

Sam Bailey

Eating out: There's no need to stay home with your budding gourmand.

You can dine out with kids. Here's how to make it work. For everyone.

Becky Krystal

A saucy duo: Grilled lamb with romesco sauce.

Weekly meal planner: Quick Autumn dinners, and Anzacs

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'Am I unreasonable?': woman shocked by cafe nappy change

This mum's method of managing her feuding siblings has divided the internet.

Mum shares unusual way to manage feuding kids

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Dad's hack takes pain out of swimming lessons

Jetstar business class cabin on the 787 Dreamliner.

Flight test: Jetstar Dreamliner's cheap business class

Craig Platt

Australia's famous giant beers? The Simpsons writers seemed a little confused when the family visited Australia.

'Knifey-spooney': The Simpsons' 10 funniest travel moments

Oliver Smith

Frying Pan Tower is accessible only by boat or helicopter.

Middle of nowhere: Hotel lets you get away from it all, literally

Soo Kim

A Google spokeswoman said the company's goal had always been to quickly give people the best search results.

A Google gold mine below the search bar

Travis Kalanick is driven to the point that he must win at whatever he puts his mind to and at whatever cost.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick plays with fire

Telstra's EasyCall 4 keeps things simple for those who only need a basic phone.

Hands on Telstra EasyCall 4 mobile phone

COMMENT

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Protecting your desktop from nasty software

Gizmodo

The companies, backing a lawsuit brought against the ban by Washington state, argued that Trump's order created ...

Apple hires Google satellite executives

Apple has kitted out a Lexus RX450h with computer game controls.

Apple's unconventional idea

Drive staff

The 2017 Suzuki Swift will arrive in June.

Suzuki Swift coming soon

Drive staff

The car features somewhat derivative styling.

Driven: MG's Mazda CX-3 rival

Andrew MacLean

2017 Citroen C5 Aircross.

How Citroen-Peugeot plans to grow

Stephen Ottley

2017 Volkswagen Golf R.

New Golf GTI and R revealed

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen has had a US$2.8b fine handed down by a Detroit court.

VW hit with $3.7b fine

Brent Snavely

Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles at Canberra Stadium Junior Paulo.

Raiders star says he was denied crucial try against Manly

Brumbies athletic performance director Ben Serpell puts Karen Hardy through her paces.

What it's like to train with the Brumbies

GWS Giants captain Phil Davis wants Manuka Oval full for their clash against the Western Bulldogs on Friday.

A Giant call out to Canberra fans for historic Friday night fixture

Centre of attention: Sonny Bill Williams.

Smith goes from park footy to SBW battle in matter of weeks

Raiders training 20th April 2017. Josh Papalii. Photo by Karleen Minney.

Papalii hoping to named in Australian side with Croker or Leilua

Bolter: Hilton Cartwright.

Stanlake's Cricket Australia contract raises eyebrows

Cleared: Toby Greene.

Toby Greene cleared over headbutt and free to play in Canberra

Anzac captains: Storm teammates Cameron Smith and Jesse Bromwich captain the Kangaroos and the Kiwis respectively

'Don't think I'd be man enough to go to war': players on Anzac Day