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Michael Ron David Kadar, pictured in an Israeli court, was arrested after allegedly threatening schools, airlines, ...

Teen arrested over 591 school bomb hoax calls

Outgoing APVMA boss Kareena Arthy and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce

Barnaby Joyce dismisses Productivity Commission warning

AOC president John Coates.

Coates makes shock apology for leaked email remarks

1 hr ago

Image taken from video purporting to show the moment an explosion rocked Damascus on Thursday.

Damascus rocked by explosion after 'Israeli air strikes'

56 mins ago

Canberra Raider Josh Papalii, centre, leaves the ACT Magistrates Court with Raiders chief executive Don Furner, left, ...

'Bizarre behaviour': Raiders star called cops on his drink driving

1 min ago

The Productivity Commission says shifting agencies to regions would offer only limited economic stimulus.

After Canberra decentralisation push, a telling silence has fallen

COMMENT

Seven multi-unit sites in Gungahlin sell for more than $30 million

Allhomes

This isn't tax policy, it's a Donald Trump-led heist

COMMENT

Trekker missing for 47 days found alive next to the body of girlfriend

ATO boss gets a big extension to deal, plans to get $4b more in tax

Man with cancer was only told the truth just before he died

Jennifer was 18 when she first started working in bars.

'He told me he would rape me': Sexual harassment rife in hospitality industry

It's an inequality that many schools perpetuate with their outdated scheduling and seemingly limitless expectation of ...

The upside of having a mum who is 'never there'

Donald Trump and his bedtime reading matter.

Simpsons tackles first 100 days of Trump. And it's pretty scary

1 hr ago

The most sugary yoghurts contain as much sugar as ice- cream.

The yoghurt with more sugar than ice-cream

A giant rabbit, similar to this stock image, died on a transatlantic flight.

PR disaster continues for United as giant bunny dies on flight

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China vs US: a new space race?

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Woman working out in gyn

Exercise could help heal injuries and prevent infections

Netball officials discussed commentary censorship

7:34PM

Mumford hopes Giants fans fuel Bulldogs rivalry

7:26PM

'He told me he would rape me': horror stories in ...

7:22PM

The ultimate Canberra selfie? Will Salvestrin took this shot after running up Mount Ainslie.

Canberra's selfie game strongest in the nation, research shows

1 hr ago

Names of ACT light rail stops revealed, next the design

From tuck shop lady to principal: How an ACT school saved itself

Is the federal government using the sudden concern for the wellbeing of renters as an excuse to do nothing?

'Catastrophically dire': Rent affordability crisis hits Canberra

Police are seeking a man who approached a 13-year-old boy in Queanbeyan on Wednesday afternoon.

Child approached in Queanbeyan, police seeking assistance

Police have released images of possible witnesses to an assault at Rose Cottage Inn, Gilmore.

Police seek witnesses to Gilmore assault

International relations get a seeing to on one of the new Canturf signs.

Pun alert! Three new Canturf road-side signs go up

Mariasusana Vaafusuaga, known as Sana, 5, was hit by a truck and killed in Rocky Point on Wednesday.

'Kindergarten superstar' killed in front of mother

NSW

Matthew Perrin, pictured leaving Brisbane's federal court, enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle for a number of years until it ...

Jailed ex-Billabong boss claims trial judge erred

QLD

The Westpac helicopter reported a three metre shark just 50 metres off Swanbourne.

Perth beaches closed after shark sighting

WA
1 hr ago

Outgoing APVMA boss Kareena Arthy and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce

Joyce dismisses PC's warning on decentralisation

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan has been reappointed for seven years.

ATO boss gets a big extension to deal, plans to get $4b more in tax

Centrelink has been slammed by the Ombudsman over its "robo-debt" program.

Robo-debt collectors 'never visited homes', inquiry hears

Public servants not coping at work are costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each year..

$73 million compo bill for one year of public service mental stress

Malcolm Turnbull has intervened in the export market to tackle surging gas prices.

PM challenged on claim intervention will halve gas prices

Heath Aston

Gas companies find out politics affects markets too

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Australia 'must build' a missile defence shield as threat grows

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus: "This is an obvious power grab by Peter Dutton."

Homeland security proposal a Dutton 'power grab', says Labor

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg and Malcolm Turnbull had a blunt message for representatives of the gas industry in ...

Turnbull promises cheaper gas prices through restrictions

With offshore contracts locked in, the local price has rocketed.

Why PM has made extraordinary intervention on gas

ANALYSIS
Adam Morton

Bill Shorten

'Failure': Labor lashes Morrison, but doesn't rule out support

Eman and her sister, Shaimaa Selim, before Eman's operation.

Big spat over Eman's 300kg weight loss

Amrit Dhillon

The Maryvale Paper Mill in Victoria, Australia.

Indonesia warns A4 paper tariff is 'unfair'

EXCLUSIVE
Jewel Topsfield
23 mins ago

Image taken from video purporting to show the moment an explosion rocked Damascus on Thursday.

Israel says Damascus explosion 'consistent with its policy'

56 mins ago

The US is installing the THAAD system in South Korea.

China seeks Russian support on US missile shield

Kirsty Needham

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page: "Lest we forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

We should celebrate Yassmin Abdel-Magied, not attack her

COMMENT
Duncan Fine

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Kelly O'Dwyer, cabinet minister and member of powerful expenditure review committee, hard at work with her newborn baby. ...

The irony of the push to unseat Kelly O'Dwyer

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Company directors say whistleblower protections should not be afforded to people who go to the media.

'No protection' for media whistleblowers

Georgia Wilkins
1 hr ago

JZW991027.001.001.JPG BUS AGE PIC REQUESTED BY CAROLYN BATT, TAKEN BY JOHN WOUDSTRA JOE GUTNICK AT THE SUPREME COURT ...

Bankrupt Gutnick grilled over debts

Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

The local sharemarket shrugged off weak offshore leads by the close to finish slightly higher on Thursday, though it ...

ASX grinds slowly closer to 6000

Myriam Robin

Mirvac has unveiled its new development at Sydney Olympic Park.

Home affordability 'increasingly concerning'

Carolyn Cummins

Billionaire trio might end up with Ten by Christmas

Colin Kruger, CBD

Trump tax plan could cause US-Australia revenue disputes

Nassim Khadem

Relax. In dot-com bubble time, it's still only 1997

ANALYSIS
Lu Wang

Jailed ex-Billabong boss claims trial judge erred

Canberra Domain Allhomes. Throsby, aerial. June 22, 2016.

Seven Gungahlin sites sell for more than $30 million at auction

Tegan Lawson is a single mum and has used fractional investing to get into the property market.

How a single mum got her foot on the property ladder for peanuts

When it comes to renovating or building, having a clear plan is crucial.

How to avoid the most common mistake renovators make

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - MAY 1953: Marilyn Monroe on patio outside of her home. (Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix ...

Marilyn Monroe’s LA house has just hit the market

A townhouse that was painted in red and white stripes by its owner Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring after a planning dispute ...

Court rules homeowner can keep red and white stripes on house

Icaros uses the abdomen, back and leg muscles to tilt the device while 'flying' or 'diving'.

Science has finally found a way to make exercise less boring

Fitness

Deep-fried tortilla cups called salbute are filled with dried tomato concasse and deliver a crunch thanks to crickets ...

You'll find the 'meal of the decade' in the middle of nowhere

Fine Dining

If you're investing in property, you're probably better off buying it in your personal name than your self-managed super ...

Buying property with your super fund has drawbacks

Daryl Dixon

John Collett dinkus. 7th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Chasing returns in super usually a losing bet

John Collett

Wendy Bankes, owner of Heavenly Hairdressing in Ivanhoe, has realised she was naive about how she marketed the business.

Retiring Baby Boomers struggling to sell businesses

Cara Waters

Do you patronise older workers by saying they are 'too qualified'?

Great for the job, pity about your age

Tony Featherstone

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Tough times for Emmanuel Macron

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Sharapova back with a win

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MKR judges knot impressed with pretzels

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China unveils first aircraft carrier

One of The Flying Frenchies, stars of the new film The Free Man, rehearse at BBC Broadcasting House in London.

World of Photos

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Liar. Lover. Con artist - every episode of Imposters now streaming on Stan.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming 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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Bert Newton in hospital in March 2017.

Bert Newton in hospital with complications from pneumonia

Kerrie O'Brien
30 mins ago

Wendy Whiteley, widow of artist Brett Whiteley, after giving evidence in the Supreme Court of Victoria in April 2016.

Wendy Whiteley stunned court quashes art fraud conviction

Debbie Cuthbertson

Hamish and Andy's drive show has once again taken a tumble in Melbourne's radio ratings.

Melbourne Radio: Hamish and Andy's ratings nosedive continues

Broede Carmody

Alan Jones is set to return to the airwaves in March.

Sydney radio: Alan Jones' return puts a spring back in 2GB ratings

Rob Moran

John Conway Tonight host, John Conway.

Is this the weirdest (and funniest) show on TV

Rob Moran

Jonathan Demme , 73, has died of cancer and complications from heart disease.

Acclaimed 'Silence of the Lambs' director dies at 73

Valarie and Courtney fight back tears after it's announced they made it into the grand final.

MKR grand final battle revealed as one team crumbles

Broede Carmody

Jude Law and Diane Keaton in <i>The Young Pope</i>.

The Young Pope is a very human story, says Jude Law

Michael Idato

International relations get a seeing to on one of the new Canturf signs.

Pun alert: New Canturf signs go up in Fyshwick

Kadee Hollis, who grew up in Canberra, is in the NSW finals for Miss World Australia.

Canberra has another Miss World Australia contender

Composer Nicholas Ng has brought together 18 of Australia's finest composers for a performance inspired by the Harvest ...

A musical exploration of Chinese Australian history

It's an inequality that many schools perpetuate with their outdated scheduling and seemingly limitless expectation of ...

The upside of having a mum who is 'never there'

Kasey Edwards

Society hairdresser Joh Bailey at his Double Bay salon.

'Hardly out of control,' Joh Bailey denies reports

Andrew Hornery

This was not the plan.

Yeah, Serena Williams did not mean to announce her pregnancy via Snapchat

Need rockers apply for Sophie Monk's The Bachelorette after Benji Madden split?

Should rockers apply for Sophie Monk's The Bachelorette?

Amy Croffey

French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte.

Reactions to Emmanuel Macron's marriage with an older woman show we're stuck in the past

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Angelia Jolie

Why you shouldn't ignore chapped lips (and how to deal with them)

Anna Wintour attends the Jean Paul Gaultier show as part of Paris Fashion Week.

'Dissent is not enough': Vogue's Anna Wintour on Trump

Bethan Holt

Bill Cosby and Evin Cosby attends the launch of the pb&Caviar store on August 7, 2008 in New York City.

Bill Cosby's daughter defends 'punished' dad in essay

Maria Puente

Fitness: Find a friend.

Running may be socially contagious

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

The weather affects whether we want to exercise.

How climate change could affect the way we exercise

Sarah Berry

Like several well-known musicians, Lorde is a synesthete.

Lorde says synesthesia helps her creativity

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter.

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter recipe

Adam Liaw

The Mediterranean diet fixes 'the balance of 'good' cholesterol (HDL) to overall (or total) cholesterol in the blood', ...

'Saturated fat not cause of heart disease': cardiologists

Chicken bone broth yuzu ramen.

Chicken and yuzu ramen recipe from The Bone Broth Bible

Photo: Ian Pfaff

Mad Max superfan pimps out his kids' toy cars

Photo: Ebay

The new craze for kids and office workers alike

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Why this mum refuses to make her kids share

Thew new Qantas premium economy seat for the 787 Dreamliner.

Prices revealed: Qantas' non-stop flights to London go on sale

Craig Platt

Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road (Atlanterhavsveien) been awarded the title as "Norwegian Construction of the ...

Amazing roads: Europe's 10 most spectacular coasts to drive

Brian Johnston

Marriott Momi Bay Resort and Spa.

Heaven over the water: Fiji's newest luxury resort opens

Julietta Jameson

Instagram's confident moves seem to be paying off.

Why Instagram will be the next Facebook

COMMENT

Heart attack victims might soon be treated with printed matter. Illustration: Simon Letch

Mending broken hearts with 3D printer

Passwords are a target for more than 80 per cent of attacks.

Cyber espionage, ransomware attacks increase in 2017

In Silicon Valley, what matters is having the biggest and most engaged network. And because Facebook is that network, ...

Tech world witnesses robbery by Zuckerberg

ANALYSIS

If you were designing a technology purpose-built for attention-seeking monsters, it would probably look something like ...

Social networks must be responsible for content

COMMENT

Casey Stoner has been approached by Ducati as a test rider for 2016.

VW eyes possible sale of Ducati

2017 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid.

Driven: BMW 530e plug-in hybrid

Jonathan Hawley

McLaren 540C v Jaguar F-Type SVR.

Best Jaguar v cheapest McLaren

Andrew MacLean

Honda Odyssey VTi.

She says, he says: Honda Odyssey

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

Uber has revealed plans for flying taxis by 2020

Uber promises flying cars by 2020

Amy B Wang

2017 BMW 4-Series range

Driven: New BMW 4-Series

Jonathan Hawley

Canberra Raider Josh Papalii, centre, leaves the ACT Magistrates Court with Raiders chief executive Don Furner, left, ...

Raiders star reported his drink driving to police to 'prove a point'

1 min ago

Lauren Scherf.

Capitals set to sign rising star

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker was overlooked for the Anzac Test.

'Gobsmacked' Raiders shocked by Bulldogs rep snub

Allan Alaalatoa at Brumbies training on Wednesday.

Brumbies hope Sio gets good injury news

Sport
GIANTS training at Manuka Oval ahead of game in Canberra on Sunday.
Harry Himmelberg
Date: July 29 2016
The ...

Harrison Himmelberg in the frame to return for GWS Giants

Capitals' coach Paul Goriss.

Basketball back on par in booming women's sport market: Capitals

Canberra Raiders lock Joe Tapine is using last weekend's loss as motivation.

Tapine using golden penalty as motivation against Bulldogs

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: FFA CEO David Gallop speaks during a Socceroos Caltex sponsorship announcement naming ...

FFA says Centre of Excellence is closing for more opportunities