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The Takata airbag in a RAV4 SUV responsible for injuring a 21-year-old Darwin woman on Monday.

Woman fights for life after horrific airbag malfunction

In texts, the man embellished himself as a rugged country man. The writer later found this image was another man's car, ...

The photograph that revealed how much my boyfriend had lied

David Richards has set up new business for booking the cheapest accommodation available online. David Richards with his ...

'Misleading the public': Canberra's David takes on giants of Trivago

Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Basic economics Scott Morrison can't grasp

ANALYSIS

Specialist Criminal Defence Lawyer, Rob Stary in a Melbourne laneway EMBARGOED FOR USE IN GOOD WEEKEND, 29/17 ISSUE Rob ...

Meet Rob Stary, the man Australia's accused terrorists turn to first

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

Cunning timing behind North Korea's new missile test

ANALYSIS

Volunteer group sidelined in Canberra Hospital redesign

Narrabundah man refused bail over car break-in and theft

Listen, mate: The four-letter words Australians should stop using

COMMENT

ACT man caught driving under the influence twice in under 24 hours

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The first 100 days of 'American carnage' under Donald Trump

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: A Raiders fan shows her colours during the round seven NRL match between the Canberra ...

Canberra Raiders take on the Canturbury Bulldogs

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Members of the cast of the reenactment of the capture of the Clarke Gang. On April 29, the town of Braidwood will mark ...

'Capture of the Clarkes': Braidwood reenacts capture

Two-year old Charlotte Edwards and her brother Lachlan, 5, of Duffy, play amongst autumn leaves on Dunrossil Drive.

Where are the prettiest spots to see Canberra's autumn?

Pedal Power communications manager Anne Treasure with husband Glen Fuller and daughter Auruora enjoy cycling together ...

'Canberra paradox': We're not as fit as we should be

Nick Kyrgios led Australia to Davis Cup victory over the US and will now face Belgium on September 15 for a place in ...

How his girlfriend's pain helped Kyrgios find perspective

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Rohan stretchered off after horrible landing

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Free range guidelines

This is what the new free range egg guidelines looks like

Canberra sports hub: Royals run riot over Easts ...

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Cheika urges Super Rugby sides to throw off the ...

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Cory Bernardi warns of most pressing danger to ...

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89 Parkhill Street, Pearce.

Auction watch: A winning renovation pays off in Pearce

Allhomes. Canberra. Domain. April 25, 2017. Kingsborough, at 10 The Causeway in Kingston, is offering street-level ...

A business and home in one: Kingston Foreshore 'shophouses' for sale

Weston Creek Community Council chairman Tom Anderson.

Stepping out of Woden's shadow: Demand grows in Weston Creek

President Donald Trump

Is our housing market headed for trouble with Trump as US president?

The environment of a colour changes its appearance, so there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Million-dollar question: What is the right white to paint with?

Former secretary of the Canberra Hospital Auxiliary Ruth Morschel resigned from the position in February after ACT ...

Canberra Hospital Auxiliary 'disrespected' over lack of consultation on revamp

Planning unease to be addressed at citizen democracy forum

Retirement home residents wants clarity on who pays for upkeep

Shooters take part in the Standard Pistol match Competition of the Combined Metropolitan Pistol clubs at the National ...

Gun lobbyists to push for higher calibre pistols for sport shooters

A meeting of concerned Catholics in Canberra on Thursday voted overwhelmingly for reforms that would give the laity more ...

Canberra Catholics push for a say in decisions

Special counsel at Russell Kennedy Lawyers, Bronwyn Fagan, is on the board of Canberra Raiders.

Sports administrator challenges quota merits

People looking healthy and active around the lake are not the typical Canberran, Paul Kelly says.

Canberrans not as fit as we should be

Ron Walker (right) with Derryn Hinch in 2016.

Ron Walker lashes IOC over Coates battle

AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin.

AFP illegally obtain journalist's phone records

Professor Ian Hickie said mental health services are poorly co-ordinated, and has called for the defunding of ...

'Mental health needs reform, not just money'

Catholic bishops have been warned about the risks if they start charging Catholic schools rent

Furore over plan to charge Catholic schools rent

EXCLUSIVE

Members of the Tax Office's 'nudge unit' have been using their powers of persuasion on their own colleagues.

Tax Office 'nudge unit' gets to work on its fellow public servants

Not worried. Comcare chief executive Jennifer Taylor

Comcare claims it's in the clear on court decision

Collins class submarine HMAS Rankin, one of many to be eventually replaced by the planned new French submarines.

National auditor backs Defence's submarine acquisition strategy

The Gorgon Gas Project in Western Australia.

Gas tax review confirms nation faces decade wait for revenue

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Police reveal they have illegally accessed journalist metadata

Michael Koziol

Dutton comments could raise Manus tensions: police chief

Michael Gordon

Donald Trump's heated phone call with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in January made headlines around the world.

How does Turnbull solve a problem like Donald Trump?

ANALYSIS
Judith Ireland

Resources Minister Matthew Canavan has suggested Queenslanders avoid banking with Westpac after the bank ruled out ...

Westpac's anti-coal stance exposes a Coalition out of touch

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Sydney University senior lecturer Tim Anderson.

Uni lecturer used Anzac Day to accuse Diggers of murder

President Donald Trump

Turnbull downplays need for shield as Trump sends warning

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

Between lobbing missiles, Kim Jong-un looks to Russia

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

A man rides a bicycle past buses set on fire during a trade union general strike in Rio on Friday.

Brazil gripped by first general strike in two decades

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Masked Kashmiri protesters throw rocks and bricks at Indian government forces in Srinagar,Kashmir, on Friday.

Internet shutdowns rob Kashmiri activists of lifeline

Joyce Laboso Kenya's?deputy parliamentary speaker

Breakthrough as Kenya poised to elect first female governors

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

PM's 'tough' migration stance doomed to fail

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Malcolm Turnbull must set out the main diplomatic and military options to be considered in our national interest.

Australia is at the mercy of the whims of two mad men

COMMENT
John Hewson

Pizza Hut franchisees are hoping to take the company for $80 million.

Pizza Hut set for the courts over its cut-price pizzas

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Simon Bosch

How high is too high for Australia's marijuana stocks?

Patrick Hatch

On Thursday, Scott Morrison will tell business economists in Sydney of his plans for infrastructure investment borrowing.

The basic economics Scott Morrison can't grasp

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Joseph Gutnick outside the Federal Court in Melbourne.

Diamond Joe's business life stacked up in sad, neat binders

Sarah Danckert

'Un-investible': Why Network Ten is now only worth $99m

Lucy Battersby

'Culture' hampering probes into financial crimes

Georgia Wilkins

'We can't hold back the tide' on house prices, says bank watchdog

Clancy Yeates

Westpac branded 'wimps' over coal pledge

Peter Hannam

The Alpha Romeo Giulia is one of many modern classics.

Money makers: 13 new cars that will make you richer

Cars

Shooting tequila with salt and lemon is not the way to do it.

Wait, you're officially drinking this the wrong way

Fine Drinks

First home buyers in many states get grants or stamp duty exemptions.

Is it time to fix your mortgage interest rate?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Noel Whittaker.

Get rich by focusing on process not outcome

Noel Whittaker

Tattoos can result in reverse discrimination.

Tattoos can be good for your career

James Adonis

CBA says its changes will give small business customers more control to avoid defaulting.

CBA removes controversial loan clause

Clancy Yeates

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Man carrying knives arrested in London

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Van Gogh and the Seasons

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Pentagon probes Trump's ex-adviser Flynn

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United Airlines settles with Dr Dao

Workers paint and clean the Feltex Clock on the Rowan Bond building in Sydney on 11 October 1946. SMH NEWS Picture by ...

Rewind - Elevated occupations

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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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SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 24: American director Oliver Stone attends the "The Untold History of the United ...

Stone on his newest film subject: Putin

EXCLUSIVE
Garry Maddox

Harry Styles performs at the American Music Awards.

Harry Styles to tour Australia in November, but few will see him

Lenny Ann Low

Classic 90's sitcom Roseanne is being revived

'Roseanne' being revived with original cast

Joe Otterson

British comedian Phill Jupitus is touring Australia in April.

Review: Phill Jupitus a great storyteller but not cutting-edge

Sarah Thomas

Samara Weaving.

From Summer Bay to Hollywood via 'lesbian' thriller Bad Girl

Karl Quinn

Author Paula Hawkins.

Into the Water: A dark follow-up to The Girl on the Train

Sue Turnbull

At Lunch With Robin Nevan at the Il Bacaro. 3 October 2016. The Age Spectrum. Photo: Eddie Jim.

When Robyn Nevin met Julie Andrews

Jason Steger

Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road.

George Miller reveals plans for at least two more Mad Max sequels

Rob Moran

Two-year old Charlotte Edwards and her brother Lachlan, 5, of Duffy, play amongst autumn leaves on Dunrossil Drive.

Where are the prettiest spots to see Canberra's autumn in full bloom?

Casting agents will be in Canberra on May 7 on the hunt for teams to star in the next series of My Kitchen Rules.

Want to try out for My Kitchen Rules?

At Jamala Wildlife Lodge, visitors can sleep in luxury next to a lion, shark, bear or lion, to name a few.

Canberra's Jamala Wildlife lodge not afraid of competition

Serena Williams is expecting her first child in spring.

Twitter mistakes Serena Williams 'doubles' joke as fact

Mary Ward
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Today host Lisa Wilkinson at the 59th Annual Logie Awards on Sunday.

Why Lisa Wilkinson keeps getting overlooked for a television gong

Amy Croffey

Sydney escort Samantha X, real name Amanda Goff.

An escort tells: the day I got a call from the wife of my client

Samantha X

In the fashion and luxury world, it's about being on the inside.

What the new 'status symbols' really tell us

Annie Brown

Rose Bertam, pictured with fellow models including Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski, promoting Fyre Festival on Instagram.

Fyre Festival: Celebrity-endorsed Bahamas festival ends in disaster

Polly Mosendz and Kim Bhasin

Sophie Monk arrives at the 2017 Logie Awards.

Sophie's courage to put herself out there is why we love her

Natalie Reilly

Kim Kardashian's make-up is always set to perfection.

How to ensure your makeup lasts the distance

Stephanie Darling

Under fire for an Anzac Day Facebook post: ABC presenter and youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

Clementine Ford: The hypocrisy behind the vitriolic reaction to Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Walk it out, shake it off.

4 ways to detach from work and finally enjoy your downtime

Susie Moore

Craving protein? It might be in your guts.

Listen to your gut - it can tell you what you need to eat

Sarah Berry

Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 85-year-olds age group 100m sprint at the World Masters Games.

'Winning makes her happy': She's 101 and still competing

Cindy Boren

Energy load: A large kale smoothie can contain 2500 kilojoules.

People think juice is good for them - they're wrong

COMMENT

The key to cooking with salt is using the right amount at the right time in the right form.

The single most important ingredient: Salt

Salisbury steaks with mushroom and onion gravy.

Make every meal interesting: 48 sauce, gravy and puree recipes

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The hilarious song lyrics every mum will sing along to

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If your kids haven't asked for one of these yet, they will soon

Let it go... again!

Frozen 2 release date announced - don't say we didn't warn you!

Have vegetarians become the sacred cows of air travel?

Traveller letters: Special meal? Get over yourselves, vegetarians

There's a wild side to Europe.

Side of Europe few Australians see: 10 spectacaular natural attractions

Ute Junker

Claims that Jetstar is "the world's worst airline" are overblown.

'World's worst airline': Jetstar angry over survey claims

COMMENT
Craig Platt

It stands up like a regular all-in-one PC if that's what you prefer.

For Microsoft, Surface loses but Windows wins

Neither side of politics can claim the moral high ground when it comes to bending the truth.

War on fake news lost as phrase gets corrupted

Reviewers have been praising of the wall-to-wall glass screen.

Samsung Galaxy S8: The good and the bad - so far

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch ticks over the millions

Kotaku

A concept Airbus A3 from Uber's flying cars plan.

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi soon

Terrafugia

The Breakdown: Flying cars

David McCowen

The driver received serious facial injuries as a result of the smash.

Australian driver seriously injured by Takata airbag in Darwin crash

David McCowen

Ferrari GT4CLusso at Targa Tasmania.

Targa Tasmania in a Ferrari

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche 911 GT3.

Is this the ultimate Porsche 911?

Greg Kable

2017 Mazda CX-5

Mazda reveals CX-8

Stephen Ottley

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda Kodiaq price revealed

Dom Tripolone

On the rise: Jarryd Hayne.

NRL Super Saturday live blog

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Dayne Zorko.

AFL Super Saturday live scores

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Giants' Toby Greene celebrates with team mate Jonathon Patton.

AFL's newest rivalry adds another remarkable chapter in Canberra

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28 April 2017. AFL Round 6 Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs at Manuka Oval/UNSW Canberra Oval. Giants' Rory ...

Manuka Oval talking points

Gone to the Dogs: Tigers skipper Aaron Woods has signed a contract with Canterbury.

Aaron Woods puts pen to paper with Canterbury Bulldogs

Caroline Buchanan

Giant drop shakes Buchanan's nerves before BMX titles

Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says missing the Anzac Test would be harsh on Josh Papalii.

Papalii free to play for Raiders against Dogs, but will miss Roos

Aidan Toua has been benched for the first time in his Brumbies career.

Brumbies rotate fullback to bench for rookie flyer