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Jack Hartigan, through his parents Patrick Hartigan and Joanna Mangan, filed civil action against the ACT Government.

Boy mauled by dog loses case against ACT government

Back-up electricity failed at Australia's electronic spy agency that prevents national cyber attacks

Spy agency's back-up generators failed during power outage

An American man is believed to have fallen overboard from the Golden Princess.

Solo cruise ship traveller feared overboard en route to Australia

The 6000-point level remains as elusive as ever.

Commodities slide triggers concern for global economy

Treasurer Scott Morrison is preparing his second federal budget.

Rich in firing line as Morrison eyes $4b Medicare slug

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says opponents of public housing will find no political ally in him.

Barr reveals public housing past as he shuts down critics

'Taped to a chair, beaten, water boarded': Two charged over attack

Safety checks ordered of aircraft after incident on Canberra flight

Man who lit fireworks in Canberra nightclubs 'to do the will of God'

Call for indexing of concessions, discretionary fund for Canberrans

Coalition stares down Abbott after 'loser' school blast

Canberra Airport managing director Stephen Byron says the Nationals' controversial push to the bush can work for ...

Airport boss's cheeky plan to make Barnaby's bush push benefit ACT

Kangaroos skipper Cameron Smith walks onto Canberra Stadium with his children before his 50th Test.

Kangaroos hop all over Kiwis in Smith's 50th in Canberra

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European chain TK Maxx opens at Canberra Outlet Centre.

European retailer TK Maxx arrives in Canberra

Canberra's reality TV stars Jason Roses (Big Brother), Anna Petridis (My Kitchen Rules), Amber Nichols (The Voice), ...

Where are they now? Canberra's reality stars tell it like it really is

AFP Officer Grant Edwards pulls a 14 tonne police truck to prepare for World's Strongest Man challenge. Photo: Dion ...

Strong arm of the law keeps on trucking for good causes

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Prince Philip: 'I can't stand up much'

Canberra Domain Allhomes. Tahnee Barnes is a finalist in LJ Hooker's Million Dollar Intern competition. May 4, 2017.?

One of these Canberra women could be a 'Million Dollar Intern'

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Turns out your dog might be lying to you to get a treat

Strange marking on middle finger looked harmless ...

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Emmanuel Macron stretches lead as French ...

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Fast-finishing Saints stun Giants in Friday night ...

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Female-front, Canberra rock band Betty Alto were added to the gig after controversy over the male heavy lineup.

ANU Bar Finale adds three female acts after furore over male lineup

Four identical submissions lodged in support of plastic to fuel plant

Thirteen Disney princesses to unite in Canberra

The National Arboretum's Adam Burgess planted the first tree at the arboretum, a gum tree.

'Our heart and soul': Arboretum pays tribute to horticulturalist

Major-General John Cantwell hands the gold-plated assault rifle to then War Memorial executive Nola Anderson in 2007.

Why does the War Memorial still display this ghastly booty?

COMMENT

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris announce the first round ...

'What about buses?': Woden residents question light rail

Simon Birmingham on the receiving end of students' "rite of passage".

Protesters heckle Education Minister in Press Club speech

Brian Crickitt with his new wife Julie Crickitt.

Sydney GP jailed for murdering wife to be with lover

NSW

A woman has fought back against an armed robber, fending him off with a metal pole.

Shop attendant scares off armed robber with metal pole

QLD

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says opponents of public housing will find no political ally in him.

Chief Minister reveals public housing past

Federal MP Bob Katter condemns the move.

Bob Katter sickened by move to deport 73yo man

QLD

Canberra Airport managing director Stephen Byron says the Nationals' controversial push to the bush can work for ...

Canberra regions could be the big winner from Barnaby's bush push

Back-up electricity failed at Australia's electronic spy agency that prevents national cyber attacks

Spy agency back-up generators failed during power outage

A scathing report highlighted lack of water and first aid supplies after the crash at Windellama.

Defence contradicts first aid claim in review of ADFA bus crash

US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands during their meeting aboard the USS ...

Donald Trump says he gets along great with Malcolm Turnbull

Paul McGeough

Abbott predicts Turnbull could dump Gonski 2.0 education plan

Court voids Peter Dutton's Syrian refugee refusal

Health Minister Greg Hunt is under pressure to lift the freeze on Medicare rebates.

Medicare levy rise may fund GP rebate changes

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned of rising house prices.

The banks aren't the risk, consumers are warns RBA

Malcolm Turnbull walks towards New York's Ted Weiss Federal Building with FBI Assistant Director, William F. Sweeney.

Malcolm Turnbull's big day out in the Big Apple

Paul McGeough

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull riding the Gold Coast light rail.

Malcolm in a muddle in 'marvellous Melbourne'

Mark Hawthorne

North Korea has accused the CIA of orchestrating a plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un.

North Korea accuses CIA of plot to kill Kim Jong-un

Emmanuel Macronon the campaign trail in Rodez, France, on Friday.

Macron stretches lead in final day of French presidential campaign

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Billionaire Anthony Pratt bet heavily on Donald Trump to win the US election.

Trump gives standing ovation to Australian billionaire

Peter Mitchell

The French presidential debate between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron was already deemed unusually vicious and has ...

Macron sues election opponent Le Pen over 'fake news'

Henry Samuel

'We had a good telephone call, a great call': Donald Trump greets Malcolm Turnbull.

As Trump and Turnbull shook on it, seven old men stole spotlight

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Paul McGeough

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

Treasurer Scott Morrison during an interview ahead of the budget. Will it just be more short-term, opportunistic ...

Voters have right to be cynical ahead of budget 'accounting con'

John Hewson

Mark Zuckerberg at his desk at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. No one at the company has a private office.

Zuckerberg realises dangers of social-media revolution he helped start

Farhad Manjoo

Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman and outgoing chairman Michael Chaney (right) are seen at the Woodside AGM.

Woodside lashes energy, tax and immigration policies

The 6000-point level remains as elusive as ever.

Sell in May: Miners, banks lead the way

Jens Meyer

The new-look Warringah Mall managed by Scentre Group.

What retail gloom? Scentre Group sees growth

Qantas soars as it unveils new loyalty credit card

Mathew Dunckley

Telstra ran 'scare campaign' on mobile access

Safety checks ordered of aircraft after incident on Canberra flight

Michael Gorey

Get ready for a Sino-American slap in the face

Comment
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

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Did Baby Boomers buying a first home have it better than Gen Y ?

Stamp duty is a state government tax, which Dr Wilson said would not be easily replaced.

The biggest factors that stop home owners from selling up

Oct 25 ELSEWHERE Garage Sale Trail

How to get some extra cash and save for a home deposit

Canberra Domain Allhomes. Tahnee Barnes is a finalist in LJ Hooker's Million Dollar Intern competition. May 4, 2017.?

One of these Canberra women could be a 'Million Dollar Intern'

Other new guidelines introduced are expected to push unprofessional companies from the market.

Clean up your act or go to jail: India's developers on notice

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

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Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Telstra's share price is under pressure as mobile competition increases.

Telstra's a tough call for its one million shareholders

John Collett

Should we accept that 43 universities, in a population of 24 million, is the right number?

Does Australia have too many universities?

COMMENT: Tony Featherstone

CocoVivo in Panama is one of the world's most beautiful and remote coworking spaces.

The world's five most exotic co-working spaces

Elissa Doherty

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Erin Molan fights back tears

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Delta Air Lines kicks family off flight

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Prince Philip, Queen's most loyal subject, retiring

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'146-year-old man' laid to rest in Indonesia

Sidney Kidman's great-grandson Will Abel Smith.

Fairfax photos of the week - May 5, 2017

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks premieres 22 May. Only on Stan.

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Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. Only on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister in a scene from the upcoming seventh season ...

HBO is developing not one, but four Game of Thrones spin-offs

Gal Gadot in a scene from <i>Wonder Woman</i>.

Superheroes, evil clowns: the 10 movies to get excited about

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: American filmmaker and visual artist David Lynch talks to curator Jose Da Silva at GOMA ...

Why David Lynch says he will never make another movie

Alanis Morissette's former business manager has admitted to stealing millions.

Alanis Morissette's ex-manager jailed for stealing millions

Creator, writer and star Michaela Coel in Chewing Gum.

The best TV shows of the year (so far) - and what's still to come

Craig Mathieson

Jordan Peele on the set of Get Out.

Get Out director's surprise fanboy moment with Steven Spielberg

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

The Last Resort

Nine has higher hopes for latest foray into relationship reality TV

Stephen Colbert poked fun at MSNBC's Rachel Maddow during the latest episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

#FireColbert goes viral following late night host's Trump takedown

Rob Moran

Connie Johnson wants all Canberrans to bring their five cent coins to the Lyneham netball courts on Wednesday, May 10, ...

Bring your 5 cents to Love Your Sister in Canberra on Wednesday

Rural music festival Groovin The Moo is on Sunday, and this year playing to a sold out crowd.

7 things to do in Canberra this weekend, May 5-7

Barnardos ACT Mother of the Year Selina Walker (left) and friend Maree Alchin who nominated her for the honour, in the ...

The canteen friendship that helped give us our ACT Mother of the Year

FILE - In this April 23, 2017 file photo, French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife ...

'Why can't we marry younger men?' ask French voters

Mary Jordan

Brad Pitt has told GQ Style magazine he quit drinking after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce.

Brad Pitt says he quit drinking, in therapy after split with Angelina

Despite progress and good intentions, many obstacles to equality remain.

What does a female-friendly workplace actually look like?

Sue Williams

Ivanka Trump at a meeting on the America business climate in the White House last month.

To relax, Ivanka Trump watches her kids sleep

Maria Puente

Rihanna and Mary J Blige

Met Gala 2017: What the stars wore to the after-parties

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was photographed topless while enjoying a private holiday in France in 2012.

Trial begins over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge

Maeve Marsden

Sorry, well-meaning celebrities, but I refuse to be 'tolerated'

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

Prince Harry will visit Sydney and Singapore in June.

Prince Harry is coming back to Australia in June

Jenna Clarke

Committed or addicted? Just because a behaviour is "healthy" doesn't always mean we have a healthy approach to it.

Extreme health: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

You may be a night owl naturally but you can reprogram your body clock.

Being a night owl could be genetic

Evelyn Lewin

Aim for glossy milk before pouring.

World Latte Art Champion shares his milk steaming tips

Trend-setter: The restaurant Humuhumunukunukuapua'a at the Grand Wailea in Hawaii.

Tired of paleo? Try 'moon eating' - an even more ancient diet

Neil Perry's Moroccan-style chicken pie. Serve with rice or cous cous and a salad.

Moroccan style chicken pie recipe (with filo)

Neil Perry

Turkish Airlines cabin crew pose with newborn Kadiju.

How is nationality decided when babies are born on flights?

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Stay-at-home parents need work life balance too

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Banning kids from social media could actually hurt them

With EasyJet, like other budget airlines, you tend to get what you pay for.

Budget airlines aim to do just one thing, so stop whinging about them

Ben Groundwater

One in 10 US travellers admit having sex in an airport, a survey claims.

Mile-high club? No, travellers are having sex somewhere else

Fredrick Kunkle

Virgin Australia's new business class cabin on board its Boeing 777.

The new planes, seats and routes that are changing air travel forever

Julietta Jameson and Michael Gebicki

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Uber faces criminal probe over sneaky 'greyball' software

Dan Levine and Joseph Menn

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...

Facebook hiring 3000 to monitor live video violence

Hayley Tsukayama

Get used to Apple's less-turbocharged future. The tech giant still generates more profits than any other company, and it ...

Apple shifts out of fast lane, perhaps for good

COMMENT

The spate of global cyber espionage has unfolded largely under the public radar.

Entering 'golden age of espionage' for hackers

The Surface Laptop's affordable price, portability and features could appeal to a far broader audience-including Mac ...

Apple can't ignore Microsoft's slick, new Surface Laptop

The Mercedes-Benz 280SL "Pagoda" is a classic car that could earn you money.

The cars that will make you money

David McCowen

An Australian Toyota owner was seriously hurt when the airbag in her Rav4 malfunctioned.

Australian drivers still at risk from Takata airbags

David McCowen

2017 Honda CR-V.

New Honda CR-V revealed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Audi R8 Spyder.

New Audi R8 Spyder price revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Hyundai i30 Premium diesel.

First Drive: New Hyundai i30

Andrew MacLean

Nissan Signal Shield concept.

How Nissan plans to stop us using our phones

Drive Staff

Kangaroos skipper Cameron Smith walks onto Canberra Stadium with his children before his 50th Test.

Kangaroos hop all over Kiwis to cap Smith's 50th in style

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Josh Dugan celebrates scoring the opening try for the Kangaroos on Friday night.

Talking points: Bad boys Dugan, Ferguson become heroes again

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Karina Brown, left, congratulates Vanessa Foliaki after her try for the Jillaroos on Friday night.

Ruan Sims stands tall as Jillaroos oust Kiwi Ferns in Anzac Test

Sandor Earl glad to see more support around Jarrod Mullen, who faces the prospect of a four-year drug ban.

Sandor Earl happy more support being provided for Jarrod Mullen

Tuggeranong United coach Miro Trninic (pictured) has left the club after his son and under-18 coach Alex Trninic fell ...

Tuggeranong father-son coaching duo exit amid race controversy

NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 21: Scott Sio of the Brumbies before the round nine Super Rugby match between the Hurricanes ...

Sio urges Brumbies to 'stick together' to beat form slump

FFA CEO David Gallop. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images for Caltex)

Canberra, Wollongong back their own stand alone A-League bids

Wests Girls Rugby team are a new team called the lionesses from left, Chioma Enyi 16, Elizabeth Petch-Hassett 14, ...

Wests Lionesses get up close and personal ahead of first season