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Liberal senator Zed Seselja says the budget contains "massive investment" in Canberra.

More job cuts and outsourcing for Canberra

Noel Towell

The roundabout at the intersection of Barton Hwy, Gundaroo Drive, and William Slim Drive in Gungahlin. The ACT ...

Barr govt unveils $30m for Gundaroo Drive duplication

Four Canberra teenagers allegedly blackmailed people targeted through online dating apps.

Mum tells of horror after son lured in Grindr extortion died by suicide

Randhir Singh was found guilty of sexual assault, committing acts of indecency, and unlawful confinement.

Man who raped woman he met on social media has sentence slashed

Acting Australian War Memorial director Tim Sullivan in the Conflicts 1945 to today exhibtion space.

War Memorial and National Museum think big after budget boost

Victorian senator Derryn Hinch.

Hinch calls for probe into budget leak after $14b share wipe-out

Man dies, second person fighting for life after crash

$180m funding boost to streamline Veterans' Affairs claims system

'They can forget it': Stoush erupts over Snowy Hydro sale

Donald Trump takes a dictator's stand against inquiry

COMMENT

Australian soldier killed during training in Northern Territory

Connie Johnson in a sea of 5c coins, worth more than $2 million.

'I've never felt so much love': Connie raises over $2 million in last hurrah

Today show has been forced to defend a $130,000 block of cash giveaway.

Channel Nine denies 'scam' after Today Show gives away $130k

UC secondary education and arts student Kaitlyn Gillies enjoys the petting zoo as part of Stress Less Week ahead of ...

Studies making you crook? Grab a chook to unwind

Comedian Dave Hughes was meant to film an episode of Channel 7's new game show Behave Yourself over the weekend, but was ...

Dave Hughes roasts Seven boss, then told not to turn up for show

Life drawing of Zuul crurivastator.

Dinosaur named after 'Ghostbusters' beast

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The five key points in the budget, an animated guide

The MUJI hut is a nine square metre prefab cabin.

Pack your bags, and your accommodation, with the new Muji hut

Le Chateau des Palmiers.

Trump lists Caribbean mansion for $37.5 million

After Trump fired Comey, Spicer huddled in the ...

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The five-word message that cost Citigroup trader ...

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Adam Burgess' funeral is on Thursday

10:59PM

Paul Keating and Sir Lenox Hewitt at Sir Lenox's 100th birthday.

Former top-ranking public servant celebrates 100th birthday

'Someone has murdered my dogs': Kaleen family devastated

Teens charged with Queanbeyan killing separated in detention

Rod Little near the government owned site reserved for an indigenous bush healing farm near Tidbinbilla in 2014.

$12 million Ngunnawal bush healing farm just a 'camp site'

Tigerair reintroduced flights between Canberra and Melbourne in December.

Canberrans snap up Tigerair's $1 flights in five hours

Fire and Rescue ACT chief Mark Brown was pleased his agency would recruit 16 more firefighters as part of the ACT's 2017 ...

Canberra to get 16 more firefighters in ACT budget

These days, a budget that ignores the ACT seems cause for celebration.

The year the Coalition stopped smashing Canberra?

ANALYSIS

Following the death, all army training exercises had been suspended.

Australian soldier killed during training exercise

Clive Palmer arrives in court on Wednesday.

Sick Palmer claims Federal Court 'witch-hunt'

A replica Ashes urn.

Perth Stadium will not host Ashes Test in December

WA

Eman Sharobeem arrives at ICAC on Wednesday with husband Haiman Hammo.

'I've been framed': Australian of the Year finalist cracks

NSW

Scott Morrison in his Treasury office building ahead of the 2017 budget.

Defence boosts staffing, takes razor to private sector spending

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Public service misses out on Morrison's big budget spend

A computer glitch has hit payments into the retirement savings of thousands of public servants.

Glitch hits super payments of thousands of public servants

Gary Warren and his wife Michelle listen as Treasurer Scott Morrison shares their story.

'I'm not saying no to Gary': Treasurer reveals personal struggle

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon

'We won't be suppressed': Qantas boss 'reinvigorated' by pie to face

Michael Koziol

Government to profile drug users for welfare trial

Judith Ireland

Treasurer Scott Morrison addressed the National Press Club in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

'They don't like you': Morrison warns big banks to absorb new tax

Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers his post-Budget address in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

The Magic Pudding lives, it's every politician's fondest fantasy

COMMENT

Peter Costello has criticised the second Scott Morrison budget.

'No one now is talking about paying back debt' - Peter Costello

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter before Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers his post-budget address on Wednesday.

There's something in the air in Canberra - they should test for it

COMMENT
Tony Wright

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In.

New South Korean president wants to talk to North Korea

Kirsty Needham

A prison in Kampot, Cambodia.

Cambodia builds detention 'hotel' for cashed up prisoners

Lindsay Murdoch

In this photo taken March 20, 2017, FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. An FBI ...

Comey's removal sparks fears about future of Russia probe

Life drawing of Zuul crurivastator.

Ankylosaur named for 'Ghostbusters' beast Zuul

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Gonski 2.0 won't halt decline in standards

Kevin Donnelly

The new Malcolm? The Prime Minister announces his school funding plan last week.

The four ages of Malcolm

COMMENT
Nicholas Stuart

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

Treasurer Scott Morrison did not deliver personal tax cuts in his 2017 budget.

Bracket creep makes average earning Australians worse off

Nassim Khadem

Liz Kaelin, of food-tech start-up Caitre'd, says it is unfortunate that investment in local training is coming 'out of ...

Employers fear foreign worker tax pain

Nick Toscano

Adam Gilchrist and Daniel Ricciardo, ambassadors for Quintis.

Quintis loses the winning formula

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Citigroup says the chat amounted to gross misconduct, firing the trader.

The five-word message that cost Citigroup trader his job

Patrick Gower
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Australia's big banks hit back against 'populist bank bashing'

Clancy Yeates

The attack that banks should have seen coming

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

The war against the black economy has only just begun

ANALYSIS
Nassim Khadem

Australian dollar on the ropes

Timothy Moore

Inner-city areas are under a lot of housing pressure.

Sorry, first-home buyers – this isn't the budget you hoped for

ANALYSIS

Sting and Trudie Styler (pictured at the Oscars) are selling their huge New York penthouse.

Sting's ' very un-rockstar' NY penthouse selling for $76m

Canberra property experts have welcomed some of the budget measures announced on Tuesday.

How far will the budget's housing measures go in Canberra?

Empty nesters have been reluctant to downsize.

Retirees given $300,000 incentive to downsize in Federal Budget

The findings could be taken into account by architects and designers in order to help those sensitive to migraines.

Study says this common pattern may be causing you headaches

The Microsoft Surface Studio revamps your screen time.

25 cutting-edge new gadgets that will change the way you work

Technology

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A majestic feast for those with a sweet tooth in Sydney’s latest dining experience. ...

Sweet gifts your mum would actually want for Mother's Day

Handsome Things

First home buyers should benefit from some of the changes.

Where first home buyers stand now – all the help and hits

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

It's time for action.

If you want to avoid an unwelcome tax slug it's time to get moving

Melissa Browne

Small business owner Alecia Whitelaw was looking for incentives to hire and improvements to payment terms.

Small business celebrates Budget win on tax break

Mathew Dunckley

Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted in workers at the ...

Technology to drive future workplace trends

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David Rowe shows Treasurer budget cartoon

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Passengers brawl at Florida airport

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Girl dies at UK theme park

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Big infrastructure projects in the federal budget

John Shakespeare colour cartoon / illo / illustration / toon / artwork Budget / Scott Morrison / Malcolm Turnbull (NO ...

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 10

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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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Jessica Chastain.

The Zookeeper's Wife's cuteness jars against Nazi genocide

Jake Wilson

Today show has been forced to defend a $130,000 block of cash giveaway.

Channel Nine denies 'scam' after Today Show gives away $130k

Aja Styles

Kevin Bacon arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "I Love Dick" season one.

Being a Hollywood actor is a weird way to live, says Kevin Bacon

Jane Mulkerrins

Isaiah Firebrace is through to the final of Eurovision 2017.

Eurovision glory: Isaiah Firebrace confirms place in grand final

Michael Idato

Producer Calvin Harris has revealed an upcoming collaboration with Katy Perry.

Harris and Perry poised to reignite pop star feud with Swift

Rob Moran

Dave Hughes has said he will address the fiasco on-air on Wednesday.

Hughesy 'welcomed' on new game show by roasted Seven boss

Broede Carmody

Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has been sentenced to one year and one day in jail.

Dance Moms star jailed after smuggling money out of Australia

Broede Carmody

Ed Sheeran performing at Allianz Stadium in December 2015.

Ed Sheeran returning for massive Aussie stadium tour in 2018

Rob Moran

It's not too late to book a table for Mother's Day.

Last minute places to book for Mother's Day in Canberra

Telstra tower on Black Mountain in Canberra.

Seven things to do in Canberra this weekend

Sarah, pictured with boyfriend Keelan, says she doesn't regret their decision to go on the reality show.

Canberra couple reveals relationship woes on national TV

Pip Edwards poses for Good Weekend.

How Pip Edwards sold Bondi to the world

Jenna Clarke

Enough of the basic body lotions and candles. Your mum deserves gifts that reflect her personality.

Beauty gifts for the non-basic mum in your life

Natalie Reilly

Are young women afraid to be public about their actual achievements?

The word 'adulting' is gross. It's also sexist.

COMMENT
Jessica Grose

The internet is digging Obama's new relaxed aesthetic.

The internet is here for Obama's deeply unbuttoned shirt

Emily Heil

Dove's new range of body soaps are intended to make women feel better about their bodies.

No, Dove, we don't need your 'body positive' soap bottles

Jess Zimmerman

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09: Harry Styles performs on NBC's 'Today' show at Rockefeller Center on May 9, 2017 in New York ...

Harry Styles proves a pink suit is the one true rock star look

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Lena Dunham hits back at magazine for sharing her weight loss 'tips'

Actress Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik welcome second child.

Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik welcome their second child

Apps have the right idea but do they work?

Australians cautioned over mental health apps

Sarah Berry

Curcumin, an ingredient in turmeric, has researchers excited.

Why are so many scientists studying this spice?

Paula Goodyer

It's not uncommon, but what can we learn from it?

Emotional eating: why we do it and how to manage it

Sarah Berry

Miso soup is an early morning pick-me-up in Japan.

Pork belly stew and spicy chicken miso: 55 new-school soup recipes

Stephen's cruffins are stuffed with cream fillings.

Forget cereal: a guide to breakfast around the world

A bowl of bun cha, a popular street food in Hanoi, Vietnam,

Thailand isn't the only country to crack down on street food

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How some grandparents are putting their grandkids at risk

Connie Johnson and her family.

'My pain will be over, theirs will just be beginning'

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Welcome to parenthood, sorry but you are no longer 'cool'

The crew in their rest area on board a Boeing 777.

Inside the secret cabin crew rest area on long-haul planes

Allred's Restaurant in Telluride, US: Warm atmosphere, friendly service, fabulous mountain views.

World's second-best: 50 great restaurants you can get a table at

What will a plane toilet be like after 17 hours in the air?

Letters: How bad will toilets be on non-stop flights to London?

While Telstra is building more mobile base stations in regional Australia it's also bringing Voice over WiFi to more ...

Telstra brings WiFi calling to iPhones

COMMENT

Bitcoin's market capitalisation overnight soared to $US52.5 billion, according to data from coinmarketcap.com.

Bitcoin surges to an all-time high

The company added 1.52 million new customers overseas in the lastest quarter, compared with an April projection of 2 million.

In Hollywood, cybercriminals have found a lucrative niche

FILE - In this Friday, May 13, 2016, file photo, a man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store in Beijing, China. ...

Five things Apple could do with its $250b

Lifehacker

Carter Wilkerson's tweet asking for free nuggets has been shared more than 3.42 million times.

Plea for free nuggets breaks retweet record

2007 Dodge Avenger.

Was this Dodge's worst car?

David Morley

2017 McLaren 720S.

Is this the ultimate supercar?

Tony Davis

2017 Mazda CX-8 interior.

Mazda CX-8 ruled out for Australia

Drive Staff

Mossgreen expects this championship-winning Torana to attract bids exceeding $1million.

Meet the million-dollar Torana

David McCowen

2015 Porsche Cayman GT4

Cayman GT4 to get 911 GT3 power

Stephen Ottley

Ferrari’s hero car known simply as LaFerrari.

Ferrari plots new hypercar

Stephen Ottley

"They won't be easy games": Michael Cheika.

Rugby World Cup 2019 draw: Wallabies score a dream result

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Kyle Godwin.

Brumbies make mass changes for Friday's crunch clash

Luke Bateman.

Raiders vow to prove a point to teammates after losses

Giants Netball star Susan Pettitt returns to capital for top-of-the-table clash against Melbourne Vixens at the AIS.

Giants and Vixens clash in fight for top spot in Canberra

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Sharni Williams of Australia looks on during the womens pool match between Australia ...

ACT women chase national title as Williams launches sevens season

Canberra Raiders' Nick Cotric on Tuesday. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Cotric says bye won't slow down his dream start

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills, center, gets by Houston Rockets' Eric Gordon (10) and Patrick Beverley (2) on a ...

Mills repays faith as Spurs score an overtime win

Badminton player Anthony Joe. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Young gun Anthony Joe is gunning for the Commonwealth Games