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American Express is offering Apple Pay in Australia.

Big Four banks declare war on Amex rewards

A screenshot of the Women's Centre for Health Matters map.

Women's safety fears in Woden revealed

The teenagers were taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

A man has died in Canberra's prison

Cardinal George Pell at Heathrow on Friday after flying business class from Rome.

Cardinal Pell 'hijacked' abuse compensation scheme

Past and present players are sending support to the #fairshare campaign.

Ashes boycott looms as Australia's cricketers hit back over pay email

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The 28-year-old driver died at the scene in Wilton.

A man is dead and three children in hospital after crash west of ACT

Foran's former partner breaks silence over social media abuse

Qld man arrested after massive child porn seizure in Philippines

Could Trump get away with what Nixon could not?

COMMENT
Colbert I. King

'Toxic masculinity' culture at Canberra college challenged

Alarm in Canberra over teen TV series 13 Reasons Why

NEWS SATURDAY Photos of Nihad Barakat Shamo Al-Awsi in London Photo:?Liliana Zaharia / Fairfaxmedia

'I can't tell anyone about this': What Nihad saw

Exclusive

Powerhouse: Daniel Saifiti.

Knights and Raiders out to turn around poor form

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Jamie Oliver is in Melbourne to promote his Learn Your Fruit and Veg program for primary school students

'I was like OK, why?': Jamie Oliver confronts Australian collapse

Anja Nissen will join fellow Australian contestant Isaiah Firebrace in the Eurovision grand final.

Spoiler alert: Eurovision 2017 winner announced

Nicole Kidman is the undisputed queen of Cannes with four projects screening in the world-renowned festival.

Nicole Kidman emerges as the undisputed queen of Cannes

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North Korea fires ballistic missile

Australian companies move to phase out microbeads from beauty products.

Plastics are flooding into the oceans. But you can help

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The 'baby dragon from China'.

This baby Chinese dragon is the world's newest dinosaur

Seeking out unicorns and job placement nirvana

2:20PM

Guthrie to face MRP scrutiny after pushing umpire

2:00PM

Live NRL: Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders

2:02PM

Canberra Airport features a range of artwork.

Can art be a driver of economic development in Canberra?

15 Cunningham Street, Kingston.

Auction watch: A rare house in Kingston among Saturday's sales

Canberra home building continues to decline.

Canberra building decline could put pressure on prices and rents

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 16 Caley Crescent, Narrabundah. May 13, 2017.?

ACT home created by Archibald Prize winner and architect

supplied pic from Age Domain 2/2/2016 A Shacky tiny house prototype. | Image courtesy of Shacky

Are micro-homes the answer to affordable housing in Canberra?

Sue Webeck, Sam Tyler, and their six-year-old twin daughters Elliott and Miya.

Three Canberra families and what Mother's Day means to them

How Frank helped create a Canberra landmark

Canberra's parking fine hot spots revealed

The teenagers were taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

Three men arrested after four-hour police stand-off at Turner unit

Phillip Williamson, Co-Founder & Chief Innovator, and Michelle Melbourne, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Intelledox. ...

'From Wiluna Street to Wall Street': Canberra business Intelledox cracks US market

Poker machines: Clubs want a level playing field with the casino.

Tradies club pushes for casino-style games

Mangoes treated using irradiation must be labelled.

Irradiation label removal 'strongly opposed' in capital

Ada: One of the girls advertised as a "cute little schoolgirl" by Star Massage.

School fights brothel offering 'schoolgirl' service

NSW

Lee Lee and Aimee Szabo at the Fish Lane Festival at South Brisbane.

Businesses use 'mini-festivals' to gentrify city: expert

QLD

The McGowan government has announced its plans to reduce shark attacks of the WA coast.

Shark shield rebates and drones to reduce attacks

WA

Doug Morgan-Thomas s the men's officer at John XXIII College, ANU.

'Toxic masculinity' culture at uni college challenged

Inclusive bathrooms at the Department of Environment and Energy in Canberra.

Public service push for gender-neutral bathrooms

EXCLUSIVE

Canbera politicians and law enforcement have welcomed extra AFP resources that will benefit the ACT.

Canberra to benefit from $321m AFP funding boost

Why do people shop online? "Price, variety and convenience," says Ben Franzi, Australia Post.

Defence paid for $1.1m military exercise on credit card

Kamaia Alexander with her stepfather Andrew Perry, a veteran.

'He had 10 knives and a machete': The truth about veteran suicides

David Wroe

After the Bishop-era, Smith stamps his mark as a model speaker

Tony Wright

Beazley urges acceptance of Aussie troop deployment request

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she is focused on getting a better deal for public schools

Greens prepared to strike school funding deal with the Coalition

Matthew Knott

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivers his budget reply speech on Thursday night.

'Horrendous politics' to come after 50 per cent tax rate

Eryk Bagshaw

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Health Minister Greg Hunt on Friday.

Turnbull and Shorten are going for gold in the backflip olympics

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull gets up close to National Heart Foundation mascot Have a Heart at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital.

Turnbull's Medicare levy rise push set to stall

Friday's cyber attack ripped computers worldwide.

British researcher finds a 'kill switch' for global cyber attack

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gives a press conference on the last day of a three-day summit of G7 of ...

Trump's US trade policy proves unpopular at G7 finance meeting

Jack Fischer.

'Oh my gosh': Marathon spacewalk takes rookie astronaut's breath away

First lady Michelle Obama flexes her arms in response to a joke about her habit of wearing sleeveless dresses during the ...

'They don't care': Michelle Obama hits out over school lunches

News. 2nd July 2015. Daniel 5, and Madeleine Swain 7 of Sydney are enjoying Canberra's Cherry Blossom trees. The ...

Rapture! Happy Canberra's very own winter syndrome

COMMENT
Ian Warden

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

President Donald Trump.

Trump has radically reset the way politicians speak

COMMENT
Imre Salusinszky

Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted says the bank tax will ultimately hit bank customers, shareholders or bank staff.

Bank tax sets 'terrible precedent', warns Westpac chair Maxsted

Clancy Yeates

SEEK chief Andrew Bassat.

'No joy': Seek boss rues draining newspapers' rivers of gold

Lucy Battersby and Amy Remiekis

"Buying stampede": The shares of Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, have gained an average 24 per cent in 2017.

If tech's Big Five were a nation, they'd be bigger than Britain now

ANALYSIS
Lu Wang

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Banks and government go to war, and shareholders lose

IN DEPTH
Clancy Yeates

Will ScoMo's big budget give a big economic push?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Spotify, valued at $17.6b, cuts out brokers on way to Wall Street

Maxed out: should CEO salaries be capped?

COMMENT
David O. Friedrichs

When your home is a castle

Paul Sullivan

Good Beer Week has 300-plus events at more than 200 participating venues.

One country is stealing our craft beer thunder

Fine Drinks

Masons menswear will be the latest retail haven targetting stylish men.

Where to find the best underground fashion labels

Men's Style

Jeremy Becker, 23, did his research before buying his first car, a second-hand former fleet vehicle.

No lemons: how to buy a second-hand car

Barbara Drury

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

You can't outsource motherhood, but you can share the load

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Charles Lukasik, owner of Floral Expressions says order gatherer florists are "devastating" for the industry.

Remember this warning about online florists for Mother's Day

Cara Waters

Opposition leader Bill Shorten gave his budget reply on Thursday night.

Shorten leaves small business tax cut up in the air

Cara Waters

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Eurostreaker! Man moons Eurovision in Aussie flag

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St Kilda resist spirited Carlton Blues

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Shanghai gets a taste of the AFL

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Rebels lose to Reds in a nail-biter

Scientists from The Australian Museum visit Lord Howe Island to research the current animal populations ahead of a rat ...

Fairfax photos of the week

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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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George Lazenby as James Bond in <i>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</i>.

Why this Aussie turned down a fortune to play James Bond again

Karl Quinn

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest so where did we rank?

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman is the undisputed queen of Cannes with four projects screening in the world-renowned festival.

Nicole Kidman emerges as the undisputed queen of Cannes

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

An Australian streaker has interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest.

Aussie flag streaker in Eurovision stage incursion

Michael Idato

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Australian Isaiah Firebrace lights up the Eurovision stage in Kiev

Michael Idato

Newbery Prize-winning author Kate DiCamillo.

The author who got 473 rejection letters before making it big

Linda Morris

Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn in <i>Snatched</i>.

Goldie and Amy on getting old and our fear of funny women

Michael Idato

Singer Katy Perry streams live on YouTube with her pet dog, Nugget.

Katy Perry's regret: I over-sexualised myself to get attention

Gabriel Wilder

Linda Martens-Verstappen's Skywhale cake.

Canberra themed sweet treats are selling like hot cakes

Jessica Nguyen, Tayla Logan, Jessica Parkinson, Pippa Schroder, Tiana Rakei, Helena Angelos, Sophie Reis and June Fang ...

Junior hip hop stars dance rise to Phoenix challenge

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

How did they move all those 5c coins from Connie's Big Heart?

Chrissy Metz has "hit back at fat shamers", revelling in her "Body Pride"

'Fativist' Chrissy Metz hits back: 'I wear what I want, when I want'

Andrew Hornery

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn at the 2011 Logies.

Karl Stefanovic's two 'priorities' in marriage split

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Clare Rowe with Maggie-Rose 11- white top, Bridgette 10-blue dress, Gracie 8-spotted dress and biological daughter ...

Mothering is a commitment to love, not a biological tie

Cosima Marriner

Beyonce wearing Alice McCall to support her sister Solange's appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Beyonce's preferred playsuit maker is branching out

Jenna Clarke

Anna wears Matin “Angie” dress, $650. Banjo wears “The Island” top, $55, and pull up pant in white cotton drill, $50, ...

How Anna Feller balances motherhood and modelling

Georgie Gordon

I don't like the colour my hairdresser is using.

How to break up with a long-term hairdresser

Jessica Rowe

Stella Channing needs to get about with a crutch to take as much weight as possible off her pelvis.

A healthy baby isn't the only important outcome of birth

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Rosie Wallace campaigns for reproductive rights.

My abortion cost $770 and I'm one of the lucky ones

Amelia Paxman

Finding a good trainer can be as simple as asking a likeminded person for a recommendation.

How to choose the right personal trainer

Jo Hartley

Dropping the ball sometimes is good.

5 ways dropping the ball can actually benefit you

Susie Moore

Four cups of coffee a day pose no health risk, but there are things to keep in mind.

'Safe' not 'good': Four cups of coffee daily may not be healthy

Sarah Berry

This retro dessert combines creme caramel and baked cheesecake.

When creme caramel and cheesecake combine

Most Australian's are confused by tipping etiquette, a new study as found.

To tip or not to tip? Plus the top 5 tipping tips

Quick and flavour-packed ... Pork and noodle stir-fry.

Weekly meal planner: mid-May

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Mum's message for women who hated her birth announcement

Director Jonathan Levine, left, actress Goldie Hawn, actress Amy Schumer and producer Paul Feig attend a special ...

'Monogamy is a very tough order': Goldie Hawn on marriage

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'It's like boot camp': school's 'draconian' new rule angers parents

Should passengers ask permission to recline their seat?

Airlines should make passengers ask permission to recline: Letters

Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

Not enough annual leave? The best short breaks to take in 2017

Ute Junker

A standard Yotel room, Yotel, Gatwick Airport, London.

Where to find the best airport sleeping pods?

Michael Gebicki

Apple gets almost two-thirds of its revenue from the iPhone, compared with 39 per cent in 2010. However, those sales ...

Apple product line-up balloons under Cook

Browsing Timeline on an iPhone, with help from the Cortana app.

Windows 10 to play nice with iPhones, Android

Email computer online security squiz generic generics cyber hacking crime

Update your Windows systems now. Right now.

Hayley Tsukayama

NetMarble chairman and founder Jun Hyuk Bang owns 24.5 per cent of Netmarble, which at the IPO price gives him a net ...

Slumdog billionaire: From school dropout to $4b gaming boss

Protestors burn flares during a taxi strike in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Uber suffers bloody nose in fight for Europe

Ford

The Breakdown: Autonomous emergency braking

David McCowen

2017 Audi A5 Sportback.

New Audi A5 and S5 Sportback reviewed

Peter McKay

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo's Mercedes C63 rival reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mazda CX-3 Maxx.

Self-braking now standard on every Mazda SUV

David McCowen

SUV comparison: Mazda CX-5 GT diesel v Subaru Forester 2.0D-L

Can all-wheel drive SUVs go off-road?

Toby Hagon

Renault

New look for Renault Captur

David McCowen

Past and present players are sending support to the #fairshare campaign.

Ashes boycott looms as Australia's cricketers hit back

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Tomasi Alosio runs the ball for Samoa against Australia in the rugby sevens in Paris on Saturday.

Aust crashes out of Paris sevens

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has eyes on the big prize.

Raiders flying in style ahead of Newcastle clash

(l-R) Mele Maea with Rosalina, 11 months, and Mario-Cade, 2, Kirsten Stanton, Chloe Ross, Brittney Wicks and Gemmah ...

Raiders honour the women behind the journey in Mother's Day clash

New Capital Football chief executive Phil Brown.

Capital Football boss Phil Brown says Mariners no big loss

Rally call: Brumbies skipper Sam Carter says his team need to find their confidence in order to break a four-game losing ...

Brumbies skipper adamant team can end form slide

Sam Poolman has been a standout in the Giants inaugural season but is under no illusions of the task at hand against ...

Sam Poolman expects to face a Giant battle in Canberra

Paul Vaughan of the Dragons passes as he is tackled to Russell Packer of the Dragons to score a try against the Sharks.

Dragon Paul Vaughan driven by Canberra Raiders demotion