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An internal audit has revealed widespread problems with incident reporting at Canberra Hospital.

Surgical error on terminal patient 'insignificant'

Tonight's Q&A will be defined as much by who didn't show up as who did.

'A war on young people': Students set to protest Q&A special

44 mins ago

US President Donald Trump.

'A lot less fear': Republicans break away from Trump

Vegetable suppliers are finding it hard to find workers to pick and pack produce.

No pickers and packers, so growers leave vegetables to rot

A computer screen shows an error message after Britain's National Health Service was hacked.

They unleashed chaos, but WannaCrypt hackers have earned just $35k

The AspireAssist system consists of a thin tube implanted in the stomach, connecting to an outside port on the skin of ...

'Medical bulimia': Doctors concerned about draining device

1 hr ago

Police backtrack on claims shots were fired at compound

EXCLUSIVE
35 mins ago

The penny has dropped. A leadership change is finally off the table

ANALYSIS

Man had artery in neck 'severed' in mate's drink-driving crash

How the APS is protecting against latest cyber hack

Prison staff attempted to revive inmate who died in ACT jail

President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI. James Comey.

Donald Trump must be impeached, this is why

COMMENT

Kevin Hingston of Pat Beer Co. Canberra's Pact Beer Co has teamed up with Melbourne's Butterbing Cookie Sandwiches to ...

The Canberra brewer serving up a dessert beer

Farm workers use a measuring tape to determine which bananas reach our supermarkets.

Supermarkets refusing to sell millions of ugly bananas

No hand was injured in the making of this smashed avocado on toast.

The perils of avocado. Never has a fruit caused so many problems

COMMENT

Is there talk of annual bonuses, or performance bonuses, among your colleagues - but you've never received one yourself? ...

How to find out if you're being underpaid

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How to protect yourself from WannaCrypt

While we mostly jumped ship to Apple three years ago, there's a single reason we still run a PC for work as well.

Telstra refunding customers sold 'unattainable NBN speeds

When sizes differ, it can be hard to work out the best deals

What it means when a food label says it has 'real ingredients'

Comedian Becky Lucas on why she doesn't want ...

3:03PM

Flawed global comparisons mislead us on tax burden

2:59PM

Eman Sharobeem spent $11,000 of public money on ...

2:58PM

Nurse of the Year: James Slade, with Rebecca Minty, who is the secretary of the Haemophilia Foundation ACT and nominated ...

Canberra's nurse of the year was nominated by a 6yo patient

Lead paint discovered at second childcare centre at university

Man, 29, dies in Canberra's prison

Frank Tesseyman was involved in the original construction of the Telstra Tower back in the 70s.

How Frank helped create a Canberra landmark

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

The teenagers were taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

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

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

The research used tiny wires to provide a scaffold for brain cells grown on a semiconductor chip.

How researchers are growing grey matter

Ms Daniels has lost 15 kilograms since shooting this video.

Obesity, drinking: WA's health hot spots in focus

WA

Police at a townhouse complex in Florida Street, Sylvania, where the body of a woman was found.

Woman found dead in her bed, covered in her own blood

UPDATED

Allan Tennent became the first Coast Guard member to receive the Queensland Volunteer of the Year Award.

The man who has rescued 6000 people at sea

QLD

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

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Fairfax-Ipsos poll: Budget delivers much-needed government boost

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Poll results: Don't pop the champagne just yet, Malcolm

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon

Soldiers fired bullets into Manus Island centre, PNG police admit

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol
35 mins ago

Julia Gillard receives an honorary doctorate at the University of Canberra in 2015.

Abbott and Gillard to receive honorary doctorates in Israel

An unidentified Afghan man leans against a chainlink fence of a refugee camp after arriving with other asylum seekers on ...

'The system here is broken': Secret recording revealed

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given the budget a lukewarm endorsement.

Tony Abbott gives the May budget his lukewarm approval

Treasurer Scott Morrison repeated that there were no "silver bullet solutions to making housing more affordable".

An unpopular politician has found a way to be very popular indeed

ANALYSIS
Peter Hartcher

David Deakin's hands are tied behind his back with the cord of an iPhone charger during the April 20 raid on his apartment.

Philippine cybersex crackdown nets 62-year-old's arrest

Lindsay Murdoch
35 mins ago

A number of mummies inside the newly discovered burial site in Minya, Egypt May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - ...

Egypt sees discovery of ancient burial chamber as blessing

Nearly 30 prisoners attacked two prison guards during a mass jail break at Buimo prison in Lae, Papua New Guinea. ...

17 prisoners shot dead in PNG jail break

"It does seem like we have an upheaval, a crisis almost every day": Senator Susan Collins,

Republican senators have 'a lot less fear of' Donald Trump

What workplace mistakes can derail your career in a major way?

How Sam Dastyari can make a real difference to Australian media

COMMENT
Tony Walker

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

Banks could raise rates to cope with a new $6 billion bank levy.

Why the bank levy is a good idea, not just a populist tax grab

COMMENT

Incited Pivot will tender for Queensland acreage it hopes can supply gas to its Gibson Island fertiliser plant.

Gas industry has 'lost the trust of the public'

Brian Robins
36 mins ago

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Markets Live: Are the banks oversold?

Live
Patrick Commins

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Monday show home loans to investors as a proportion of all ...

House prices fall again as loans to investors drop

UPDATED
Eryk Bagshaw
24 mins ago

TPG has approached Fairfax Media with a higher offer.

'TPG may need to offer more', says Fairfax shareholder

UPDATED
Lucy Battersby

The scams that netted $300m from Australians last year

Lucy Cormack

14 signs that you're underpaid

Liberals paying for Labor's bigger government, as usual

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Qantas gets credit rating bump on market dominance, loyalty

Patrick Hatch

Brian Nankervis at his Melbourne home in 2014.

Brian Nankervis took a wrong turn after lunch and bought a home

Canberra recorded a strong auction clearance rate.

Canberra auction market rebounds after budget reveal

The Taralga Hotel is for sale.

Tree change? This popular pub for sale is 1.5 hours from Canbera

Head and heart make for a sound home-buying decision.

The most important things to look for when buying a home

Darren Palmer

15 Cunningham Street, Kingston.

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

Does the cost outweigh the benefits of living in Sydney?

Sorry, but you couldn't pay me to move to Sydney

COMMENT
Sylvia Pennington

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

One country is stealing our craft beer thunder

Fine Drinks

UBank's goal is to deliver simpler, better, smarter banking to customers.

NAB-owned UBank launches robot to sell home loans

John Collett

It's important to get financial advice before selling the family home to fund retirement.

When seniors own $1m home, but have no money

Noel Whittaker

Tizzie Hall is in the business of getting babies to sleep.

The art and business of baby sleep whispering

Cara Waters

Helen D'Silva runs her psychology practice as a sole trader.

Doing it all on your own

Louis White

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Putin the pianist: Can he really play?

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Trump: Let Congress do Russia Investigation

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France honours its new president

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Cyclists smash into motorbike in Giro d'Italia

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 15

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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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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Tonight's Q&A will be defined as much by who didn't show up as who did.

Students set to protest Q&A;'s post-budget special

Broede Carmody
44 mins ago

Craig Reucassel urges a Woolworths executive to test if shoppers genuinely reject ''ugly'' fruit.

Chaser's Craig Reucassel tackles Australia's huge banana waste

Michael Lallo

Netflix TV series The Crown.

BBC drama topples Netflix's crown at the BAFTAs

Broede Carmody

This Oct. 1, 2016 photo released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin portraying Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ...

Saturday Night Live rides ratings high thanks to Trump gags

Broede Carmody

Michael Fassbender plays an android in <i>Alien: Covenant</i>.

Why Fassbender loved shooting Alien: Covenant in Australia

Stephanie Bunbury

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

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

Karl Quinn

President Donald Trump, impersonated by Alec Baldwin, and Sean Spicer, played by Melissa McCarthy, lock lips on Saturday ...

McCarthy's Spicer and Baldwin's Trump kiss on SNL

Julie Andrews, pictured with Anna O'Byrne who plays Eliza Doolittle and Charles Edwards, who plays Henry Higgins.

How did Dame Julie solve a problem like Eliza?

Nathanael Cooper

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?

Kara McCullough after she was crowned the new Miss USA in Las Vegas.

Kara McCullough, a nuclear chemist, named Miss USA

41 mins ago

Street style at fashion week, day one.

The street style not to miss at Sydney fashion week

Photo taken by my Instagram (and regular) husband.

I wore my pyjamas to fashion week, it was a great life choice

Annie Brown

It's OK to cry in front of children.

Should we cry in front of our children?

Jacinta Tynan

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Confusingly, Kylo Ren is the fastest growing baby name

Annie Brown

The Bachelor Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski announce they are expecting a baby on Mother's Day.

Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski drop baby news on Instagram

Amy Croffey

Todd Spiewak (left) and Jim Parsons (right) attends the 2016 GLSEN Respect Awards in October last year.

Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons marries long-time partner

Annie Brown

There was nothing dramatic about the onset of our itch.

How we survived our seven year itch

Helen Russell

Neil Laybourn (L) and Jonny Benjamin.

The simple words that convinced a suicidal man to keep living

Colby Itkowitz

Start gently and build up slowly.

You don't need to do high-intensity exercise to lose weight

Paula Goodyer

DJ Tigerlily.

DJ Tigerlily's top marks for 'following the diet trends so well'

Go easy on the oil and swap white rice for brown.

A healthy trick for fried rice fans

Pan fried chicken with fregola.

Weekly meal planner: mid-May

Yotam Ottolenghi's feta and herb filo tart.

Meat-free Monday: Make Yotam Ottolenghi's feta filo pie

1 min ago

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Can your toothpaste tell if you're pregnant?

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The easy way to choose the perfect lipstick colour ... if you dare

1 hr ago

The detrimental effects of smacking your kids.

What five decades of research has confirmed about smacking

Leg room is surprisingly generous in economy-class seats onboard Cathay Pacific A350-900 aircraft.

Flying economy, where leg room is surprisingly generous

Tim Richards

Don't feel bad about taking your hotel toiletries with you.

The shameful truth about what happens to your hotel toiletries

Gavin Haines

A gluten free meal on ANA.

Man orders gluten free meal, is given a banana (with cutlery)

Gavin Haines

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WannaCrypt: what you need to know

1 hr ago

The research used tiny wires to provide a scaffold for brain cells grown on a semiconductor chip.

Researchers grow grey matter on a chip

A computer screen shows an error message after Britain's National Health Service was hacked.

Massive cyber attack earns crims a mere $35,000

While we mostly jumped ship to Apple three years ago, there's a single reason we still run a PC for work as well.

NBN: Customers sold 'unattainable speeds'

Gizmodo

A computer screen shows an error message after Britain's National Health Service was hacked.

Australian business hit in global cyber attack

2017 BMW 5-Series.

Quick spin: BMW 530d

Stephen Ottley

Head on: ANCAP crashed a 1998 Toyota Corolla with its 2015 cousin.

New vs old crash test highlights safety risks

David McCowen

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR 2017 Toyota Yaris

Which is the best Toyota Yaris?

Andrew MacLean
20 mins ago

Hyundai has been busted testing its new i30N at Bathurst.

Busted: Hyundai caught testing new i30N at Bathurst

David McCowen

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Is this the ultimate Alfa Romeo?

Andrew MacLean

Honda is expecting big results from the new Civic hatch.

Honda targeting record sales for Civic

David McCowen

Nathan Ross of the Knights celebrates his try with teammates.

Raiders stunned by Newcastle's second half onslaught

Luke Brooks playing for the Tigers on Friday night.

Tigers halfback Brooks questioned by police after Balmain brawl

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Ricky Stewart coach of the Raiders looks on during the round 10 NRL match between the ...

Talking points: Raiders frustrated into submission against Knights

Tom Trbojevic of the Sea Eagles was injured in the match against the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday.

Hayne set to return next week but Trbojevic faces year on sidelines

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

Ashes boycott looms as Australia's cricketers hit back

Tuggeranong Hawks coach Nathan Costigan says his team cannot compete with the money offered at rival clubs.

Nathan Costigan says Hawks can't compete with cashed-up clubs

Belconnen United's J. Ugrinic in action against Woden Weston.

Tuggeranong crash back down to earth as Belco get back to winning

Field day: Blake Ferguson is mobbed after scoring another try.

Norman limps off for Eels as Pearce orchestrates thumping