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Journalist Steve Barrett gives evidence at a parliamentary inquiry.

'Seemed unlikely': How Channel Nine missed ATO scoop

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont
1 hr ago

US President Donald Trump listens as Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's president, left, speaks during a news conference at ...

The announcement took even Donald Trump by surprise

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Coca-Cola Amatil and Pepsi, the owner of Schweppes soft drinks, have yet to launch kombucha products in Australia ...

The $7 fizzy drink that has Coca Cola and Pepsi bosses scrambling

Madeleine Heffernan
1 hr ago

The HMAS Canberra was to host the RSL fundraiser.

Two new $1.5 billion warships may have design flaws: navy

David Wroe
26 mins ago

ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston near the Central Local Court in Sydney on Thursday.

'It's disgusting': Fraud stain may spread through ATO

Richard Rojas is arrested at New York City's Times Square.

Times Square driver was allegedly attempting suicide-by-cop

Children's newspaper Crinkling News to continue publishing

It's back! Pulp Kitchen reopens in Ainslie under Gus Armstrong

Another of the 'big four' gone: what this grunge icon meant to us

COMMENT

The dinosaurs were just minutes away from surviving extinction

Fundamental principle most investors should know - but they don't

Brendon Cowie with his son, Ryan, 2, who lost his mother, Cathleen Cowie, when he was just 5 months old, in Helensburgh. ...

'You don't know what's around the corner': Family hit by tragedy

Hanging on: The lost koala near Gunnedah late last year.

Why this feisty koala couldn't bear to let go of a farmer's bullbar

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29: Shannon Boyd of the Raiders is tackled during the round nine NRL match between the ...

Raiders legends make the case for Origin 1 spots for 2017 stars

Bill and Chloe Shorten are proud of their blended family, now including Clementine (left), Georgette and Rupert.

The 'new normal': Lessons from the Shortens' blended family

Christine Thomson will open seven pop-up stalls at shopping centres across the ACT to cater to Canberra's fidget spinner ...

20,000 fidget spinners are arriving in Canberra today

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Midnight Oil vs the world

mr biggles, utter bastard

Shelter writes adoption plea for 'utter bastard' of a cat

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Workers construct one of the new houses, conceived by Tateh Lehbib to be weather-resistant, eco-friendly homes ...

A refugee is building homes out of plastic bottles

Hodge: Rebels will come to Sydney looking for ...

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Geopolitics drag ASX into the red

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Hawke 'back home' for Gungahlin's 50-year ...

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A Torres Strait dance group performed in full mask and tribal costumes to launch a new exhibition at the National Museum ...

Striking Torres Strait masks on show in Canberra

The Canberra student with autism proving her teachers wrong

Half a month's rain to hit Canberra today and tomorrow

Geoff Beckett says now he can spend more time with his daughter, Gemelu, 2.

Kids and their fathers agree: Dad's working too much

The Minister for Disability, Children and Youth, Rachel Stephen-Smith, announces a multi-million dollar funding ...

Sharp rise in ACT child concern reports leads to budget boost

Scott Morrison delivers the 2017 Federal Budget

ACT short-changed by federal budget, says Labor

Ex-soldier Shane Van Duren and his dog, Kalu, which has since been returned to him.

Canberra war veteran avoids jail after bid to free dog turns violent

Ola with her mother, Salwa Haydar.

Man who killed wife in front of daughter jailed

NSW

Brisbane could cop more than 100 millimetres of rain on Friday.

Queensland set for biggest wet since Cyclone Debbie

QLD

Kayla Sterchow, who has high-functioning autism and epilepsy, is studying at the University of Canberra.

Uni student with autism proves teachers wrong

Ben Cousins outside court in December last year.

Ben Cousins assaulted in jail: report

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Department of Human Services secretary Kathryn Campbell detailed its expanded debt collection program at a Senate ...

Pensioners targeted in $980m 'robo-debt' expansion

A new privacy code will regulate the government's growing data-matching programs.

New APS code could impose $1.8m penalty for privacy breaches

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Canberra's great public service wage slump

The HMAS Canberra was to host the RSL fundraiser.

Two new $1.5 billion warships may have design flaws, navy chiefs say

David Wroe
27 mins ago

Calculated cruelty on Manus is a reflection on all of us

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Trump's Russia conversation 'within expectations', says Bishop

Fergus Hunter

Both full and part-time workers appear to be putting in fewer hours.

Jobless rate down, but Australians are working fewer hours

Peter Martin

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. ...

Generational change forces Nats to consider emissions scheme

Noel Pearson has challenged political leaders to 'put a winnable proposition to the Australian people'.

'Noble compromise' will emerge on Indigenous recognition: Pearson

Michael Gordon

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

Queensland considers $320m 'royalty relief' for Adani mine

Peter Dixon of Treasury Wine Estates with Australian wines at Jenny Lou's Shop in Beijing.

The Aussie brands conquering the wallets of Chinese millennials

Kirsty Needham

President Michel Temer delivers a statement following the release of a recording of him allegedly condoning bribery.

Defiant Brazilian leader says corruption probe should be shelved

Lia Timson
1 hr ago

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine disembark from a plane after arriving in Washington.

Turkish president sat through attack on US protesters

53 mins ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reflected in a bus rear view mirror as he arrives at a concert at the National ...

Russia anxious about political chaos engulfing Trump

The Adani mine by itself will push global temperatures above the threshold increase of 2 degrees.

This is not rhetoric: the Adani mine will kill millions

COMMENT
Ian Dunlop

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

42 mins ago

The names of inspiring and dynamic people linked to activism and reform are the street names of Molonglo Valley's newest ...

Why is the ACT govt naming streets after abortion campaigners?

COMMENT

CBA has tightened its lending policy for customers who want to borrow on an interest-only basis.

CBA slams the brakes on interest-only loans

Georgia Wilkins

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Markets Live: No relief for ASX

Patrick Commins and Myriam Robin
18 mins ago

The Iona natural gas storage plant in Victoria sold for almost $1.8 billion in 2015.

QIC sues EnergyAustralia for $1b over deal gone wrong

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

oOh!media chief executive Brendon Cook will stay on as head of the combined group.

oOh!Media and APN drop $1.6 billion billboard merger

Patrick Hatch

Now that it's just BHP, what's to become of Billiton?

ANALYSIS
David Fickling

Underinsurance: 'You don't know what's around the corner'

Kim Arlington

We are visiting shopping centres less and less

Madeleine Heffernan
1 hr ago

RBA will have to cut rates several times this year: Credit Suisse

Narayanan Somasundaram

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Chris Nicholls pose for a picture at his house on May 18, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo ...

Chris spent $600,000 just to be able to use his own home

The six things Australians blame for high property prices.

The six things Australians blame for high property prices

HotelHotel room

Destination Canberra: Why we are leading Australia's hotel market

Toowoomba has been dubbed Australia's most haunted town.

The stuff of nightmares: Is this Australia’s most haunted town?

Alexis Stephens and Christian Parsons have taken their tiny home across 27 US states while working on a documentary ...

How do couples live in tiny homes without killing each other?

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This shirt, it’s YSL I got it in Paris which sounds very douche but it’s the nicest thing ever.

Trend setters: The 24 best-dressed men at Fashion Week

Men's Style

Cracking the two hour mark is the Holy Grail of marathons.

Breaking the two hour marathon: How to run your fastest time ever

The Long Run

Remember: An investment's tax benefits are the cream on the cake.

The one thing most investors get wrong

Noel Whittaker

Reverse mortgages are not very popular in Australia, probably because the rates tend to be higher than standard loans.

How would a reverse mortgage affect my age pension?

George Cochrane

Wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat can be an issue at work.

Politics is supposed to be a no-go zone for the workplace

James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says small businesses are a far more attractive target for scammers than ...

Business scams top $3.8 million: ACCC

Cara Waters

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CCTV: Man sets mosque on fire

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FM vs AM radio presenter fight

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Trump talks about meeting with Russian foreign minister

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McMaster: Trump didn't know source of information

A man enjoys the autumn sun at Bondi Beach while exercising on the open air gymnasium equipment, on May 17, 2017 in ...

Fairfax photos of the week - May 19, 2017

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twin peaks stan

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

billions stan

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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Actress Sigrid Thornton.

Terrifying is a recommendation, says Sigrid Thornton

Kerrie O'Brien

Chris Cornell was one of grunge's 'big four' voices - and now only one remains.

What Chris Cornell meant to a grunge-lovin' Aussie teen

COMMENT
Martin Boulton

Rebel Wilson leaving a Melbourne court on Friday.

Rebel Wilson appears in court ahead of defamation trial

Broede Carmody

"The Chinese communist party is not particularly happy with me": Richard Gere.

Chinese leaders 'not happy with me', says Richard Gere

Garry Maddox

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell: the screech comes as easily as ever.

'Something wasn't right' at Chris Cornell's final show

Caitlyn Jenner at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Caitlyn Jenner offered $1.7 million to join reality show

Actress Melissa McCarthy portrays White House spokesman Sean Spicer, while taping a segment for Saturday Night Live.

Melissa McCarthy's outtakes just as funny as SNL sketches

Broede Carmody

Chris Cornell on stage at the Soundwave music festival in Melbourne Showgrounds in 2015.

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell dies aged 52

Kerrie O'Brien

Simon Buchanan and Dave Graham at Academy.

So, a comedy club walks into a nightclub...

Christine Thomson will open seven pop-up stalls at shopping centres across the ACT to cater to Canberra's fidget spinner ...

Former pastor back in town selling fidget spinners

The Truffle Farm owner Jayson Mesman and his truffle dog in training Dingo.

Dingo the labrador digs up an early truffle

Lorde performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival.

Lorde's excited reaction to her Elle cover would be all of us

Nicole Economos

"I've had a few revelations about how I must have behaved a decade ago."

An apology to my mum friends: I get it now

Melissa Phillips

"Other people's comments, though meant to soothe, might feel like coldhearted jabs."

5 things I hated hearing when I got divorced (but were all true)

Leah Spellman

Taylor Swift attends the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan ...

What is Taylor Swift planning? Because the signs are all there

Emily Yahr

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: A model poses backstage ahead of the Ten Pieces show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 18 ...

Fashion Week has hijacked the bogan uniform

Jenna Clarke

One-shouldered shirts at Anna Quan.

Fashion week rethinks the crisp, white shirt

Annie Brown

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Don't skirt around it, John Laws was objectifying women

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

US model Bella Hadid arrives in Cannes.

Let's get real about Bella Hadid's supposed wardrobe malfunction

Annie Brown

Confusion over healthy food leads to a big spend-up on junk.

Healthy eating is cheaper, but we're spending big on junk

Sarah Berry

Tuck into water with lemon before your morning coffee.

5 ways to jump-start a healthy morning

Jessi Roti

Sylvia Keays.

The struggle to make people take gut health seriously

Sarah Berry

Dust bakery in Sydney mills flour on site.

Low GI, high fibre and less gluten: Why it's OK to eat this real bread

Choc-coffee combo: Caffeine addicts and chocoholics beware.

Have your brew and eat it too: Coffee-in-a-cone hits Australia

Con queso and guacamole dips with corn chips.

Review: Head south (of the lake) for a taste of Mexico at Cisco's

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Mesmerising video of baby being 'unwrapped' after birth

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The reason girls are getting their period earlier

Daniel Neman

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Parents, keep cotton buds out of your kids' ears

Built in 1876 as a two-storey neoclassical-style building for the Bank of Australasia: Melbourne's Treasury on Collins ...

Uh oh. Not just another apartment hotel - this one is a city treasure

Anthony Dennis

Calorie count: There's a reason why airlines don't tell you what's in your in-flight meal.

The startling number of calories consumed on the average flight

Gavin Haines

Any chance to get naked in a sauna should be jumped at.

The Traveller quiz: What is a banya in Russia?

Mal Chenu

Facebook is the world's fifth-most-valuable company by market value.

How Facebook moved from flop to supremacy

A new documentary shows that it wasn't the size or scale of the asteroid's impact that ended the dinosaurs, but where ...

Dinosaurs 'minutes away' from surviving

The talkative Google Home smart benchtop speaker is vying for a place in Australian homes.

What Aussies can expect from the Google Home smart speaker

COMMENT

Destiny 2

Everything Bungie just revealed about Destiny 2

Kotaku

Getting ransom money in Bitcoin is easiest for cyber-crooks, but it isn't the most secure.

Why bitcoin may soon fall out of crims' favour

2018 Hyundai i30N preview drive.

Is the new Hyundai i30N better than a Golf GTI?

Andrew MacLean

Michelin was the first tyre maker to commit to sustainably sourced rubber.

GM switches to sustainable sourced tyres

Drive Staff

2017 Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain.

Mercedes-Benz's SUV alternative reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

Renault Kangoo Z.E. using the dynamic wireless electric vehicle charging road.

Renault's ambitious plan for EV charging

Drive Staff

2018 Skoda Karoq.

Skoda's new Toyota C-HR rival revealed

Dom Tripolone

Hyundai's high-performance division is planning a sportier version of the Tucson SUV

Hyundai plans go-fast SUVs

Andrew MacLean

Josh Hodgson.

'Clunky' Raiders won't force changes: Hodgson

Andrew Muirhead played his first game for the Brumbies last week.

Brumbies call in beer delivery man for clash with Kings

After 200 NRL games Canberra Raiders skipper Jarrod Croker says his best is yet to come.

Croker races to 200 games and declares best is yet to come

Abbey Wehrung has re-signed for the Canberra Capitals.

Capitals re-sign young gun Wehrung after horror ankle injury

Jordan Smiler is one of five changes to the Brumbies' starting XV.

Brumbies wary of Kings ambush in South Africa

Greg Inglis spoke to his Rabbitohs teammates about his battle with depression.

Rabbitohs, rugby league community rally behind Inglis

Smash and grab: Andrew Fifita forces his way through the defensive line before offloading to James Maloney, creating one ...

Fifita-inspired Sharks mount comeback to down Cowboys

Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs.

Dogs, Tigers reach for the axe, Pies regain Treloar

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