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Tesla, despite producing only a small number of cars, is worth more than Ford.

Whatever you do, don't invest in Uber and Tesla

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Fifteen years jail for ACT man's 'degrading' rapes of ex-partner

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Gunmen kill more than 20 Christians on trip to Egyptian monastery

31 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Margaret Court is seen during the Celebration of Inspirational Women as part of ...

Margaret Court Arena backhands tennis champion in tweet

38 mins ago

Pauline Hanson during Senate budget estimates at Parliament House.

Spymaster's testimony was a hammer blow to Hanson's prejudice

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Michael King, former CEO of MFS Ltd, has been banned from running companies for 20 years and will have to pay hefty fines

Directors to pay $615m for collapse that wiped retirees' life savings

UPDATED

Jetstar plane starts taxiing with ground worker still attached

'Forgive me': Manchester bomber's final phone call

Ice, Buprenorphine in dead prisoner's system: toxicology report

'Absolutely no evidence': Spy boss shuts down Hanson

55 mins ago

Alan Jones gives convicted ex-minister a character reference

After the death of his mother last year, 17-year-old Stephen (not his real name) has his hands full as the primary carer ...

More proof Canberra's lack of affordable housing is crushing families

1 hr ago

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We crash two ACT kids' parties, with $800 price difference

An excerpt from the Woman's Day article about Rebel Wilson.

Rebel cross-examined over David letterman appearance

43 mins ago

DNA on a Coke can led to police to Alex William Laycock.

How a Coke can solved a 10-year, $200,000 jewellery heist mystery

Nutritionist Jane McIntyre will lead at DIY kombucha class on June 6 at Canberra Environment Centre.

The fermented tea that's taking over Canberra

Canberra Times Journalist Eamonn Tiernan rides in a rally car with Australian Championship leader Brad Markovic.

National Capital Rally

Why you should take some time out to 'waste time'

Want to be more productive? Take time to 'waste time'

How to win the office fridge war

How to win the office fridge war

$400m donation inspires more generosity

8:42PM

Five of the best FA Cup moments

8:40PM

Gunmen kill at least 23 in Egypt attack on ...

9:15PM

Toby the official Tigerair mascot at a Melbourne Stom NRL game.

Tigerair 'impostor' mascot booted from official duties

About half of Mr Fluffy blocks austioned in May fail to sell

'We're hurting people': ACT paramedics trial electric stretchers

Mary Ivanisevic, 45, is fighting an attempted murder charge after her mother was found with a deep stab wound to her ...

Daughter yelled 'die' when she saw her mother wasn't dead

Mathieu-Pierre Macintosh, who was last seen by his father in September 2013, abducted by his mother who is believed to ...

Fathers' emotional pleas to find their missing children

Historic Namadgi homestead Orroral has been vandalised, and not for the first time either.

Vandals trash historic homestead after a decade of restoration

Gryphon the cat, in his harness and lead, ready for a walk. He is one of over 130 cats and kittens available for ...

Move over dogs, it's the cats' turn to shine with the Million Purrs Walk

Careers Australia was placed into voluntary administration on Thursday.

Careers Australia collapses leaving students in limbo

UPDATED

Melissa Higgins, right, arrives at court to be sentenced, accompanied by her mother.

Childcare fraudster jailed for rorting benefits

NSW

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there will be no royalty holiday for the Adani Carmichael mine.

Premier rules out royalty holiday for Adani

QLD
1 hr ago

Barbara McCulkin with one of her daughters.

Man found guilty of 1974 cold case murders

QLD

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce was the driving force behind the APVMA's controversial forced move to his New England ...

Staff resignations double at APVMA before move north

Finance minister Senator Mathias Cormann appeared before the Finance Estimates committee at Parliament House in Canberra ...

Almost no policy developed for APS decentralisation

Happier times: former Shared Services Centre chief executive Delaine Wilson.

Federal government gives boot to $210m shared services centre

Sam Backo, who as a six-year-old was part of the ‘yes’ campaign, at Uluru.

Indigenous summit rejects recognition, pushes for treaty

Michael Gordon
37 mins ago

When worlds collide: Hanson's reality check

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Emissions intensity scheme 'best and most appropriate' policy

Fergus Hunter

Greens education spokeswoman senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

Government offered fix to pass school funding model

Matthew Knott

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten attended the Healing Foundation Bringing Them Home breakfast at Parliament House, ...

Shorten accuses PM of buying doctors' silence

Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

Tactical police in Martin Place during the Lindt cafe siege.

Monis was the murderer but face it, our system failed too

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Pauline Hanson raised the issue of cattle exports at the regional and rural affairs committee.

Electoral Commission confirms One Nation probe

Fergus Hunter

Former Khmer Rouge official Nuon Chea in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.

Cloud over $300m Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal

Lindsay Murdoch

Salman Abedi

Manchester bomber pleaded 'forgive me'

WhatsApp triggers deadly mob violence in India

Geeta Anand and Suhasini Raj

British PM Theresa May listens to US President Donald Trump at a NATO dinner in Brussels on Thursday.

May's lead cut two weeks before election, post Manchester attack

Theunis Botha, a well-known big-game hunter from South Africa, had taken high-paying customers on legal excursions for ...

The moral flaw at the heart of extreme animal liberators

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

President Trump consigns the immortal words to paper ... "so amazing".

Donald Trump, the clueless pilgrim abroad

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Tesla, despite producing only a small number of cars, is worth more than Ford.

Ride an Uber, drive a Tesla - just don't invest in them

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business of Australia, says culture change is needed to protect ...

Small businesses targeted by cyber crime 'the new norm'

Michael Gorey

What the Moneyball story teaches us about investment

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Shane Heal (right) with then-coach Brett Brown in 2000, when both were with the Sydney Kings.

NBA coach questioned in Shane Heal fraud case

Alexandra Patrikios

ASX posts narrow gain for the week

Myriam Robin

Network Ten asked to explain share price drop

Lucy Battersby

'Complete disregard': Directors to pay $615m for MFS collapse

UPDATED
Sarah Danckert

Private fibre networks to price match NBN

Lucy Battersby

Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar is the most recent Rich Lister to buy into Point Piper, having paid more than $70 ...

The suburb that is home to more rich listers than any other

'Our instincts are always to save energy.'

Should we make teenagers clean their rooms? Maybe not

Half of the Mr Fluffy blocks auctioned in May have sold.

About half of the Mr Fluffy blocks auctioned in May fail to sell

Have your avo and eat it too at 822 Tagigan Road, Goomboorian.

Get your smashed avo and eat it too: Buy your own avocado farm

Auction gavel.

Buyer hotspots: Canberra's fastest-selling suburbs

BMW Concept 8 Series 2017 BMW 8-Series concept.

BMW reveals a bold new look for its super sexy Concept 8-Series

Cars
Toby Hagon

Being drunk in your 40s doesn't magically make you 20 years younger.

10 types of drunk we've all been (but really wish we hadn't)

Self Improvement

The big banks' funding advantage has halved because of new regulation, according to Macquarie University researchers.

Why the banks should absorb the cost of the levy

Mark Bouris

The downsizing provisions will help some retirees, but the impact on the age pension is an issue.

Downsizing provisions are a mixed bag

Daryl Dixon

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business of Australia, says culture change is needed to protect ...

Government provides $15m as cyber criminals target small business

Michael Gorey

Father guilt does exist, just nowhere near as much.

Mother guilt: A woman's work is never done

COMMENT
James Adonis

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New video of Manchester bomber emerges

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Trump shoves Montenegro Prime Minister

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Queen comforts Manchester child victims

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Manchester victim: 'I have holes in my legs'

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: A giant illuminated tiger glows bright in the dark. The colourful art installation is one of ...

Fairfax photos of the week

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Craig Reucassel wants people to be more conscious about what they throw away.

Craig Reucassel's mission to curb our wasteful habits

Kylie Northover

The alternative gatefold sleeve for the Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Happy 50th Sgt Peppers: you changed music forever

Darryn King

Fans enjoying Falls Festival in 2016, could be sharing that experience around the world soon.

Selling you a big ticket to the musical future

Bernard Zuel

Mariah Carey was difficult on the set of The House, says a co-star.

Mariah Carey rankles co-stars with diva antics

Rob Moran

Tom Cruise in the original Top Gun.

Why the new Top Gun is probably a bad idea

Kyle Stock

Jimmy Barnes won the biography award at the Australian Book Industry Awards on Thursday.

Working class man Jimmy Barnes wins book award

Linda Morris

From left, Jeff Varner, Sarah Lacina, Zeke Smith and Debbie Wanner at a so-called tribal council on Survivor.

Survivor's Zeke Smith on life after he was outed on the show

Joey Pucino

Ellen DeGeneres is returning to stand-up after 15 years.

Netflix lures Ellen DeGeneres back to stand-up

Rob Moran

10yo Riley Element enjoying his birthday party at home in Queanbyean.

Canberra kids birthday parties - $130 v $900

Tigerair will introduce flights between Canberra and Brisbane in September.

Tigerair to start Canberra to Brisbane flights

Matt Okine is headlining the first Academy Comedy Club.

6 things to do in Canberra this weekend

Jenna Price's three children, then aged 6, 3 and 1.

The gift from my children that blew me away

Jenna Price

Ariana Grande.

Terror tactic: Why would they target children?

Ruby Hamad

The infamous male romper from RompHim has stormed the globe.

Fun or farcical? The 'cool' trend coming to men

SATIRE
Clem Bastow

Heiress Paris Hilton poses for photographers upon arrival at the amfAR charity gala during the Cannes 70th international ...

Sequins and feathers take centre stage at Cannes gala

Singer Lady Gaga rocking the underboob trend on this year's Grammy's red carpet.

The 'underboob' trend is taking over red carpets

Maria Puente

(From left) Ivanka and Melania Trump with President Donald Trump and Pope Francis. They adhered to the Vatican's strict ...

Sorry, but Melania Trump's official outfits were by-the-book

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Rihanna at the 69th annual benefit and student fashion show at Parsons School of Design.

How Rihanna became a bona fide fashion star

Vanessa Friedmann

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: Meghan Markle attends the 2015 NBC New York Summer Press Day at Four Seasons Hotel New York on ...

Meghan Markle is more than Prince Harry's

Jenna Clarke

Staying healthy and hydrated when breaking fast can minimise risk of health complications.

Ramadan highlights benefits and risks of fasting

Sarah Berry

Condoning self-hate hurts us all.

'Fat-hating culture': Overweight people told to take advice from anorexics

Sarah Berry

Snacking isn't bad, it just depends what yo're snacking on.

Is snacking just a guilty pleasure? Short answer, no

Victoria Lambert

The Capsule Hotel has opened above Bar Century, which has undergone a significant makeover, courtesy of Ed Kenny from ...

Had a few too many? Australia's first Capsule Hotel opens above bar

Anjum Anand's 'best-ever' spiced beef burger with crispy onions.

Five takeaway favourites with an Indian twist

Neil Perry's pork hokkien noodles with black bean.

27 speedy stir-fries including Neil Perry's black bean ramen noodles

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Dad's advice on how to stop a tantrum ... with a potato

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Girl battling 'serious infection' after sea lion grab

Joel, Henry and their son Ben.

Airline apologises after making gay dad 'feel like a criminal'

It's your choice.

Revealed: How to score the best seat on a plane

Gavin Haines

"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."

Traveller quiz: What beach is rated Australia’s best by TripAdvisor?

Mal Chenu

A tipple after a day on the slopes.

World's best snow bars worth visiting this year

Rachael Oakes-Ash

Facebook CEO and Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg delivers the commencement address at Harvard University.

What Zuckerberg told Harvard grads

Jupiter's south pole, photographed from the Juno spacecraft, showing swirling cyclones of ammonia gas.

Jupiter is more complex than we imagined

The smart home needs a smart butler, although preferably not as in-your-face as Tony Stark's Jarvis.

Which virtual butler will command your smart home?

Goodbye my child.

New mobile Pokemon game surprisingly dark

Shooooooryuken!

Review: Street Fighter II is back, yet again

Mid-size SUV comparison: The new Mazda CX-5, Ford Escape and Nissan X-Trail take on the on the Volkswagen Tiguan.

Which is the best mid-size SUV?

Stephen Ottley

2018 Volvo XC40.

Eight things we know about the new Volvo XC40

David McCowen

Details of the Tesla Model 3 have reportedly leaked online.

Tesla Model 3 details leaked online

Drive Staff

Tickford has added tyre and wheel upgrades to its personalisation packages.

Tickford reveals more mods for Mustang

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW 8-Series concept.

BMW 8-Series returns

Greg Kable

2017 Audi TT RS.

Audi's Porsche Cayman rival driven

Drive Staff

Back in business: Adam Reynolds.

NRL round 12: Rabbitohs host Eels to kick off shortened round

Live
10 mins ago

Canberra Times sports journalist Eamonn Tiernan rides in a rally car with Australian Rally Championship driver Brad ...

What happened when a CT sports journo travelled in a rally car?

'Leipana' - Jordan Rapana and Joey Leilua - could go a long way to deciding whether the Raiders beat the Roosters.

'Leipana' battle could decide Chook lotto against Roosters

Lance 'Buddy' Franklin was back in a big way last week. Look out Hawthorn tonight.

Live AFL round 10: Sydney Swans v Hawthorn Hawks

Live
1 hr ago

Tevita Kuridrani during Brumbies training session. Photo Jay Cronan

Wallabies coach keen to sign Brumbies star Kuridrani

Canberra Raiders utility Jordan Turner is set to return to the English Super League.

Raiders' English recruit on verge of Super League return

Match winner: Brumby Tom Banks against Southern Kings at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Brumbies stick with combinations for crucial Jaguares showdown

Ready for battle: Josh Jackson and Jake Trbojevic.

Trbojevic welcomed into NSW Blues' Bash Brothers fold

25 mins ago