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The ABS has released the Census 2016 data.

Boom-gahlin: ACT's population growth tops nation

Auditor-General Maxine Cooper.

How complaints forced ACT government to buy out townhouse complex

Instead of a berm or moat, a new fence will cut across the lawns at Parliament House.

ACT could be about to get a new federal politician

Ambulance

The 'bat call': Message from paramedics that doctors hate to receive

COMMENT

Former ADFA cadet Jack Toby Mitchell, second from left, arrives at the ACT Supreme Court for the first day of his rape ...

'I just kind of gave up': ADFA cadet tells of 'rape' after night out

Beth Mathison who is launching a guide avoiding financial abuse . Pic Nick Moir 26 June 2017

Millionaire at 30, broke by 40: The decision that left Beth with nothing

Navy member dies on border force patrol boat launched this month

'Illegal advantage': Google hit with record $3.5 billion EU fine

Turnbull moves to kill off same-sex marriage push as turmoil grows

'It's a volatile sport': Stuart brushes off players' on-field spat

'We were being told she didn't matter': Census reflected a tragedy

John Hanna at his store in Civic. He is closing after 41 years in business.

Bunda Street icon hangs up his career in fashion

'Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir': Serena Williams.

'Respect me': Serena fires back at McEnroe's '700 in the world' jibe

US President Donald Trump, centre, at the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House earlier this month.

Three CNN employees resign over Trump Russia story

ANALYSIS

Vera Mol died in August 2015.

Instructor's 'poor English' led girl to bungee jump without rope

You'd be doing him a favour, in more ways than one.

Put your heart into it: Regular sex good for male body, study finds

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Shorten makes penalty rates election pledge

The proposed baugruppen project in White Gum Valley, Perth.

The German idea that could help fix housing affordability

A view of the city of Barcelona from Antoni Gaudí’s Parc Güell.

Woman forced to squat in her own flat after Airbnb scam

Cosby faces new civil trial over alleged Playboy ...

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Push for second Scottish independence referendum ...

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Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ...

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The Denman Prospect suburb in relation to Canberra's CBD.

Denman Prospect stage two sold for $135.85 million

ANU scientists help plants to survive drought

The hens that have over 50 times as much space as 'free-range' chooks

UPDATED

There's more to Canberra than Parliament House, but it's still an impressive building to look at.

Census 2016: ACT is younger and richer than the rest of the nation

A car is dwarfed by giant generators at Pacific Hydro's Challicum Hills wind farm, near Ararat.

ACT moves closer to reaching renewable energy targets

An artist's impression of development in Throsby, where government officials say land prices peaked last year at $1000 a ...

Why does Canberra need two land agencies? Officials asked to explain

Canberra's prison, now trying to deal with an overflow of female prisoners.

What to do with the female prisoners overflowing from jail?

In better days: Town crier Graham Keating, Jess Miller, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Professor Kerryn Phelps on ...

Kerryn Phelps quits council post, mayor hits out

NSW

On board the AirAsia flight that had to return to Perth with a 'technical issue'.

Probe into engine failure to take several months

WA

Ace Hall died after he was shot in the torso at Tweed Heads.

Man arrested over shooting death of Ace Hall

QLD

Daryl Dixon: the income test would have been fairer if it was only applied to new retirees

Public servants are super losers: expert

Daryl Dixon: the income test would have been fairer if it was only applied to new retirees

Public servants are super losers: expert

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop speaks at a joint media conference at ...

'Australia is a slow adopter': DFAT boosting security at embassies

"Profound changes": Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd.

Public service jobs for life in the past, says workplace authority

Australia's population is about to hit 24 million.

More than 1600 people a week: Census reveals how we have grown

Eryk Bagshaw

PM moves to kill off same-sex marriage push

Adam Gartrell

Shorten promises to fully restore weekend penalty rates

Adam Gartrell

Only human: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

The one thing voters do not want from politicians

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

Census: polygon portrait

Milestone as Australia becomes more Asian than European

Peter Martin

Vision for the future: former prime minister Tony Abbott has laid out his policy manifesto to the Institute of Public Affairs

Tony Abbott's policy program to help the Coalition hang on

James Massola

Under fire: Senator Lee Rhiannon.

Lee Rhiannon says she feels "bullied and harassed"

Adam Gartrell

Nicola Sturgeon has back away from a swift second referendum.

Push for second Scottish independence referendum postponed

Latika Bourke

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

US warns Syria against another chemical weapons attack

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has previously opposed same-sex marriage.

Merkel softens opposition to gay marriage in Germany

Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, speaks at the World Economic Forum in ...

Three CNN employees resign over Trump Russia story

ANALYSIS

Of all the nations surveyed, only in Russia and Israel did faith in President Trump increase.

Trump doesn't solve crises, he creates them

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Almost 30 per cent of Australians identify as non-religious, outnumbering Catholic Christians.

Message in the Census: End Australia's Christian bias

COMMENT
Tosca Lloyd

Frequent exercise improves almost every aspect of human function, so it makes sense horizontal exercise is a universal ...

Midlife sex: what's not to like?

COMMENT
Rowan Pelling

Gwyneth Jones says she has been treated unfairly by Aveo.

Turnbull must reform retirement villages industry

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The arrests came amid a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown in mainland China targeting the illicit flow of capital ...

China scandal hits home for Crown

Nick Toscano

New Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate says she hopes former Blackmores chairman Marcus Blackmore is proud that the ...

From pills to post: Christine Holgate

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Kilian Colin, a former employee of US bank Wells Fargo, says aggressive bank sales targets will cause staff to push ...

Wells Fargo whistleblower warning to banks

Clancy Yeates

Retailers bruised by end of financial year selling

Madeleine Heffernan

Properties empty as home ownership sinks to 60-year low

Peter Martin

Risk aversion is costing retirees tens of thousands of dollars

John Collett

Next financial crisis to hit with a 'vengeance'

COMMENT

1777 Inglewood Ave Saint Helena, in the Napa Valley, is for sale for $19.8 million.

Where to find the holiday homes of the world's richest people

Stockdale & Leggo's chief operating officer, Anna Thomas

Kicked out of home at 18, Anna now runs a huge real estate firm

Selling... like hotcakes. New apartment sales rose to a new monthly national record of 1,976 in May, HIA figures show.

Census: Less Canberrans living in houses, more of us renting

Bulldozers work last year on the early stages of laying out Denman Prospect.

Denman Prospect's expansion closer with multimillion-dollar sale

Australia's rental population is growing.

Census: Renting population grows, Great Australian Dream fades

Does your handwriting mark you out as a leader?

Powerful penmanship: The curious signature of great handwriting

Arts

Not all shows are created equal, and you might find better fashion off the catwak.

How I blagged my way into the front row at Paris Fashion Week

Men's Style

Colin Campbell is reluctant to take on more risk.

How to make retirement savings last longer than you do

John Collett

Each tax return is now scrutinised by the Tax Office, matching 650 million pieces of data.

The deductions in the Tax Office's sights this year

John Collett

Avant Card founder Pat Mackle will close her business down after 25 years.

After 25 years in business it's the end of free postcards in cafes

Nina Hendy

Paul Cronin of Molten-Labs, Cathy Yuncken, St.George general manager business banking, and Robert Quinn of Patch'd Medical.

Your start-up must have a social purpose

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Tony Abbott's alternatives

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Man charged with 'up-skirting' at Woolworths

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Violent brawl erupts in Footscray barber shop

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Syria could be planning chemical weapon attack

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The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is 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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Kayla Fenech stars in SBS series 'Filthy Rich and Homeless'.

Filthy rich and filthy mad over homelessness crisis

Broede Carmody

Tom Conroy and Ursula Mills in the upcoming STC production of Icke and Macmillan's '1984'.

Australians petrified by torturous Orwell play: 'Too scared to move'

Broede Carmody

Lorde's Melodrama has topped charts the world over.

Praise the Lorde: Melodrama tops the charts

Rob Moran

The Project's Waleed Aly is worried the next generation of TV stars won't have the same chance to hone their talent as ...

Channel 31 gets a six-month TV reprieve in some cities

Staff writer

Unlikely: drag queens in the desert riding a bus called Priscilla.

Priscilla the Musical returns to Australian stages after 10 years

Hannah Francis

ABC publicist Chris Chamberlin who died suddenly while on holiday in India.

Popular ABC staffer dies on holiday in India

Rachel Browne

'Bran Nue Dae' was a successful play before being turned into a film.

Bran Nue Dae playwright dies at age 69

Broede Carmody

Can Ron Howard save the Han Solo film?

Help me Obi-Ron Kenobi: can Ron Howard save Star Wars?

Michael Idato

The Forage is on in the Little National Hotel carpark on Saturday afternoon.

6 things to do this weekend in Canberra

Canberra mum and author Helen Roe is passionate about delivering practical advice on self-care, self-awareness and ...

Does your teen need her own online brand?

Dalton Wiggins at his first birthday party.

Meet Dolton, the now not-so-little miracle baby

Clementine Ford, author of bestseller <i>Fight Like a Girl</i>.

It's time we demanded more from boys

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Moo Baulch, the head of Domestic Violence NSW.

The conversation we need to have about money and control

Moo Baulch

Steve Carell has the internet all in a bother with his sleek new look.

Steve Carell was touched that everybody thinks he's hot now

Annie Brown

The Obama clan enjoy some family bonding on the Ayung River in Badung, Bali.

Hey, the Obamas are in Bali now, living their best lives

Annie Brown

Associate Professor Michael Steger at Happiness and Its Causes.

Understanding wellbeing (you can have it without happiness)

Sarah Berry

Rebel Wilson out the front of the Victorian Supreme Court after a jury returned unanimous verdicts in favour of her.

Rebel Wilson is following in Melissa McCarthy's footsteps

Annie Brown

Author Clementine Ford.

Bookstore trolled for supporting Clementine Ford

Mary Ward

Bill Cosby hasn't learned anything from listening to his victims. Now he wants to teach other men how to use ignorance ...

What wisdom could Cosby have to offer men about rape?

COMMENT
Kristine Ziwica

Paleo loaf and coconut bread.

To carb or not to carb? The experts weigh in

Salt and pepper squid.

Neil Perry recipes from his new restaurant Jade Temple

Yes, we'll have cake.

How to ditch the food guilt (and order the chocolate pudding)

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Kim Kardashian criticised for son's car seat position

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Six reasons parenting does not get easier as kids get older

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No, it's not okay to ask your bridesmaids to lose weight

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC - 2012: View of the Nurzhol Boulevard and President's Palace Acorda

City you've never heard of about to become world's hottest destination

Hugh Morris

The SkyRider seats by Aviointeriors unveiled in 2010 attempted to find a balance between standing up and sitting.

Budget airline's 'holy grail': Standing-room only flights

Jim Wyss

Ritz-Carlton's luxury cruise yacht designs.

Ritz-Carlton hotels unveil their own luxury cruise yacht

Chabeli Herrera

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

Google faces a record fine for manipulating search results.

Google faces record EU $1.4 billion fine

Kangaroo

Volvo's driverless cars can't figure out kangaroos

Xbox, PlayStation in head-to-head fight

Wargaming is known for its competitive game World of Tanks.

Wargaming to amplify Australian presence

All grunt, and Italian styling. "I am convinced a customer of Ferrari buys a Ferrari because he wants to drive," says ...

Ferrari's V12 coupe just got cheaper

Tony Davis

2018 Jaguar F-Pace.

Fresh grunt for Jaguar

Dom Tripolone

2018 BMW X3.

BMW reveals new X3 SUV

Greg Kable

Audi's new active suspension system promises to improve safety, dynamics and comfort.

Audi unveils world-first suspension system for next-gen A8

David McCowen

Aston Martin confirms Tesla rival

Stephen Ottley

2017 Volkswagen Golf 7.5.

Volkswagen looks to revitalise Golf sales

Dom Tripolone

Canberra Raiders centre Joey Leilua roars after scoring a try against the Broncos.

On-field spats show Green Machine cares

Lausii Taliauli injured his knee against the Australian Barbarians.

Lealiifano's words of wisdom for injured teammate

Raiders forward Dave Taylor is playing for his career against the Cowboys.

Taylor told he's playing for his Canberra Raiders career

Bachar Houli of the Richmond Tigers arrives at the AFL tribunal.

PM helps to reduce Houli's ban for striking Carlton's Lamb

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Glenn Maxwell (L), pictured here with Aaron Finch arriving during the Australian Cricketers' Association Golf Day, is ...

Pay war: Cricket Australia to offer unpaid contracts

EXCLUSIVE

Chloe Hosking celebrates a victory for her former team.

Hosking's full-time Europe move

Emirates Team New Zealand helmed by Peter Burling celebrate after winning the America's Cup Match Presented by Louis Vuitton.

New superstar sailor emerges as Kiwis reclaim the America's Cup

Serena Williams has held the women's world no. 1 ranking on eight occasions.

McEnroe: Williams would rank 'like 700' if she played men's circuit