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A NSW neurosurgeon has been suspended for drug use.

Drug binge leaves brain surgeon dead, another suspended

Stephanie Gardiner

Police and emergency services at the scene of the Queanbeyan service station stabbing.

Teens accused of Queanbeyan murder refuse to face court

Family members hug after being told charges have been laid against six people over the Hillsborough tragedy.

Ex-police chiefs charged over 1989 Hillsborough Stadium soccer tragedy

Former FFA chairman Frank Lowy.

FIFA report on World Cup scandal highly critical of Australia bid

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon arrives to learn her fate at the party room meeting in Melbourne.

Greens suspend rogue senator from party room until NSW toes the line

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has tested positive to a banned substance.

Star jockey Michelle Payne tests positive to banned substance

Macquarie launches investigation into Cleveland advice

EXCLUSIVE
Cameron Houston

The important questions the census didn't ask

COMMENT

ACT Health to hire data guru and 'professional whip crackers'

Katie Burgess

Asbestos inquiry launched at Fyshwick Harvey Norman depot

Watchdog launches investigation into Uber after drivers complain

Ainslie Village resident Robin Bartrum who is concerned about government plans to move residents out.

Ainslie Village 'a cutting edge idea ... destroyed'

Emily Baker

Cool Country Natives manager Sally Blakely-Fook at the nursery in Pialligo on Wednesday afternoon.

Canbrrrrra: Temps to plummet to minus 6 degrees on the weekend

An artist's impression of what the new Constitution Place development on the corner of London Circuit and Constitution ...

Assembly puts gag order on noisy builders while it's in session

An orphan joey wombat saved from the belly of its dead mother.

Mallee the orphan wombat joey saved from ACT roadside tragedy

Justin Trudeau covers Delta's inflight magazine, Sky.

Justin Trudeau manspreads on the cover of Delta inflight magazine

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Three killed in light plane crash

Vera Mol

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

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is already the biggest selling book of 2016.

How 'Harry Potter' saved young adult fiction

17 mutilated bodies found in besieged Philippine ...

3:47AM

China frees activists who investigated Ivanka ...

2:56AM

Germany's same-sex marriage debate set for Friday

2:22AM

Civic's Mooseheads.

ADFA rape trial day 2: Cadet faces gruelling cross-examination

ACT overestimated cash from public housing by $100m

Robbery made up as revenge for drug swindle, court told

John Hanna at the Civic store which opened in 1993.

'A bit emotional': Canberra icon closes store 41-years

The ransomware virus has hit networks across the globe, from the Ukraine to Washington DC.

Canberra at risk of new global ransomware cyber attack

UPDATED

An ACT Policing officer talks to rebels members outside their Fyshwick club house.

Alleged former bikie boss arrested in police dawn raid

The ABS has released the Census 2016 data.

Boom-gahlin: ACT's population growth tops the nation in census

Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Steven Noakes had died.

Circumstances of Navy man's death still unclear

Samantha Azzopardi pretended to be a 13-year-old Sydney high school student named Harper Hart.

Conwoman posed as foster child for $20k in benefits

NSW

Pair charged over scam

BBQ scammers 'used Google ads to target victims'

QLD

An extension cord runs from the power point to the neighbouring residence.

Disabled man's power stolen with an extension cord

WA

Unions told their ATO members the proposed agreement was much better than earlier versions.

ATO public servants vote yes in a landslide

"Enormously significant'. CPSU national secretary Nadine Flood

Thousands of new public service jobs

The myGov web portal has won a tick of approval from the National Audit Office.

A victim of its own success: 11m users leads to myGov bill blowout

Christopher Pyne has apologised unreservedly for his "ill chosen and unwise " speech to a party function last week

Pyne apologises over 'damaging' same-sex marriage speech

Adam Gartrell

Lee Rhiannon suspended from Greens party room

Adam Gartrell

George Brandis clears out 'infuriating' AAT

Michael Koziol

In a move that is set to reignite the university funding battle in Parliament the Chair of the Group of Eight ...

Unis attack cuts after Gonski 2.0 delivers school funding boon

Eryk Bagshaw

Christopher Pyne

Could Pyne's hubris lead to the fall of the Coalition moderates?

ANALYSIS
Latika Bourke

Hard hats on: Bill Shorten says Labor would overrule the workplace umpire if it wins the next federal election

Shorten promises to fully restore weekend penalty rates

Adam Gartrell

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Swearwords for names, no birthdays: how we resisted the census

Peter Martin

A still from the video in which a man identified as Oscar Perez says he is acting against the "criminal government".

'Coup plot': Helicopter attack on Venezuela's Supreme Court

Angela Merkel has voiced support for a free vote on same-sex marriage.

Germany's same-sex marriage debate to begin this week

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Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, head of the Vatican's central bank APSA, resigned suddenly last week.

Vatican chief auditor's abrupt departure a worry for Pell

Desmond O'Grady

Adamant: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

Rivals converge on Washington to talk Qatar

A police sign asking people to say no to Kwaso, a highly potent home-brewed spirit drink, is displayed outside the ...

My greatest foreign policy achievement

COMMENT
John Howard

Illustration: Cathy Wilcox

Best of Fairfax cartoons

What will education look like in 2030?

Preparing our children for life-long learning

COMMENT
Mark Scott

A joint media investigation has found alarming business practices at Aveo.

'Raise an eyebrow' - calls for probe into Aveo share trading

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

ASIC's push for stronger search warrant powers has been supported by a government review.

ASIC raids aren't a surprise, they should be

Clancy Yeates

The FIFA report is embarrassing for Sir Frank Lowy.

Leaked FIFA report damages Sir Frank

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Hospitality penalty rates are to be cut.

Penalty rate ploy could bring 'chaos'

Anna Patty

Inside Melbourne's secret suburban hydro power system

Darren Gray

Domain breaking into the mortgage broking game

Lucy Battersby

Aveo my goodness - retirement company resists temptation

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Macquarie launches investigation into Cleveland advice

EXCLUSIVE
Cameron Houston

Allhomes. Domain. Canberra. news. June 28, 2017. A screenshot of an interactive map showing Canberra's housing costs.

See how your mortgage compares to other ACT homeowners

INTERACTIVE

Having enough funds to retire and being able to travel overseas regularly are also seen as success.

The milestones Aussies think they need to hit to have 'made it'

Beth and Ovarn with Ovarn's son and their godson.

'Unlike any place on Earth': Why Beth relocated to Jamaica

Sydney's Platform Architects won the terrace houses category in the national design competition "The Missing Middle".

How new higher-density designs are enhancing community spirit

Driverless cars, such as this Mercedes F015, could soon dominate modern cities.

Should we focus on driverless cars rather than light rail?

Sleeping on a plane is a struggle between technology and nature.

Still can't fall asleep on a flight? This is what you're doing wrong

High Flyer

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

Annabelle Smith has just purchased a Snapchat printer.

Selfie queen prints for Snapchat but small businesses missing out

Cara Waters

Are you a bill nomad searching for discounts?

The bill Nomads are coming for their discounts

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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The Pyne saga: How it happened

Federal Politics

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Eddie McGuire's extreme weight loss

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Tony Abbott's alternatives

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Man charged with 'up-skirting' at Woolworths

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 16: An aerial view of surfers at Mackenzies Beach on June 16, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Fairfax photos of the week - June 23, 2017

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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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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Brett and Laurence: Rough diamonds with a removal truck.

Forget focus groups, Common Sense has pulse of nation

COMMENT
Paul Kalina

Dynamic energy: Alison Brie leads a mostly female cast.

Netflix's women's wrestling comedy has a gorgeous Glow

COMMENT
Brad Newsome

Michael Bond, pictured in 2005 with a Paddington Bear toy.

Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies

Anita Gates

Hugh Jackman is set to star in the upcoming political drama The Frontrunner.

Hugh Jackman lands role as scandalised US politician

Broede Carmody

Darryl Somers could deliver strong, decisive leadership.

Reality star rules US, so how about Bachelor for PM?

SATIRE
Ben Pobjie

Richard Hammond has spoken out following his horror crash while filming Amazon Prime's The Great Race.

'Oh, I'm going to die': Hammond opens up on horror crash

Rob Moran

A flash mob led by dance artist Alison Plevey protesting against the shift in arts funding in 2015.

Support for public funding of the arts weakens

Hannah Francis

Michael Nyqvist, star of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, has died.

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Michael Nyqvist dies

John Hanna at the Civic store which opened in 1993.

'A bit emotional': Canberra icon closes store 41-years

Annelies Hofmeyr - Trophy Wife Barbie. "Wilhelmina" in Bro.och at Bilk Gallery.

Taking a wide variety of approaches to brooches

Craft review

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

6 things to do this weekend in Canberra

It's predominantly mothers who carry the burden of the great school holiday juggling act.

School holidays need to evolve for modern lives

Jacinta Tynan

"If you see your therapist and they think what's happening is OK or your fault, where are you going to go after that?"

How couples' therapy can make family violence worse

Jane Gilmore

Researchers fail to acknowledge the findings might be different if the study were conducted with children in different ...

Most parenting advice is written for the white and middle class

Mark Nielsen

Justin Trudeau covers Delta's inflight magazine, Sky.

Reactions are mixed for Trudeau's manspreading magazine cover

Annie Brown

Wonder woman: Five months pregnant, Alysia Montano runs in the women's 800 Metres at the 2017 USA Track & Field ...

Wonder women or pushing the limits of pregnancy?

Sarah Berry

A recent survey found that one third of the sample were worried about being snapped in the same outfit twice.

How Instagram influences the way we get dressed now

Clare Press

Carey and her ex, James Packer:

Mariah Carey's expletive-laden response about ex James Packer

Amy Croffey

Serena Williams on the cover of August's Vanity Fair.

Serena Williams reveals love story in Vanity Fair cover story

Jill Serjeant

Yes, we'll have cake.

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

Three-cheese gnocchi at Briscola.

You'll find no-fuss Italian comfort food at Canberra's Briscola

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter.

Delicious sweet and savoury pumpkin recipes

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Play School is moving to a new time, and parents are not happy

You can now order the Marvel dics missing from your kids' collections.

There's a new way to complete your Marvel disc collection

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Six reasons parenting does not get easier as kids get older

You'll no longer need to fill out the outgoing passenger card from July 1.

Why you'll no longer need to fill out a departure card from Saturday

Michael Gebicki

The Colosseum would take two years to build and cost $673 million.

Billions: What the world's seven wonders would cost to build today

Gavin Haines

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 screen shown on computers locked by the new strain of software.

What we know about the new ransomware strike

ARMS

Review: flexy fighter comes out swinging

Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...

Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise in addition to new tax

COMMENT

There are currently 16 million smartphones being used in Australia.

Your smartphone is making you stupid

Lifehacker

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

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

2017 Ferrari 812 Superfast.

Driven: Ferrari's new V12 coupe

Tony Davis

2017 BMW 5-Series Touring.

BMW 5-Series wagon prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Jaguar XE SV Project 8.

New 441kW Jaguar XE revealed

Stephen Ottley

BMW M2 Performance Parts.

New BMW M2 with Performance Parts reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Aston Martin DB11 V8.

Aston's Merc-powered coupe

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR reviewed

David McCowen

The Canberra Raiders are focusing on the other JT.

The other JT who is giving the Raiders nightmares

Sharni Williams.

The Canberra rugby veteran inspiring Sharni

Jason Floros says strike action has been considered.

Floros says cricketers are prepared for the worst

His Canberra Raiders teammates are expecting a big game from Dave Taylor.

Coal Train can carry the load

The AIS has fewer athletes living on site after shifting to the Winning Edge program.

AIS Arena survives radical overhaul

Last year's grand finalists Fiona Morrissey (left) and Breanna Toze (right) hold the State League trophy.

Broken trophy won't halt Tuggeranong's three-peat bid

Capital Football president Mark O'Neill, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, Central Coast Mariners boss Shaun Mielekamp, ...

A-League draw: Canberra's soccer future unclear

Matt Crane will compete at the world orienteering championships after recently becoming an Australian citizen.

New Aussie crane chasing orienteering glory