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Stephanie Foster, Deputy Public Service Commissioner

Public service not corrupt - says the public service

Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is among those also in the running.

Border Force boss takes leave after 'investigation'

Down and out: Nick Kyrgios.

'A little bit scared': Wimbledon over for Kyrgios in 58 minutes

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ATO Deputy Commissioner Michael Cranston will be charged over the alleged fraud.

Just how big is the public service's nepotism problem?

COMMENT
Richard Mulgan

Five-year-old Mohannad Ali lies on a hospital bed in Abs, Yemen, in December. His two-year-old cousin died of hunger.

'Stop reproducing': It may rival the 1983 famine - why the hate?

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An official photographs the scene where police say a taxi driver struck a group of pedestrians, injuring several, ...

Taxi drives into pedestrians outside Boston airport

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'Inappropriate': Unions trying to recruit in schools say ACT Liberals

Canberra teen who extorted gay men given chance to avoid jail

'We are not rich': Unis reject claims they are rolling in cash

Millions rorted out of 'self-assessed' tax rebate scheme

EXCLUSIVE

Multiple deaths, dozens injured in German bus crash

Bimberi whistle blower. Photo by Karleen Minney.

'Absolute living hell': Inside Canberra's youth detention system

EXCLUSIVE

Dylan Voller called for rehabilitation instead of detention.

Don Dale victim's compelling Q&A moment

Have you misplaced $1.6 million in cash? The AFP have found it.

Good news for the person who lost a suitcase full of cash

Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy (left) and CEO Evan Spiegel at the NYSE when the company launched on to the market. ...

Why Snapchat's new feature should have every parent worried

COMMENT

Andy Murray's title defence at Wimbledon ended in the quarter-finals.

'Hated' Wimbledon tradition psychs out top players

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Indian PM plays Darth Vadar theme at corruption speech

Australians' wellbeing improved at more than double the rate of growth in gross domestic product in 2016.

What podiatrists really think about your thongs

People paid tribute to Princess Diana at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 56th birthday. She died 20 years ago.

Will, Harry and Kate rededicate Princess Diana's gravesite

Northern Ireland power-sharing deal may be 'dead ...

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Woman charged over poisoning son

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'Extreme volatility' awaits iron ore

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Safe Shelter volunteers Andrew Walker, David Chen, and Trevor Gilbert prepare bedding for the evening. Photo: Sitthixay ...

Spike in demand for shelter linked to closures of public housing flats

Family shares agony after maggots found on nursing home resident

Man tried to import fertile chicken eggs in his underwear

ADFA cadet Jack Toby Mitchell, second from left, arrives at the ACT Supreme Court with his parents last week.

Alleged ADFA rape victim's friend 'felt sick to my stomach'

Canberra's National Dinosaur Museum.

What's on in Canberra during the school holidays

Azra Khan, Chair of the Islamic School of Canberra's board.

Islamic School of Canberra's federal funding ends

Jaye Min, owner of The Gods Cafe.

ANU threatens to seize campus coffee shop by force

A picture of a cell inside the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre

The 'living hell' of youth detention in the ACT

EXCLUSIVE

New research says the most popular public high schools are highly segregated.

The 'good' public schools that are only for the rich

EXCLUSIVE

Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced a planned national firearms amnesty on Wednesday morning to target the large ...

Police roll out 'welcome mat' for gun amnesty

WA

The clever recruiting stunt is designed to lure talent from interstate.

The Canberra job that starts with six weeks paid leave

Stephanie Foster, Deputy Public Service Commissioner

Public service not corrupt, says public service

Tasmanian senator Jonathon Duniam.

Canberra to Tasmania? States want their share of decentralisation

The Department of Human Services, which oversees Centrelink, has spent $32,249 on Cellebrite products in the 2016 / ...

'Blatant misuse': Centrelink uses anti-terror tech

Five-year-old Mohannad Ali lies on a hospital bed in Abs, Yemen, in December. His two-year-old cousin died of hunger.

'Stop reproducing': The ignorant attitudes in face of an African crisis

Adam Gartrell
41 mins ago

Warning of 'significant damage' to economy if PRRT is replaced

Eryk Bagshaw

Unis reject claims they are rolling in cash

Matthew Knott

Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is among those also in the running.

Border Force boss on leave after 'investigation'

Adam Gartrell

Former prime minister Tony Abbott in Parliament in February.

Tony Abbott launches latest criticism of Liberal leadership

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon.

'She is the odd person out': Greens senators hit out at Lee Rhiannon

Many Liberal MPs feel slighted by their Prime Minister.

Why Australia needs Malcolm Turnbull to survive

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

A taxi driver struck a group of pedestrians at the international airport.

Taxi drives into pedestrians outside Boston airport

Mark Berman
1 hr ago

Sana Abdul Amir tends to her son, 18-year-old Abdulrahman Abdulaaly, at the Athba Field Hospital near Mosul, Iraq.

In field hospital, Mosul teenager succumbs to burns

Michael Bachelard
14 mins ago

Rescue workers and firefighters stand beside the burnt-out coach.

Multiple deaths, dozens injured in German bus crash

HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 02: Protesters dressed like the G20-leaders return backstage from their appearance during a ...

G20 protests as Merkel worries about economic inclusion, Trump

An MRI scan of a non trauma patient showing how the brain fits inside the skull with the potential to move forward and ...

With every forceful punch, Jeff Horn's brain cells are lost, never replaced

COMMENT
Michael Morgan

We have big expectations when we eat out.

Eat out, then review: how your experience helps everyone else

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Former prime minister Julia Gillard with Jeff Kennett in March.

'In many ways my life has come full circle'

COMMENT
Julia Gillard

Fairfax chief executive Greg Hywood (left) and chairman Nick Falloon.

Spooked Fairfax predators abandon their prey

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

ACCC chairman Rod Sims will investigate Aveo.

Aveo shares slump after ACCC announces investigation

Nassim Khadem

It is still a man's world in corporate Australia. But companies that set and measure gender diversity targets are more ...

The simple concept corporate Australia has failed to grasp

Nassim Khadem

NAB is predicting a national wheat crop of 23.3 million tonnes.

Severe dry in June lowers forecasts for wheat crop

Darren Gray

Backing secured for major airport serving Melbourne's south-east

EXCLUSIVE
Patrick Hatch

Bid for paid domestic violence leave rejected

Anna Patty

Call for end to 'predatory behaviour' in Australian start-ups

Cara Waters

ASX's new year off to a soft start as confidence wanes

Jessica Sier

The entrance to the main house, which was built in 1830.

What makes this Geneva mansion worth $95 million?

The Wheelys Moby Mart is being tested in Shanghai.

The driverless vehicle that could revolutionise shopping

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 55 Dominion Circuit, Forrest. July 1, 2017.?

Character home in Forrest on market after 42 years

"Buyers remorse" is when buyers regret their purchase after the auction.

Canberra auction market heating up into July

The One Another workshop supports fifteen women and four men.

The homewares brand backing artisans in the developing world

Justin Trudeau, right, with his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny in Montreal on Thursday where he was spotted in Star Wars socks.

How Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's politics go below the belt

Men's Style

PEA - or phenylethylamine - can turn us into irrational creatures of instinct.

How I got hooked on the world's most popular drug

Life on Mars

Gary and Beancaa Stanley have made huge savings on their electricity bills by installing solar panels and batteries.

How to fight back against rising energy costs

John Collett

Fear of poverty is a real psychological condition.

Being rich doesn't prevent debilitating fear of poverty

Nina Hendy

UrbanYou founders Elke Keeley and Noga Edelstein landed $1 million in two weeks after completing the Springboard program.

UrbanYou gets $1m investment to control quality in gig economy

Cara Waters

Annie Parker has co-ordinated a statement calling out sexual harassment in the Australian tech community.

Call for end to 'predatory behaviour' in Australian start-ups

Cara Waters

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Horn stuns Pacquiao and boxing world

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Charles and Camilla join Canada celebrations

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Trump blasts US states refusing to provide voter data

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Caught between war and famine in South Sudan

Yolanda Lowatta and Kaine Sultan-Babij from Bangarra Dance Theatre will be in a production of "Bennelong" at the Sydney ...

Fairfax photos of the week - June 29, 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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as Olivia de Havilland in Feud: Bette and Joan.

Oscar-winning actress sues over 'bitchy' depiction in Feud

The two rappers at the Tidal launch in 2015.

Kanye pulls out of Tidal days after Jay-Z diss track

Rob Moran

Katy Perry greeting fans at Myer's Sydney City store on Friday.

Seven denies misleading viewers over Katy Perry on Sunrise

Broede Carmody

Bill (Pearl Mackie), The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), and Nardole (Matt Lucas) in Doctor Who.

Doctor Who takes a heartbreaking final bow

Michael Idato

Judah Kelly has been crowned the winner of The Voice 2017.

'I've had my dark times': Voice winner Judah Kelly opens up

Broede Carmody

The iconic 1987 wedding of Scott (Jason Donovan) and Charlene (Kylie Minogue).

Celebrating Scott and Charlene's 30th wedding anniversary

Michael Idato

Jay-Z's new album called 4:44 features a song about his gay mother.

Jay-Z raps mum's lesbianism and his infidelity on new album

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Cinematographer Ari Wegner poses for a photo on June 9, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Lady Macbeth's Ari Wegner, and new breed of women shooters

Karl Quinn

Bride and groom-to-be 93 year old Sylvia Martin and 88 year old Frank Raymond, living in the Monash Goodwin village, ...

What happens at a 93-year-old's hen's night?

Canberra's National Dinosaur Museum.

What's on in Canberra during the school holidays

There are curves and lines and shadows in all sorts of places.

We tried: being a life drawing model

Donald Trump has expressed disgust and disdain for women's bodies on more than one occasion.

Disgust at female bodies has made an unwelcome return

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Knowledge about the effects of consuming the placenta for mother and child is still evolving.

Newborn hospitalised in US after ingesting placenta via breastmilk

Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls and Bella Hadid at Miu Miu's Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week show on Sunday.

The best-dressed celebrities - and the dreamiest clothes - at Couture Week

The team behind Real Talk believe the shared experiences of peers will be more relatable to teens than the sex education ...

Eggplant emojis and IRL stories: a new sex ed app for teens

Madison Iszler

"When we praise girls for looking pretty, what they can hear is, 'I'm of value to others only when I look a certain way'."

This is why I don't tell my daughters that they are beautiful

Kasey Edwards

"Just like any addiction, this compulsive need to feel guilt and shame might explain why so many women like to confess ...

Anyone who's sent a 'shame text' knows this feeling

Natalie Reilly

Junk food: it's no longer a special occasion, it's the norm.

How junk food became the new normal

Paula Goodyer

The Afghanistan FIRST Global team.

US denies visas for Afghanistan's all-girl robotics team

Amanda Erickson

Taiyaki - sweet fish-shaped waffle.

How to eat in Tokyo like it's your last week on earth

Slow cooked ocean trout with witlof from restaurant Waku Ghin.

Tetsuya's Singapore restaurant receives two Michelin stars

Neil Perry's penne with zucchini and butte.

Butter penne and winter warmers with early July's weekly meal plan

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Do we judge other mums to feel better about ourselves?

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5 ways to get your kids to cut their screentime these holidays

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It's okay to not love every stage of parenting

Royal Air Maroc economy class.

Flight test: At last, a low-cost price for a full service flight

Kristie Kellahan

How much are those rice paper rolls worth? An Australian was charged $40,000 for a meal in Ho Chi Minh City.

Rip off: Aussie tourist charged $40,000 for meal in Vietnam

Shelley Island off North Carolina just formed, but won't last long.

Introducing the world's newest island

Hugh Morris

The new Fitbit smartwatch will be a step up from the fitness-focused Blaze.

Fitbit's smartwatch plans start to look dire

If you want to use Facebook's Find WiFi, the social media giant insists on tracking your every move.

Facebook's 'Find WiFi' goes global

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

Nintendo will make mini SNES hard to find, and that's a shame

COMMENT
Tim Biggs

airbnb

Airbnb to launch luxury tier for the super rich

Gizmodo

The model O-R3 autonomous security robot manufactured by Singapore-based Otsaw Digital.

Dubai's latest cops are robocars, aerial drones

2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Mercedes updates C-Class range

Dom Tripolone

The 2018 Maserati GranTurismo at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Goodwood in the new Maserati GranTurismo

Peter McKay

2017 Honda Civic Type R.

New Honda Civic Type R reviewed

Jonathan Hawley

Lexus is planning to offer a diesel variant of its big LX SUV.

Lexus LX diesel on the cards for Australia

Toby Hagon

Subaru's Forester is a compelling compact SUV.

Which is the best Subaru Forester?

David McCowen

Porsche's new 911 GT2 RS is its most extreme car yet.

Nine reasons Porsche's 911 GT2 RS is special

David McCowen

Andy Murray.

Murray opens Wimbledon title defence in style

Down and out: Nick Kyrgios.

Nick Kyrgios retires hurt from Wimbledon in first round

18 mins ago

Dejected Raiders halves Blake Austin and Aidan Sezer after Canberra's loss to the Cowboys.

Kimmorley slams 'very poor' Canberra Raiders halves

Michelle Heyman is eyeing a remarkable Matildas comeback this month following a serious ankle injury.

Michelle Heyman eyes remarkable Matildas comeback this month

NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 21: Scott Sio of the Brumbies before the round nine Super Rugby match between the Hurricanes ...

Brumbies channelling Jeff Horn in Super Rugby title fight

The ACT schoolboys celebrate after beating Queensland for first time since 2000 at the rugby national championships in ...

ACT schoolboys beat Queensland for first time in 17 years

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 02: Floyd Mayweather Jr. reacts after the welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 ...

Horn camp doubles down on Mayweather talk

NSW has named an unchanged team for Game III.

Blues name unchanged series lineup for first time since 1996