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A large blaze has broken out at Camden Market in London.

Massive fire engulfs London's Camden Market

38 mins ago

ACT's Chief Police Officer Justine Saunders with police and emergency services minister Mick Gentleman.

Counter-terrorism will be an ACT Policing priority over next year

33 mins ago

ABC journalist Chris Uhlmann delivered a scathing assessment of Donald Trump's presidency.

Uhlmann's 'searing assessment' of Donald Trump goes global

Sex Worker Outreach Program peer support worker Lexxie Jury.

The ACT government is looking to change the laws about prostitution

Bunnings' price promise has helped it dominate hardware in Australia.

Investors puzzled as to market dominator Bunnings' next move

ANALYSIS
Madeleine Heffernan

Australian BMC Racing rider Richie Porte.

Richie Porte's Tour de France over after horrific crash

George Pell returns to Australia to face sex abuse charges

UPDATED
1 hr ago

'Extreme': Australian GPs breaching guidelines on antibiotics

Health calls in the debt collectors for unpaid patient bills

'Outdated' MPs expenses system to get overhaul

'Nobody was defending them': Malcolm Turnbull's G20 regret

Sarah Baar and Richard Pratt are house sitting in Canberra.

How first home buyers are avoiding rent or bills

'Human Ken Doll' and social media personality Justin Jedlica.

Who let the 'Human Ken Doll' in to budget night party?

43 mins ago

Stuart Kelly, younger brother of one-punch victim Thomas Kelly who died in 2012, took his own life last year.

Stuart Kelly took his own life after hazing, death threats

If you're a Dion Lee fan like Lindy Klim, get along to the Desordre sale.

'Beyond excited': Lindy Klim announces pregnancy

Car deal: Mitchell Starc has signed a sponsorship deal with an Audi dealership.

Pay war revs up as Starc signs with rival car sponsor

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Richie Porte crashes out of Tour de France

Christian Serratos.

Walking Dead actress slams breastfeeding shamers

House of the week: 49 Richter Close Fadden Hill. _MG_8400.jpg

Where are Canberra's mansions and houseboats?

Slater and Gordon in trading halt ahead of update

11:11AM

Australian broadcast TV continues to bleed viewers

10:54AM

ACT Policing to target counter-terrorism over ...

10:45AM

Jay Lam eats a chilli in an early round of the competition.

'I shouldn't have done it': Chilli competition leaves some red faced

Debt crackdown, and house sitting rules: your news in 90 seconds

Deadly ants seized after being advertised for sale online in ACT

Ad Free Canberra's cheeky social media campaign drew attention to the billboard inquiry.?

Canberrans rail against 'encroachment' of advertising

Indigenous advocates fear new bail laws will disproportionately apply to Aboriginal people.

Fears that Indigenous targeted by new ACT bail powers

Sastra Kurniadi said helping make the simple system work make life easier for those that needed it most.

Braddon cafe steps up to give the homeless a hot breakfast

Canberra Liberal's gaming and racing spokesman Mark Parton said he turned his life around and now only gambles moderately.

Canberra MLA reveals his battle with gambling addiction

The inmate shows a knife to the camera, along with an improvised weapon known as a 'slasher'.

'Dead-set joke': Inmate wields knife in video

NSW

Franswa Philip Fathy, nephew of Eman Sharobeem, and his wife Dalia Saeed, to whom ICAC alleges more than $500,000 was ...

Child bride lies exposed as fraud scandal deepens

EXCLUSIVE

ACT Health has a tender out for external debt collection agencies.

Health calls in the debt collectors for unpaid patient bills

A woman has been killed and a man is fighting for his life after a crash on the Gold Coast.

Five dead, one critical after horror day on Qld roads

QLD

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

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

While the children are now safe from harm, images of them online may circulate forever.

'All hands on deck' after Child Support Agency's computer system failure

Not worried. Comcare chief executive Jennifer Taylor

Public service workers compo bill slashed by $450 million

Sweden has largely replaced deadly cigarettes with a product that supplies users with both nicotine and tobacco

Big tobacco ordered to pay Australia for plain packaging case

Adam Gartrell

Turnbull to visit sites of deadly London terror attack

James Massola

'We've got work to do': cabinet minister confronts latest bad poll

1 hr ago

The Lighthouse Beach Australia Post outlet in Port Macquarie owned by Nationals MP David Gillespie.

Post office that could topple Turnbull listed for sale

Adam Gartrell

Liberal senator Dean Smith.

Liberal senator confirms same-sex marriage push

Adam Gartrell

French President Emmanuel Macron.

Turnbull, Macron meet in Paris as Trump left out in the cold at G20

James Massola

Students Ali Nazari and Yusra Hasan in Carlton.

Census 2016: Life in Australia's oldest and youngest towns

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

Donald Trump jnr, executive vice-president of The Trump Organisation.

Trump son met Russian lawyer who promised information on Clinton

Jo Becker, Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman

Critically ill: Liu Xiaobo.

Foreign doctors give Nobel laureate Liu all-clear to leave China

US President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin meet at the G20 in Hamburg.

Trump calls for Russia's help in cyber battle with election hackers

Rob Crilly

A suspected Islamic State fighter sits in a basement as Iraqi forces continue their advance in Mosul.

'Final hours': Islamic State fighters flee Mosul across Tigris

Smartphones have not been the boon for measured productivity that economists hoped. At least, not yet.

Feeling anxious? Chances are you're a young woman

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Robert Menzies was not afraid to use the word "progressive".

The contortionists have hijacked Menzies' legacy

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Malcolm Turnbull has shown he is willing to negotiate with the Senate.

The case for an out-of-sync Senate election

Jack Waterford

As gaming becomes better and better, it's rational for people to sacrifice more and more of other things to do more of it.

The shocking reason young men are walking away from work

Peter Martin

Gains on the ASX.

Markets Live: ASX lifted by banks

Live
Jens Meyer
37 mins ago

The ASFA standard for a "comfortable" retirement is better than half of Australian households while they're still ...

You don't need as much money as you think to retire

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The Abbott government pledged to spend two per cent of GDP on defence.

The very expensive Abbott promise Turnbull is keeping

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
1 hr ago

Slater and Gordon in trading halt ahead of update

Christian Edwards
7 mins ago

What's wrong with this picture? Juliana Payne plans to fix it

Anna Patty

Amazon effect: When will Bunnings online take off?

ANALYSIS
Madeleine Heffernan

Acquire's $25m loans to shareholders under spotlight

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

The ACT auction market remains strong.

Canberra auction market defies winter blues with strong sales

These dos and don'ts might help you clean up your act.

Good taste down the drain: avoid these bathroom mistakes

Sarah Baar and Richard Pratt are house sitting in Canberra.

How these Canberra first home buyers are avoiding rent or bills

The Weetangera property

Auction: Belconnen's biggest home smashes a suburb record

Darren Palmer.

Designer buys: The homewares stores experts swear by

Putting the 2017 Land Rover Discovery to the test in Uluru.

Can Land Rover's new Discovery stand up to the Aussie outback?

Cars

Enjoy a cold frothy one without the chill.

13 of the best beers you should be drinking right now

Fine Drinks

Get a clear idea of your family finances before anyone moves into care.

Five steps to avoid an aged care fiasco

Mark Bouris

Childcare fees can take a big bite out of the household budget, but choosing a public school when they hit school age ...

How single parents can succeed in all things finance

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Lauren Brown is seen caring for nine-month-old Thomas as part of her Nanager business.

'Like Uber for nannies': How the babysitter got turbocharged

Cara Waters

Arjun Singh is the founder of ezyCollect.

No shame in debt collection

Louis White

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Trump talks joint cybersecurity unit with Putin

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George Pell arrives in Sydney

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Formula 1: Ricciardo takes fifth consecutive podium

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Victory declared in Mosul

Nyereka Maliyah 20yrs with her baby Dictor Geng 1yrs who is ill and being treated at the CARE Stabalization point at ...

'We have become the most vulnerable people on Earth'

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only 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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Actress Zoe Kazan says sexual harassment is rampant on Hollywood film sets.

'So much sexual harassment on sets', says Zoe Kazan

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

ABC journalist Chris Uhlmann delivered a scathing assessment of Donald Trump's presidency.

ABC journalist's 'searing assessment' of Trump goes viral

William McInnes

The cast of Yummy Mummies from left Maria Di Geronimo, Lorinksa Merrington, Jane Scandizzo and Rachel Watts.

What an atrocity: Yummy Mummies is car-crash TV

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

House Rules 2017 grand finalists Aaron and Daniella and Kate and Harry.

And finally, the winners of House Rules are...

Aja Styles

Brodie and Dylan (wearing cap) Pawson, twins who star in Channel 9's upcoming show Ninja Warrior. 7 July 2017. The Age ...

Why everyone's talking about Ninja Warrior's parkour twins

Broede Carmody

Here to star in Aquaman ... Jason Moama at ComicCon in Melbourne.

The battle to land the next Hollywood blockbuster continues

Garry Maddox

Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds in True Blood.

True Blood star Nelsan Ellis has died suddenly at age 39

Aja Styles

Eric Van Lustbader took over the Jason Bourne series from Robert Ludlum on his death.

The author who took on Jason Bourne after creator's death

Books
Linda Morris

The Verbatim Project: from left,Kate Sherren, Quinten Van Rooy, Jack Hubner, Merilyn Jenkins, Jean Bennett, David Turbayne.

Young and old explore what it means to be human

Raiders Captain Jarrod Croker looking happy and relaxed after his engagement in Singapore.

'Jarrod's the bridezilla': future Mrs Croker talks wedding

The Bay City Rollers were the "tartan teen sensations" from Edinburgh.

Before One Direction, there were the Bay City Rollers

woman runner hold her injured leg on road

Proven ways to future-proof your knees

Paula Goodyer

What if a child's gender identity is different from their sex?

Why it makes sense to raise kids outside the gender box

Dale Sheridan

Wearing: Basic Memes on everything.

'Good vibes only?' A plea to end the scourge of Basic Memes

Natalie Reilly

The Jenner sisters have caused a controversy ... again.

Another lawsuit looms for the Jenner sisters and those darn T-shirts

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Jenni Konner and Lena Dunham in Elizabeth Kennedy at this year's Met Gala.

The very good reason why Lena Dunham's wardrobe is up for auction

Matthew Schneier

Ksenija Lukich wears a yellow Vetements hoody and ripped denim jeans.

How the humble hoodie became high fashion

The Rules
Melissa Singer

Sheila Michaels, the feminist who brought back "Ms" as a title for women.

Feminist who spread the usage of "Ms" dies at age 78

Marco Pierre White Airbnb Flavours of Home S Magazine

Marco Pierre White wines and dines Sam Frost after radio axing

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Lentils with tamarind sauce: Boiling beans eliminates most lectins.

The next gluten? Why lectin-free eating is the latest fad diet

Lolo and Lola's atsara, with pickled papaya and vegetables

Shipping container to restaurant: Lolo and Lola opens in Watson

Neil Perry's Middle Eastern chicken casserole.

Weekly meal planner - with one pot Middle Eastern chicken winner

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Which type of Facebook user are you?

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Kids with smartphones twice as likely to get hair lice

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Woman gives best ever response to cheating husband

Entertainment system screens inside the cabin of a Emirates Boeing 777.

Where charming flight attendants will spoil you in economy

Alison Stewart

It is possible to travel with just carry-on baggage.

How to fit two weeks' worth of clothes in carry-on baggage

Mark Ellwood
1 min ago

Changi Airport

What it's like to spend 24-hours inside the world's best airport

Steve Meacham

The NBN roll out has been delayed by several months at the Belmond Estate in Clyde, Melbourne, because of road works.

NBN at halfway mark, 5.7m premises passed

Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab.

Kaspersky backs Google, Apple's privacy stance

The Martian.

Mars may not be a potato-growing utopia after all

A smaller-scale Tesla battery farm.

Tesla's giant battery: what you need to know

Gizmodo

What it lacks in nimbleness, it may have in scale: Volkswagen plans to delivering its first battery cars in 2020.

Volkswagen has big electric car dreams

2017 Toyota LandCruiser Altitude special edition.

New Toyota LandCruiser Altitude reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Iveco Daily 50C van.

Short Haul: Iveco Daily 50C

Mark Short

Porsche's Exclusive Manufaktur service offers outstanding levels of customisation.

Feature: Inside Porsche's Exclusive Manufaktur department

David McCowen

2017 Hyundai i30 Premium diesel.

New Hyundai i30 Premium reviewed

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

The restrictions and requirements placed on learner drivers vary widely from state to state.

Which state is the hardest on young drivers?

Alessandra Melville

2017 Audi S5 Coupe.

Quick spin: Audi S5 Coupe

Stephen Ottley

Don Furner wants to make captain Jarrod Croker a Raider for life.

Canberra set to make captain Croker a Raider for life

Australian BMC Racing rider Richie Porte.

Porte hospitalised after crashing out of Tour de France

100 per cent: Boyd Cordner believes he's a certainty to start for NSW in State of Origin III.

'I'm 100 per cent': Cordner an Origin certainty

37 mins ago

Chris Alcock will miss the Brumbies' game against the Chiefs on Saturday.

ACT Brumbies set to take on Chiefs without Chris Alcock

Australia's Sally Pearson celebrates winning silver in London at the Anniversary Games.

Pearson runs her fastest time in five years

ACT schoolboys rugby 2017

Schoolboys coach opens the door for more ACT players

Should the Brumbies go all out against the Chiefs? Or rest players for finals?

Should the Brumbies go all out against the Chiefs?

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Fairytale finish for Reynolds in last Dogs appearance at Belmore