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LA MURE, FRANCE - JULY 19: Michael Matthews of Australia riding for Team Sunweb celebrates on the podium after taking ...

ACT's Matthews takes green jersey after shock exit

1 hr ago

Justine Damond called the police herself, concerned about a disturbance behind her house.

Police release 911 call transcript in Justine Damond shooting case

Police at the scene on Sunday.

Buck's party death: Police identify woman in shower as soldier

ACT teachers are paid about $1 million a year in compensation for physical and psychological injuries.

Almost 700 ACT teachers assaulted in one year

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is pushing for reform of the NSW Liberal Party.

Abbott says he was advised against Home Affairs super-ministry

Emergency services responded to the incident at Sutton Forest on Wednesday night.

Two killed after semi-trailer crashes with sedan on Hume Hwy

Public v private hearings: Key decision for an ACT ICAC

Spies want to target Australians by 'class' to stop terror attacks

DFAT spends $50,000 on art for London, Rome and New York

Fears for Australian woman missing in Canada

From butcher's son to toast of Tour: Matthews makes history

The discovery of this axe inside the Kakadu National Park has rewritten the history of Australia.

Incredible discovery in an ancient rock shelter will rewrite Australia's history

A passenger's video revealed his driver was speeding.

NSW's worst speeding spots are on Hume from Canberra to Sydney

1 hr ago

Street Talk.

Canberra house prices rise while unit prices plummet: report

Ethan hit the concrete hard when he missed the trick.

'Chilling': The moment teen catapulted headfirst into concrete

Weight is about more than dress-size.

Why obesity is driving this female cancer

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Mick Fanning has close call with shark... again

Forced to resign: Larissa Waters left Canada before she had even turned one.

The Greens are a mess - and so is politics in general

Singers Luis Fonsi, left and Daddy Yankee perform during the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla.

Woman records husband's snores for four years, creates 'Despacito' remix

'I'd close it tomorrow': Dutton says Australia ...

8:50AM

Origin haunts rugby league in the afterlife

8:42AM

Rogic strike sends Celtic closer to Champions ...

8:35AM

In their final appearance together on Tuesday, Constable Kenny Koala greets students at Ngunnawal Primary School with ...

'It's difficult to say goodbye': Kenny Koala farewells his mate

Canberra Now: bikie law push, calls for new detail on security agency

Developers receive temporary reprieve on 'townhouse killing' tax

The recent feud is believed to be between rival Comancheros and Nomads bikie gangs.

ACT police minister says 'no evidence' anti-bikie laws work

The partnership between Southcare and Snowy Hydro ended in April.

Rescue chopper's Southcare Trust hands over last cheque

Police

Police seek witnesses to robberies, carjackings in Canberra's south

Impact investment group head of renewable infrastructure Lane Crockett. The company owns and operates the Mt Majura ...

Majura Solar Farm will 'save lives', operators say

Sydney is forecast to reach 23 degrees next week.

Early burst of spring is coming to Sydney

NSW
50 mins ago

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them author J. K. Rowling.

JK Rowling book embargo breach cost man his job

QLD

Jessie Walton thought she was going to die after walking in circle.

Walking in circles: Lost WA mum feared for her life

WA

ACT teachers are paid about $1 million a year in compensation for physical and psychological injuries.

Almost 700 teachers assaulted in one year

Dolly Snell's work will be displayed in London.

DFAT spends $50,000 on art for three cities

CPSU deputy secretary Beth Vincent-Pietsch.

Bureau of Meteorology faces staff strikes

More than 64,000 people are believed to have over stayed visas in Australia

More than 64,000 people overstaying visas in Australia

The Fair Work Commission found the Public Service Act gave departments no general right to discipline their employees ...

Spies could gather intel on 'classes' of Australian citizens

David Wroe

'I will be stuffed': How super sells women short

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin, Matilda Boseley

Overseas born MPs insist they are clear to sit in Parliament

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is pushing for reform of the NSW Liberal Party.

Abbott calls on Turnbull to produce advice for super-ministry

Latika Bourke

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Alexander Downer, High Commissioner to London.

Alexander Downer joins UK think tank Policy Exchange

Latika Bourke

Apple's top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month.

Apple flies out top execs to lobby on encryption laws

Grenfell Tower - this could happen here.

Thousands of Australian apartment blocks 'at risk of deadly fire

Eryk Bagshaw

Indonesian Muslims gather during a rally in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Indonesia bans Hizbut Tahrir to protect pluralism

Jewel Topsfield

Justine Damond called the police herself, concerned about a disturbance behind her house.

Minneapolis is not joining the dots on Damond's death

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

A motorbike rests on his bike as another passes him on a footpath in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Jakarta's sidelined pedestrians are reclaiming footpaths

Jewel Topsfield

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced Peter Dutton will become the Minister for Home Affairs.

UK Home Office a curious model for our super-ministry

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

"Now at age 50 I have the grand total of almost $27,000 in my super," wrote one of the respondents to the Per Capita ...

Flawed by design: why superannuation fails women

COMMENT
Peter Martin

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

Queen Elizabeth I.

Turnbull needs to be more like Keating and less like Menzies

COMMENT
John Warhurst

Metcash CEO Ian Morrice intends to retire later this year after five years at the helm.

Supermarket CEO sells up to build his retirement home

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX set for strong start

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John Kicklighter
1 hr ago

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Your thumbprint may become your new PIN

Clancy Yeates

Capital requirements are going up, but banks can get there without "big bang" capital raisings.

Banks throw a $14 billion party over new rules

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Energy costs spark steel chief's bold 'battery' plan

Darren Gray

Shareholders won't pay for 'unquestionably strong' banks

Clancy Yeates

Focus shifts to BHP's cash pile after strong result

Darren Gray

Big bank relief rally drives ASX higher

Jens Meyer

Falling interest rates have made the transition from a tenant to homeowner more affordable but saving cash for the hefty ...

Canberra house prices rise while unit prices plummet: report

Rectory An artist's impression of what the 44-hectare park will look like. Image: Vogt
Farm.

Bold plans unveiled to use park to hide massive warehouse

The gospel according to Jay Rayner.

How good are your table manners? A guide to the dos and don'ts

6 mins ago

The RBA has pegged 3.5 per cent as the new normal for the official cash rate.

Homeowners, get ready for Australia's dark days of mortgage stress

ANALYSIS

Having a baby in the house means all the time management plans in the world are undermined.

What I’ve learned after six months at home with a baby

If you're after one of the toughest workouts available - try ballet.

This 'high art' fitness trend is tougher than your hardest workout

Fitness
1 hr ago

Being serious about weightloss means make a commitment to get moving.

10 easy exercises to help you lose weight (and keep it off)

Boot Camp

Australian near the top in global rankings of retiree wellbeing

Australia near top in global retiree wellbeing

John Collett

Super funds added $140 billion to the national nest egg, with an average 10.4 per cent performance for balanced options.

Sharemarket rebound adds $140b to super funds

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Jules Brooke sold her Victorian home to create her venture, Handle Your Own PR.

Meet the spin doctor digitising PR

Nina Hendy

Virtual fine dining restaurants are emerging.

Will technology kill fine dining?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Justine Damond: Australian rescues trapped ducklings

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65 but unsure about retiring

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The Green collapse

1 hr ago

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Two children pricked by hidden syringe

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 17: Yukiko Inui of Japan competes during the Synchronised Swimming Solo Free, preliminary round ...

World of Photos - July 19, 2017

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

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - 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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The Batchelor Matty Johnson is in the mood for love.

Matty J is handsome, smart, funny; so why a TV Bachelor?

Christine Sams

Chris Evans was revealed to be the highest paid star at the BBC.

BBC pays top male star five times more than top woman

Foxtel was given $30 million over four years in this year's federal budget to promote underrepresented sports on television.

No documents: Foxtel's $30 mill government handout questioned

Broede Carmody

Sweet turns sour on MasterChef.

MasterChef's obsession with desserts is starting to curdle

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

Tom Hardy as Spitfire pilot Farrier in Dunkirk.

Dunkirk is an assault on the senses (and Harry Styles fares OK)

Jake Wilson

Sunday Night has re-examined one of Australia's most baffling crimes, but the boss of arch-rival 60 Minutes isn't happy ...

60 Minutes boss lashes out at arch-rival Sunday Night

Broede Carmody

Delta Goodrem's Apple ad breaches community standards, the ASB has found.

Delta Goodrem's Apple ad banned by Standards Bureau

Rob Moran

Utopia

Politics is the television gift that keeps giving

COMMENT
Melinda Houston

Mejicana owners Matt Gartshore and Reuben Schoots, and Uber driver Allan Shaw.

UberEats launches in Canberra

Lexi Sekuless and Kristian Jenkins in Constellations.

5 things to do this weekend in Canberra

Starke said Robb Stark was "of course" his favourite character until the fateful Red Wedding of Season 3.

Meet Canberra's Game of Thrones namesake, Rob Starke

When it comes to heterosexual dating, smart women could take a leaf out of our male counterparts' books, writes Kerri ...

Why I'm removing 'smart' from my dating checklist

Kerri Sackville

Kate Ritchie is the new face (and body) of Jockey.

Tim Worner scandal won't stop Kate Ritchie's Summer Bay return

Jenna Clarke

The new Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker. Her announcement as the new Doctor was meant with outrage from some (mostly male) ...

Why UK tabloids ran those nude pics of Jodie Whittaker

Clementine Ford

There can be both healthy and unhealthy, ethical and unethical ways to eat different diets.

What the Health: The 'alternative facts' about veganism

Sarah Berry
1 min ago

Zoe Foster Blake and her husband, Hamish Blake, last year.

Zoe Foster Blake and Hamish welcome baby girl

Jenna Clarke

Jennifer Hawkins is who Australian women relate to according to designer Alex Perry.

Jen Hawkins is more relatable than Karlie Kloss says Alex Perry

Jenna Clarke

Justine Damond, 40, was killed on Saturday.

We only met twice, but Justine Damond changed my life

Jacinta Tynan

Madonna performs during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, January 21, 2017, in Washington.

Court stops auction of Madonna's Tupac break-up letter, underpants

Pork menchi katsu with apple katsu sauce.

Pork menchi katsu (Japanese pork schnitty anyone?)

Adam Liaw

Mushroom and pea risotto.

35 non-boring rice recipes that will become your go-to dishes

Steaks at Hawksmoor.

What makes the perfect steak?

Mum compares her mental load to her husband's

Could this be the baby clothing of the future?

Is this the baby clothing of the future?

1 hr ago

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I'm a dance mum... but thank goodness I'm not a horse mum

Flying rules were a little more relaxed in the 1980s, when comedy classic Flying High was released.

Smoking or non-smoking? What flying was really like in the '80s

St. Petersburg, FL, USA - April 6, 2016: The exterior of the Salvador Dali Museum viewed from Tampa Bay. The museum ...

Ten unpopular US cities with a single incredible attraction

David Whitley

Travel writer

'F*** off to Afghanistan': Why people hate travel writers so much

Ben Groundwater

Now you see it, now you don't. Robotic furniture transforms a room at the touch of a button.

Robotic room transforms itself

55 mins ago

Kef's Motion Ones are the best of the bunch.

Porsche delivers earbuds that actually sound good

COMMENT
59 mins ago

Designer Benjamin Geskin visualises the Galaxy Note 8 based on the latest leaks.

Is releasing a new Samsung Galaxy Note playing with fire?

Glass 2.0

The much-ridiculed Google Glass is back

Stairs proved to be the K5's nemesis.

How the security robot ended up in a fountain

2018 Holden Commodore VXR.

Holden Commodore VXR revealed

Stephen Ottley

2013 Renault Clio RS Cup Trophy.

The biggest issue with a used Renault Clio RS

David Morley

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class.

New Mercedes-Benz ute revealed

Drive Staff

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

Meet Ferrari's Dr No

Tony Davis

2017 Holden Astra sedan.

Holden Astra sedan reviewed

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

Porsche may phase out diesel in favour of EV and hybrid models.

Porsche weighing up whether to ditch diesel

Reuters

Brumbies' Jordan Smiler and Raiders' Jordan Rapana will both feature in huge games this weekend at Canberra Stadium. ...

The family bond linking the Brumbies and the Raiders

48 mins ago

Brumbies flanker Chris Alcock makes a break.

Alcock's finals wait finally ends

Melbourne Storm preliminary final loss still burns for Canberra Raiders centre Joey Leilua.

Prelim loss hard to stomach but 'Chicken' Sezer easy to swallow

Michael Matthews has dragged himself back into contention to be Canberra's first ever green jersey winner.

Canberra's Bling could turn Paris green

Raiders recruitment guru Peter Mulholland is looking for the next Nehe Milner-Skudder.

Hurricanes on high alert for Brumbies, Lealiifano ambush

Sport: Former Canberra United coach Rae Dower.

Former Canberra United coach appointed to head role of Junior Matildas

Coach Lisa Alexander at the Diamonds squad camp on Wednesday. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Diamonds want to be comfortably uncomfortable

The 2017 Canterbury State League netball competition L-R: Fiona Morrissey (ANA), Breanna Toze (TNA), Leila Basic (SCNA), ...

Belconnen up for the challenge with two matches this weekend