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Rob Sitch

The DFAT debacle worthy of a Utopia script

EXCLUSIVE
Richard Baker
1 hr ago

Flammagenitus forms from bushfire smoke. The type of cloud was formerly known as a pyro-cumulus.

Return of 'big dry' points to active, early fire season

Peter Hannam

University sexual Assault chart Eryk Bagshaw

Chart reveals truth about sex assaults in universities

EXCLUSIVE

Geraldine Cox.

Philanthropist wins first defamation round against ANU student

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New depts mean more time wasted in meaningless meetings

COMMENT
Paul Malone
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Kerrie and Russell Whitford with their horses at home at Fernleigh Park. The couple are unhappy with drone delivery ...

Airport not told about drone delivery testing nearby

Elliot Williams

Thredbo did not sack unemployed ski patroller: commission

Super ministry investigates itself for corruption

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker

Shackled: One Antarctic mission goes badly awry

Qatar Airways announces details for Canberra flights

Explosive email warns Ashes series is under threat

EXCLUSIVE

The Australian Volleyroos celebrate at the World Grand Prix.

'Missing' volleyball team leaves Canberra officials scratching heads

UPDATED

Peter Doohan playing at Wimbledon in 1987 where he beat Boris Becker to make it into the final 16.

Former Australian tennis player Peter Doohan dies at 56

58 mins ago

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in "The Handmaid's Tale", a dystopian world in which fertile women are enslaved as child breeders.

A Handmaid's Tale isn't science fiction, it's a warning

COMMENT

Some of the treats up for sale.

Canberra indulges on largest coffee and chocolate expo

Sia Soliola is facing a potential stint on the sidelines after being put on report for a head high tackle on Billy Slater.

Soliola in trouble as Storm beat Raiders without Smith and Slater

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Should Soliola have been sent off?

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Want to stop craving junk food? Get a good night's sleep

A flight attendant has revealed the most irritating drinks order a passenger can make at 36,000 feet.

What flight attendants notice when you board

Birdie blitz as challengers try to cut Spieth's ...

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New depts mean more time wasted in meaningless ...

12:05AM

Winnie the Pooh – the Heffalump in China's Room

12:00AM

47 Frome Street, Griffith.

Gorgeous TARDIS-like home in Griffith snapped up at auction

Portia and Jon Dunne are selling their home in Catalina and are building one in Batehaven. Photo by Karlene Minney.

The 'prosperity effect': NSW South Coast house prices are surging

58 Endeavour Street, Red Hill.

The red-hot Canberra suburb with change on the horizon

Townhouses offer a family friendly alternative to a detached house at a lower entry price.

Unlocking the market's 'missing middle' could help tackle affordability

Nicola Powell

Proposed GST changres threaten cash-crunch for developers, industry warns

Lack of new detached housing is Canberra's 'Achilles' heel': report

Rajeev Khandelwal, Usha Jadhav, and director Abhijit Deonath during the filming of Salt Bridge.

Canberra's Bollywood film hits the silver screen

Colder in Canberra than at Thredbo (again) as cold snap continues

No longer a one-club town: Inside bikie battle for Canberra's south

BICA lab co-owner David Foxwell.

Last rolls - end of an era as Bica photo lab draws the shutters

Court generic

Police bungle leads to 'king hit' charges 3 yrs after Academy assault

The Chifley man, 34, was jailed for nine months for the 'degrading' domestic violence attack.

Man tore off girlfriend's dress in 'degrading' attack, court told

The congregation leading the commemoration for the victims.

'One of the most barbaric acts': MH17 remembered 3 years on

Danielle and Fady Taiba.

One punch victim sues bar and security company

NSW

Donald Trump jnr was interviewed on Fox News regarding the meeting.

The secret Sydney life of Trump jr's wheeler dealer

Douglas Karr was featured in promotional material for the event, despite never having agreed to appear, while Meg Coffey ...

Web conference charging $2.5k a ticket cancelled

WA

iFLy has submitted a development application to Brisbane City Council to open a facility in Brisbane.

Car parks to make way for indoor skydiving

QLD

A logjam in security clearances has strained intelligence agencies.

Defence vows to reduce security clearance backlog

Federal government departments spent $427 million on travel in 2016.

'Reeks of hypocrisy': The most popular APS flight routes revealed

Dolly Snell's work will be displayed in London.

DFAT spends $50,000 on art for three cities

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott speak during the NSW Liberal Party Futures conference at Rosehill ...

'Reform is coming': Abbott and Turnbull meet in Sydney

After 31 years, this enduring judicial scandal will be reignited

Kate McClymont

Labor preparing to announce major new tax policy

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

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Intelligence watchdog 'needs to triple staff' to keep eye on spies

David Wroe

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten flagged more redistributive policies at the Melbourne Institute outlook conference on Friday.

Bill Shorten's equality pitch: the economy's not working for all

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Greens leader Richard Di Natale on June 26, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by ...

Richard Di Natale's month from hell: where to now for the Greens?

Judith Ireland

The US will remain dominant. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Melbourne Institute outlook conference on Friday.

Bishop denies US is becoming isolationist and weak under Trump

Peter Martin

Don Damond, Justine Damond's fiance, is comforted outside his home by Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, ...

Damond's death helps black and white find their voice

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Stills from Lipstick Under My Burkha. Supplied Supplied

Film praised for challenging oppressive Indian rules

Amrit Dhillon

Jean-Eric. Cycling with team Rwanda. Rwanda. June 2017. Photo: Eva de Vries Rwanda.?

Dreaming of the Tour de France in the Land of a Thousand Hills

Eva de Vries

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders listens to incoming White House communications director Anthony ...

White House newcomer professes love for President with 'good karma'

Winnie the Pooh - Tuszyn, Central Poland

A playground in the small Polish town of Tuszyn took the bold step to ban ...

Winnie the Pooh – the Heffalump in China's Room

Ian Warden
53 mins ago

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

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New depts mean more time wasted in meaningless meetings

COMMENT
Paul Malone
15 mins ago

Illustration: Simon Bosch

'Sold a lemon': Aveo's aged care comes at a high price

Adele Ferguson

Whether manual or cognitive, routine tasks are easier to automate than non-routine ones.

Humans still matter despite the rise of the 'gig economy'

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Mike Baird, former NSW premier and now senior NAB executive, says infrastructure is a priority area for the bank.

NAB's Baird eyes gains from 'asset recycling'

Clancy Yeates

Many retirees don't know what they are signing until it is too late.

Calls for action on retirement villages grow louder

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Reserve Bank deputy puts brakes on rate hike speculation

Eryk Bagshaw

'Don't tell us how to spend our money' - owners blast Fortescue

Mathew Dunckley

Myer's in trouble - better call Sol

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Selling CommInsure could make sense for CBA: analysts

Clancy Yeates

It doesn't take much to be a better man, but you can always improve.

12 essential life skills every man needs to have

Self Improvement

Iconic denim brand strikes a chord with Aussie rockers

Men's Style

Investors have enjoyed a bumper financial year

Bumper financial year returns could be as good as it gets

John Collett

How do you compare the performances of super funds? Illustration: John Shakespeare

How to judge your superannuation fund's performance

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Mark Zuckerberg's relationship with Priscilla Chan is a bonus according to new research.

A secret ingredient for entrepreneurial success

James Adonis

Dr Jana Matthews says small businesses need to be bold and aim for international markets.

Four ways to bite bullet and go global

COMMENT
Jana Matthews

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Footy show: Hutchison out, McGuire in, Newman safe

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Chocking baby saved by police

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Super Wednesday to drive the AUD

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Justine Damond: Australian rescues trapped ducklings

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: A festival goer watches Luca Brasi perform during Splendour in the Grass 2017 on July ...

All the sound and colour from Splendour in the Grass 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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Singer and writer Angie Hart at lunch at Hutong Dumpling Bar, Melbourne.

The darkness behind Frente singer's Kelly Street smile

Karl Quinn

The cast of Shit (from left): Peta Brady (Sam), Nicci Wilks (Billy) and Sarah Ward (Bobby).

The play so rude audiences dare not speak its name

Elissa Blake

Poster for the film A Ghost Story. (Photo sourced from web)

Casey Affleck in a sheet? Bizarre ghost tale becomes break-out hit

Stephanie Bunbury

Shoemaker Christian Louboutin, surrounded by dancers Hippy Bang Bang (left) and Lolita Kiss-Curl around a lips-shaped ...

How Christian Louboutin went from shoes to showgirls

Richard Jinman

Eddie McGuire is returning to The Footy Show, Craig Hutchison is leaving.

Footy Show crisis: Eddie's back and letting 'Sam off the leash'

UPDATED

Stefanie Martini as Jane Tennison, the character made famous by Helen Mirren, in Prime Suspect 1973.

Helen Mirren's Prime Suspect gets a worthy origin story

Karl Quinn

A new project from the Game of Thrones creators has triggered an online uproar.

Game of Thrones creators criticised over slavery drama

Sopan Deb

The former Bachelorette star will make her debut on Home and Away later this year.

Sam Frost hits back at Home and Away critics

Rob Moran

Tom Conroy takes an emotional pummeling as Winston Smith in 1984.

Do you have the stomach to see 1984 at the Canberra Theatre?

Lexi Sekuless and Kristian Jenkins in Constellations.

5 things to do this weekend in Canberra

Albert Namatjira.

Painting country: rare Namatjira works on show at NGA

Seven-year-old Nicholas Demetriou hasn't got time for gender stereotypes. He chooses clothes that he likes, regardless ...

The kids fashion brands doing away with gender segregation

Cat Rodie

Festival goers arrive in Byron Bay for Splendour in the Grass 2017 on Friday.

How brands upstage the main stage at Splendour

Jenna Clarke

Your gym equipment may not be as clean as you think.

How clean is your gym?

Jo Hartley

A bride models a tp creation.

These incredible wedding dresses are made from toilet paper

Annie Brown

Gwendoline Christie is the most elegant of white walkers this week in both a sassy oversized Bella Freud suit and an ...

Gwendoline Christie's GoT tour wardrobe is inspo for tall women

"I'm very proud of what I do now that I've been here and see what great work we do and how we help women."

Later-term abortions: Stigma versus reality

Amelia Paxman

A few natural ways to leave your home smelling sweet.

The case for not having a 'signature scent'

Stephanie Darling

Luke Montagu, Earl of Sandwich and his wife Julie.

The future Countess of Sandwich is selling gluten-free wraps

Andrew Hornery

Jill Dupleix's buttermilk waffles with maple-bacon butter.

We're making waffles! How to make four different batters

Rhubarb and lavender cream tart by Jeremy and Jane Strode.

Best recipes from the late chef Jeremy Strode

Raid the pantry for this one-pan chicken puttanesca.

Three one-tray wonders including this twist on chicken cacciatore

LIttle Mariana Sifrit died on Tuesday after contracting viral meningitis.

'Don't let people kiss your baby': grieving mum's plea

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The genius hack to stop your kids interrupting

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Why preschoolers should play with fire and powertools

Carry-on luggage: How much is too much?

Dear smug passengers, don't criticise me for extra hand luggage

Letters

Travelling with friends can bring joy and pain.

Is it a good idea to travel with your friends? The pros and cons

Sue Williams

Portrait of young woman with hands on her head looking at the camera. Studio shot, grey background.

The surprising drink order that annoys flight attendants the most

Soo Kim

Before you jump on a plane, it pats to check out your international roaming options.

New Telstra roaming deals a mixed bag

COMMENT

Through the Wi-Fi chip, a hacker may be able to assume control of your device's processor.

Update your Apple devices. Right now.

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Google Home Australian review: does your house need one?

Pokemon

Pokemon GO less annoying after update

Kotaku

AlphaBay was a dark web site for drugs, weapons and other contraband.

Dark web marketplaces shut down

Seven seat SUV comparison: Nissan Pathfinder

Nissan's Toyota Kluger rival tested

Stephen Ottley

2017 Lotus Evora GT430.

Lotus' most powerful car revealed

Dom Tripolone

Holden has revealed its new Commodore VXR, a successor to home-grown models.

How Holden's future is shaping up

David McCowen

Small car comparison: New Volkswagen Golf v Hyundai i30 v Honda Civic v Subaru Impreza.

What is the best small car?

Stephen Ottley

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class.

Riding in the new Mercedes ute

Drive Staff

Kia

2018 Facelifted Kia Sorento SUV revealed

David McCowen

Sia Soliola is facing a potential stint on the sidelines after being put on report for a head high tackle on Billy Slater.

Raiders' finals hopes all but over after loss to Melbourne

Billy Slater is taken from the field after being collected high by Sia Soliola.

Talking points: Storm cure Origin hangover against Raiders

Knockout blow: Sia Soliola takes out Billy Slater, ending the Storm star's evening.

Archer admits Soliola should have been sent off for brutal hit

1 hr ago

21 July 2017. Super Rugby Quarter Final. ACT Brumbies v Wellington Hurricanes at Canberra Stadium. There was no ...

Lealiifano the reason Brumbies are smiling despite season ending

Left, Australia player Georgina Rowe in action.

Venezuela volleyball team goes missing on way to Canberra

UPDATED

Andrew Charter, Anna Flanagan, Glenn Turner, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Edwina Bone at the 2015 announcement of ...

Hockey Australia cancels Canberra's Trans-Tasman Tests

Canberra's Michael Matthews is a short ride to Paris away from winning the green jersey.

The determination behind the Bling that's shining green

John I Dent Cup rugby union: Queanbeyan Whites v Wests. Front, Queanbeyans Mitch Douch, and Jamie Marmont, and West's ...

Major injury delay fails to halt Queanbeyan's charge to finals