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John at the Odyssey House residential rehabilitation facility in Sydney.

Next drug epidemic to sweep Australia already 'rampant'

The government's higher education package would apply a new "efficiency dividend" to universities, increase student fees ...

ANU, UC to lose almost $30 million in fed govt funding cut

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

An MV-22 Osprey pictured at an RAAF Base in Townsville.

Three missing after US military helicopter 'mishap' off QLD coast

The upgrades are subject to approval of a parliamentary committee.

Agency's $40m building upgrade will include space for yoga, pilates

Jordan Rapana of the Raiders scores a try during the Round 22 NRL match between the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the ...

Coaching masterclass keeps Raiders' season alive

Police were believed to have carried out a raid on the accused's apartment.

UK man arrested after model kidnapped in Italy, police allege

49 mins ago

Australia's ski industry faces 'terrifying' future

'Taking a stand': Four charged over White House leaks

Throughout 50 years of marriage, Denmark's prince held a grudge

Just three Canberra clubs big winners from cut to pokies taxes

Jacqui Walshe runs a $300 million business you've never heard of

Frank Robson, photographed for GW by Russell Shakespeare. July 2017

'I've lived life to the max, now I'm paying the price'

The RealDolls can be customised according to traits the user finds appealing.

The rise of sex robots is real, and we should all be concerned

COMMENT

Russian President Vladimir Putin rests after fishing during a mini-break in the Siberian Tyva region.

Gone fishing: Vladimir Putin bares chest on Siberian lake trip

Shannon Boyd of the Raiders in action.

Raiders produce complete performance against Sharks

'What's the deal with ...': There's a precision and truth to Jerrry Seinfeld's observations, says Judith Lucy.

'I finally get it': Judith Lucy on why Seinfeld is a comedy master

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Judiciary charges loom as Cronulla slip to Canberra

Elephant.

A tusk is worthless unless it's on an elephant

British author J.K. Rowling.

J.K. Rowling tops authors' rich list 20 years after first Harry Potter

Man arrested after British model kidnapped in ...

1:31AM

Pies win again on costly night for both sides

12:17AM

Gone fishing: Vladimir Putin bares chest on ...

11:10PM

10 Dennis Place, Jerrabomberra.

Auction Watch: Growing demand for homes in Jerrabomberra

Updated

Auctioneer Stephen Bunday.

The region leading Canberra's growing auction market

Nicola Powell

Stylish: 98 Blamey Crescent, Campbell.

'Nobody is winning The Block with safe choices': styling for sale

Flexi-living at Strathnairn in Ginninderry, Belconnen.

Green light for first stage of Canberra's Ginninderry project

Trevor and Jenny Tiller in their apartment which has had renovations done to improve accessability.

Why more older Aussies are renovating instead of relocating

Some Gamma.con goers spent months on their outfits. From left, Maddison Turner as Velvet Scarlatina, Chris Schofield as ...

There were Jedi, Batmen and everything in between

You'll soon be able to skipper a picnic boat on Lake Burley Griffin

Daramalan College welcomes Japanese exchange students

The ACRV team at the Amazon Robotics Challenge. ANU student Zheyu Zhuang, second on right, third row, was part of the team.

Australians claim Amazon Robotics Challenge title

GWS Giants member James Chesworth says the club should do more to issue guest passes to its members, as outlined in ...

Giant problem: Tickets squeeze as Canberra fan base grows

'Beauty and the Beast'.

This stunning portrait is actually of a Canberra field

Alexey Grudnoff, 12, dressed as Magneto, with her brother, James, 10, dressed as Wolverine at last year's GAMMA.CON.

Here's five things to do in Canberra this weekend

An injured Khaled Merhi is taken away in an ambulance after being arrested in Surry Hills.

Clock ticking over third man arrested over Sydney terror

NSW

Lee Matthew Hillier, pictured being confronted by an armed police officer, locked down the Queen Street Mall in March 2013.

'I was in control': Inside Queen Street Mall siege

QLD

Police claim the methamphetamine haul has a street value of $320 million (stock pic).

CBA scandal syndicate linked to huge ice haul

Police located human remains believed to be those of missing Calista pensioner Richard Andrews in North Dandalup on ...

Man who cut up friend over $100 jailed for 22 years

WA

Centrelink accused using AFP logo to intimidate clients

The ATO has increased its spend on external recruitment companies.

ATO spend on external recruitment contractors reaches $6 million

Nick Xenophon says the Punch and Judy show of the two major parties hasn't delivered solutions.

Govt doubles spending on big four, despite APS outsourcing pledge

500,000 pieces of mail and air cargo arrive in Australia every day.

Border forces 'soul searching' over mailed 'terror bomb'

David Wroe

Two more years: The marriage deal to avert an ugly Coalition divorce

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

'Disgrace': Australia's emissions increase accelerates

Peter Hannam

Same-sex marriage

Voters in key Liberal seats back same-sex marriage and free vote

Michael Koziol

Portrait of Rohingyan refugee Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday 12 April ...

Leaked Turnbull admission leaves refugees in despair

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull congratulates the US President-elect Donald Trump in November.

What the Trump leak reveals about Malcolm Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

According to Malcolm Turnbull's advisers, he argue strongly in favour of free trade and a rules-based order in a ...

Turnbull gets Trumped: From inside the waterfront mansion

SKETCH

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Singapore's founding family feud hits court

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds up a poster of late President Hugo Chavez outside the National ...

Can we stop the collapse of democracy?

COMMENT

Military soldiers stand guard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brazil's army called to quell violence in Rio de Janeiro

The hero of East Timor's independence struggle Xanana Gusmao has resigned from the presidency of his party.

Plans to form East Timorese government thrown into disarray

Lindsay Murdoch

Roughly half of us haven't switched electricity suppliers in the past five years, and a good many have never switched.

When it comes to electricity, the joke's on us

COMMENT
Peter Martin

The Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng launches an anti-ship missile during a military exercise in the waters near south ...

A chance for peace in the South China Sea

COMMENT
Paul Malone

Joe Tripodi was one of the villains left laying on the stage, taken out in the first few acts of the Australian Water ...

Abbott: You can be a lobbyist or a party player, not both

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

Khalili

‘It makes you feel not valued’: How wage cuts broke Sahar

Anna Patty

Ian Narev, CEO of CBA. The bank's review of inappropriate financial advice began on July 3, 2014.

The difficult questions Commbank needs to answer

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

Trump trade dead, but corporate earnings fragile

Jessica Sier

Wages growth.

The six charts that show why workers are feeling the pinch

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Are robots really taking our jobs? Then show me the evidence

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Toyota, Mazda to open joint US factory

Tabcorp all in on Tatts merger despite mounting costs

Nick Toscano

Eleven already jailed over CBA money laundering syndicates

Michael Evans

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If you run a home office or a Google HQ-inspired company, you can’t go wrong with a ...

23 mind-blowing new gadgets to get excited about

Technology

The rare (and very expensive) Yamazaki 25 yr old and Hibiki 30 yr old.

Why are we so obsessed with Japanese whisky?

Smart Sipping

If you need to tighten your belt, look to the older generations for inspiration.

Households are doing it tough. Here's how to tighten your belt

Mark Bouris

It's a good idea to check your credit rating once a year. Illustration: Simon Letch

How 'shopping around' affects your credit score

George Cochrane

Jacqui Walshe is the owner and managing director of The Walshe Group.

Jacqui Walshe runs a $300 million travel business you've never heard of

Cara Waters

Injured employees return to work much sooner when they're supported by modified work programs.

Workers' compensation: is it career suicide?

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Rare two-in-a-row for the Knights

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Much of South Asia could be unlivable by 2100

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Are Australia's terrorism laws tough enough?

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Do social media followers help actors score roles?

The very first passenger bus to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge, pictured on 1 August 1937. SMH NEWS Picture by A.AITKEN ...

Rewind - Passengers

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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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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'What's the deal with ...': There's a precision and truth to Jerrry Seinfeld's observations, says Judith Lucy.

Judith Lucy on why Seinfeld is a master of comedy

Charlize Theron, left, and Sofia Boutella in Atomic Blonde.

Forget James Bond. Here's why the best spies are women

Stephanie Bunbury

Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon. He is the star of <i>The Big Sick</i>, which they wrote together based on ...

The husband and wife team behind Apatow's 'sick' comedy

Karl Quinn

A detail of Wendy Sharpe's The Witching Hour â Elena Kats-Chernin in the Salon des Refuses exhibition.

The art that was rejected from the Archibald Prize

John McDonald

7.30 host Leigh Sales.

Shake-up could see ABC's 7.30 moved to new timeslot

Amy Remeikis

Sophie Turner as Game of Thrones' Sansa Stark.

Sophie Turner says Instagram numbers score her roles

Rob Moran

Gene Simmons, bassist with US glam-rock band Kiss, has slammed Justin Bieber for cancelling his world tour.

'Get a life': Gene Simmons slams Justin Bieber

Lauren Muscat

Former Bachelorette star Sam Frost will make her debut on Home and Away later this year.

'Get over it': Home and Away legend defends Sam Frost

Broede Carmody

Cosplay couple Bec and Andrew Grayson as Gryffindor students, with baby daughter Aurora as Hedwig.

Why is this tiny Canberra baby dressed as Hedwig from Harry Potter?

Alexey Grudnoff, 12, dressed as Magneto, with her brother, James, 10, dressed as Wolverine at last year's GAMMA.CON.

5 things to do in Canberra this weekend

Bangarra Dance Theatre performs Bennelong at the Canberra Theatre.

Dance work uses the past to confront the present

Modern sex dolls have evolved into robots with a silicon skin.

Rise of sex robots is disturbing trend

COMMENT
Johanna Legatt

Sit with your cuppa, but don't stress if your mind strays.

We're not made to live in 'the now'

Evelyn Lewin

Fashion designer Yousef Akbar has been left baffled by the lack of an endorsement from Delta Goodrem after she wore one ...

Designer hot under the collar over Delta snub

Andrew Hornery

David Jones food group director Pieter de Wet, Jesinta Franklin and chef Neil Perry at the new David Jones Bondi ...

Have your smashed avo and eat it too at David Jones

ANALYSIS
Jenna Clarke

Grace Forrest, daughter of billionaire Andrew Twiggy Forrest, as seen in Harpers Bazaar Australia.

Grace Forrest denies being a philanthropist

Andrew Hornery

Clem Bastow says it's OK not to know what you want to be when you grow up until well after you've become a grown-up.

It's OK to find your purpose later in life

Clem Bastow

Planning is yet to begin for the nuptials of both Channel Nine's Erin Molan and Sweaty Betty's Roxy Jacenko.

Social Seen: Roxy Jacenko and Erin Molan talk weddings

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Slow it down to speed it up.

Why you need to train slow if you want to run faster

Sarah Berry

When garlic bread meets toasted cheese sandwich.

So wrong it's right: Meet the garlic bread and cheese toastie

Love your leftovers: Dan Lepard's pepperpot pork pies.

30 hearty winter pie recipes to warm you from the inside out

Add Le Baratin to your list of must-try bistros.

A food-lovers' guide to Paris's 11th arrondissement and beyond

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New AMA guidelines: Bottle-feeding mums need support too

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Woman finds dead fish in car, parents everywhere relate

Photo: someecards

The reason mummy wine memes are no laughing matter

Carefully planned: Masjid Putra, or Pink Mosque, in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur.

Inside south-east Asia's 'abandoned sci-fi city'

Brian Johnston

New York City emits a golden glow - unless you are at street level where some cleaning could be done.

Traveller letters: New York's appalling dirty secret

A Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 has traced its own outline over the United States using its flight path.

Dreamliner draws its own outline with flight path on 17-hour trip

Incognito Mode does not make you anonymous.

'Incognito Mode' not as private as you think

British IT expert Marcus Hutchins has been detained.

'Hero' who stopped Wannacry arrested

South Korean television networks like MBC have embraced Ultra HD broadcasting, while Australia focuses on standard-def ...

Our troubled NBN may give Ultra HD Blu-ray players a foothold

COMMENT

OnePlus

OnePlus is officially coming to Australia

Kotaku

Sony X93E

Review: Sony TV proves LCD has a place in 2017

Icy roads can be danger during winter, but many modern cars feature slippery road warnings.

Five best winter car comforts

Alessandra Melville

Mercedes-Benz is developing its first AMG-only Australian dealership in Sydney.

Australia's first AMG-only dealer set to open

Stephen Ottley

2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake.

Jag's sub-$100k SUV alternative

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter dual-cab 4x4.

Short Haul: Mercedes' mega ute

Mark Short

We took the Volkswagen Amarok on a hell of a road trip.

The ultimate Amarok road test

Andrew Maclean

Tesla's Model X is available with a leather-free interior.

Six of the best cruelty-free cars

Alessandra Melville

Jordan Rapana of the Raiders scores a try during the Round 22 NRL match between the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the ...

Stuart coaching masterclass keeps Raiders' season alive

Shannon Boyd of the Raiders in action.

Raiders produce complete performance against Sharks

James Pattinson has been ruled out of the Bangladesh series.

Pattinson out of Bangladesh tour with back problem

Hey, big spenders: The Raiders topped the table for off-field spending in 2016.

Coaches in firing line as NRL looks to curb spending

Making progress: NRL boss Todd Greenberg.

Dissenting clubs could veto salary cap deal in new twist to pay war

SIN BIN

Shane Mumford of the Giants celebrates with team mates.

Cameron won't ask Mumford to tone down aggression

Jordan Uelese in Wallabies training camp in Newcastle.

Meet the Wallabies ... who may need some introduction

A sell-out afternoon crowd poured through the gates to watch GWS thrash Melbourne at Manuka Oval.

Sell-out Manuka crowd proves Canberrans will watch winners