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Steven Ciobo: "The statement aligns with Australia's position on resisting protectionism and increasing trade ...

Chinese property crackdown to be 'widely felt' in Aus

Top guns: Jayne Hrdlicka, Alan Joyce and Gareth Evans.

Qantas shares tumble amid news of shake-up at top

Queanbeyan court house. Generic image.

Case dropped against Qbn boy, 16, accused of causing brother's death

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Ms Williams was a pall bearer at the funeral of her father-in-law, George Williams, in May 2016.

Gangland widow makes tilt at federal politics against Bill Shorten

Rashid Mohamud Abuuh outside the ACT Magistrates Court after an earlier court appearance.

'I was scared': Sex worker tells jury of alleged rape

42 mins ago

The crime scene outside the classroom on Friday.

'It really hurts a lot': ANU attack victims speak out

The problem with property doomsayers

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Jessica Irvine

Surf lifesaving world mourns the death of legendary figure

Lawyers representing asylum seekers are 'un-Australian': Dutton

Mayweather and McGregor just pulled off the fleece of the century

Father charged with gun offences after 3yo girl shot dead in Sydney

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Daniel Holdom

Canberra man faced 2000 questions on missing pair, then gave police an offer

Secret Garden cafe at Manuka. Owners (from left) Jack Zhong and Bill Wu. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Inside Manuka's new 'secret cafe'

A concerned Noosaville resident called a local snake catcher after spotting a python in her bathroom skylight.

'Thought it was dead': Woman gets a shock while having shower

Thanasi Kokkinakis.

New smalls, please: Australian's unusual find in locker at US Open

Toby Mildren, Elyse Boorman and their son Darcy, 7 months, are happy their stolen car was located and returned.

'It's bloody awesome ... I couldn't have had any better outcome'

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Turnbull's FIFO visit

TEENAGER 980624 Pic By ANGELA WYLIE age pic shows generic teenagers kissing on the steps - (model shoot)

Should you allow your teenager to have sex in your home?

Facebook says it couldn't access encrypted messages even if the Turnbull government forced it to.

Why Facebook shuts down one million accounts every day

AFLW players set to get pay rise, Victorian team ...

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Wade non-review leaves Australia in trouble

8:03PM

How the Tigers scored Townsend for nothing

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Lucy Turnbull hosted a morning tea for the Australian of the Year finalists at The ...

Malcolm Turnbull calls Abbott-era Lodge cost 'staggering'

Cybercriminal rips off ACT Policing in online drug deal

Archives relocating as another parly triangle building goes on sale

David Kisun was acquitted of a charge of indecently assaulting a boy.

Marist College teacher not guilty of one count of indecent assault

Crews from ACT Fire and Rescue are conducting atmospheric monitoring after a gas pipeline ruptured in Isabella Plains.

Ruptured gas pipe has been sealed off

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Taniela Pikula, 29, is charged with being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Eden Waugh.

Eden Waugh murder accessory accused released on bail

Snow falls in Beclonnen on Sunday.

It's been snowing in Canberra

Courts.

'Comedy of errors': Mum catches Sydney IS funder

NSW
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"Samuel" as a toddler today.

Toddler's future uncertain after crackdown

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Mike Nahan says he'll need crowdfunding to take the GST fight to court.

Crowdfunding WA's legal fight over GST share

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Anonymous hacker

ACT police ripped off in drug deal by cybercriminal

Australia Council for the Arts chief executive Tony Grybowski.

Auditor-general expresses concerns on Australia Council grants

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development secretary Mike Mrdak

Infrastructure department boss lashes prime minister's offices

Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the government is moving 50 jobs from Sydney and creating 50 new jobs in Queanbeyan.

100 NSW public service jobs for Queanbeyan

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media after his tour of the Snowy Hydro Tumut 2 power station on Monday.

Cruel theatre: Turnbull's desperate attempt to stop departing voters

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Turnbull accused of ignoring 'easiest way' to cut power prices

James Massola

Bill Shorten's plan to neutralise Captain Cook debate

Asylum seekers on their first day in the compound on Nauru in 2012..

Charities, advocates, unions join forces to fight crackdown

Michael Koziol

Minister Peter Dutton at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 16 August 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares

Lawyers representing asylum seekers 'un-Australian': Dutton

Sunverge chief executive Ken Munson said Australia's high penetration of rooftop solar, where one in five homes use ...

Renewable industry to bust without clean energy target: analysts

Malcolm Turnbull at the Snowy Hydro power station in March.

Malcolm Turnbull to announce millions for Snowy Hydro project

Trade minister Steven Ciobo

'Don't put our eggs in one basket' says trade minister

Kirsty Needham

Several hundred Rohingya trying to flee Myanmar got stuck in a "no man's land" at one border point barred from moving ...

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi links 'terrorist' attacks to aid workers in Rahkine State

Lindsay Murdoch

Exiled Tibetans show support with India on the Doklam standoff in New Delhi

China, India agree to withdraw troops from Doklam flashpoint

Kirsty Needham

Jayveon Murphy, 10, makes is way through floodwaters from Harvey to check on a neighbour at his apartment complex in ...

Harvey flooding 'beyond anything experienced'

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The problem with property doomsayers

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

When they move to opposition the reality of backbench opposition life might sink in to even the stupidest mind.

A lesson for the 'poor deluded fools' on the backbench

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

A truck carries a placard reading 'No War No Trump' following a rally against the deployment of the Terminal ...

What hope is there for humanity? The answer must be: none

COMMENT
Julian Cribb

Rupert Murdoch with son Lachlan Murdoch.

Murdochs' spectacular own-goal on Ten Network

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

A class action against Treasury Wine has resulted in a settlement.

A $49m hangover after tipping millions of bottles down the drain

Darren Gray
1 hr ago

Seville Estate in the Yarra Valley.

WeChat, Weibo in focus for Aussie wine's $50m push

Darren Gray

The ASX had a poor start to the week as earnings season winds down.

ASX heads south as banks weigh

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

Qantas in executive overhaul as shares lose altitude

Patrick Hatch

CBS to take over Ten for $123m; shareholders miss out

UPDATED
Lucy Battersby

$91 booking fee? ACCC takes ticket reseller to court

Lucy Cormack

Chinese investment in Australian property drops 69pc

Carolyn Cummins

A communal area in Quarters, a co-living space on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Frat house for adults: The living arrangement that's taking off

24 Barrallier Street, Griffith

Winter ends on positive note for Canberra market

Ronnie and Georgia expected to carry on their winning streak.

The Block's 'bad nightclub': Ronnie, Georgia fall from the top

Allhomes. Canberra. Domain. August 25, 2017. Townhouses are well suited to many downsizers. (For Tony Trobe's Design ...

New rules needed to foster ageing in place in Canberra

Canberra. Allhomes. Domain. August 22, 2017.?"Thornleigh on Newtown", Bega.?

‘Best restaurant’ in the Bega Valley for sale

While men might think they have theor bedroom moves down pat, science and women disagree.

This one-in-three statistic has men hanging their head in shame

Life on Mars

The Ned in London has become the "it" hotel for stylish travellers. The Vault bar and lounge is a members only section.

Five luxury hotels that are the perfect blend of work and play

First Class

Scott Johnston got his finance approved well before he bought his apartment in Melbourne's Richmond.

Organise finance early this spring property season

John Collett

Superannuation contributions can be used to reduce your capital gains tax liability.

How super contributions can reduce capital gains tax

Noel Whittaker

Adam McAsey, the founder of 8 Degree Projects which operates hospitality venues in Bali, says he loves island life.

Bali born but going global

Cara Waters

Georgina McEncroe has launched ridesharing company Shebah.

Kids on wheels: the Uber alternatives for kids

Kate Jones

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Surf lifesaving champion dies aged 47

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Gangland widow announces plans for politics

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Plays of the Week

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Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally

3 mins ago

Matt Golding

Best of Fairfax cartoons Aug 28

Younger stan august

The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

The other guy stan

Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - 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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Justin Bieber fans were disappointed to miss out on his 2013 concerts after tickets were found to be bogus.

'People were in tears': Concert promoters slam Viagogo

Michael Lallo
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Taylor Swift has hit out at her critics in her new music video.

Taylor Swift drops epic video for new hit single

Broede Carmody

Local content, like Offspring, should remain safe.

What does the CBS takeover mean for Network Ten?

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Season seven's finale, 'The dragon and the wolf', will go for a record 80 minutes.

Everything you need to know ahead of Game of Thrones finale

Broede Carmody

Edinburgh winner: Australian Hannah Gadsby

Comedian Hannah Gadsby wins top prize at Edinburgh fest

YouTube, Spotify... All the records are tumbling to Taylor Swift's comeback.

Taylor Swift's new single breaks streaming records

Elahe Izadi

Horror filmmaker Tobe Hooper has passed away, aged 74.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper dies

Pat Saperstein
32 mins ago

Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in 1939's Gone With the Wind.

US theatre cancels 'insensitive' Gone With the Wind screening

Andrew R. Chow

Pooh Bear's Corner as it appeared on Friday morning, burnt out with ash and bears nowhere to be seen.

Outrage as bears incinerated at Pooh Corner

John Safran is one of a huge line-up of writers coming to Canberra for the Canberra Writers Festival this weekend.

7 things to do in Canberra this weekend

George Reekie used the $20,000 prize money from the Birdman Rally to move to the US, where he was a successful engineer ...

Tributes for Birdman winner, one of ACT's great characters

DJ Khaled, left, Nicole Tuck, right, and their son Asahd arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The MTV VMAs red carpet resembled a wake for America

Jenna Clarke

A recognisable Margot Robbie on the red carpet in London in August 2016.

The truth about 'unrecognisable' female actors

Natalie Reilly

Paris Jackson arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo ...

Why the world can't get enough of Dior's $1250 undies

Melissa Singer

Jay Z, and Beyonce have finally confirmed the meaning behind their twins' names.

Finally, the real meaning behind Jay-Z and Bey’s baby names

Nicole Economos

Lorde arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in a lavender strapless ball gown with a feather skirt from L.A.-based ...

All the stars on the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet

'Need a Mom' Nina Keneally charges by the hour to be a sounding board, teach basic domestic skills, and provide life and ...

Would you pay someone to mother you?

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Billy Ray Cyrus and Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, to the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday.

Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer's mother attends VMAs

Amy Croffey

A Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence found about two-thirds of juvenile offenders were male, and 80 per ...

No choice to walk away: When the domestic abuser is your child

Jenny Noyes

White beans with spicy chipotle.

Weekly meal planner: Whip up dinner with these quick cheats

Metal Monkey knives

Five handmade Australian knives you'll want in the kitchen

This bean salad with lime and haloumi also works as a vegetarian taco filling.

Meat-free Monday: Adam Liaw's Mexican cannellini bean salad

Two-year-old Logan Vanderkleed with his mother, Lisa.

Toddler killed after getting head stuck in car window

Samuel Johnson reads GTFTS.

Samuel Johnson's bedtime story for exhausted parents

Rumi and Sir: Jay-Z has shared the meaning behind his newborn twins' names.

The poetry behind Beyonce's twins' names

Service with a broad smile.

Flight test: This is the world's friendliest cabin crew

Julie Miller

With planning, you can make flying easier and cheaper.

Don't buy the cheapest: 20 ways to get the best value plane ticket

Michael Gebicki

Maldives island.

Ten island paradises that harbour shocking secrets

Oliver Smith

The Samsung Galaxy Note8.

Samsung has a better AI than Bixby. Where is it?

Retro's at Fortitude Valley held a Tinder party on Saturday night, but hardly anyone knew it was on.

I went to a Tinder party no one knew was on

COMMENT

Nest Protect brings smoke and CO alarms into the smart home age.

Smart smoke / carbon monoxide alarm stays cool in a crisis

COMMENT

Facebook

Facebook figured out my family secrets

Gizmodo

2015's revamped Apple TV.

Apple plans 4K Apple TV reveal, sources say

Audi is set to adopt a new naming convention tied to vehicle outputs.

Audi confirms new naming system

Greg Kable

BMW is celebrating 40 years of its 7-Series luxury sedan.

BMW 7-Series special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo

New turbo Suzuki Swift reviewed

Andrew Maclean

Volkswagen's Autostadt takes a clever approach to vehicle storage.

The Breakdown: Parking

David McCowen

Ferrari's Australasian boss has no shortage of clients eager to buy a new car.

How Ferrari courts customers

David McCowen

Bosch has developed a new digital car key.

Why you could soon start your car with a smartphone

Dom Tripolone

Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal by Bangladesh's Mehedi Hasan ...

Bangladesh v Australia, day two

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Dustin Martin's Tigers will face Geelong in a qualifying final.

AFL finals 2017: Your guide to an intriguing September

Sia Soliola will return against the Storm on Saturday.

Soliola set for return against Slater and Storm after long ban

Booze brothers: Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan.

Dugan and Ferguson in State of Origin II hotel room drama

Andy Murray's withdrawal from the US Open has set up a fourth-round showdown between Nick Kyrgios and Roger Federer.

Kyrgios set for Federer showdown after US Open draw change

Thriller: Captain Daly Cherry-Evans celebrates winning in extra time.

Manly kills Canberra's finals hopes in golden point

Coleman medallist Lance Franklin.

Who made the cut? Extended All-Australian squad named

Reappointed: Nathan Buckley.

Nathan Buckley to stay Magpies coach