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Potentially flammable cladding has been identified at Queanbeyan Hospital.

Authorities suspect dangerous cladding on Qbn hospital

Luca Raso died in February of peritonitis, a complication of ruptured gangrenous appendicitis.

'Parents trust your instincts': Mother's plea after losing her son Luca

EXCLUSIVE

The Queanbeyan-Palerang election. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council administrator Tim Overall.

Spots fill up on new Queanbeyan-Palerang Council

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Youth and old age are periods of relative happiness, while middle age is something of a rock bottom.

If you're nearing 50, we have some bad news for you

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Julia Baird.

Woman up: Tweet storm buries TV snowflake Piers Morgan

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Senior executives in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's department have received pay rises of up to 12 per cent a year.

PM&C executives have been getting big pay rises

Same-sex marriage would strengthen families: PM

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'Real concern' over uni funding as legislation set to be rushed through

Nationals' reject Christensen's call to ban the burqa

'Pay a dear price': NK threatens US over UN 'fit'

From world No.957 to US Open champion in 40 days

Getting on the same page financially requires deciding on a shared vision for the future.

How to money-proof your relationship

Love Your Sister's Connie Johnson.

'There are no words that do justice to this beautiful story'

The man received treatment for a wound on his hip.

Shark bites surfer on north coast

No.1 gun: Valentine Holmes credits his role at fullback as keeping him in the NRL.

Do or die as Cronulla Sharks host North Queensland Cowboys

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New iPhones are due out on Tuesday.

Details of new iPhone X leaked before release

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Turnbull: Sky won't fall in with marriage equality

Floating timber floors look beautiful and feel good to walk on.

Get this wrong and you'll risk ruining your entire renovation

Banana bread

How to make banana bread with just seven ingredients

Hurricane Irma devastates Cuba, forces millions ...

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Canberra Vikings stay unbeaten in NRC after ...

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Cool head Luke: 'I couldn't help but laugh and ...

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The Giralang shops were the subject of a now-dismissed appeal against a major redevelopment by Woolworths.

Zoning: Avoiding the post-apocalyptic movie set look

COMMENT

Allhomes. Canberra. Domain. September 6, 2017.?4/3 Orient Street, Batemans Bay - the former?Barkala Kitchen and Bar - is ...

Waterfront Batemans Bay restaurant on the market

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 54/47 Blackall Street, Barton. August 26, 2017.

Auction watch: High demand for high-end inner south homes

Rents have been speeding up in the past 12 months.

Canberra rental market tightens over August

Allhomes. Domain. Canberra. August 29, 2017.?30 Swinden Street, Downer.

Downer suburb record smashed by more than $300,000

Ben Catanzariti was killed at a Kingston foreshore worksite in 2012.

Family, co-workers sue over fatal worksite accident

Bags of amphetamines were 'salt for chips': defendant told police

Canberra prosecutors struggle with criminal confiscation workload

Student-on-student assaults have increased tenfold.

Canberra public school assaults increase tenfold

CCTV footage of the robbery on Friday night.

Cash stolen as Canberra supermarket robbed at knifepoint

Mobility scooter user Barbara Lund in Canberra on Friday 8 September 2017.

Battle for our footpaths: Push for scooter speed crackdown

ACT Labor received $2.6 million in 2016-17, compared to $1.3 million in 2015-16.

ACT Labor doubles income to $2.6 million during election year

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley says he believes the Queen's Birthday holiday should be transformed.

'Overdevelopment agenda' cost Libs in council elections

NSW

Golden Retriever Harry needed a complete hip replacement at just four-years-old.

Dodgy puppy breeders prompts new warning

WA

A man has faced ACT Magistrates Court after breaching his bail conditions.

Bags of meth were 'salt for chips': defendant

Nationals MP George Christensen during Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's joint press conference together with the ...

Nationals' narrow vote on banning the burqa

QLD

A former public servant has won a bid for taxpayer-funded running shoes.

Public servant wins Comcare bid for running shoes

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Immigration starts debt recovery for leave mistakes

Winner: Michael Pezzullo will lead Peter Dutton's new Home Affairs Department.

Pezzullo a winner in public service shake-up

Senator Nick Xenophon is key to the legislation passing.

'Real concern': Clock ticks down on $2.8b uni reform bill

Eryk Bagshaw

Battle for our footpaths: senator pushes for scooter crackdown

Fergus Hunter

Support for same-sex marriage crashing, advocate polling finds

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

North Korea test fires a missile. The region is on high alert this weekend for another possible launch.

Japan: US prepared to take action against North Korea

David Wroe

Chris Dunstan makes the most of solar energy, and an app that monitors the household consumption and costs.

People power: how households can help the energy crisis

Judith Ireland

The Liddell power station.

Scheme could keep coal alive, but Liddell has 'mammoth problems'

James Massola

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said he was very confident the law would be changed by Christmas if Australians voted "yes".

Same-sex marriage poll cleared to settle the matter 'once and for all'

Michael Koziol

Miroslava Roznovjakova and Ray Hayyat board up in Daytona Beach, Florida

Hurricane Irma is expected to smash into Florida Keys within hours

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A Rohingya woman after a fight erupted during food distribution at a refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis prompts plea by aid agencies for funds

Lindsay Murdoch

Syrian Rami Basisah plays for his fellow refugees at the Greece-Macedonia border in 2015.

From Homs to Europe's top concert halls: a Syrian refugee's journey

Bostjan Videmsek

Residents stand in front of rubble from a partially collapsed building.

Death toll from massive Mexican quake rises

At least 10,000 people protest in Dili last year against Australia's stance on the oil and gas meridian line in the ...

Little to be proud of over history of Timor Leste agreement

COMMENT
Paul Malone

Australians are now more likely to report themselves as spiritual but not religious.

What work is there for redundant sunbeams?

COMMENT
Ian Warden

The gap between rich and poor is a growing drag on our collective wellbeing, a report says.

Gap between rich and poor a growing drag on our wellbeing

Matt Wade

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg says he will investigate keeping the Liddell plant open.

Government urges AGL to extend life of coal plant

Tracy Withers

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Jane Cartledge, who has lost a considerable amount of money after buying into a retirement village owned by convicted ...

'The crook, the retirement village and my mother'

Adele Ferguson

Qantas' new 787 Dreamliner will fly the non-stop Perth to London route, but the airline wants planes that can go even ...

Fly longer, but the airport transfer is not departing just yet

Patrick Hatch

The $18 billion woman told to hang up coats and fetch coffee

Nassim Khadem

Insurance scandal is treated like a storm in a tea cup. It isn't

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Retail tenants putting the heat on landlords

Carolyn Cummins

People are more upbeat about the economy and it's no bad thing

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Mercedes-Benz S-Class looks like a winner.

Start your engines: 13 new luxury cars we can't wait to drive in 2018

Luxury cars
Toby Hagon

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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar.

The 'Oscars of watches' announce the best of the best for 2017

Watches
Benjamen Judd

Ken MacLeod used to see a financial planner, but now he uses a technology platform instead.

Eight out of 10 of us don't get financial advice. Can a robot help?

John Collett

If things go wrong, you don't need to pay a credit repair agency to get back on track.

'Credit repair' agencies charge high fees for what you can do for free

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

There's an upward trend in workplace cheating.

This is why employees lie, steal and cheat

COMMENT
James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, estimates several thousand small businesses have contracts with JJ Richards.

'Game changer': ACCC takes first small business unfair contracts court action

Cara Waters

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Nuclear war fears: Japanese buying shelters

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Does Scott Morrison believe energy is affordable?

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Swans destroy Bombers

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"She went so richly, and with such grace" Samuel Johnson

Sirians in the Supreme Court deciding who should run their church hostile Sirian protesters... Police barricade at the ...

Rewind - The force

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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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT.

Forget scary clowns, here's what It is really about

Karl Quinn

Margot Robbie attends a premiere for "I, Tonya" on day 2 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of ...

Could Margot Robbie be skating her way to an Oscar?

Andrea Mandell

Carrie Bickmore on the red carpet at the Logies.

What really goes on behind the scenes at the Logies

COMMENT
Andrew Hornery

Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce

Sex and sleaze: The Wire creator's new show isn't pretty

Karl Quinn

Erik Thomson from 800 Words

Erik Thomson on the key to acting in a long-running series

Bridget McManus

Ariana Grande asserts her power effortlessly.

Review: Ariana Grande asserts power through vocal highs

★★★½
Nicole Economos

Don Williams

Country music legend 'Gentle Giant' Don Williams dies aged 78

''If art wins, we all win,'' says Beck.

Beck returns from the brink with peppy album Colors

Andrew Murfett

Volunteer Felicity Siro, CEO Carrie Leeson and two Lifeline volunteers.

Lifeline Book Fair: 'still the biggest and the best'

Regular John Scott has put his horse-drawn cart on display to help celebrate the milestone of the Hotel Ainslie.

The 'grand old girl' Hotel Ainslie turns 90

Landscape with Monsters by Circa sneak-preview.

A different kind of circus comes to town (hint: no red noses!)

Despite cultural differences there is still common ground when it comes to mothering.

What happens when grandparents have a cultural clash

Lisa Clifford

Holiday fiascos make for good stories later.

The worst holiday fiascos make for the best stories

Cooper “Hook. Line. Sinker” dress, $359.

The new way to wear stripes this spring

Georgie Gordon

A Mediterranean diet has been linked to better cardiovascular
health and increased life expectancy.

How European eating styles can foster better health

Lindy Alexander

My family is sick of take-away but I suddenly can't cook.

Dear Jess: How can I overcome my sudden aversion to cooking?

Jessica Rowe

Megan Irwin in Paris.

Four Australian fashionistas name the cities that inspire them

Jane Rocca

Jamaica's Usain Bolt preforms his trademark pose at the World Athletics Championships in London last month.

Retired Usain Bolt won't rule out a Mayweather-style comeback

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo.

Daniel Ricciardo to party at the F1 Singapore on one condition

The Goss
Amy Croffey

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12 things parents do that their children will (almost always) copy

Miki Agrawal with her breast pump at Burning Man.

Breastmilk lattes at Burning Man

Alanis Morissette & family

Alanis Morissette says PND started 'seconds' after her son's birth

Pair a piece of cake with a glass of port.

A crowd-pleasing Portuguese orange and honey cake

Adam Liaw's mini meatball lasagne

Shake up your routine with these new spins on family favourites

There's a lot of sangiovese and a lot of "monts".

Why sangiovese is Italy's number one grape

Cape Town.

This was the greatest trip of my life, and nobody wants to know about it

Ben Groundwater

Pioneertown's Mane Street.

Where you can stay at the world's coolest movie set

Kylie McLaughlin

Precious sleep on a plane can help you avoid the worst of jetlag.

Letters: Why some airlines close window shades in daylight

The Nokia8 in steel (above) and tempered blue.

Nokia 8 review: return of the Finnish flagship

The OnePlus 5 can go toe-to-toe with the Android heavyweights, but with a mid-range price tag.

Hands on with the OnePlus 5 smartphone

COMMENT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with the Pentagon's test vehicle attached.

SpaceX launches secretive space drone for US government

LA Noir

L.A. Noire coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox, VR

Kotaku

Ads

Would you put ads on your phone for money?

2017 BMW X7 iPerformance concept.

BMW's Range Rover rival revealed

Greg Kable

Volkswagen I.D Crozz1.

Back to the drawing board for VW's electric SUV concept

Andrew Maclean

The Jaguar Future-Type virtual concept.

The Jaguar of 2040

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai has invested in a hydrogen station at its Sydney HQ.

Will SA become a hydrogen hub?

David McCowen

Mazda BT-50 at the 2017 Birdsville Races

How to get to the Birdsville Races

Andrew Maclean

Kia's Picanto received a four-star safety score following Euro NCAP testing.

Crash tests highlight child safety

David McCowen

No.1 gun: Valentine Holmes credits his role at fullback as keeping him in the NRL.

Do or die as Cronulla Sharks host North Queensland Cowboys

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Canberra Vikings centre James Dargaville set up the match-winning try after breaking his nose.

Canberra Vikings stay unbeaten in NRC after downing Perth

9 mins ago

Sloane Stephens, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Madison Keys, of the United States, during ...

Forty days ago Stephens was No.957. She is US Open champion

Luke Shuey celebrates his extra-time sealer.

AFL hands down verdict on controversial Shuey free kick

Unstoppable: Springbok's Francois Hougaard.

Cheika says Wallabies lacked maturity to close out Springboks

Circle work: The Eels have a puzzle on their hands when it comes to their upcoming elimination final lineup.

Parra into sudden-death final with uncertainty over key positions

West Coast's win would not have eventuated if it wasn't for a moment of defensive genius.

AFL finals week one: The moments that mattered

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Belconnen United players celebrate their first goal.

Belconnen United stun Canberra Olympic in NPL grand final