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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and his predecessor have approved more than $6 million in government advertising ...

ACT govt forks out more than $6m on advertising

The ABS on Tuesday announced 57.5 per cent of eligible Australians had returned their surveys.

'Hard to see how they could win': Poll all but decided

Former prime minister Bob Hawke on Wednesday

Hawke hits out at 'worst economic decision made by any Australian PM'

US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Marine One for Puerto Rico on Tuesday.

Trump declares miracle and avoids gun law questions

Marilou Danley, an Australian woman initially sought in relation to the Las Vegas shooting. She was overseas at the time ...

Sisters of killer's girlfriend break their silence

Despite record-low interest rates, around 12 per cent of income is now devoted to servicing our record debt.

'Houses and holes': Flawed economy running out of luck

COMMENT

Judge rejects claim $50k drug stash was for personal use

Labor MP used taxpayer funds for ad attack on ABC reporter

Life in the slow lane: Australia has slower internet than Kenya

Could DFAT move to Ned Kelly's stomping ground?

FBI agents meet shooter's girlfriend at Los Angeles airport

Stephen Paddock (inset) used a hammer to smash the window of his room in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

'Pre-planned extensively': Hotel missed clues to what was going on in room 32135

EXCLUSIVE

Sophie faces some "difficult" decisions at rose ceremony.

Game over Sophie Monk, you know where the rose is going

Anh Do and his mother, Hien Do, celebrate his win of the People's Choice award at the Archibald Prize.

'A hoot': Anh Do wins Archibald People's Choice Prize

Australia Post postman John Kanard has found the best defence to swooping magpies is a muesli bar. He feeds the magpies ...

Canberra postman's secret to stop magpies from swooping

Hugh Hefner poses at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Thursday April 5,2007. Hugh Hefner's Playboy will offer three ...

Hugh Hefner's cause of death revealed

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Body cam captures Las Vegas shooting

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A new prehistoric sea monster has been discovered

Grumpy middle aged man angry unhappy cranky disapproving

These are the four work habits that drive your boss crazy

Donald Trump visits Las Vegas after mass shooting

5:08AM

What happens when your brother is a mass murderer

3:34AM

Tillerson: 'I did not call Donald Trump a moron'

2:30AM

Karna O'Dea at home with her son Malcolm, who has complex needs and uses Marymead's respite service every second weekend.

Reprieve for Canberra families shut out of respite

UPDATED

Edgar's Inn closes as asbestos removal begins

Police find counterfeit cash in Canberra

Brigadier Damian Cantwell (on left, front) meets with key members of the government of the Islamic Republic of ...

ACT's new electoral commissioner helped run Afghan elections

Canberra house prices continue to show steady growth.

Canberra house prices show steady growth as Sydney values fall

Rhys Liam Brown, 26, dances in his cell before he singed the screen of a CCTV camera.

Man set fire to cell using lighter stashed in buttocks

Surgeon Damian Smith with patient Michael Woolley. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

First surgery in the ACT using the Mako robotic-arm

Bibek Guragain has been jailed for filming his colleagues in the toilet at Woolworths.

Jail for upskirting Woolworths customers

NSW

Chinese "self-healing" promoter Hong Chi Xiao has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a six-year-old boy.

Therapist 'denied insulin to boy as he was dying'

NSW

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced she supported a ban on property developer donations in state and local governments.

Developers banned from donating to government

QLD

The prisoner has been charged with two offences over the incident.

Man 'thrust his penis' onto a prison officer

WA

Perhaps Barnaby Joyce should have been subtler and put the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in ...

Secrecy now shrouds decentralisation mess

Administrative Appeals Tribunal deputy president Gary Humphries.

Comcare accused of unconscionable conduct in appeal

CPSU deputy secretary Melissa Donnelly.

Courts staff enlist public's support in bargaining dispute

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull poses for a photo during his announcement of Snowy Hydro 2.0 in March.

Questions over Snowy Hydro 2.0 as firm banned over corruption claims

James Massola

Reflective Gareth with a twist of vintage Hawkie

Mark Kenny

Labor MP used taxpayer funds for ad attack on ABC reporter

Adam Gartrell

Judge Paul Higham and partner Shane McGowan.

Our love is equal, judge tells his 'husband-in-waiting'

Tony Wright

Senator Marise Payne will visit South Korea on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and Defence Minister Song ...

Trump 'a yin and yang thing', Mattis the steady hand: Minister

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

'Mass surveillance': Turnbull lashed over driver's licences push

Eryk Bagshaw

The ABS on Tuesday announced 57.5 per cent of eligible Australians had returned their surveys.

Yes vote unbeatable 'unless a lot of people are straight out lying'

Mark Kenny

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin at odds with Trump over North Korea military strike

A detail of the 1997 painting of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi by Chen Yanning which hung at St Hugh's College, Oxford ...

Suu Kyi stripped of 'Freedom of Oxford' as pressure grows

Lindsay Murdoch

Picking up an Ofo bike. Commuters can pick up the bikes, ride them, then drop them off anywhere they like.

China is at 'peak share bike' so Ofo comes to Australia

Kirsty Needham

US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Marine One for Puerto Rico on Tuesday.

'What happened is, in many ways, a miracle'

John Howard, all these years on, still rates his decision to control guns as one of his best moments.

How Australia beat the gun lobby and passed gun control

COMMENT
Richard Glover

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

Former prime minister John Howard wants to stay in the spotlight.

Howard, the permanent politician

COMMENT
John Warhurst

The last straw for Solomon Lew was an email from Myer chairman Paul McClintock.

The email that turned Solly Lew against Myer

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Schools received $2.3 million from the Commonwealth Bank in 2016, under its school banking program, including the ...

Choice calls for ban on CBA's Dollarmites accounts

Clancy Yeates

Rupert Murdoch remuneration topped $US5.68 million last year.

Rupert Murdoch's exit plan quite a parachute

Colin Kruger, CBD
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Capital Mining is pitching itself as an explorer with cobalt assets.

Capital Mining directors flounder under ASX spotlight

Jessica Sier

Bailing out Adani is the definition of absurd

Julien Vincent

Japanese hotel group plans big expansion in Australia

Carolyn Cummins

Interest only? One in three don't understand their home loans

Clancy Yeates

'Ill-considered grab for cash': miners lash WA gold tax

Nassim Khadem

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

Most Australians face going broke before they die

Photo: Michelle Mossop.

Canberra households need to earn six figures to avoid mortgage stress

October 2, 2017 NEW YORK TIMES Rain, wind and pollution have battered the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, which is ...

Decaying: $230m needed to save world's greatest church

1 Dreyer Street, Franklin

Strong holiday result for Canberra auction market

'There must be a balance between affordable housing and some semblance of style.'

Property and the generational wealth gap, in three charts

Christian Louboutin's new line of men's sneakers can be purchased from their latest pop-up store.

The explosive technique luxury brands are using to make you buy

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

Alvarrez, seen with Aussie model Shanina Shaik, has embraced a dream life.

The new face of Bonds is a drop-out with 5.4 million fans

Culture

Regulators have strongly supported open banking, which could help smaller players compete with the big four.

Fighting the 'lazy tax': the change that will help us get the best deals

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Chelsea Crichton is earning up to three times the interest on her savings after switching from her bank to peer-to-peer ...

Why Chelsea took all her savings and lent it to total strangers

John Collett

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick (left) and caption Trent Cotchin celebrate their win. The club orchestrated a textbook ...

What Richmond and the Storm can teach business

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

Richard Whiteoak of Whiteoak Capital, one of The Healthy Mummy's investors, with founder Rhian Allen.

Seven things I've learnt building my $10 million business

Rhian Allen

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Turnbull to push COAG over terror laws

Jimmy Kimmel

Late night TV hosts plead for gun control

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Vigils across Las Vegas for shooting victims

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ABC presenters left speechless by live-to-air exit

Independence supporters march during a demonstration downtown Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. Catalan leaders ...

World of Photos - October 4, 2017

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The epic 10 part Stan Original anthology series Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - now streaming

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Reap what you sow… Season 4 of The Last Ship - 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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"Third-generation publican" Stu,44, might be the new frontrunner.

Game over Sophie Monk, give it to the hotel heir

Rob Moran

Labor MP Michael Danby has taken out an ad in Australian Jewish News criticising the ABC's Sophie McNeill.

Labor MP used taxpayer funds for ad attack on ABC reporter

Anh Do and his mother, Hien Do, celebrate his win of the People's Choice award at the Archibald Prize.

Anh Do wins Archibald People's Choice Prize

Garry Maddox

The cast of Melbourne Cabaret Festival show <i>Bloodbath</i> perform at
Dracula's theatre restaurant in 2014.

Gentrification, metro tunnel shove a stake in Dracula's

Broede Carmody

Winner of the 2005 Australian Idol contest Kate DeAraugo, has apologised outside court where she is facing drug charges.

Australian Idol star Kate DeAraugo says 'sorry' outside court

Adam Holmes

Hugh Hefner died of respiratory failure following a cardiac arrest, it has been revealed.

Hugh Hefner's cause of death revealed

Rob Moran

Stephen Colbert called on Trump to take action this time on gun control.

Late night hosts get serious, plead for tighter gun laws

Emily Yahr

Waleed Aly.

Aly decries 'incredibly ordinary' Las Vegas mass shooting

Aja Styles

The National Film and Sound Archive's Vinyl Lounge turns four this Friday. Pictures is sound curator Thorsten Kaeding.

Vinyl Lounge turns four with prizes and a new lounge

Get hands on at the Rural Fire Service Community Open Day at Googong on Saturday.

7 things to do in Canberra this weekend

The Towers of Tomorrow exhibition at the National Museum of Canberra.

No party like a LEGO party - here's your chance to win

Same-sex marriage demonstrators in Melbourne earlier this month.

Yes, our fight for equality will continue well after postal vote

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

A woman cries while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed ...

I can't even explain Las Vegas to myself, but kids have questions

COMMENT
Amy Joyce

Leanne Faulkner is speaking about the silent issues facing small business owners.

The 'major issue' that can creep up when you work for yourself

Sarah Berry

Salim Mehajer during his lavish wedding, which caused a storm of protest.

Salim Mehajer announces new wedding business venture

Nicole Economos

Tramp Press Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen are tired of receiving submissions addressed to 'Sirs'.

Address your CV to 'Dear Sirs'? Don't expect a call

Clementine Ford

Nicole Kidman has penned an open letter in Net-A-Porter's magazine.

Nicole Kidman calls out Hollywood's sexism in new essay

Jenna Clarke

Why do people do these things to each other? It was this question that nearly undid barrister Tim Marsh at the end of 2014.

The emotional toll of defending a child killer

Tim Marsh

An undated photo of 'lone wolf' mass murderer Stephen Paddock.

The epidemic of white men turning into lone wolves

COMMENT
Alexandra Petri

Julia Roberts is turning 50 this month.

'I was a selfish brat': Julia Roberts on life before motherhood

A man's lung cancer diagnosis turned out to be something far less sinister.

Man's 'lung cancer' turns out to be childhood toy

This is why carseats are so important.

Accident photo shows importance of child carseats

The perfect cuppa is beautiful thing.

How to brew the perfect cup of tea

Chilli salt prawns.

These chilli salt prawns are ready in minutes

Cajun fried shrimp po' boy with a chocolate milkshake.

Step inside Canberra's new retro diner

Spike Island, in County Cork, Ireland.

Better than the Louvre? Shock over attraction named Europe's best

Soo Kim

Dubai, The Palm.

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Dubai

Ben Groundwater

The bedroom, on 'The Residence by Etihad', a new First Class service offered by Etihad Airways.

How to fly in the world's best airline suite for $345 (a month)

Hugh Morris

US tech companies have been loath to decode any of their systems for intelligence and police agencies.

Paedophiles, gangsters enabled by app: UK

Anki Overdrive brings the race track into your home.

Real life Mario Kart with these smart race cars

COMMENT

Today Extra hosts Sonia Kruger and David Campbell on Nine.

Real risks to PM's face database, despite Sonia Kruger thumbs up

COMMENT

Bixby

How to disable the Bixby button on a Galaxy

Lifehacker

This Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo shows the Equifax Inc. headquarters in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, credit ...

We're becoming numb to hacks and breaches

COMMENT

The Toyota Camry Commemorative Edition, the last locally-made models.

Toyota in Australia: The legacy

Stephen Ottley

The Queensland Government may subsidise electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf.

Queensland to push for green car subsidies

David McCowen

The Ford Ranger was Australia's highest selling vehicle in September.

Best selling cars in Oz revealed

Dom Tripolone

2018 Jeep Compass.

Details: Jeep's CX-5 rival

Stephen Ottley

Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport.

2017 Toyota Corolla reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Nissan Leaf Nismo concept.

Nissan reveals Nismo Leaf

Stephen Ottley

Stuart Dew.

Suns appoint Dew as coach

Josh Papalii could play for Samoa at the World Cup.

International Raiders: Josh Papalii eligible for Samoa World Cup

Canberra Capitals skipper Natalie Hurst, Canberra United's Michelle Heyman, and Meteors fast-bowler Maitlan Brown.

Capitals, Meteors, United set sights on titles and big crowds

Happy with his decision: Jason Taumalolo is keen to inspire young Tongan players.

Why Taumalolo chose Tonga over New Zealand

Tom Rogic and Tim Cahill. in Socceroos training in Malaysia before their World Cup qualifier first leg against Syria.

The Lowdown: Australia v Syria

Kurt Baptiste.

Raiders duo set for 'hectic' Papua New Guinea reception

Australia's Nick Kyrgios celebrates after winning the first set against Belgium's David Goffin during a Davis Cup World ...

Kyrgios' booming serve to help Puerto Rico

Matilda Heather Garriock - Australian soccer player

Follow the leader: Canberra to lean on three captains