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Warning shot on energy: former prime minister Tony Abbott, pictured with then-assistant treasurer Josh Frydenberg at ...

Tony Abbott fires warning shot at Turnbull

Narrabundah College principal Kerrie Grundy with one of the buildings set to be demolished due to asbestos contamination.

Two Canberra schools to be partially demolished due to asbestos

Nearly 50,000 Mitsubishi cars are being recalled due to a defect which might cause engine failure.

Crash fears trigger recall of 48,000 Mitsubishi vehicles

As a backbencher Malcolm Turnbull predicted a chilling effect on investment if a price wasn't put on carbon.

Turnbull's piercing prophecy is now reality

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Police have conducted a compliance inspection at a Sydney trucking company after a fatal crash on the Hume Highway at ...

Trucking company inspected after fatal Berrima crash

court

Man accused of assaulting teen co-worker over biscuits

Whistleblower sparks Defence department fraud probe

Rising star Muslim MP says he can't visit America under Trump

'Not overly difficult': federal departments pushed to pay up

Immigration 'robust, not unreasonable' in pay dispute

'Volcanic' evidence of Queen's involvement in '75 dismissal uncovered

Wilkinson joined Today as co-host in 2007.

Lisa Wilkinson quits Channel Nine in shock move

BREAKING
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Eileen Kramer doesn't like to use the word "old".

Eileen plans to dance at her 103rd birthday next month

Panellists on the ABC's Insiders program have mocked Peta Credlin's "piss and wind" comments on Sky News.

ABC panellists mock Peta Credlin's Sky News spray

Matt Damon defended himself by saying he had daughters.

We need to call time on powerful men pulling the Daughter Card

COMMENT

QPay's Zakaria Bouguettaya (pictured) and Andrew Clapham have won the inaugural grant.

Missed bus for ATO interview spurred success

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'Fake news' claim is losing its power for US President Donald Trump.

Diplomacy with North Korea will continue 'until the first bomb drops': Tillerson

Australians have the highest rate of skin cancer deaths in the world.

Men over 55 in sunny states most likely to get skin cancer diagnosis

Life less ordinary are rich pickings for Stephin ...

8:25PM

Lisa Wilkinson quits Nine, joins Ten in shock move

9:44PM

New Oxford dictionary brings whatevs to the ...

8:11PM

Barnie Van Wyk, CEO St Vincent de Paul is delighted to take the keys of a second Vinnies Night Patrol Van for the ACT area.

Rising homelessness prompts Vinnies night patrol expansion

Ted makes it that much harder to rent a home. Should that change?

Special rules for pokies at the casino 'not feasible', industry says

Winners of the inaugural Lake Burley Griffin Water Week Challenge Cup Ben Kirker, Morgan Evans, and Ben O'Sullivan.

Canberra takes to the water as the lake's recreation season begins

Gorman House, Ainslie.

Vandals start fire at historic building in Braddon

Isabella Buckley,18, from Griffith and 73-year-old Mark Dickerson from O'Connor brought their perspectives to the CTP ...

Citizens' jury has 'long way to go' on CTP insurance

ACT Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly.

Elderly residents die from flu outbreaks in nursing homes

Energy operators have over-invested, leading to the "gold plating" of poles and wires.

The main reason your energy bill is skyrocketing

Eleven workers miraculously survived a lightning strike.

Eleven workers struck by lightning in the Goldfields

WA

Much of George Street is to remain a construction zone well into next year.

'No end in sight' for Sydney CBD light rail chaos

NSW

Police hope footage from other skydivers on the same jump as Kerri Pike, Peter Dawson and Toby Turner (left to right) ...

Police combing skydiver footage for answers

QLD

Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Immigration pay case reaches Fair Work after 4 years

Kate Carnell Australian Small Business and Family Enterpris Ombudsman in Canberra on Thursday 20 July 2017. Photo: ...

'Not overly difficult': federal departments pushed to pay up

A surveillance expert is concerned about the use of the government's facial recognition technology.

Government agencies could use facial recognition

Senators Pauline Hanson Nick Xenophon Jacqui Lambie Cory Bernardi David Leyonhjelm 16 October 2017 Photos: Fairfax Media

Crossbench looms as government's only path to energy deal

Nicole Hasham

Abbott launches climate warning shot ahead of crucial meeting

Mark Kenny

As it happened: the day in politics from Parliament House

Stephanie Peatling

The states are leading the way on renewables, a new report finds.

Green schemes under pressure ahead of Coalition climate decision

Adam Gartrell

Centrelink

Young people twice as likely to be on Centrelink if parents were

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Energy operators have over-invested, leading to the "gold plating" of poles and wires.

Competition watchdog reveals real driver of electricity price rises

Adam Gartrell

An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at RAAF Base Amberley, QLD.

'Alf' Defence data hack raises US State Department's hackles

David Wroe

Somali security forces and others gather and search for bodies near destroyed buildings at the scene of Saturday's blast ...

Mogadishu truck bombings are deadliest attack in decades

The purported leader of Islamic State's south-east Asia branch, Isnilon Hapilon, centre, at a meeting of militants at an ...

Death of IS leaders boosts battle to retake besieged Philippine city

Lindsay Murdoch

London is rated as the world's best megacity for women.

London best city for women, Cairo the worst

Belinda Goldsmith

Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, head of Austrian People's Party, during a TV interview in Vienna after polls closed on ...

At age 31 Kurz declares victory in Austrian election

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Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Turnbull prophet of his own doom on energy policy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Senator Pauline Hanson takes off a burqa during Senate Question Time.

A lifetime in Australia, and now feeling just a little less welcome

COMMENT
Denis Muller

Tony Abbott.

Snipers aim at Turnbull's back and legs

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

Premier investments chairman Solomon Lew.

Solomon Lew tells Myer it's time to fess up on sales

Carolyn Cummins

David Gubbay and Yunfeng Du, shareholders in Network Ten fighting the sale to CBS.

Court rejects student shareholder's 'exam' plea to halt Ten deal

ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott (pictured) will succeed NAB's Andrew Thorburn as the next chair of the ...

ANZ boss to lead banking lobby's reputation repair job

Clancy Yeates

Networks accounted for 48 per cent of energy bills across the National Electricity Network, which comprises Queensland, ...

Energy networks reject ACCC findings over price hikes

Cole Latimer

ASX vaults to five-month high as miners surge

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

Australia's house price 'upswing' the longest in the world: BIS

Clancy Yeates

'May cause accident': Mitsubishi recalls nearly 50,000 cars

Stephanie Gardiner

'A bit like the space race': Qantas chases ultra-long-haul dream

Nick Toscano

The Stylesmiths designed this Collingwood apartment for a young first homebuyer.

The pieces of furniture that are absolutely worth investing in

Isabelle Lane

Thousands of fans gathered in Regent Street, Elsternwick on Sunday morning for their chance to inspect The Block houses. ...

The Block 2017: Fans rush to the Elsternwick houses for open day

Adrian Lowe

There is still a significant pipeline of apartment construction to come through in Canberra.

Is it better to buy an apartment in the CBD, or house in the suburbs?

Newcastle has been undergoing a steady change since the closure of BHP's steelworks at the end of the 1990s. Photo: ...

Newcastle, Wollongong join Sydney property price downturn

4 Hotham Crescent, Deakin

Stunning Deakin residence has hit the market

Ray Sparvell

The Rolls-Royce Phantom can quickly double in price as soon as the luxury add-ons start.

The $1 million dollar car that will actually cost you $2 million

Cars
Toby Hagon

Michael Hutchence had a sense of style that defied conventions.

In excess: The iconic style of the last great rockstar

Men's Style

Customers pick through the racks at Dressed Up in the City, a fashion business that offers designer dress rentals.

How dress rental sites can save you money on fashion

Georgina Dent

Nursing home bills could rise if the government accepts new recommendations.

Ordinary people to pay more for aged care under proposed reforms

Noel Whittaker

QPay's Zakaria Bouguettaya (pictured) and Andrew Clapham have won the inaugural grant.

Missing bus for ATO job interview spurred success

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Kate Carnell Australian Small Business and Family Enterpris Ombudsman in Canberra on Thursday 20 July 2017. Photo: ...

'Not overly difficult': federal departments pushed to pay up

Tom McIlroy

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Clinton: double-standard 'alive and well'

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Entertainment News Highlights

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Colin Kaepernick files complaint against NFL

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ABC Insiders react to Peta Credlin

Matt Golding

Best of Fairfax cartoons Oct 16

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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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Wilkinson joined Today as co-host in 2007.

Lisa Wilkinson quits Nine, joins Ten in shock move

BREAKING
Michael Lallo
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FILE - In this June 5, 2017 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks in Baltimore. Clinton says ...

Assange hits back at Hillary Clinton's Four Corners attack

Karl Quinn
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Singer Bjork claims she was sexually harassed on a movie set.

Bjork joins chorus of 'sexually harassed' women on movie sets

Aja Styles
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Michael Hutchence performing with INXS in 1994.

Hutchence magic works again for Seven: Last Rockstar review

Neil McMahon

Music writer Iain Shedden spent nine years with The Saints.

Music writer and Saints drummer Iain Shedden dies aged 60

Damien Murphy

Michael Hutchence is the subject of Channel Seven documentary The Last Rockstar.

INXS distances itself from Michael Hutchence doco

Broede Carmody

Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane in Suits.

Markle reportedly quits TV ahead of royal engagement

Rob Moran

Harvey Weinstein attends the premiere of "12-12-12" held at the Clearview Cinemas Ziegfield Theater in New York on ...

Weinstein investigated over four more rape allegations

Lisa Cox was a co-creator on the upcoming SBS series Sunshine.

New crime drama Sunshine has a Canberra link

Marc Quinn, Self 2011, blood (artist's), liquid silicone, stainless steel, glass, acrylic, refrigeration equipment, ...

Hyper Real: Blood, sweat and tears, and more blood

Tim the Yowie Man filming a scene at Burnima near Bombala.

Tim the Yowie Man coming to a screen near you

Anna Wintour and Harvey Weinstein in 2013.

How fashion has been shaken by Weinstein allegations

Vanessa Friedman, Jacob Bernstein and Matthew Schneier

Matt Damon defended himself by saying he had daughters.

We need to call time on powerful men pulling the 'Daughter Card'

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Being able-bodied is a temporary privilege, and whether by accident, illness or age, most of us will need caring for ...

Why the difference between unpaid and paid care is huge

Naomi Chainey

Bec Judd at the ACRA?s 2017 Bec Judd arrives at the Australian Commercial?Radio?Awards?at the Melbourne Convention and ...

The sleeper red carpet hit we've been thinking about all weekend

Melissa Singer

Engaged: Sophie Turner.

GoT's Sophie Turner to marry Joe Jonas

Not being modern is the kiss of death for fashion.

Why it matters (even in Australia) that Gucci has gone fur-free

Clare Press

Chris Hemsworth (R) and actor Mark Ruffalo on the red carpet for Thor: Ragnarok in Sydney.

Hemsworth and Ruffalo condemn Weinstein at Thor premiere

Amy Croffey

Women are capable of more than they think.

Why older women can lift more than they think

Paula Goodyer

Helping out is great, but should parents pay?

Why you should not pay your children to do chores

It makes sense to break down babies' ages into months in their first year, but why do it after that?

Why do some parents insist on referring to their kid's age in months?

Franz Jakob, Authentischen Barbier in Quebec on the floor with 6yo Wyatt

Barber's kind approach to boy with autism will melt your heart

Octopasta! Ramblr's signature calamari noodles with smoked bone marrow and kimchi.

Octopasta! Natchies! The best (and worst) food trends of 2017

Chefs Dave Verheul from Embla (left) and Aaron Turner from Igni.

The form guide: Who's going to win the Good Food Guide Awards?

Cuban sandwich.

Weekly meal planner: Making the most of leftovers

Qantas A380 super-jumbo flies approximately 58,515 miles a week according to data from FlightRadar24.com.

58,000 miles and 46 flights: a week in the life of a modern aircraft

Hugh Morris

Sri Lanka is home to a cuisine that is seriously, spectacularly good.

The world's most underrated and overrated food and wine

EasyJet has indicated that it might make huge losses this year.

Why are flights so much cheaper in Europe than in the US?

US President Donald Trump follows a carefully curated list of 45 Twitter accounts.

Sobering Twitter Trump bot goes viral

Samsung's most recent Galaxy devices saw it move more than half of all Android phones in the last three months.

Samsung v Apple: what we've been buying

The Apple TV 4K brings Ultra HD blockbusters like <i>Wonder Woman</i> into your lounge room.

Is it worth upgrading to the new 4K Apple TV?

COMMENT

HDD

Microwave tech could produce 40TB hard drive

Gizmodo

microsoft

Tech giants in fear of 'doing a Microsoft'

COMMENT

The Skoda Octavia is built on the same platform as the Volkswagen Golf.

VW: Skoda needs to pay us more

Alex Rae

Holden's Barina represents affordable motoring.

Which is the best Holden Barina model

David McCowen

2018 Honda Civic Type R.

New Civic Type R reviewed

Alex Rae

2017 Holden Dream Cruise

Holden Dream Cruise attracts 25,000 fans

Andrew Maclean

2018 Toyota Fortuner Crusader.

Toyota slashes Fortuner prices

Kez Casey

2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

New Mercedes S-Class prices revealed

Alex Rae

Australia's Jason Behrendorff bowls during the second Twenty20 cricket match against India in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, ...

Jason Behrendorff knows he has what it takes for Ashes

Hannah Mouncey

AFL to make late transgender draft call on Mouncey

Heavily criticised: Roosters playmaker Mitchell Pearce.

Roosters can afford to buy Cronk – and Pearce should go if they do

Canberra Raiders forward Elliott Whitehead is confident England can win the Rugby League World Cup.

Raiders' Whitehead backs England to win World Cup

Mark Higgs has urged Cricket ACT to be cautious.

Mark Higgs urges Cricket ACT to be cautious with Comets

Usman Khawaja has only played one Test in 2017.

Selectors causing instability in Australian team: Khawaja

San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne (38) walks off the field after an NFL preseason football game against the ...

New York rugby league team eyes Hayne as inaugural marquee

Next stop Central America: Australia's Tim Cahill (centre) and Tomas Rogic acknowledge the crowd after their win over ...

Socceroos decide on Honduran base for qualifier