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The scene of a bridge which collapsed on the Gungahlin Drive Extension, over Barton Highway in North Canberra. 14th ...

No prosecution for 'third world' level bridge collapse

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaking out in New York.

George W. Bush rebukes Trump presidency

Nick Kyrgios will miss the final few weeks of the 2017 season.

Kyrgios to sit out the rest of 2017 season

35 mins ago

ACT Shadow Racing Minister Mark Parton has been a vocal opponent of the greyhound racing ban.

Leaked documents show greyhound ban could start earlier than July

1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop accuses media of talking "rubbish" over Jacinda Ardern victory

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr inspects Canberra's new trams on the production line in Spain.

Next stop, Canberra: Barr heads to Spain to inspect our trams

LGBTI equality 'still behind the eight ball' after 10 years

Keating in 11th hour bid to stop euthanasia laws

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Man dies on Great Barrier Reef after being swept out to sea

I was wrong: My two big, bad calls on the economy

COMMENT

Fog of war and controversy in Afghanistan

Julie Bishop North Korea letter

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' letter from North Korea

EXCLUSIVE

Tiny and simple, the Nokia 3310 3G is tough to recommend for anything other than nostalgic appeal, even at $90.

Heyday over: The Nokia 3310 is better left in the past

1 hr ago

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory was accused of 'victim-blaming' following her comments on Weinstein.

Big Bang Theory star apologises for Weinstein comments

Erandi Kulasekera with her two sons, Mathuka Mohottala, 3, and her two-day-old unnamed newborn at the Canberra Hospital.

Research reveals the women most likely to have a son

"It can be reversed," says Stu.

Stu drops bombshell about kids on The Bachelorette

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US uni braces for alt-right speaker

Huffington Post

Being the child of an affair taught me we should know who our parents are

Big River supplies timber and steel products to about 2700 professional builders and construction companies.

Canberra development at record highs but so are the non-starts

Raiders land another signing boost

10:11AM

Murder charge for man involved in rooftop ...

10:07AM

Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more ...

9:51AM

The scene of a bridge which collapsed on the Gungahlin Drive Extension, over Barton Highway in North Canberra.

Canberra Now: No prosecution after bridge collapse, 90 salmonella cases in ACT

Horrified, confronted or amazed: Hyper Real launches at NGA

ANU head: idea all Chinese students are spies 'flat-out wrong'

Edmund Barton, Sydney 1900. Edmund Barton, Prime Minister, who blamed war - enrolment mix - up on "meddlesome ...

A journey of discovery for first PM's descendants

Mick Gentleman has defended a contentious plan for the Woden Town Centre.

Minister defends contentious Woden Town Centre plans

The toddler is in a critical condition in Sydney Children's Hospital.

Man dies in motorcycle accident near Queanbeyan

Woden Valley Community Council president Fiona Carrick is worried about Woden Cemetery's plan to expand into public parks.

Government grilled on south Canberra cemetery plans

Courts.

'Say mercy': Women 'assaulted' by photographer

NSW

An artist's impression of the scenario village at the Westgate police complex at Wacol.

Fake $46.7m village for anti-terror training

QLD

The scene of a bridge which collapsed on the Gungahlin Drive Extension, over Barton Highway in North Canberra.

No prosecution after bridge collapse

Aaron Pajich's body was found in the backyard of an Orelia home in June 2016.

Murder accused 'cut lesbian lover' trial told

WA

The Coalition wants to decentralise the public service and could shift jobs from Canberra.

Regions copped 1800 job losses in APS cut: union

Former Health Department secretary Martin Bowles.

APS needs permission to innovate without fear: former health boss

Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra ...

APS job churn sees ACT with highest rates of non-permanent employees

The government wanted to raise fees by $2000 to $3600 for a four year course, with a maximum payment of $50,000 for a ...

Turnbull's $2.8 billion university funding cuts killed in the Senate

Eryk Bagshaw

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' North Korea letter

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Energy policy architect plays down carbon price fears

James Massola

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop accuses the media of talking "rubbish" about Ardern

Bianca Hall

Nationals MP Jian Yang at Chinese and Korean New Year festivities in the Auckland suburb of Northcote.

NZ MP embroiled in Chinese intelligence fracas worked in Senate

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

Former prime minister Paul Keating.

Don't do it: Paul Keating in 11th hour bid to stop euthanasia laws

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Generic Crown Casino Signage in Melbourne. 18th October 2017. Photo by Jason South

Coalition and Labor lashed for opposing Crown inquiry

Fergus Hunter

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Governor Ricardo Rossello

Trump gives Puerto Rico response a grade of 10 out of 10

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley

Election interference is warfare: US envoy

Richard Spencer speaking at the Texas A&M University in 2016.

Protesters denounce white nationalist's speech in Florida

1 hr ago

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaking out in New York.

George W. Bush rebukes Trump presidency

John T. Bennett

Hannah Mouncey

The AFL is setting standards Mouncey may never meet

COMMENT
Dale Sheridan

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

There is no way the government will be able to go ahead with its remaining company tax cuts.

The company tax cut is dead

COMMENT
Peter Martin

In September, Facebook confirmed Russian trolls spent $100,000 on its platform during last year's US elections.

For just $85.10, Tim spread fake news to more than 10,000 people

COMMENT
John McDuling

New Zealand stocks sank on news that the Labour Party will take power in New Zealand.

Markets Live: Kiwi shares tumble

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
1 min ago

BHP Chairman Ken MacKenzie has given a blunt message to activist investors pushing for changes at the Big Australian.

'Mr Mackenzie and Mr MacKenzie' are in charge, new BHP chair says

Darren Gray

Living in the moment isn't so great when you're lost: Getting by without a smartphone is harder than you think now that ...

My smartphone died, and I didn't miss it. Well, maybe a little.

COMMENT
33 mins ago

Lawyer sees 'potential' for class action against Rio Tinto

Darren Gray

'Anaemic appetite' for iPhone 8 rattles Apple investors

1 hr ago

Is Myer's CEO setting a new Melbourne Cup course?

Colin Kruger, CBD

'When 1800 people leapt to their feet, I knew I wasn't in Australia'

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Martina Gemmola/Haymes Paint

Trend-proof painting: The colours that never go out of style

Big River supplies timber and steel products to about 2700 professional builders and construction companies.

Canberra development at record highs but so are the non-starts

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

Canberra market expected to grow by up to 9 per cent in 2018

London house prices are falling at their fastest pace since the global financial crisis. Photo: Bloomberg

London house prices fall at their fastest rate since the financial crisis

10 BONWICK PLACE, GARRAN.

Garran home offers pinnacle living and a prime location

Hotel gyms can often lack the essentials, but HIIT requires nothing but bodyweight.

HIIT and run: How the experts stay fit while travelling

Fitness
1 hr ago

Extreme sports are attracting daredevils combining the adrenalin rush with a good cause.

Extreme daredevils: Would you risk your life for charity?

Culture

Panic selling on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 19, 1987.

Lessons from the past: 1987 sharemarket crash and the GFC

Daryl Dixon
1 hr ago

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Ask Noel: does Centrelink recognise prenups?

Noel Whittaker

Subtle indoctrination begins in childhood.

How Disney films limit women's careers

COMMENT
James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says the decision serves as a reminder to large businesses to review their ...

Court rubbishes JJ Richards small business contracts

Cara Waters

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'Bigotry seems emboldened': George W. Bush

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Australian killed at gunpoint in Nairobi

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New Zealand gets youngest leader in 150 years

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Kelly: 'stunned' over criticism of Trump call

1 hr ago

Finishing touches to the 2017 Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi.

Sculpture by the Sea 2017

PKD stan Oct

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

the last ship stan

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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"It can be reversed," says Stu.

Stu drops bombshell about kids on The Bachelorette

Rob Moran

The Pussycat Dolls performing in Melbourne in 2009.

Pussycat Dolls rubbish 'prostitution ring' claims

Broede Carmody

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory was accused of 'victim-blaming' following her comments on Weinstein.

Big Bang Theory star apologises for Weinstein comments

Elahe Izadi

Tracey Spicer says she will reveal the names of "long-term offenders" of sexual harassment in Australia's media industry.

Tracey Spicer to name 'serial predators'

Rob Moran

Isabella Manfredi, lead singer with the Preatures, has revealed her experiences of sexual harassment in the music industry.

Preatures singer details sexual harassment in music industry

Danielle McGrane

James Trethewie has said he's heartbroken after being evicted from The Bachelorette mansion.

'Broken': Bachelorette evictee pens emotional essay

Broede Carmody

Tim Minchin - I Still Call Australia Homophobic (Marriage Equality Protest Song)? Published on youtube on 10 Aug 2017

Tim Minchin honoured at Hollywood awards gala

Michael Idato

Magda Szubanski (right) and Lucy Durack have a complicated mother-daughter relationship in Sisters.

Magda Szubanski: How coming out changed my life

Michael Lallo

Ben Johnston co-owner of Old Canberra Inn will tap the Good Beer Company's special edition Love Squared beer on Sunday.

Love on tap: The beer that doesn't discriminate

Ros Auld, Oribe, 2017.

Visions of landscape sit sympathetically together

Composer Natalie Williams

NCO plays a starry Canberra premiere

Thong Jeans.

Thong jeans now exist thanks (?) to a Japanese designer

40 mins ago

Sharing a pet together can teach couples a lot about their compatibility as future spouses.

A woman's heart literally broke after her dog died

Karin Brulliard
1 hr ago

Clem Bastow's nails in 2013

I'm a 'long nails person' and I won't be shamed for it

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Letting go: Sarah Wilson.

Sarah Wilson on learning to let go ... and lead a better life

Sarah Berry

Aerobics Oz Style instructors, from left, June Jones, Taryn Polovin and Wendi Carroll.

Throwback fitness: Aerobics Oz Style reunite

Mary Ward

From the moment they're born, men are taught they have an inherent right to power.

We know violence, crime and masculinity are linked. But why?

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

1971 October Cover .

First transgender 'playmate' hopes to pave way for women

Zoe Tabary

Billy Joel will be a dad for the third time at 68.

Billy Joel expecting third child at age 68

Sara M Moniuszko

Six-year-old Amelia.

My six-year-old daughter suffered a stroke

"Phone Off, Fun On", a Singapore McDonald's initiative.

The restaurant locking up diners' mobile phones

Kaylee Bay with her newborn daughter Gretsel.

Fed up mum-to-be has judge sign baby's eviction notice

The buttermilk tim tam pancakes served at Long Story Short Cafe.

How many of these Insta-friendly brunches have you 'grammed?

Adam Liaw's chicken with cashew nuts.

Adam Liaw's Chinese chicken with cashew nuts

Duck breast, confit cumquat, roast pumpkin, and fermented daikon at Aubergine.

Good Food Guide: Which Canberra restaurants received chef's hats?

The Stanley Hotel, Colorado.

Don't stay here: Lonely Planet reveals 10 most unsettling hotels

Edited by Julietta Jameson

JMPCBE Cheerful young woman raising a bottle of soda

Pools, bars and ghosts? The truth about being a hotel reviewer

Andrea Sachs
39 mins ago

The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Is it possible to go over Niagara Falls and survive?

David Whitley

Tiny and simple, the Nokia 3310 3G is tough to recommend for anything other than nostalgic appeal, even at $90.

The Nokia 3310 is better left in the past

Review
1 hr ago

A cardboard turntable, designed by a DJ, used by people who don't like vinyl.

Would you use a cardboard turntable?

The new Sonos One brings Amazon and Google's smart assistants into your home without sacrificing on sound quality.

Hands on Sonos' first smart speaker, the Sonos One

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Surface Book 2

Hands on with Microsoft Surface Book 2

Kotaku
17 mins ago

Professor Dayong Jin.

Brains behind cell-sized torch wins $50k prize

2018 Audi A8.

Driven: the world's most advanced car

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Toyota Fine-Comfort Ride concept

Toyota's limousine of the future revealed

Andrew Maclean

2018 Kia Sorento GT

2018 Kia Sorento first drive review

Stephen Ottley

Holden has created some of Australia's greatest cars

Top 10 Australian-built cars

Andrew Maclean

Ford AU Falcon

The worst Australian cars

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Mclaren has confirmed it will produce a road-legal race car based on the P1 hypercar

McLaren confirms P1 successor

Andrew Maclean

Brumbies' Jordan Smiler and Raiders' Jordan Rapana will both feature in huge games this weekend at Canberra Stadium. ...

Double-header blockbuster to start Brumbies-Raiders season

Elliott Whitehead has re-signed with the Raiders.

Raiders land another signing boost

5 mins ago

Hannah Mouncey

Sports Commission developing transgender policies

The Viking Clap gets underway.

NRL draw: Will you go to more afternoon Raiders games?

UPDATED

Canberra trainer Nick Olive is dreaming of a Melbourne Cup start.

Canberra horse ready for Melbourne Cup bid

Canberra's Logan Austin has been traded to St Kilda.

Done deal: Austin traded to St Kilda for Canberra trio

UPDATED

Canberra United skipper Ash Sykes was the W-League golden boot winner last season.

Canberra United's Ash Sykes not ready for Matildas return

Ben Stokes

'Very difficult' for England to let Stokes tour: Taylor