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The Liberal member for Mackellar, Jason Falinski

'Open and shut': Liberal MP is Polish, Labor says

Bystanders helped a man walk away from this crash on the Kings Highway on Friday.

ACT man lucky to walk away from Kings Highway crash

A demonstration of support in 2016 for Hall-based veterinarian Jan Spate after she agreed to not renew her vet licence.

Suspended vet set to be charged after controlled drugs found at home

Donald Trump

Donald Trump says memo `totally vindicates' him

Call waiting: One client was placed in a queue of 268 people.

Government mocked for its plan to fix Centrelink phone woes

Ginninderry sustainability manager Jessica Stewart demonstrates the highly efficient induction cooktops that will be ...

Ginninderry to be first Canberra suburb without natural gas

Walkley winner and giant of Australian journalism dies aged 62

Trump is now in open war against investigators

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

$124m heroin haul: Australian Navy's latest drug bust a 'milestone'

Security agencies use their own stuff-ups to demand more powers

Jack Waterford

Multi-millionaire John McGrath's $16m debt to bookmaker William Hill

EXCLUSIVE

Sarah Bowley and Joel Wilson both experienced discrimination in the Australian Defence Force while transitioning gender.

'It was the scariest thing I've done': Transgender cadets forced out of ADFA

Clonakilla's chief winemaker Tim Kirk at the Murrumbateman vineyard.

Is the next big wine destination just 35 minutes from Canberra?

FILE - In this July 15, 2015, file photo, director Woody Allen attends a special screening of "Irrational Man," hosted ...

Actors donate earnings from Woody Allen movies

This home at 2 Ingram Place, Broulee was sold for a record of $2.75 million.

Check out this record-breaking coastal home at Broulee

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'I read my own obits': Reporter's harrowing weeks as a POW

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First arrest after Las Vegas shooting

President Donald Trump at a meeting with North Korean defectors on Friday.

Fact check: does the Nunes memo show the FBI spied on the Trump campaign?

Federal Group CEO Greg Farrell in Tasmania in March, 2017.

The Sydney family that owns Tasmania's gambling industry

Monopoly - soon there'll be a cheater's edition that actively encourages players to twist some rules.

Collect $200 (or more): It's now OK to cheat at Monopoly

ASIO officers deliver a safe to the ABC's parliamentary bureau last week to secure the misplaced cabinet files.

Careless security agencies demand more powers they don't need

Peter Tonagh loses fight for throne at Foxtel

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Heads must roll: Malcolm Turnbull's anger over ...

11:00AM

Long-form cricket still a way off for ...

10:53AM

Signs of protests on the fences around the Curtin shop.

Floral protests removed from Curtin shops fence as owners mull options

Canberra producer throws his kid's birthday at Googfest

Canberra service provides free vet care to homeless pets

Brolgas Megs and Bill in The Sanctuary at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve on Friday.

These brolgas don't need Dr Dolittle - they need Dr Love

The adorable echidna taking a bath in Gungahlin.

Cute alert: Echidna takes a bath on a hot Canberra day

The wheels are in motion to pill-test at this year's Groovin the Moo festival.

Application flagged for legal pill-testing at Groovin the Moo

Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Queanbeyan West from Friday night.

Suspicious fire damages home in Queanbeyan West

Federal Group CEO Greg Farrell in Tasmania in March, 2017.

The family who own Tasmania's gambling industry

Jay Cerin, pictured here with partner Ruth Robinson, was found dead in his bedroom in a Hebersham home.

'You left him to rot': Slain man's mother

NSW

ASIO officers deliver a safe to the ABC's parliamentary bureau last week to secure the misplaced cabinet files.

Careless security agencies demand more powers

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Man accused of keeping woman as a 'sex slave'

QLD

These documents and security passes have been confirmed by the Department of Defence as belonging to a top official.

Defence department investigates another major breach

ASIO personnel delivering a safe to the ABC's Parliament House bureau on Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of ABC/Dan Confifer

Cabinet files sold off at op-shop were from the PMC office

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced Peter Dutton will become the Minister for Home Affairs at Parliament House in ...

Graduate numbers up for Home Affairs, Defence

Portrait of Lyle Shelton, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Christian Lobby head Lyle Shelton to join Cory Bernardi in politics

David Wroe

Senate crossbencher Lucy Gichuhi joins Coalition in shock manoeuvre

Mark Kenny

Bill Shorten's major language shift on future of Adani mine

UPDATED
James Massola

Christine Forster and Virgina Edwards in the Royal Botanical Gardens before the ceremony .

Tony Abbott's sister married in Sydney ceremony

Michael Koziol

The public school system is seeing a surge in enrolments, but there are fewer schools.

'Interesting phenomenon': The great public school switch

Michael Koziol

David Feeney, with his wife Liberty Sanger, announces his resignation from politics.

The risks are all on the downside for Bill Shorten in key byelection

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

AFR. 30th of January 2018. The new Federal Attorney General Christian Porter at the Parliamentary Offices in Sydney. ...

Porter considering power of veto over prosecution of journalists

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

The suspect was identified by police as Luca Traini.

Migrants wounded in Italian drive-by shootings

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1 hr ago

A photo supplied by the media arm of al-Qaida’s branch in Syria shows part of a Russian plane that was shot down by ...

Syrian rebels shoot down Russian fighter jet, kill pilot. Russia strikes back

Erin Cunningham and Louisa Loveluck
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Donald Trump and his allies are attacking key American institutions in order to discredit an investigation into foreign ...

Donald Trump is now in open war with those investigating his campaign

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

President Donald Trump at a meeting with North Korean defectors on Friday.

Fact check: does the Nunes memo show the FBI spied on the Trump campaign?

Glenn Kessler
1 hr ago

Michael Boustead cooking up some snags during the Australia Day Capital Concert.

Changing the date offers chance to celebrate better moments in history

Ian Warden

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

Michael Gordon's identity card, issued after first joining The Age as a cadet.

Remembering Michael Gordon, a people-watcher with a purpose

COMMENT

A trader at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Was it just a blip - or a turning point?

Wall Street sell-off: Is this the start of something big?

Lu Wang, Elena Popina and Sarah Ponczek

Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Cut taxes for companies that lift workers' wages, economists say

Eryk Bagshaw

Monopoly - soon there'll be a cheater's edition that actively encourages players to twist some rules.

C0llect $200 (or more): It's now ok to cheat at Monopoly

Rachel Tepper Paley

More right than anyone else. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans.

A Bill market - meet the forecaster who owned 2017

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

'He gets his hands dirty': Matt Comyn's rise to the top of CBA

Clancy Yeates

Apple, I really don't need a new smartphone

COMMENT
Geoffrey A. Fowler

'This is where the boys roll': Bitcoin conference ends in strip club

Lily Katz

Life's less expensive than you think

Ross Gittins

The burgers at Little Oink are mouth wateringly good.

Postcodes: Cook, 2614

STROMLO, OPPERMAN AVENUE

Relocated Westside Acton Park shipping containers seek new operators

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Forrest home offers contemporary living and low-maintenance lifestyle

The Australian dollar dropped sharply overnight, extending its losses for a fourth straight day.

NSW and Victoria's property decline sees other states shine

Nellie Tilley at 11 Cooper Street, Double Bay NSW.

Socialite Nellie Tilley pockets $6 million for her Double Bay digs

Balter craft brewery, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast. QLD. Mick Fanning, 3-time World Champion surfer and part owner of ...

These are the 20 best Aussie beers to fill the esky this weekend

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

Sti-stand desks allow you to adjust your posture.

Your standing desk isn't as healthy as you think

Rebecca Greenfield

Dividing money into different buckets is called "mental accounting".

Irrational behaviour can cost you money

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Quitting his job in finance and making a living as an MC and radio host is a dream come true for Neil Lithgow.

Perfect super storm brewing on back of gig economy boom

Nina Hendy

Petra Hair Care grew to five stores across Melbourne.

Hair Care chain collapses into liquidation after 52 years in business

Cara Waters

Kym Masters is the founder of Section28 in the Adelaide Hills.

Banker ditches the suit to become big cheese

Cara Waters

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First arrest after Las Vegas shooting

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FBI memo release is 'extraordinary'

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What do polar bears get up to?

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$124m heroin haul: Australian Navy's latest drug bust

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters play Sydney at ANZ Stadium, Homebush Sydney. Saturday 27th January 2018. Photograph by ...

Fairfax photos of the week - February 1, 2018

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Every episode ever of The Office (U.S) - this Thursday on Stan.

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The brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race: Allstars - this Friday 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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Wagner and Woods before her death.

Natalie Wood's death: a cold case that refuses to close

Michael Idato

In creating Gingham Woman, the late Brenton Heath-Kerr covered himself in mauve and white fabric from head to toe, a nod ...

Mardi Gras art responds to the political and the social

Steve Dow

Primal Scream tour Australia in February.

Primal Scream: Falling between rock and a hard place

Andrew Drever

Women around the world embraced Marimekko's bold colours and loose-fitting designs.

Marimekko show celebrates the brand that rescued women

Annabel Ross

Aaron Jeffery as Mark Read in Underbelly Files: Chopper.

Chopper is a hit, in more ways than one

John Silvester

Danny Green is a contestant on the 2018 season of Channel Ten's reality show, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

Green on Mundine: 'He's a warthog, I'm a panther'

Michael Lallo

Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood, pictured in the 48 Hours report.

Robert Wagner named 'person of interest' in Natalie Wood death

Michael Idato

Craig McLachlan, The Wrong Girl, season 2

Craig McLachlan sues Fairfax Media, ABC for defamation

Abode Hotels general manager Rien Donkin at the new Abode Murrumbateman Hotel.

Could Murrumbateman be the next big wine destination?

Derek O'Connor's Paris '68, 2017 in At home he's a tourist at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman Arts Centre.

Three exhibitions show depth and range of work at CCAS

Running from March 2-18, Enlighten's main action will still be in the parliamentary triangle, with creative projections ...

Enlighten is expanding across the lake this year

In hot demand ... model Roberta Pecoraro.

Is this Australia's most photographed model?

Melissa Singer

Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, and Beyonce at the 60th Annual GRammy Awards in New York.

Behold: the problem of Blue Ivy

Natalie Reilly
29 mins ago

Everything changed after that. Our parents no longer let us out of their sight, for a start.

My life changed the day a local girl was abducted

Kylie Ladd

I've lived somewhere on the spectrum between Michelle Bridges and Courtney Love.

Meshel Laurie: Am I embarking on an adventure, or a midlife crisis?

Meshel Laurie

Sarah Jessica Parker on October 20, 2017. Just days before Kim Cattrall dropped her bombshell.

Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City 3 - without Samantha

ANALYSIS
Natalie Reilly

Friendships are important for our health and wellbeing.

The art of making new friends as a grown-up

Helen Russell

Journalist Carrie Gracie gives evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Portcullis House, London, ...

An equal pay revolution is nigh in the UK. Australia, take note

Kristine Ziwica

Georgia Fowler and Victoria Lee feature in the glossy pages of Harper's Bazaar Australia's 20th Anniversary edition.

Georgia Fowler and Victoria Lee's glossy shoot celebrates 20 years of Harper's Bazaar

PS
Amy Croffey

Photo: Shutterstock

11 signs your kid is an extrovert

Women with HG experience can social isolation, suicidal thoughts and loss of employment.

Severe morning sickness can lead to mental health issues

Photo: Shutterstock

Don't make me feel bad for having an only child

Salt Bae's new New York restaurant, Nusr-Et, has caused quite the controversy.

Is Salt Bae's new restaurant the world's biggest rip off?

January diets are often doomed to fail.

The real reasons your January diet didn't work

Grilled zucchini with basil and mint

12 delicious ways to eat your greens

Like to visit Rio de Janeiro? Just try getting a visa.

Letters: Too hard - why we abandoned our visit to this country

Soldiers stand guard at the Joint Security Areabetween North and South Korea. The JSA was created in 1953 as a neutral ...

No pointing, no ripped jeans: Rules for visiting world's tensest border

Mark Daffey

The William Inglis Hotel pool overlooks the Warwick Farm racecourse.

Sydney's new luxury hotel has a highly unusual theme and location

Annie Dang

Amateur palaeontologist Ray Stanford explains the various types of dinosaur and mammal fossil footprints on a 2.5-metre ...

NASA finds ancient life at in its own backyard

Celeste

Celeste: 2018 has its first masterpiece video game

Review

Made in Australia

Game industry slams govt response to inquiry

Kotaku

Dr Sean Pollock, co founder of Opus Medical

Aussie tech to improve cancer treatment

Google's 2017 Pixel 2 XL smartphone.

Google bets $1.36b more brains can beat iPhone

2017 Jeep Cherokee.

Sunday 7: The car makers that went into reverse last year

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-AMG is set to offer a new sub A45 model in its little hatch range.

Mercedes reveals for plans hybrid AMG hot hatches

Greg Kable

2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

Revealed: Mercedes' all-new A-Class hatchback

Greg Kable

Formula E new generation racer.

Is this the future of car racing?

Stephen Ottley

2018 Toyota Corolla Ascent.

Why is this Australia's favourite passenger car?

Stephen Ottley

Ford's Mustang proved immensely popular in 2017.

Pass or fail? Australian car industry report card

David McCowen

Tri-series

Stanlake's star born with searing spell to set up opening T20 victory

ACT Brumbies v Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby trial at Seiffert Oval. Right Wing Henry Speight. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Brumbies win for first step of new Super Rugby era

Tom Rogers is making the most of his Hurricanes chances.

BBL final: Rogers turns debut nightmare into sweet success

Matildas star Ellie Carpenter in her first game for Canberra United last weekend.

Canberra United to miss finals for first time in five years

Davis Cup

Heat on Kyrgios to save Davis Cup tie after German masterstroke

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks with captain Nathan Lyon during a team photo with the Australian team ahead of ...

Lyon wants more Manuka spin as Cricket ACT wait on Test schedule

Released: The Titans believe they can help Bryce Cartwright reach his potential and gain Origin honours.

Cartwright walks out on Panthers for big-money deal with Titans

Raiders CEO Don Furner will talk to the ACT and NSW governments about funding for Braddon in the next fortnight.

Raiders boss to meet ACT and NSW govts about Braddon funding