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Australian Bureau of Statistics boss David Kalisch.

ABS announces 100 more job cuts, majority in ACT

BREAKING
43 mins ago

ACT policing and ACT fire and rescue investigate a suspicious fire in a home in Bonner.

Police say fire was deliberately lit, three bodies found

1 min ago

Minister for Veterans' Affairs Michael McCormack and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce in Parliament this month.

Dull and duller: Who else is ready to lead the Nationals?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

"I will always regret that politics took over our lives," Zenda Casey said.

'Devastated': another Nationals ex-wife after the end of a marriage

Makenzie Hymes and other students at the protest outside the White House on Monday.

'Be like Australia': US school children demand tougher gun laws

1 hr ago

Western Creek Resident present a petition against public housing in Chapman to the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Controversial public housing development gets green light

Geocon founder's home smashes Kingston suburb record

Jessica Peris reportedly tests positive for banned substance

No new public housing for Canberra's urban renewal precinct

Grounded by Gita: cyclone pummels New Zealand

BREAKING

Jamie Oliver's food empire in deepening financial trouble

ANALYSIS

Barnaby Joyce.

West Australian Nationals call for Barnaby to resign

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Bar Rochford in ACT is so hot right now.

Move over Sydney and Melbourne: ACT bar among coolest eateries

Nadine Garner has defended the show's "lewd" workplace culture.

Doctor Blake star defends show's 'lewd' on-set culture

Elizabeth Marian Swaney, of Hungary, runs the course during the women's halfpipe qualifying at Phoenix Snow Park

The freestyle skier whose routine didn't include a single trick

31 mins ago

Inside the new Gerry's Kitchen, formerly Chicken Gourmet.

Meet Gerry's Kitchen, the revamped Chicken Gourmet

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Students stage gun protest 'lie-in' at White House

"You like to try some wonderful, crazy things," she said.

How my year of being naked stripped me bare

Africola in Adelaide's signature tea sandwich with crispy chicken skin and hot chicken dripping.

The around-Australia drinking and dining hot list 2018

A closed sign is seen outside a KFC restaurant near Ashford, England,

KFC restaurants in the UK have a problem. They are out of chicken

Apple Park's glass-walled 'pods' are designed to promote collaboration.

Apple's 'spaceship' campus has a hidden flaw

BHP half year profits jumps 25 per cent to $US4.1 ...

5:02PM

Helen Mirren recalls first trip to Australia

5:01PM

Noise levels dialled up as school's total phone ...

5:00PM

Northern corroboree frogs in their new home

New breeding technique give frogs a taste of the wild

Barr government 'milked' old rules to buy $10m of land: claims

Canberra, the 'doctors capital'? Govt aims to attract specialists

David Osmond of Dickson on the rock cairn atop Gossan Hill.

Mystery rock pile on Canberra hill keeps growing

Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay.

Anti-grooming bill still a 'shocker' despite changes

ACT Tenants Union executive officer Deb Pippen is appalled that only 43 per cent of ACT rental bonds are fully refunded.

Less than half of Canberra rental bonds refunded in full

"The Original Pancake Man" Philip Barton eating pancakes that he made, topped with whipped butter and maple syrup.

End of an era for popular Pancake Parlour

ACT policing and ACT fire and rescue investigate a suspicious fire in a home in Bonner.

Police investigate suspicious house fire after three bodies found

1 min ago

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Alleged slave wife forced to cook, clean on little food, court told

Ocean swim

Too many sharks: Triathlon forced to end popular swim route

WA

Moonlit Sanctuary in Pearcedale are building a huge new sanctuary to breed rare and extremely endangered native ...

The parrots being flown by helicopter to help their survival

The new Department of Social Services building.

Something stinks at Social Services' new Tuggeranong digs

A Canberra cyber security company has won a contract to provide secure wireless technology to the army.

Canberra business wins $1.3 million Defence contract

Measures taken by Minister Julie Bishop's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to protect domestic workers were ...

DFAT's efforts to protect embassy workers too slow

West Australian Nationals call for Barnaby Joyce to resign

BREAKING
Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

If Joyce falls, who is ready to lead the Nationals?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

'Be like Australia': an US teenager's message to Donald Trump

David Crowe
1 hr ago

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time last week.

'I'm not going anywhere': Barnaby Joyce blasts witch hunt

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives a press conference on the banks of the Tamar River in Launceston to announce a ...

Corporate leaders, experts support PM's ministerial sex ban

Adam Gartrell

Veterans' Affairs Minister Michael McCormack during the Sky News interview from Darwin.

Why McCormack's bet each way threatens to skewer his credibility

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

President Donald Trump speaks about domestic violence during a working session regarding the opportunity zones provided ...

Republican senators urge Trump to rejoin trade deal

David Crowe

President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping of China during a welcome ceremony in Beijing.

US, Chinese security staff in 'skirmish' over nuclear football

A Facebook posting, released by the House Intelligence Committee, for a group called "Being Patriotic" is photographed ...

Why Facebook is afraid of Mueller

OPINION
Anne Applebaum

Anna Hurley, 15, of Washington, top, and other demonstrators participate in a "lie-in" during a protest in favor of gun ...

Teens rally for gun control at White House

Accused Australian spy James Ricketson attends a court hearing in Phnom Penh.

Prosecutors comb accused spy James Ricketson's emails to journalists

Lindsay Murdoch

Unions aren't pushing hard enough for a decent pay rise.

Unions play their cards wrong in hopes for higher pay

Ross Gittins

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

'Tackling issues around sexual consent needs cultural change as well as legislative change.'

What is consent? An affirmative 'yes means yes'

COMMENT
Caroline Le Couteur

Former AFL player and Getswift chief Joel MacDonald shares in the company are currently worth $53 million.

GetSwift and its ex AFL-player boss hit with $300m claim

Sarah Danckert

ASX investors grappled with earnings on Tuesday.

ASX ends flat after late surge

Sarah Turner
25 mins ago

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Energy prices, broadband speeds in ACCC sights this year

Cole Latimer

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RBA keeping close eye on 'pockets' of mortgage stress

Clancy Yeates

'We are behind': APN Outdoor chief admits falling behind rivals

Jennifer Duke
17 mins ago

Problems at Naked Chef Jamie Oliver's food empire laid bare

ANALYSIS

Investors head for hills as Super Retail buys adventure apparel chain

Patrick Hatch
13 mins ago

Oil Search profit, dividend surge on higher oil, gas prices

Cole Latimer

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Key influences in family home purchases in Canberra

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Should I rent or sell my previous home?

84 Dawes Street.

Geocon founder’s Kingston home sells for $2.8 million

Joe Hockey and his wife Melissa have purchased Wybalena House at 3 Jeanneret Avenue in Hunters Hill.

US ambassador Joe Hockey spends $8 million on mansion

Lucy Macken

Modern kitchen pantry

The secret to making your grocery shop smarter and cheaper

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch .

Forget Bitcoin, preowned watches is the hottest market right now

Watches
Stephanie Hoi-Nga Wong

Too many runners forget the important post-marathon work.

The all-important part of training too many runners neglect

The Long Run
Laura Hill

There is an "illusion of choice" in the consumer market for insurance, the Productivity Commission found.

Don't be fooled by the plethora of brands

Clancy Yeates

Because we see the price of petrol so frequently, we have a very keen sense of 'cheap' and 'expensive'.

Why we save money on petrol, but cost ourselves dearly

Scott Phillips

Kate Carnell has a lot on her agenda for 2018.

Putting small business on the agenda

OPINION
Kate Carnell

An area where business owners get into major cash flow problems is when they forget, or do not plan for, income tax ...

Anticipating payments helps cash flow

ANALYSIS
Max Newnham

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'I am tired of begging and asking for our humanity'

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Florida shooter suspect appears in court

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Geoffrey Rush's case against Telegraph begins

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Teenager found stabbed in Woolloomooloo driveway

Opera singer Alexander Lewis with The Nose which will be performed at The Sydney Opera House in February. 13th February ...

Fairfax photos of the week - February 15, 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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Nadine Garner has defended the show's "lewd" workplace culture.

Doctor Blake star defends show's 'lewd' on-set culture

Rob Moran

Blake Phillips has claimed a former 2Day FM executive raped him.

Former 2Day FM worker says male executive raped him

Michael Lallo

Comedian John Oliver lays into scandal-plagued Barnaby Joyce.

US late night comedian skewers Barnaby Joyce over affair

Rob Moran

Singer Fergie has apologised for Monday's jazzy rendition of the US anthem.

Fergie apologises for 'worst national anthem ever'

Rob Moran

Actress Shareena Clanton gave an impassioned speech on closing the gap on ABC's Q&A.

Q&A recap: The woman who upstaged the Barna-baby affair

Neil McMahon

Lisa and David Oldfield were confirmed as intruders on this year's series of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here ...

The Oldfields are in the jungle. Excitement? Zero

Christine Sams

Dean, aka Visionz, serenades Tracey.

Dean delivers Married At First Sight's cringiest moment yet

RECAP
Rob Moran

Black Panther (starring Chadwick Boseman) is a box office hit.

Aussies embrace Marvel's latest box office sensation

Rove McManus will perform one night only under The Spiegeltent in Canberra.

Rove and Gretel Killeen are coming to Canberra. Why?

Canberra author Stephanie Owen Reeder launches her new book at the Harry Hartog bookshop.

A tale that takes history and makes it marvellous

"You like to try some wonderful, crazy things," she said.

How my year of being naked stripped me bare

Attendees comfort each other at a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High ...

Are mass shootings the result of boys in crisis?

Clementine Ford

Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the ...

'Women' or 'Ladies'? At the Winter Olympics, that depends on the sport

Liz Clarke

"Remember that you two are destined to be together".

A single woman's guide to sleeping with a married man

SATIRE
Kerri Sackville

Lindsay Lohan at London Modest Fashion Week 2018.

Lindsay Lohan wears hijab at London Fashion Week

Mary Ward

Shelby Sherritt describes cancer as "like winning the lottery".

'Thank you, cancer, for choosing me'

Shelby Sherritt

Nationals MP George Christensen.

Christensen's vile post encourages cyberbullies

COMMENT
Jenna Price

"A pervasive theme in the almost 90 survey responses Ursu received, is that male gatekeepers in the publishing industry ...

'I began to wonder if I'd won because he wanted sex'

Kasey Edwards

"You are not Muslim enough. You are not Australian enough".

Why is Tony Abbott so upset about Muslim fashion?

Roqayah Chamseddine

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New blood and urine test could detect autism

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Why cutting carbs during pregnancy is dangerous

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'Gender disappointment' still considered taboo

Inside the new Gerry's Kitchen, formerly Chicken Gourmet.

Meet Gerry's Kitchen, the revamped Chicken Gourmet

Africola in Adelaide's signature tea sandwich with crispy chicken skin and hot chicken dripping.

Canberra bar makes Good Food's drinking and dining hot list for 2018

Roast chicken with haloumi stuffing.

Roast chicken reinvented four ways (including haloumi stuffing)

Woman at airport stranded after flight cancelled generic

The trap that saw an airline cancel my booking and not tell me

Ben Groundwater

Zermatt, Switzerland.

The world's 50 greatest travel experiences for cheapskates

Ben Groundwater

A modern take on Hainanese chicken rice.

Seven dishes every traveller must try in Singapore

Julietta Jameson

A scan of the back of the human eye (left), and how Google's algorithm sees it. The green highlights are the parts the ...

Google AI looks at eyes, detects heart attack risk

Apple Park's glass-walled 'pods' are designed to promote collaboration.

Apple's 'spaceship' campus has hidden flaw

Gilmour Space Technologies CEO Adam Gilmour, left, with brother and company director James Gilmour at its Gold Coast ...

Aussie space start-ups lifting off overseas to avoid 'draconian' laws

Crumpler's Mantra Compact is a no-nonsense bag with plenty of room.

Crumpler's new look: a laptop bag icon grows up

OneForAll's entry has some issues when it comes to cable management.

How to avoid weak links when adding Bluetooth

Lexus has introduced a seven-seat version of its RX SUV.

New seven-seat Lexus SUV revealed

David McCowen

Mercedes-Benz has been accused of cheating diesel emission tests

Mercedes suspected of emissions cheating

Greg Kable

2018 Holden Colorado Z71.

What dual-cab ute should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Daniel Ricciardo will take lucky fans for hot laps in the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage.

F1 drivers to take fans for hot laps

David McCowen

Japan's Best Car magazine published scoop images of the new Supra coupe.

New Toyota Supra details leaked

David McCowen

Hyundai's Thierry Neuville leads the World Rally Championship.

Race wrap: Hyundai on top in Sweden

David McCowen

Canberra track cyclist Rebecca Wiasak is going to the Commonwealth Games.

Wiasak breaks through for Games debut

Commonwealth Games marathon runner Chris Hamer.

Imagine running your second marathon ... at the Comm Games

Francesco Friedrich (right) and Thorsten Margis celebrate after they tied for gold.

We tied? Chaos after Canada-Germany dead heat in bobsleigh

Canberra Raiders halfback Aidan Sezer is confident he can do a job at hooker "for his mates".

Sezer ready to hook in to double life with Green Machine

ACT Brumbies skipper Sam Carter.

No David Pocock? No worries for Sam Carter's Brumbies

Raiders Mr Fix-It Sia Soliola is unsure where he'll play this season.

Versatile Soliola unsure where he'll be used in 2018

Different scrum: Karmichael Hunt faces the media after Monday's court appearance.

Hunt pleads guilty to Xanax possession, cocaine charge dropped

Matt Lodge will make a controversial return to the NRL next month.

Cash-strapped Lodge 'could not afford defence' of lawsuit