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Department of Human Services Secretary Renee Leon has spoken about challenges for women in the public service on ...

Could gender targets go beyond 50 per cent at DHS?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has rejected the allegations as spurious and defamatory.

Nationals warned of an impending 'avalanche' of Joyce allegations

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Mark Kenny

The company admitted on Friday that an employee had "inappropriately copied and removed some customer information" at ...

Bupa backs down on controversial changes

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and United States of America President Donald Trump shake hands as they address the ...

Trump not taking calls as PM, Bishop seek tariff exemption

Unanswered calls to Centrelink have reached 33 million in the last seven months.

33 million unanswered Centrelink calls 'not a staffing problem'

Bijoux Jewellers in Manuka was broken into on Wednesday morning.

Manuka jewellers targeted in fourth robbery this year

Handling of Joyce sexual harassment case blasted

Soaring house prices fail to deter Canberra's homebuyers

Why it's time to take public service skills seriously

Former Trump aide denies being drunk in bizarre TV interviews

Personal stories matter amongst the statistics

Minister for Jobs and Innovation Michaelia Cash and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull address the media during a doorstop ...

Official connected to Michaelia Cash leak controversy quits

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Registry staff waived the 30-day waiting period so Jill and Jo could be married without delay.

Jo was able to call Jill her wife for just 46 days

Kate Langbroek reveals details of her terrifying property intrusion

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Fresh footage shows David Warner's 'sook' sledge

Prepackaged bananas and other absurd waste

OPINION

More vision of spat between Warner, de Kock

Online streaming giant Netflix's boss is worried about the internet

Gloria Jeans was purchased by RFG in 2014.

460 stores could close: analyst tips more pain for Donut King owner

Ted E Bare helping to feed the lion at the National Zoo and Aquarium.

What happened when Ted E Bare went to Canberra Zoo?

Caroline Delaisse and Alicia Wingyip enjoy some of the different foods the night markets has to offer.

Thousands stream through Night Noodle Markets over weekend

Tom Waterhouse heading for back paddock after ...

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Mistakes, growth and shoes: the Twoobs story

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460 stores could close: analyst tips more pain ...

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Artists impressions of the new Stromlo pool, which will include a gym and splash park.

Stromlo's new $36.6m pool to include a splash park, gym

Portrait Gallery to close for six months for building repairs

Canberra man jailed for extorting sex from underage girls by buying them alcohol, drugs

Three of Canberra's Vietnam veterans meet at the Vietnam War memorial. From left: Jack Aaron, Peter Dinham and Greg Kennett.

Vietnam tops ACT list of most significant historic events

Raiders Group chief executive Simon Hawkins.

Raiders Club gambling failures faced harsher penalties: court documents

International Women's Day: Canberra's own stories

Emmaus School Principal Erik Hofsink and students have enjoyed great Naplan results this year. "We're a really happy ...

A Canberra school's secret to lifting NAPLAN scores

Bupa members with restricted cover will receive fewer hospital benefits.

World's oldest message in a bottle found half-buried in WA

The Public Service Commission says the APS code of conduct 'does not distinguish between past and current relationships'.

Forget Parliament: bureaucratic bonking is the real problem

'Getting trashed by life can make you mean as hell and studded leather' (stock image).

Leaders and belonging to the pack

Secretary of the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection Michael Pezzullo during Senate Estimates.

It's not just slurs, there's been actual news in this week's estimates

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce.

Nats 'mishandled' claims of harassment, review finds

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Government warns of 'chaos' as powerful super union takes shape

Adam Gartrell

Maritime deal fuelled by fears of regional disorder amid China's rise

David Wroe

Hornsby MP and Minister for Innovation Matt Kean pictured in a post uploaded to his Instagram page for Valentine's Day 2018.

Turnbull staffer loses job after posts about 'cheating' boyfriend

Fergus Hunter

SMH. NEWS. ELECTION 2016. Member for Sydney Tanya Plibersek votes at Darlinghurst Public School on the 2nd of July 2016. ...

Labor sets ambitious targets for women in Parliament, boards

David Crowe

Current laws are sufficient to stop assaults and harassment, Education Minister Simon Birmingham says.

Education Minister rejects calls to outlaw 'hazing' at uni colleges

Michael Koziol

Minister for Women pressures social media giants over 'trolls'

David Crowe

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, poses with Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, after lunch ...

South Korean diplomacy catalyst for breakthrough

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Kirsty Needham

Cohn's departure silences important voice for free trade

ANALYSIS
Peter Baker

Migrants stand in front of Verona's railway station. Racist and anti-Semitic expressions have been growing more bold, ...

Murder and abuse: Italy's migrants fear future after election

Giulia Segreti & Philip Pullella

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to give up his nuclear arsenal in return for a security guarantee from the ...

North Korea agrees to discuss giving up nuclear arsenal

Kirsty Needham

Like everyone, universities just want more money

Nicholas Stuart

David Pope's latest cartoons

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Michael O'Connor National Secretary of the CFMEU.

Don't believe the hype, or the fearmongering, on new 'super union'

ANALYSIS
Ben Schneiders

'I'm an optimist": Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.

Online streaming giant Netflix's boss is worried about the internet

John McDuling

460 stores could close: analyst tips more pain for RFG

Sarah Danckert

James Packer and Matthew Grounds in happier times.

Packer's bromance over but who jilted who?

OPINION
Elizabeth Knight

Tom Waterhouse heading for back paddock after William Hill sale

ANALYSIS
Colin Kruger

Regulator warns major cyber breaches are 'probably inevitable'

Clancy Yeates
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ASX slides after Cohn's exit

Sarah Turner

Canadian gambling giant ups its bet on Australia

Nick Toscano

'Significant interest': BHP confident it can nail US shale sale

Darren Gray

News/Forum. Generic image of Albert Hall, Canberra.
March 24th 2016
The Canberra Times
Photograph by Graham Tidy.

Canberra institution Albert Hall celebrates 90 years

Negative gearing changes have been rejected by most investors, according to a poll.

Negative gearing reforms could save $1.7 billion

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 7 La Perouse Street, Griffith. Cover property, July 2, 2016.

What streets are giving Mugga Way a run for its money?

After the big storm, houses at Collaroy Beach front. Photo Peter Rae Monday 6 June 2016

The climate change cost: Insurance could rise, while property prices fall

Will an extension increase the value of my home?

Luxury gets extreme at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

Cars
Toby Hagon

AMXANDER's pursuit of avant-garde excellence saw the label nominated for a National Design Award.

How 'Netflix and chill' became a menswear trend

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

Tom Waterhouse heading for back paddock after William Hill sale

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Colin Kruger

Jessica Massih, 21, is an engineering student who says it's inspiring to see her chosen profession could help close the ...

Young women are seeking out higher-paying professions

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Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Indigenous Cabrogal woman Mikaela Jade, founder of digital storytelling app Indigital.

'It's been a long journey': Indigenous entrepreneur takes out top award

Cara Waters

Jess (left) and Stef Dadon are the founders of Twoobs.

Mistakes, growth and shoes: the Twoobs story

Pagemasters
Kate Jones

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency

Japan volcano spews ash

Russian spy fights for life after apparent poisoning

West Virginia teachers strike deal

David Pope's latest cartoons

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

The brand new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Allstars – 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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The Bachelor US finale has been slammed as "cruel" by viewers and ex-contestants.

'This is just cruel': US viewers tear into brutal Bachelor finale

Emily Yahr

Dean suggests a wife swap on Married At First Sight ... again.

Wife swaps and hot mums: MAFS boys' night turns ugly

Aja Styles

Have we tired of watching the same thing on another channel?

OPINION
Nathanael Cooper

Jessica Mauboy will perform at this year's Eurovision.

Jessica Mauboy locks in Australia's song for Eurovision

Michael Idato

MAFS women stand up to 'chauvinistic pigs' in epic dinner party

Rob Moran

The MAAS Fashion Ball at the Powerhouse Museum on February 1.

Powerhouse Museum's Fashion Ball is all play, no cash

Linda Morris

Eddie McGuire, Sam Nerwman and Rebecca Maddern return?for season 25 of The Footy Show on Nine in 2018.

Sam Newman deserves a Walkley for journalism, claims Eddie McGuire

Karl Quinn

Graeme Murphy: 'Nothing is a better muscle relaxant than a smile.'

Graeme Murphy's greatest dance hits revisited with a flourish

Bridget Davies

What happened when Ted E Bare went to Canberra Zoo?

Paul Eldon, left, and Dan Sanderson, ready for the upcoming Festival Muse.

Festival Muse: a writer's festival with a difference in Canberra

Author and inclusion expert Wayne Herbert.

Watch out Canada, Canberra's 'disabled gay' is on his way

Is this a brave, new world for the housing market?

'Tinder for real estate': Is this the solution to the housing crisis?

OPINION
Roqayah Chamseddine

Emma Thompson in that famous scene from <i>Love Actually</i>.

The long term effects of infidelity

Cat Rodie

Is shame a useful tool? The experts are divided.

Do parents shame their kids too much?

Sarah Hamaker

Melody Hoptman and her father on tonight\'s episode of SBS Insight.

Don't call my stepmother a 'mail-order bride'

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Melody Hoptman

Fanny Moizant, founder of Vestiaire Collective.

How to spot a designer fake

Melissa Singer

Frances McDormand accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside ...

The real problem with women in film

OPINION
Clementine Ford

"But the greatest challenge of dating at a certain age isn’t who to choose, or what to write. It is far more fundamental."

The biggest challenge when looking for love

OPINION
Kerri Sackville

'It eats me up that options may soon be available that will come just too late for me.'

How it felt to hope for a miracle

OPINION
Sophie Sulehria

'Cocktails' for kids sending a dangerous message

Bianca Wordley

Why are school photos so expensive?

Megan Blandford

Chris Hemsworth might be Thor but he's also a dorky dad

Chris Hemsworth proves even he can be an embarrassing dad

Ariane Beeston

Sirloin steak, snake beans and salsa verde.

Review: Why you should hightail it to Highroad

Co-owner Patrick Gaffney inside Winifred's Place at Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets.

First look: Chez Frederic's sister restaurant Winifred's Place

Analiese Gregory, head chef of Franklin in Hobart, diving for abalone.

Wild women of food: Seven trailblazers defying the rules

The Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece.

It's fake: The shocking truth behind world-famous attractions

Ben Groundwater

May is the sweet spot for affordability, and comfort.

No crowds, cheap flights: The best month of the year to travel, anywhere

Ben Groundwater

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It takes all kinds, as they say. If you're the sort of person who considers a former nuclear disaster site a ...

Off limits: Nine places where independent travellers are banned

Ben Groundwater

PewDiePie is one of the most-watched celebrities on YouTube, although the site has cut ties with him over ...

Why almost no one is making a living on YouTube

Todd C. Frankel

Part of Focal's new range of in-wall speakers.

Close your eyes and listen: Focal quality is in ear of the beholder

Rod Easdown

Amazon Echo Dot: Fine for spoken word, but not bass-heavy songs.

Amazon Echo Dot v Google Home Mini: which is best for you?

Adam Turner

The AMOLED on the Note8 is one of the best mobile screens you can get.

Australian millennials are turning off their televisions in droves

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Adam Turner

The new XPS 13 has almost eliminated its screen borders.

Dell XPS 13 (2018) review: thin, focused and fantastic

Peter Wells

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

The 300kW hot hatch

Stephen Ottley

The world's fastest diesel SUV

Alex Rae

Bugatti reveals faster Chiron Sport

Andrew Maclean

Range Rover returns to its roots

Jonathan Hawley

Toyota has unveiled its next-generation Corolla.

New Toyota Corolla hatch revealed

David McCowen

Subaru concept previews WRX wagon

David McCowen

Brumbies player Kyle Godwin taking part in a paint throwing photoshoot for the season Guide. Photo Jay Cronan. Contact ...

Ireland bound? Godwin weighs up future as Brumbies brace for Rebels

Brumbies household. L-R: one-year-old Miah, Jess Carroll, Lolo Fakaosilea, Folau Fainga'a, and Rob Valetini.

The Fakaosilea household bond to boost Brumbies bid

Paulo emerges from World Cup mist as Raiders' green warrior

The Canberra Raiders train in the summer heat. Photo by Karleen Minney.

Podcast: Can the Raiders make the NRL top eight

Australian vice-captain David Warner confronts South Africa's Quinton de Kock at Kingsmead.

De Kock to fight charge at hearing after Warner accepts fine

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Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson says the Green Machine's ambitions haven't changed.

Raiders' depth matches their ambition: Hodgson

Jesse Wagstaff stretches Australia?s lead against Taipeis? Quincy Davis III. Australia v Chinese Taipei, Olympic Asian ...