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Leo Carvalho in May 2016 in front of the house which he and his wife claim was unsafely demolished.

Mr Fluffy owner says official called her 'psychotic'

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in ...

FOI request denied on Vikki Campion travel records

Lieutenant-General HR McMaster, is Donald Trump's national security adviser. For the moment at least.

'You're fired, and you too': McMaster and more on brink

Canberra City Band members Stephen Blake, president Stephen Hallyburton, and vice president Liz Charlton. Photo: Dion ...

RSL stops children from marching in Anzac Day parade in Canberra

The 79-year-old will appear in court next month.

Former Catholic church employee charged over sex offences

Nomads Outlaw Motorcycle Club

Former Canberra bikie boss beats drug, weapons charges

'The message made me want to be sick': Bullying has no boundaries

Andrew Barr's media dreams are doomed to be dashed

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

Birdwatcher missing in Namadgi National Park found

'Wasn't a nice thing to say': Barr apologises for media comments

Turnbull's son stirs up trouble at Goldman Sachs

Part-owner of the Melbourne building Stavro Dascarolis.

How Canberra is bringing life to its laneways

Illustration by Simon Letch.

The irony of restaurants reducing food miles to food metres

Latte-day saints … Craig Simon
(left) and Anthony Douglas are in the mix to be crowned Australia’s
coffee-making champ.

Spotlight: what makes a great barista? Two champions weigh in

Hanna Cormick will perform at Art Not Apart this weekend for the first time since being wheelchair bound.

This stunning mermaid has a message you need to hear

DNA changes: Astronaut Scott Kelly takes a photo of himself inside the International Space Station in July 2015.

Scott Kelly, the twin who went to space and returned just a brother

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Call for PM to help release Whitlam dismissal documents

Skyfire will light up the sky over Lake Burley Griffin on Saturday night.

Six things to do in Canberra this weekend

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart with Brumbies coach Dan McKellar.

Podcast

Can the Brumbies and Raiders turn things around?

Sugary foods and poor brushing habits are leaving Australians with decay.

Why you shouldn't brush your teeth after breakfast

Michael Milton will wear a kilt as he looks for a third world record.

TV coverage hasn't done Paralympics 'justice': Milton

Stormy Daniels to tell 60 Minutes of 'physical ...

2:18AM

Gender gap: Goldman Sachs pays female staff in UK ...

2:04AM

Former South African president Jacob Zuma charged ...

1:48AM

Police and generic

Over half of ACT-based AFP members seek mental health help

Firm behind technology park bid donated $10k to ACT Labor

New, funky portrait of King O'Malley unveiled at namesake pub

A beautiful shot by Paul Jurak of the Capital Chemist balloon skimming the lake, surrounded by kayaks and stand-up boarders.

Balloons give early morning lake goers a special surprise

Former Cooma hairdresser David Ford, 69, was convicted of 18 child sex offences.

Former hairdresser sentenced to jail for child sexual assaults

Benjamin Chapman inside the Mr Wolf nightclub on April 1 in Civic, Canberra.

Jail sentence suspended for nightclub assault

Scales of Justice

Parents who neglected baby failed to show up for court appointments

Some of the seized methamphetamine worth millions.

Drug bust: More than 50kg of meth seized across WA this week

Phil Hickey

Estate agent Christopher Polley leaves the Downing Centre Courthouse.

Real estate agent did not know unit was used to store guns

Georgina Mitchell

Rockmelon from a farm in NSW has been linked to a listeria outbreak causing deaths across the country.

Fifth death, miscarriage linked to national listeria outbreak

Anna Prytz

Lee Moran and his son Brodie, who was killed last week allegedly by his mother.

'My deepest regret is I wasn't there to prevent his murder'

Tom Cowie

PM&C, which oversees the register, does little to secure lobbyists' compliance with their code of conduct.

Australia's lobbyists register was flawed from the start

ANALYSIS

New figures show the government is turning more to contractors after job cuts at public service agencies.

APS contractor spend more than doubles in five years

People don't offer their real reason for applying: 'I need to escape from my current hellhole.'

Are job applicants now their own selection panel?

The first ABC Public General Meeting held between the ABC board and members of the public in the Ultimo building. Board ...

ABC must spend 'more time talking to ordinary Australians' about hip pocket issues, internal review finds

Michael Koziol

Federal Court deals blow to early release of Palace Papers

Michaela Whitbourn

'Methodical and strategic': Incoming US ambassador warns of China influence

Fergus Hunter

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull urges ASEAN countries to expand trade alliances in face of protectionism

David Crowe

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra ...

South Africa 'offended' by Dutton's comments on persecuted farmers

Fergus Hunter

Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's prime minister, speaks during an Economic Club of Washington discussion in Washington, ...

Asia must not break into rival blocs as region reshapes: Singapore PM

David Wroe

Bill Shorten in Melbourne and Labor’s candidate for Batman, Ged Kearney

Labor forced to dial back on $59b hit to pensioners and retirees

Eryk Bagshaw

Doctors were able to reattach Alex Lovell's fingers.

He gamed, cheated, ignored her, she bought herself a samurai sword

Kyle Swenson

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the members of the media while departing the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. ...

Mueller probe: US sanctions Russians for election meddling

A man being stretchered into a hospital after the incident in Kampong Speu.

Australian killed in landmine blast in Cambodia

UPDATED
James Massola

Indonesian president Joko Widodo, being interviewed by Fairfax Media in Banten province, Java.

Indonesian President says Australia should be in ASEAN

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

While average earnings have less than doubled since 2000, the pay of the CEOs of NAB and CBA has more than tripled.

The road to serfdom is paved with CEO bonuses

Jenna Price

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

How Russia poisoned the myth of sovereignty

OPINION
Waleed Aly

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Trade wars: a group exercise in self-destruction

Ross Gittins

Vox pops on Hoodle Street closure for lane expansion. 9 January 2018. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim. ( Coles petrol ...

Wesfarmers keeps its jewel, jettisons the slightly-tarnished silver

OPINION
Elizabeth Knight

Wesfarmers wants to spin Coles off as a separate business.

Return to price war unlikely under an independent Coles

Patrick Hatch

Aussie chief financial officer Giles Boddy.

'Significant issues' with Aussie compliance, commission told

Ruth Williams

Betting ads banned during live sport broadcasts

Nick Toscano

Solly Lew threatens mass store closures as rent fight escalates

Nick Toscano

Coles spin-off lifts ASX to flat finish for the week

Sarah Turner

Tax stoush heats up between Rio subsidiary and Mongolia govt

Darren Gray

Kambri at ANU.

A lively injection into ANU Reunion Court

Prestige Cover 25 May Mulgoa Fernhill Estate

NSW Government drops $27 million on former bachelor pad

16 Hampton Circuit, Yarralumla

Top three open homes in Canberra this weekend

Australia has the world's highest pool ownership per capita, with over 1.2 million pools gracing our backyards.

The real cost of a swimming pool

32 Dumasresq Street. Allhomes.

Canberra's Dames of Dumaresq Street home on the market

Celebrate St Patrick's Day with a new tradition.

The best new brews to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

Allbirds have moved on from wool too include plant materials in their shoe.

The cult sneaker brand that's saving the world

Men's Shoes
Kyle Stock

Homeowners can use an offset account to save for a rainy day.

The best way to save for a rainy day

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Clearly, the risks of borrowing are reduced if loans are repaid as quickly as possible,

The attractions of interest-only loans

OPINION
Daryl Dixon

Bakeries, which are known to push their employees to work at all hours of the night, are particularly under scrutiny in ...

A French baker is fined $4700 for working too hard

Nick Katis (left) and Matt Freeman (right) are the owners of Moondarra Cheese.

'Not worried': Suppliers look forward to Coles-only focus

Cara Waters

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Private Sydney: Stefanovic vs the Paparazzi

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Concerns Myanmar will drag out Reuters reporters case

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NASAs twins study explores gene expression

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Activists protest Sunrise Aboriginal adoption segment

75th National Sheepdog Championship's held in Hall. P Charlie Cover's Queen at work.

First day of the 2018 National Sheepdog trials in Hall

The detour stan

Binge S1&2 of the hilarious The Detour - now streaming on Stan.

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The brand new season of Stan Original series #WolfCreek - 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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Jennifer Lopez said a director once asked her to undress in front of him.

Lopez on #MeToo: 'It could have gone either way for me'

Rob Moran

Protesters outside the Channel 7 television studios in Martin Place.

Activists swamp Sunrise windows to protest adoption segment

Broede Carmody

The Real Housewives of Sydney's Krissy Marsh, Nicole O'Neil and Matty Samaei at the Book of Mormon.

Home and Away stars turned out in force for this big night out

Amy Croffey

Rihanna sent the social media app's shares diving after blasting the ad.

Rihanna urges fans to delete Snapchat after ad mocking assault

Jill Serjeant

Married At First Sight is pulling in the viewers.

TV ratings: so far the signs for Seven are not good

Debi Enker

Benjamin Glaze being kissed by Katy Perry on American Idol.

American Idol singer on surprise Katy Perry kiss: I wasn't harassed

Tim Minchin.

Tim Minchin: 'I need to remind myself what my job is' after Hollywood

Karl Quinn

A detail from a painting depicting Captain Cook's first landing at Botany Bay, by George Soper.

James Cook: founder of ‘modern Australia’, or the embodiment of dispossession?

ANALYSIS
Mark McKenna

King O'Malley's owner Peter Barclay with the new portrait of the pub's namesake, King O'Malley.

New portrait of King O'Malley unveiled at namesake pub

Skyfire fireworks 2017.

Skyfire's secret soundtrack ready to light up the sky

Skyfire will light up the sky over Lake Burley Griffin on Saturday night.

6 things to do in Canberra this weekend

Woman with dress. Zips.?Photo: Shutterstock

Your $600 dress is hiding a nasty $2 secret

Melissa Singer

Who'd make friends as full grown man?

Is this how you make friends as a grown man?

Thomas Mitchell

J0X1WW Rear view of a boy with a new haircut Generic Teenage boy with? haircut?

How to interrupt the pattern of sexual violence

OPINION
Clementine Ford

Sugary foods and poor brushing habits are leaving Australians with decay.

Why you shouldn't brush your teeth after breakfast

Eleanor Steafel

President Donald Trump listens during a dinner with European business leaders at the World Economic Forum, Thursday, ...

When good things happen to bad people

OPINION
Kerri Sackville

It is a myth that lost fat turns into energy.

When we lose weight, where does it go?

Ruben Meerman & Andrew Brown

"When you moved in we heard these [sic] strange moaning and shouting coming from your garden."

Should this neighbour have complained about an autistic boy?

OPINION
Madeleine Ryan

Jasmine Yarbrough and Karl Stefanovic.

Stefanovic fallout felt in creepy photo antics

Andrew Hornery

Photo: Shutterstock

Australian parents rank first for time spent with children

Merryn Porter

Photo: Sarah Hill Photography

‘She pulled the baby out herself!’ Mum delivers own baby via c-section

Suzi Catchpole

Teacher urges parents to "wake up" about kids' social media use.

'Your kids are living in a world that you are not invited to be part of': teacher's warning to parents

Ariane Beeston

Adam Liaw's sushi tacos.

DIY dinners with friends: Hands-on recipes from tacos to sushi tacos

Salad with sea snail from the Faroe Islands with last year's roses, and a side of sea snail roe with kelp butter.

Is a seafood lunch at the new Noma restaurant worth $700?

Stock up and make Adam Liaw's dry wonton noodles featuring gai lan (Chinese broccoli) wonton wrappers, oyster sauce and ...

Asian supermarkets 101: How to shop and stock your pantry

The Boeing 737 is the best-selling airline jet in history.

Most popular airline jet in history: 10,000th Boeing 737 rolls out

Dominic Gates

The Nordic country renowned as the Land of the Midnight Sun is No. 1 in the World Happiness Report

This is officially the happiest place in the world

Jane Onyanga-Omara

With approximately 7000 visitors a year walking "the finest walk in the world", the Milford Track is not an obscure ...

Have tourists ruined the 'finest walk in the world'?

Michelle Griffin

Elon Musk's proposed subway-like underground transit system he thinks will fix traffic congestion in cities.?

Elon Musk roasted on social media for 'inventing the bus'

Jenny Noyes

The last thing you need when you're trying to get work done is to put things on hold and go find an outlet.

7 ways to make your laptop battery last longer

Marc Saltzman

The unisex version of Velectrix's Urban 2.0 is comfy and affordable.

Affordable electric bikes are now a reality

Peter Wells

DNA changes: Astronaut Scott Kelly takes a photo of himself inside the International Space Station in July 2015.

Scott Kelly, the twin who went to space and returned just a brother

Sarah Knapton

Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow has pleaded guilty.

Scientist who implanted Opal card in his hand guilty of fare evasion

2018 Suzuki Swift Sport.

Is this the funnest pint-sized hot hatch?

Stephen Ottley

Ram will bring its smaller 1500 pick-up to Australia.

Ram confirms V8-powered 1500 ute for Australia

David McCowen

Jeep Compass v Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross v Ford Escape v Hyundai Tuscon

Compact SUV comparison: Which is the better family car?

Andrew Maclean

Ford Bronco rendering

Ford's 'baby' Bronco SUV confirmed

Alex Rae

Drive Racing's Michael Caruso

Caruso's Corner: Australian Grand Prix Preview

Michael Caruso

Ford Focus RS LE v BMW M140i.

Hot hatch battle: Ford Focus RS v BMW M140i

Stephen Ottley

Christian Lealiifano has been named as a co-captain of the ACT Brumbies in 2018. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong ACT ...

Lealiifano backs changes admitting something had to give

Ricky Stuart says there won't be a Gold Coast hangover against the Knights.

Stuart confident no Gold Coast hangover against Newcastle

Brumbies debutant Charlene Gubb wasn't sure if she'd even play rugby in Canberra.

All Black Gubb excited about Brumbies Super W debut

Bears pitcher Steve Kent produced a stunning nine-inning shutout with a record 23 strikeouts.

Kent sets astonishing strikeout record in ACT grand final

Are you not entertained?: Luke Keary and Maximus Decimus Meridius.

Roosters amble past Bulldogs as Keary stars on return

Laura Geitz trains at the AIS gym.

Geitz wants Comm Games gold with pram courtside

Weston Creek Molonglo's Djali Bloomfield.

Cricket ACT Douglas Cup grand final evenly poised

Ricky Stuart has backed Aidan Sezer to return to the halves soon.

Stuart backs Sezer to return to halves soon