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Former Immigration Department official Michaela Banerji was sacked for tweets criticising asylum seeker policy.

Public servant sacking over tweets deemed unlawful

Doug Dingwall

ASIC

Adviser banned after 'withdrawing $1.9m in client funds'

Matilda Boseley
54 mins ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, prepares to address the troops after reviewing the People\'s Liberation Army Navy ...

China's military drills in Taiwan waters send a warning to US

Neil Connor

The baby corn snake captured by snake handlers Luke Dunn and Emma Carlson.

Third exotic snake caught in two months in Canberra

Sherryn Groch

Jennifer Riordan was a vice-president of community relations for Wells Fargo bank.

Bank executive died after being 'partly sucked out of plane'

Pilot Phil O'Driscoll had been working on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project in the Kosciuszko National Park.

Hero chopper pilot was lucky to survive Kosciuszko crash

12 mins ago

CHC has 'difficult' future after ACT calls in $50m loan

Daniel Burdon

Morrison warns AMP's behaviour can be punished by 'jail time'

Clancy Yeates

The divisive plan to stop Canberra's feral peacock invasion

Sherryn Groch

How your credit card could hurt your chances of a home loan

ANALYSIS
John Collett

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies

Peter Campbell charging his hybrid Holden Volt.

'It's the future': Meet the Canberran who built his own electric car

Sherryn Groch

Volunteers Jacques Slater-McCabe, 12, and Cooper Temple-Clarke, 15, are taking time out of their school holidays to help ...

Youngsters learn valuable life lessons restoring Tidbinbilla Hut

16 mins ago

Jerome Hamon before and after two face transplants.

'Man with three faces' accepts his new identity - again

Can you spot the most ethical T-shirt? From left: Decjuba, Ally Fashion, Cotton On.

The Aussie companies that copped an 'F' grade for ethics

Barbara Bush in 1984.

The truth about Barbara Bush's famous pearls

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Rebel Wilson in court to fight Bauer appeal

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Warehouse Circus is a program that helps teach circus skills to highschool students with disabilities. Photo: Dion ...

Your ultimate Canberra school holidays guide

A pair of American Airlines jets

US airlines' rights to fly over Russia expire

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has asked the UK to divert more aid to the Pacific following China's push in the region.

Julie Bishop asks the UK to divert more aid to the Pacific after Brexit

Hero chopper pilot was lucky to survive ...

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Youngsters learn valuable life lessons restoring ...

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Gillian Triggs will speak about a bill of rights for Australia.

Professor Gillian Triggs in Canberra tonight to call for an Australian bill of rights

Government lodges development application to demolish Stuart Flats

1 hr ago

Jon Stanhope says the ACT government 'abandoned' affordable housing

Burglar.

Be alert, Canberra: thieves target unlocked houses, cars

Jordan Rapana and Joey Leilua are a winning combination.

The Canberra Raiders have found a winning formula

The approximate area of 'Pine Ridge' in Belconnen, which the ACT government has bought for $4.6 million.

ACT has amassed more than 4000ha of rural land, still buying

Frontier Wars Story Camp convener Chris "Peltherre" Tomlins at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on Tuesday.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy camp to shed light on 'frontier wars'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, with Andrew Goodwin in the background, on a visit to SMEC in Cooma on Wednesday 28 ...

CEO sacked as police investigate corruption allegations

Nick McKenzie

Too much sugary and processed food could be affecting your fertility.

Charred barbecued food could be contributing to infertility, study finds

Aisha Dow

18.04.18 The Age Melbourne Booking: 000000 Photo shows Rebel Wilson outside the Supreme Court.. Photo: Scott McNaughton ...

Rebel Wilson back in court as Bauer fights record $4.5m bill

UPDATED
Broede Carmody

"Super gonorrhoea" has been diagnosed in Australia.

'Super gonorrhoea' resistant to all routine antibiotics found in Australia

Jorge Branco

Former Immigration Department official Michaela Banerji was sacked for tweets criticising asylum seeker policy.

Immigration official sacking over tweets deemed unlawful

Jane Halton has spoken after the Cambridge Analytica revelations.

No room for IT security skills shortage: Jane Halton

ETJRAR Female traveller checking flight departures board. Female traveller checking flight departures board.

Home Affairs tells Fair Work: don't be 'seduced' by CPSU offer

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer led the campaign to recognise Sir John Monash.

Tim Fischer condemns Turnbull government for blocking John Monash promotion

Bevan Shields

Australia should learn from 'coherent, democratic' Azerbaijan election, says Liberal MP after state-sponsored visit

Michael Koziol

How Treasury found that immigrants make Australia money

Peter Martin

Birmingham this morning.

Simon Birmingham trumpets 'record-breaking' international student boom amid migration furore

Michael Koziol

Theresa May and Malcolm Turnbull are expected to discuss the danger from further Russian cyber attacks.

'Unconscionable': Turnbull and May attend security meeting amid growing concerns over Russian tactics

David Crowe

Simon Letch Ask Noel 18th April

Best of Fairfax cartoons April 18

58 mins ago

Illustration: Matt Golding

Matt Golding

59 mins ago

CIA director Mike Pompeo met with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

CIA director Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

BREAKING
Shane Harris & Carol D. Leonnig

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, prepares to address the troops after reviewing the People\'s Liberation Army Navy ...

China's military drills in Taiwan waters send a warning to US

Neil Connor

Former first lady Barbara Bush in 2013.

Barbara Bush dies aged 92

The headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are seen in The Hague, Netherlands.

What is the OPCW? What can it do about chemical weapons in Syria?

Palko Karasz

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Australia’s migrant intake is already being cut

OPINION
Michael Pascoe

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

Liora Miller? a freelance writer.

Some managers still going through the motions despite #MeToo

OPINION
Liora Miller

ASIC's softly-softly approach to financial advice has failed.

ASIC missed chance to stop the rot in financial advice 12 years ago

OPINION
John Collett
49 mins ago

The ASX is predicted to advance in early trading.

Markets Live: Harvey Norman sparkles

Live
Sarah Turner

AMP head of platforms John Keating.

AMP denies it 'traps' investors in poorly performing funds

Sarah Danckert

FILE - In this June 15, 2017, file photo, credit cards are displayed in Haverhill, Mass. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, the ...

How your credit card could hurt your chances of a home loan

ANALYSIS
John Collett

Debts mounted as Gerry Harvey's dairy empire went bust

OPINION
Colin Kruger

There are more jobs, but 730,000 people are still out of work

OPINION
Matt Wade

ACT businesses most confident in Australia, survey finds

Blake Foden

RBA board expects next rate move to be up

Michael Heath

Jacaranda lined street

Ready to buy a home in the perfect suburb? How to prevent an expensive mistake

24/18 Currie Crescent, Kingston.

Canberra units proving to be hot property at auctions

QUEANBEYAN, 39 ISABELLA STREET

Queanbeyan's iconic Benedict house up for sale

Tel Aviv apartment by Maayan Zusman. Credit: 181. Maayan Zusman created a multipurpose window zone in this Tel Aviv ...

I'm yet to meet a human being who doesn't love this home feature

Auction 4/ 57 Clovelly Rd, Randwick: 082512: Sun Herald Property: Domain: 25th of August 2012: Scenes from property ...

What should you do if your home passes in at auction?

The new 2018 Lexus LS 500h Sports.

Why the Lexus LS isn't just for anyone

Cars
Toby Hagon

There are a number of shortcuts to attaining Gold and Platinum status.

The secret way to achieve Platinum with one flight

High Flyer
David Flynn

Married at First Sight has nothing on the Hayne Royal Commission .

The financial traps revealed at the banking royal commission

OPINION
Nicole Pederson-McKinnon

Sally Osborne 51 (left) with three of her nine children, Daisy Osborne 13 (2nd from left), Ezra Osborne 15 (2nd from ...

Sandwich lunches and home schooling - how Sally raised nine kids

Sally as told to Rosamund Burton

Noah Breslow of OnDeck.

Fintech adoption speeds up in Australia

Christine D'Mello

Gemma Lloyd is the founder of WORK180.

Gender equity start-up backed by Atlassian co-founder goes global

Cara Waters

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Demonstrators flood Barcelona in support of jailed separatists

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Peter Beattie makes embarrassing gaffe on live TV

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Health authorities warn of flesh-eating ulcers

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Macron: We convinced Trump to stay in Syria

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

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Brand new series RISE now streaming - only on Stan

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Liar. Lover. Con artist - every episode of Imposters now streaming 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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18.04.18 The Age Melbourne Booking: 000000 Photo shows Rebel Wilson outside the Supreme Court.. Photo: Scott McNaughton ...

Rebel Wilson back in court as Bauer fights record $4.5m damages bill

UPDATED
Broede Carmody

Marx with the mysterious longhaired brunette, revealed to be Thomas Perras.

Ten slammed over Bachelor in Paradise 'queerbaiting' tactics

Rob Moran

Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Sean Hannity did not disclose Trump lawyer relationship, Fox News confirms

Michael Idato

Comedian Tom Ballard will perform at the Redfern Legal Centre 40th Birthday Comedy Show.

ABC renews Tonightly with Tom Ballard despite controversy

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Andrew Denton has named and shamed his worst-ever celebrity guest.

'So bad we never put it to air': Andrew Denton names and shames his worst-ever guest

Broede Carmody

Stars of The Song Keepers, the Central Australian Women's Aboriginal Choir, outside the German Lutheran Trinity Church ...

Review: The Song Keepers fails to hit right note

Jake Wilson

Shula (Margaret Mulubwa) is the star of the group.

Grotesque fantasy is sadly plausible

Sandra Hall

(From L-R): Kevin Heffernan as Farva, Jay Chandrasekhar as Thorny, Erik Stolhanske as Rabbit, Paul Soter as Foster, and ...

Super Troopers 2 review: Cult hit cops a surprisingly dull sequel

Paul Byrnes

RSPCA ACT is trying to set the Guinness World Record for having the largest gathering of people dressed as dogs.

Dress as a dog and get yourself into the record books

The top floor Sky Lounge at QT Canberra.

Canberra's exclusive top-floor bar is opening to the public

Cornerstone Cafe & Bar has opened in Gungahlin.

Cornerstone Cafe and Bar opens in Gungahlin

"It’s the very obviousness of this finding that should be shocking."

According to survey it's OK to beat a woman if she's unfaithful

Jane Gilmore

Can you spot the most ethical T-shirt? From left: Decjuba, Ally Fashion, Cotton On.

How Cotton On went from a B- to an A by airing dirty laundry

Melissa Singer

Beauty trends.?

The beauty trends about to go off

Melissa Singer

Women at work are more perfectionist and anxious than their male counterparts.

Women more likely to be perfectionists, anxious at work

Mary Ward

Beyonce has transcended performance as a genre.

Beyonce's own mum concern-trolled her

Natalie Reilly

Should you be drinking eight glasses of water a day?

Five experts on whether you have to drink eight glasses of water a day

Alexandra Hansen

Do you have the top five?

The traits that put you at risk for smartphone addiction

Tara Bahrampour

Australian cyclists Jessica Gallagher (rear) and Madison Jansenn ride to qualify in the women's B&VI sprint event on ...

The one thing you're forgetting in your workout

Mary Ward

Photo: Shutterstock

A thank-you letter to my child's toy bunny

Laurel Niedospial

Photo: Shutterstock

How should parents apologise to their kids?

Gia Miller

Photo: Shutterstock

4 'health' foods that are actually bad for you

Karen D'Souza

Savoury scrolls.

Bake your own lunchbox favourites these school holidays

Pick up a cooked chook for this stir-fry.

Pick up a cooked chook for Neil Perry's chicken stir-fry

Beyond Meat plant-based burger patty prepared by Shannon Martinez of Smith & Daughters.

The plant-based revolution is here: Meat-free dining hits mainstream

Barefoot island resort: Sheraton Resort and Spa, Tokoriki Island.

The barefoot island resort with 30 'adults-only' retreats

Sheriden Rhodes

Since the first scheduled commercial flight, more than a century ago, there have been very few exceptions when ...

It's safer, so why don't plane seats face backwards?

Oliver Smith

Travel without a plan to relive your backpacking heyday.

The greatest experience a traveller can have

Ben Groundwater

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill ...

Facebook stopped apps accessing users' private data just two weeks ago

Margi Murphy

OtterBox's iPhone case.

Keeping your iPhone out of harm's way

Adam Turner

Your gmail account is set for changes.

'Major updates': Google to give Gmail a new look

Hayley Tsukayama

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says auDA needs to change its ways.

Web agency not fit-for-purpose, government review finds

EXCLUSIVE
Tim Biggs

Not every recording was made with this kind of clarity in mind.

When you spend $2200 on headphones be careful what you listen to

Rod Easdown

2018 Suzuki Swift Sport.

Reviewed: Suzuki's baby hot hatch

David McCowen

Aston Martin has teased its new DBS Superleggera.

Iconic Aston Martin DBS returns to take on Ferrari

David McCowen

2018 BMW M2 Competition.

Revealed: BMW's most powerful M2

Greg Kable

2019 Mercedes-AMG A35 A45

Coming Soon: Mercedes-AMG A35 and A45

Alex Rae

2019 Ford Fiesta ST.

Ford to kill off Fiesta range except ST variant

Stephen Ottley

2018 Toyota HiLux Rogue.

Full details: Toyota HiLux Rugged, Rogue

David McCowen

Higher calling: Israel Folau has made it clear his beliefs come before rugby.

Qantas sticks with Wallabies as Folau escapes RA sanction

Josh Mann-Rea during the last Brumbies training session for 2016. Photo Jay Cronan

Mann-Rea boosts Brumbies training as Speight eyes Jaguares

Junior Paulo could be looking for a new home.

On the way out? Paulo says he has offers from 'several' Sydney clubs

Capital Football is targeting a 50-50 male and female player ratio in the coming years.

Capital Football launches junior season as A-League bid ramps up

Jordan Rapana and Joey Leilua are a winning combination.

Raiders team unchanged as 'Leipana' finds form again

Billy Owen is Canberra's answer to the legendary Tommy Woodcock.

Single Gaze gets Canberra farewell as Fell Swoop chases win

AFL Grand Final Adelaide Crows v Richmond Tigers Jack Graham kicks a third term goal MCG 30/09/2017 Picture:Wayne Ludbey

Graham out of Rising Star running as ban stands

Maddison Rocci is back in Capitals colours.

Emerging star Maddison Rocci set to shine with Canberra Capitals