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After 23 reviews, we are again being asked how to improve the city ... again

After 23 reviews, we are again being asked how to improve the city ... again

More than 35,000 pieces of feedback have been provided over the last 15 years.

  • by Katie Burgess

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High costs, big gaps drive people from health insurance

High costs, big gaps drive people from health insurance

A quarter of a million Australians have decided not to renew their private health insurance, a new survey shows.

  • by Esther Han
Finally, Gungahlin is going to get its first federal agency

Finally, Gungahlin is going to get its first federal agency

290 Canberra-based Defence Housing Australia staff will make the move although the finer details are yet to be determined.

  • by Sally Whyte
Graphic footage of kick to head played to court

Graphic footage of kick to head played to court

Surveillance footage captured the violent bashing in Garema Place in October last year.

  • by Alexandra Back
Anwar walks free from prison and into political limelight

Anwar walks free from prison and into political limelight

Jailed on sodomy charges, Anwar was released after a royal pardon, starting  a transition to the prime ministership.

  • by James Massola
Police hunt for man after young girl assaulted in bed
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Police hunt for man after young girl assaulted in bed

The girl, 8, was asleep in her bed in Sydney's east when a man climbed through the window and assaulted her.

  • by Rachel Clun
Comcare to appeal decision on Immigration worker sacked over tweets

Comcare to appeal decision on Immigration worker sacked over tweets

Michaela Banerji was sacked for social media posts critical of the government's immigration policies.

  • by Doug Dingwall
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Who will walk Meghan down the aisle now?

Who will step up so this woman who is seen as property and not a person in her own right, can be relinquished by one owner and handed to another?

Kasey Edwards
    Kasey Edwards

    'Rich whingers' not as hard done by as Morrison would have you think

    Personal income tax is just the biggest and most visible of our taxes.

    Ross Gittins
      Ross Gittins

      An Aussie Trump is not such a remote possibility

      Think Australia is immune from the rise of strong man leaders? Think again.

      Peter Hartcher
        Peter Hartcher
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        Politics

        Labor demands explanation over Ukrainian cheese intervention

        Labor demands explanation over Ukrainian cheese intervention

        Labor has accused Liberal MP Chris Crewther of inviting foreign interference into Australia's electoral system.

        • by Latika Bourke

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        'Disappointing': Nation's biggest super fund slams banks over scandals

        'Disappointing': Nation's biggest super fund slams banks over scandals

        AustralianSuper says the string of scandals exposed by the royal commission shows they were too focused on the short term, costing investors over the long term.

        • by Haidi Lun & Emily Cadman

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        Entertainment

        'I become a different person': Rusciano admits to diva behaviour

        'I become a different person': Rusciano admits to diva behaviour

        "I'm not a team player." 

        • by Broede Carmody
        'You little vulture': British TV host rips into Meghan Markle's sister

        'You little vulture': British TV host rips into Meghan Markle's sister

        Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan was having none of Samantha Markle's attempts to deflect blame onto the media.

        • by Nathanael Cooper

        Lifestyle

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        Smarter living

        Why I'm banning gifts from my kids' birthday parties

        Why I'm banning gifts from my kids' birthday parties

        The gift-giving culture has gotten out of hand.

        • by Katharine Stahl
        Google Assistant aspires to be likable rather than life-like

        Google Assistant aspires to be likable rather than life-like

        AI is brushing up on its social skills to become a better conversationalist, but it's not designed to fool anyone into thinking it's human, says Google VP.

        • by Adam Turner

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        Sport

        Canberra Raiders prop Shannon Boyd signs with Gold Coast Titans
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        Canberra Raiders prop Shannon Boyd signs with Gold Coast Titans

        The star front-rower has signed a four-year deal worth $2.4 million.

        • by Eamonn Tiernan
        Fittler and NSW deputies in Melbourne for Smith bombshell

        Fittler and NSW deputies in Melbourne for Smith bombshell

        They ran into Maroons boss Kevin Walters but he didn't let slip that his most experienced player, skipper, goal-kicker and commander-in-chief was going to quit.

        • by Christian Nicolussi