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Scott Morrison
Knowing they'll likely have to vacate the joint, Coalition is doing its best to trash it
No one in Morrison's government thinks they can win the election. Sometimes fatalism can be freeing
- by Jacqueline Maley
Bill Shorten set to back down in stand-off over refugee medical bill
Labor appears set to back down over the refugee medical stand-off, innoculating itself against a potential election campaign battering.
- by David Wroe
Truck driver charged over crash that killed Canberra cyclist
The crash happened on the Federal Highway near the NSW border yesterday morning.
'Uninhabitable': Geocon settles lawsuit over alleged defective home
The lawsuit claimed the unit had been "defective and leaking" from the moment the owner first moved in.
- by Elliot Williams
More top stories
Braidwood farmer pioneers a modern use for moats ... yes, moats
Throughout history they've been used to protect castles from attack, but a farmer is using moats for a new purpose.
- by Blake Foden
Opinion
Racism
Why being an Australian citizen doesn’t mean others will believe you truly belong
The popular and cultural definition of who is authentically Australian remains, for the most part, a white European one.
- by Tim Soutphommasane
Exclusive
Health
Marc was told he needed $1200 in dental fillings. He did an experiment
How can one set of teeth elicit two astronomically different treatment plans and prices?
- by Esther Han
No permission to land: NZ flight returns after China knock-back
Air New Zealand said a technicality meant 'the particular aircraft' did not have authority to land in China.
Death of this US Navy officer illustrates an unspoken truth
For many years women have been doing military jobs as dangerous, secretive and specialised as anything men do.
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Canberra life
'I don’t even think it entered my radar, and then it happened to me'
- by Kimberley Le Lievre
Opinion & Perspectives
Politics
Bill Shorten set to back down in stand-off over refugee medical bill
Labor appears set to back down over the refugee medical stand-off, innoculating itself against a potential election campaign battering.
- by David Wroe
Exclusive
Battle for Warringah
'In the fight of my life': Abbott takes aim at 'negative, cashed-up' independents
- by Michael Koziol
World
Property byallhomes
How offices are becoming more female friendly
Gender equality policies and culture are vital but so is the physical design and feel of the workplace environment.
- by Cat Woods
Lure of the azure is irresistible: How pools are more accessible than ever
Australia has 1.2 million backyard pools and, despite all the challenges of conserving increasingly valuable water, it’s set to continue to grow.
- by Jenny Brown
Business
Weakening domestic economy to crimp company earnings
Profits are under pressure for top 200 companies, with aggregate earnings growth tipped to be below average at 4.25 per cent for 2018-2019.
- by Stephen Miles
Opinion
Interest rates
The economy isn't in trouble, but let's cut interest rates anyway
- by Ross Gittins
Bank leadership clearout needed to clean up culture
- by Clancy Yeates and Elizabeth Knight
Small business
Entertainment
Kate Miller-Heidke to represent Australia at Eurovision
The singer-songwriter was chosen from a pool of 10 artists after a televised showdown.
- by Broede Carmody
Australia's Banksy: Doco about anonymous street artist wins Tropfest
A moving documentary about an anonymous female street artist who paints portraits of train commuters won the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney on Saturday night.
- by Josh Dye
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Dads are happier than mums - and this is why
Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new large study.
- by Ariane Beeston
The perfect cocktails to take the edge off summer
The traditional cool weather drink is the perfect summer cocktail ingredient.
- by Jane Rocca
Food bygoodfood
Travel bytraveller
Cars bydrive
Sport
Canberra Capitals tackle WNBL championship head on
When push comes to shove, it's the pre-game secret weapon that's fired up the Canberra Capitals' bid to end their nine-year championship drought.
- by David Polkinghorne
Ostracised Reds Slipper and Cooper to meet in Super Rugby opener
Discarded Queensland Reds duo Quade Cooper and James Slipper will lock horns in Super Rugby for the first time on Friday.
- by Eamonn Tiernan
