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Wing launched its controversial delivery-drone service in Canberra's north this week. Pictured is Wing's head of Australian operations, Terrance Bouldin-Johnson. Photo: Jamila Toderas

The inside story of how Canberra became the world's drone capital

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Peter Dutton apologised for his comments.

Dutton apologises for remarks about disabled Labor rival

Nicole Hasham

A screencap of the moment Canberra mother Catherine Mayes pulled her two children from her car before it burst into flames.

Consumer watchdog investigating Canberra car fire caused from battery pack

Andrew Brown

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg used Treasury costings to critique a Labor policy. Photo: AAP

OPINION
Frydenberg up to Bowen's old tricks

Michelle Grattan

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaking at Headspace Ashfield on Saturday. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP

'I think there's form here': PM accuses Labor of racist sentiments

Michael Koziol

Mike Hall - Round the World Cyclist

Why do cyclists keep dying on region's roads?

Scott Hannaford

Labor candidate Melissa Parke.

Parke quits as Labor's Curtin 'star candidate' over remarks

Nathan Hondros

Vittorio William Guida leaves the magistrates court on Friday. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'This is a Tinder date disaster' - man stole ACT woman's car after meeting over the app

Alexandra Back

'Disgusting' WhatsApp messages revealed as Australian cricketer found guilty of UK rape

OPINION
Stop making excuses for the ATO

Looming pool closure sparks concerns

People who applied for Belconnen cafe job sent 'offensive messages'

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Wing launched its controversial delivery-drone service in Canberra's north this week. Pictured is Wing's head of Australian operations, Terrance Bouldin-Johnson. Photo: Jamila Toderas

The inside story of how Canberra became the world's drone capital

A fire burns in a home on Bugden Avenue in Fadden on Saturday. Photo: John Murray

Road closed while firefighters battle Fadden house fire

Winx, pictured in an earlier race, extended her winning run to 33 in what is almost certain to be her final race.

Winx wins 33 in a row as she farewells Randwick and racing

Phil Ma started his construction career as a cadet working on the NewActon South development. Photo: Elesa Kurtz

Luxury finds a $5 million home

ACT for Bees founder Julie Armstrong in her garden with a bee-friendly sacred basil plant. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Calls for Canberra to ban pesticides toxic to bees

Young runners prepare for the starter's gun at the 2019 Australian Running Festival. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Close finish, personal best to kick off Running Festival

People who applied for Belconnen cafe job sent 'offensive messages'

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National Folk Festival 2019: One big family

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Road closed while firefighters battle Fadden house fire

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Close finish, personal best to kick off Running Festival

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$1m election promise for women's Holt footy facilities

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Luxury finds a $5 million home

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison departs Government House after meeting with Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove to ask that the election be called for May 18. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Old and new battles for ACT this election

Peter Dutton apologised for his comments.

Dutton apologises for remarks about disabled Labor rival

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaking at Headspace Ashfield on Saturday. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP

'I think there's form here': PM accuses Labor of racist sentiments

Labor candidate Melissa Parke.

Parke quits as Labor's Curtin 'star candidate' over remarks

Julia Banks, Kerryn Phelps, Zali Steggall and Oliver Yates are running in the May 18 election as independents. Photos: Alex Ellinghausen, Edwina Pickles, Eddie Jim.

'Independents Inc': Structures behind Steggall, Phelps, Banks and Yates spark AEC complaint

Chris O'Keefe

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen asked the Treasury secretary why the department was costing Labor Party policies.

Bowen wants answers over $387b tax costing, but doesn't dispute numbers

David Crowe

Campbell Park Offices on Northcott Drive. The Defence Department could clear out after decades in the buildings.

Defence Department eyes ACT property market stimulus

Doug Dingwall

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop and former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at Martyn Cook's memorial service on Thursday. Photo: Louie Douvis

Turnbull to stay away and let Morrison run his own election race

Matthew Knott

Canberra needs to preserve all the green space it can

Assange arrest an election challenge

A former border shop sits across the Irish border on Altadaven Road between County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and County Monaghan, Ireland. Photo: Bryn Colton/Bloomberg

OPINION
Navigating the tricky border issue of Brexit

Crispin Hull

Want to hand-feed a bear? Head to the National Zoo and Aquarium. Photo: Declan Bowring.

Five things to do these school holidays

Braydon Hall

Young runners prepare for the starter's gun at the 2019 Australian Running Festival. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Close finish, personal best to kick off Running Festival

Blake Foden

Artist Jenny Blake With Coralie Wood at Coralie's home in Curtin. Photo Gaynor Shaw

The 'original redhead' Coralie Wood captured for the Archibald Prize

Megan Doherty

Want to hand-feed a bear? Head to the National Zoo and Aquarium. Photo: Declan Bowring.

Five things to do these school holidays

Indigenous marathon runner Luke McKenzie taking part in a Deadly Running event in Port Macquarie in March.

'I feel good for the whole day': Luke runs for his community

Braydon Hall

Catch The Cornetto Trilogy this weekend.

Photo Credit: Matt Nettheim

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Serena Coady

Israel Folau is entitled to his religious beliefs - he's just not entitled to voice them if they're harmful to others.

Oh how the mighty have Folau-en

Ainslie Tricolours footballers Hayden Armstrong and Aaron Wiles will have a major role to play this year. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Ainslie band together for one last dance

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has opted to stick with Sam Williams at halfback to face the Eels. Photo: AAP Image/Rohan Thomson

Sam set to play it again

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Raiders forward Joe Tapine says both his team and the Parramatta Eels have responded to the pressure of disappointing 2018s. Photo: Robb Cox © NRL Photos

Similar trajectories on collision course

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Sport Australia chairman John Wylie believes there's a bright future for the AIS. Photo: Jeffrey Chan

A $200m plan to revitalise the AIS hub

Chris Dutton

Winx, pictured in an earlier race, extended her winning run to 33 in what is almost certain to be her final race.

Winx wins 33 in a row as she farewells Randwick and racing

Chris Roots

Israel Folau seen at a Sydney cafe with his wife Maria on Friday. Photo: Nine News

Folau baptising people in his backyard

Andrew Webster

A Canberra Raiders fan takes part in the famed Viking Clap at Canberra Stadium, which all new fans need to be initiated in. Photo: Jamila Toderas

What should you know before your first Raiders game?

Jasper Lindell and David Polkinghorne

HERO: Mark Donaldson VC's courage under fire saved lives in Afghanistan. On ANZAC Day, he will be honoured by the Australian War Memorial when he delivers a first hand account of his bravery.

"We don't leave anyone behind": Donaldson's courage under fire embodies the ANZAC spirit

There are so many benefits to seeking treatment for hepatitis C. Leading expert Dr Tuck Meng Soo explains what is involved.

The many benefits of seeking treatment

Marvel at the lost city of Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres above sea level.

Ready for a cool change?

What is a gigabyte? Many people don't know what data usage is required for even the most common activities like streaming videos.

Seven fun ways with 10GB

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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People can now live free from the worry of hepatitis C.

Test, cure, live

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Why you should make your next holiday a self-drive trip

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'URBAN COMMUNITY': An artist's impression of the Discovery Rise planned development at James Cook University's Townsville campus. Image: Supplied.

Work starts on university-based retirement communities

Geraldine Cardozo

Australia faces liver disease epidemic

Eileen Wood

BRIGHT SPARKS: Electricians are the most trusted tradies, according to a new report.

Who do you trust? Tips on finding a tradie

Geraldine Cardozo

Jockey Hugh Bowman has ridden Winx to her 33rd win in a row, but says she's just a good horse.

Winx proves she's not just a horse

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Bill Shorten committed to a new 'slip, slop, slap' campaign at the junior netball in Gosford.

Shorten finds favour in common with Winx

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Randwick Racecourse before Winx won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

PM soaks up wonder mare Winx's final win

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Zali Steggall is hoping to oust former prime minister Tony Abbott from his seat of Warringah.

Libs spur fear over independents' funding

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Independent MP Dr Kerryn Phelps has alleged "dirty tricks" as hundreds of her posters were removed.

Phelps says stolen posters a dirty trick

Eliza Berlage

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a street walk at Strathfield shopping strip in Sydney.

What they said on Day 3 of the campaign

Shorten says his team will talk to Assange

Angus Livingston

A group of protesters has rallied in in Brisbane against Brunei's new sharia penal code.

Qld protesters rally against Brunei laws

Aaron Bunch

Astronomers who created the blackhole image called it M87 while a language professor named it Powehi

Picture clear, but blackhole name is fuzzy

Astronomers who created the blackhole image called it M87 while a language professor named it Powehi

Picture clear, but blackhole name is fuzzy

Facebook spent $US22.6 million on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2018.

Facebook spent $32m on Zuckerberg security

Facebook spent $US22.6 million on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2018.

Facebook spent $32m on Zuckerberg security

Sudan's General Awad Ibn Auf has stepped down as head of the nation's transitional council.

Sudan coup leader steps down amid protests

Sudan's General Awad Ibn Auf has stepped down as head of the nation's transitional council.

Sudan coup leader steps down amid protests

Doing as the locals do: Michael, wearing a traditional fur hat, stayed in a yurt while travelling in Mongolia.

Let's take on the world together

Michael Turtle

STORM OVER SALT: An outback thunderstorm rolls over Lake Gairdner and the
surrounding desert.

Into the big blue, and red, and white of Australia's salt lakes

Brent Davison

Daisy Ridley in the trailer for the new Star Wars film.

'No one is ever really gone': New Star Wars trailer released

Lindsey Bahr

Grand champion Angus bull Black Diamond 5R Kodiak N411, exhibited by the Fuller Family of Pine Creek Angus, Cowra.

Pine Creek wins grand champion Angus bull | Photos

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Grand champion Angus bull Black Diamond 5R Kodiak N411, exhibited by the Fuller Family of Pine Creek Angus, Cowra.

Pine Creek wins grand champion Angus bull | Photos

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Jasmine Whitten, Cobar, and the 2018 South Australian Rural Ambassador runner-up, Kevin Lintern, Tungkilloo, SA.

Good ideas shared at AgriConnects

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Jasmine Whitten, Cobar, and the 2018 South Australian Rural Ambassador runner-up, Kevin Lintern, Tungkilloo, SA.

Good ideas shared at AgriConnects

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Grand champion female and best Hereford exhibit was awarded to Kanimbla Harmony K157 and her bull calf Tondara Mason with Geoff Bush, Thomas Holt, judge Peter Falls, handlers Jordan Alexander and Cassie Bush, Sophie Holt and Tom Holt.

Junior breeders take out Hereford judging

Grand champion female and best Hereford exhibit was awarded to Kanimbla Harmony K157 and her bull calf Tondara Mason with Geoff Bush, Thomas Holt, judge Peter Falls, handlers Jordan Alexander and Cassie Bush, Sophie Holt and Tom Holt.

Junior breeders take out Hereford judging

Doing as the locals do: Michael, wearing a traditional fur hat, stayed in a yurt while travelling in Mongolia.

Let's take on the world together

Michael Turtle

STORM OVER SALT: An outback thunderstorm rolls over Lake Gairdner and the
surrounding desert.

Into the big blue, and red, and white of Australia's salt lakes

Brent Davison

Archaeologist Steve Skitmore rides along part of the Old Weetangera Road near Calvary Hospital. Photo: Tim the Yowie Man

Canberra's ultimate ghost road

Tim the Yowie Man

Mandy Leong from Bonner and Jasmine Fellows from Gungahlin.

The Canberra Regional Ukulele Festival

Thomas Howard at the Ngunnawal Community Centre. 1995

Flashback Friday: Fun and culture at centres

@niche_markets indulging in handmade easter eggs.

Life through the lenses of our photographers and readers - April 11, 2019