Secrets of top negative gearing postcodes
Coalition MPs are in 80% of top negative gearing postcodes.
ACT Brumbies part ways with Michael Jones
The Brumbies drama appears to be over.
Head wounds top Canberra's emergency presentations
Open wounds to the head topped the list of injuries reported at ER.
Doll therapy slashes drug use in dementia ward
The level of antipsychotic drugs used by Weston care residents halved.
PM falls short on Gonski promises
New conditions imposed on the states to get extra funding.
Public housing tenant calls for review
Some of Canberra's public housing tenants are unhappy with review.
ACT's worst dumping sites revealed
Will extra signs and attention stop Canberrans from illegal dumping?
Abbott still has 'fire in the belly'
Tony Abbott is still garnering attention from his local constituents.
Mums who rule Facebook
Big business increasingly courting Facebook mums groups.
Kapow! It's comic books for sick kids
Store owner will deliver a special stack of titles to Canberra ...
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Australia's new national security campaign ad
Watch the new âIf it doesnât add up, speak up,â commercial that targets all Australians to remind us that everyone can help keep Australia safe
ACT News
Libs attack expensive Throsby land sales
Land prices are more than $940 a square metre for more than 200 new releases this month.
Man accused of death threats given bail
A Canberra man who allegedly threatened to kill his parents and broke their front door has been granted bail.
Food from thoughtful students
A group of Amaroo School students have won a Young Canberra Citizen of the Year award for helping create a foodbank in Gungahlin.
Protesters place white crosses on Northbourne
Crosses were places in an apparent protest against the removal of trees over the past week.
Public Service News
Biggest APS shake-up in decades
No more public service "jobs for life" under new blueprint for reform.
Plan to beat gender bias in the APS
Employment Minister calls for an "honest stocktake" of failures.
Officers fight for the right to strike
Airports could have been left vulnerable to terrorists, drug traffickers, child sex offenders.
Federal Politics
Turnbull's $8m security ad blitz
Ads will appear on TV, radio, print, online and on outdoor displays from this week ...
PM to invest in schools
The Turnbull government will invest an extra $1.2 billion in schools but impose new ...
Treasurer reads the politics on land sale
If you ever wanted a window into the peculiar chemistry of Coalition politics, here ...
Morrison blocks Chinese land bid
Treasurer Scott Morrison has again knocked back the sale of Australia's largest ...
Refugee who set himself alight dies
Breaking An Iranian refugee at Nauru who set himself on fire over despair at ...
Risk and reward: the submarine deal
The standing joke about French submarines used to be that they were as noisy as ...
Comment
Budget-night parties call for model behaviour
There has never been a more exciting time to be an accountant. Really.
David Pope
The latest cartoons from The Canberra Times editorial artist.
The Godfather effect
And they say crime doesn't pay. A study of last century's mafia has proven to be revealing.
Business
Future bright for young workers
A lot of people are convinced it's just going to get worse for workers in coming years.
How our diet is changing
We're eating healthier than ever - but we are still making one enormous mistake.
Slater & Gordon hangs in the balance
Write-down on firm's UK acquisition put the company in a 'financially precarious' position.
Balance the books, win the election
Can Scott Morrison's budget define a government, repair the bottom line and appeal to voters?
Inside Story: CommInsure expose
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VIDEO: Adele Ferguson shares behind-the-scenes insights into how the Comminsure saga unfolded and the impact it had.
Unmasking Wall Street's anti-heroes
Colin Lokey, also known as 'Tyler Durden', is breaking the first rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club.
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Property
Makeovers that honour the past
A thoughtful reworking of an older property can give you the best of both worlds.
Ten islands that cost less than an average home
For those scraping together a deposit for a house - why not buy an island instead?
ExecutiveStyle
16 gorgeous gifts for Mother's Day
Ditch the flowers and make your mum feel really special next weekend.
Money
Budget means months of uncertainty
Tuesday's budget is unlikely to resolve uncertainty and lift consumer confidence.
Small Business
Labor's plan for cheaper loans revealed
Labor has announced it will force banks to share consumer data in a move aimed at making finance cheaper for small business.
Are you being undermined at work?
To victims of undermining at work, it's undeniably a pretty big deal.
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Colgate fined $18 million for collusion
Colgate-Palmolive is slammed with the equal third biggest penalty for cartel conduct in Australian history. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne
Entertainment
Nine denies plan to air Beirut footage
The 60 Minutes episode going to air on Sunday night has nothing to do with the situation in Lebanon, network says.
Offspring's sixth season starts shooting
Asher Keddie and Kat Stewart reprise their roles in Offspring as sixth series begins production.
Canberra Life
Young and Frisky opens in Gungahlin
Gungahlin's long-awaited new watering hole is finally ready to open its doors.
'Stay off booze and drugs'
Veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne had some salient advice for Canberra's heavy metal kid.
What's on this weekend
Your guide to what's going on around the capital this weekend.
Radio
Alan Pearsall
Join us for Australia Overnight on 2UE 954am with Alan Pearsall every weekend, keeping your informed and entertained.
Lifestyle
Knives come out on breakfast TV
Feuds and contract dramas are fuelling speculation all is not well on morning TV.
Identical twin boys for Bec Judd
"Can fill a forward line," the 33-year-old mother-of-two joked.
Queen and Prince Harry's trash talk
The Obamas and royals have started a Twitter war over the Invictus Games
All you need is one minute to work out
The seven-minute-work out is old news. Research shows the effectiveness of going hell-for-leather for just one minute.
What celebrities wore on the red carpet this week
Film festivals, parties and premieres. Where the stars have been spotted this week.
Carla Zampatti finds a voice in Delta
Carla Zampatti's spring-summer is on song.
Good Food
Weekly meal planner
Hearty but healthy, try these delicious meals this week.
Recipes for a sweet Greek Easter
Get your Greek on this Sunday and make sticky honey pastries and lemon-yoghurt cake.
MKR winners share secret recipe
My Kitchen Rules winners Tasia and Gracia Seger reveal a surefire recipe - that they didn't cook on the show.
Salmon salad with green tahini dressing
Tick, tick, tick ... look down this list of ingredients and it's all good for you.
Lamb with 40 garlic cloves
Once it cooks down and you smear it on the lamb, you'll be wanting twice as many.Contains
Daily Life
New Lara Croft for Tomb Raider reboot
Angelina Jolie's time in the role has come to an end with Oscar winner Alicia Vikander cast.
The catchiest songs of all time
A new study has determined which songs get stuck in your head. Can you guess which topped the list?
In praise of GoT's older women
Melisandre's transformation came as a shock but it's all part of the show's ongoing fascination with older women.
Why I did a podcast with my ex-fiance
In the first episode he told me I wasn't his greatest love. In the second I told him I didn't think he was sexy.
Technology
NBN satellite service goes live
Long-term satellite service for rural, regional and remote Australia starts rolling out.
Hackers steal Gumtree users' details
Security breach results in some users' email addresses being compromised.
I refuse to feel sorry for torrenting GoT
What we're expected to go through to pay for and watch this show is actually insane.
4G speed boost for budget telcos
Telstra gives customers of Woolworths, AldiMobile, others access to 4G network.
The gene that's making you look older
Red heads and others carrying variants of a particular gene appear older than they are.
Dyson to spark a hair dryer revolution
Company says new device could change monotony of bathroom routines forever.
Drive
Nissan Navara RX 4x4 trade review
Nissan's latest workhorse ute gets a bit stressed when fully loaded.
Hyundai unveils turbo Elantra SR
Sports sedan to offer 150kW performance.
Sport
Stuart fires up at refs after Raiders lose
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has expressed his frustration on why a game-winning field goal to Penrith's Peter Wallace was allowed in their win at Bathurst on Saturday, adamant the current system is making referees "petrified" to make calls.
Larkham wants answers
The ACT Brumbies board delivered a sour pill to the players on Saturday after they lost to the Highlanders.
Giant killers strike
There aren't many teams in recent years that can call Hawthorn their bunny, but GWS now can.
No champagne for Croker
All the talking points from Penrith's 19-18 win over Canberra in Bathurst on Saturday afternoon.
