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Ecstasy pills generic.

Two 'deadly' substances found during pill testing

Steven Trask
48 mins ago

AMP chairman Catherine Brenner.

AMP boss steps down amid deepening scandal

Clancy Yeates

Former Treasurer Wayne Swan and Former Trade Minister Craig Emerson in 2012. They have said job cuts are not needed at ...

No job cuts needed to fund Home Affairs pay rises: Swan, Emerson

Doug Dingwall

Emergency services were called to the scene of a high-speed collision around 7.30pm on Sunday.

Vehicles wrecked after high-speed crash on Majura Parkway

9 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had hoped to secure a win on company tax cuts before Easter.

Turnbull in best position to offer tax cuts in nine years

Peter Martin

David Gonski has delivered his report on Australia's school system to the Turnbull government.

Malcolm Turnbull backs plan for radical education overhaul

Michael Koziol

ACT government spending almost $400k for a quiet day's work

Sally Whyte

The assault on our wallets called superannuation

OPINION
Peter Martin

Punters back Australian first pill testing trial at Groovin the Moo

Katie Burgess

Dear Barnaby, it's time to shut your mouth

OPINION
Wendy Squires

'Really worrying': Anaesthetic affects children's brains

Liam Mannix

Debra Mesiti has waited four months for a tablet she ordered in December.

'There goes our money': Online store tops complaints list, again

Rachel Clun

"People like me are just going through a hard time": Zane, 17.

The Canberrans priced out of 'disastrous' rental market

Sarah Sanders Huckabee was stony-faced as she was mocked by comedian Michelle Wolf at the White House Correspondents' dinner.

Comedian elicits boos, walk outs at White House reporters' dinner

Worth every cent: Stephen Cameron paid $22,000 for his
bespoke Bastion bicycle. Pictured at the Handmade Bicycle Show, ...

Cycling bloke stoked by $22,000 bespoke spokes

Happy birthday.

What I want my daughter to know before adulthood

OPINION

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Two Aussies drafted into the NFL

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Danny DeVito as Harry Wormwood in the movie version of Matilda.

How to buy a secondhand car if you're lazy or nervous

The hybrid elephant-mammoth would not have tusks, in an attempt to stop poaching for ivory.

Scientists on the verge of creating hybrid elephant and mammoth

Digitally altered image of Shannon Boyd.

How many Canberra athletes can you identify by their nickname?

The shocking Sydney murder of controversial ...

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Vehicles wrecked after high-speed crash on Majura ...

9:59AM

Amber Rudd's resignation shows perils of ...

9:54AM

Canberra's last greyhound race meeting on Sunday night. Smooth Blend came first in the The Canberra Cup Final. Photo: ...

Punters brave the rain and turn up in droves for final Canberra Cup

Housing and job market boost ACT in State of the States report

'Not happy': Hyperdome reopens but shoppers vent at delays

Court.

University of Canberra partners with Legal Aid for twice-weekly clinic

Tom Quigley, 12, enjoying the new equipment.

For first time in Canberra, a park replaced a car park

Up to six of the Australian Super Hornet fighters will be in Canberra on Monday.

There'll be a few Super Hornets flying over Canberra tomorrow

Construction workers laying the light rail concrete slab on Flemington road.

Light rail intersections aren't being 're-done' due to complaints

Disgraced former tax agent Richard Hogg.

Tax agent steals $1.3 million, leaving clients to face ATO bill

Cameron Houston

Bondi model George Gerges, pictured with former girlfriend and "glamour model" Emma Rose, complained to his boss that ...

It was all very 'Sydney': Bondi fashionista dealt cocaine from Lexus

Angus Thompson

Jac Taylor said she was surprised to discover relatively low rates of immunisation in some parts of Sydney when she ...

Immunisation rates a major factor in choosing a school: parents

Pallavi Singhal

Edith Cowan University honorary research associate David Goodall doesn't have a terminal illness.

Perth academic, 104, chooses to end life

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Centrelink client chased for $45,000 in payments made in error

Security bollards caused nearly $30,000 in damage to Comcars at Parliament House.

Parliament House bollards caused $30k in damage to Comcars

Treasury secretary John Fraser, who has written a candid response to an audit office report.

'Oh, that life would be that simple!' Treasury dismisses audit report

David Gonski has delivered his report on Australia's school system to the Turnbull government.

Malcolm Turnbull backs Gonski 2.0 'blueprint' for radical overhaul of Australian curriculum

Michael Koziol

'Teachers deserve greater recognition and higher esteem': Gonski report

Michael Koziol

Turnbull in best position to offer tax cuts in nine years

Peter Martin

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Snapshot of Sydney rental market paints 'dismal' picture of affordability

Michael Koziol

AMP chair Catherine Brenner

Superannuation funds abandon AMP as Treasurer attacks boards

Eryk Bagshaw

Former Treasurer Wayne Swan and Former Trade Minister Craig Emerson in 2012. They have said job cuts are not needed at ...

No job cuts needed to fund Home Affairs pay rises: Swan, Emerson

Doug Dingwall

There are no affordable rental listings at all for a person on Newstart or Youth Allowance in Sydney, Canberra, ...

Condemning a generation of renters to years of hardship

OPINION
Kasy Chambers

Resigned: Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

Amber Rudd resigns as Britain's Home Secretary after migration scandal

BREAKING

More than 35,000 people joined the rally.

Woman sexually assaulted by 5 men but Spanish court says it's not rape

Amanda Erickson

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together through a honour guard at ...

North Korea pledges public display of nuclear test site destruction

Kirsty Needham

In this image released by the White House, then-CIA director Mike Pompeo shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong ...

Mike Pompeo left Kim Jong-un meeting thinking nuclear deal possible

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Super dream: 'I never thought that I would be lied to'

Jessica Irvine
1 hr ago

Pat Campbell

The latest cartoons from Pat Campbell

Editorial cartoon

There are no affordable rental listings at all for a person on Newstart or Youth Allowance in Sydney, Canberra, ...

Condemning a generation of renters to years of hardship

OPINION
Kasy Chambers

The Liddell power station in the Hunter Valley.

Alinta makes formal bid for AGL's Liddell power station

Cole Latimer
1 hr ago

The Australian market is set for a cautious start to the week.

Markets Live: ASX poised for cautious open

Live
William McInnes
1 hr ago

AMP chairman Catherine Brenner said she was ultimately responsible for governance at AMP.

AMP chair Catherine Brenner steps down

Clancy Yeates

Mike Wilkins has been acting CEO at AMP

The man with one of the toughest jobs in Australian business

Nassim Khadem
51 mins ago

Wall Street's worried as new rules loom for tech giants like Facebook

OPINION
John McDuling

Knaves and fools: Trade protection is a comedy of errors

OPINION
Ross Gittins

The best paid jobs for men and women, but mind the gap

ANALYSIS
Nigel Gladstone

Are our politicians really up to the task

OPINION
Jack Waterford

Casa de Gatos by Wowowa Architecture

Casa de Gatos: The colourful cottage where pets come first

Vee-Mac 67 Marketing Brochures.

Ever wondered how Canberra agents sold homes in the '60s?

128 Ratcliffe Crescent, Belconnen.

Manicured gardens excite bidders at Florey auction

72 Drapers Creek Road, Colo Vale

Colo Vale residence a statement in Yorkshire country elegance

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These are the 10 commandments of interior design

Young men are being caught up in a wave of anger and violent expression.

We need to save young men from themselves

Life On Mars
Phil Barker
1 hr ago

Bremont Martin-Baker Special Edition MB1—and the ejection seat handle you have to pull to get one

The only way to own this watch was by cheating death

Watches
Justin Mastine-Frost

Hanna Kadi, with her daughter Elissa Hatoum, in the Albury cafe she owns with her brother.

'I feel like a different person': moving from the city to the regions

John Collett

Danny DeVito as Harry Wormwood in the movie version of Matilda.

How to buy a secondhand car if you're lazy or nervous

OPINION
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Louisa Forrest is the owner of Lavenderia.

Small businesses: the social influencers

Nina Hendy

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Solar powered clean drinking water maker trialled

Cole Latimer

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Serial killer might be former cop

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Congress cracks up over Macron's Trump kiss reminder

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Does Melania Trump not want to hold hands with Donald?

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Real Madrid victorious in Germany

Groovin The Moo 2018 at Canberra. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Groovin' the Moo in Canberra

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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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The Voice contestant Nathan Brake proposes to his partner Mitch during the show.

When love takes over: The Voice contestant proposes on stage after auditioning

Nathanael Cooper

This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and ...

Infinity War smashes box office record with biggest opening of all time

Priscilla Queen of the Desert 10th anniversary tour opens in Melbourne 2018.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified: What it's like being in Priscilla

Nathanael Cooper

David Warner and his wife Candice Warner.

The irony of the Warner family paparazzi window smash incident

Amy Croffey

Tearsheet from 2009 Woman's Day magazine story about Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson.

Real-life Game of Thrones as royals jockey for position

Andrew Hornery

Reading the book was like "cracking open my soul" ... Simon Baker with Ben Spence and Samson Coulter on location during ...

Seven years after 'profound' impact, Simon Baker is ready to breathe

Garry Maddox

Barry Jones.

Festivals and special screenings to check out

Craig Mathieson

Sandra Bullock's Debbie Ocean plans the perfect heist in <i>Ocean's 8</i>.

Blockbusters to heat up the box office this winter

Brian Truitt

David Hockney and "Winter Timber" in Bridlington, July 2009

Around the world with Art on Screen

A Canberra team is helping to restore the former Southern Aurora train carriages to its former glory for use

Former Canberra Railway Museum exhibit restored to former glory

St Bernard's students Jada Smart, Zoe Ralston, Leo Halliday and Chase Quinlivan with Pickles.

Popular pooch Pickles brightens students' days

Could you give up the scales for a month?

Weigh Free May starts tomorrow. Are you in?

Kasey Edwards

" Intimate justice refers to a woman's right to sexual pleasure – and the expectation that we are entitled to it."

So you married a sexual anthropologist

Bella Ellwood-Clayton

Battle of the brands: who's hot and who's not

Melissa Singer

Who do some things make us feel good?

Why that chocolate bar feels so good: how pleasure affects our brain

James Kesby

Designer Alex Perry and Specsavers #LoveGlasses ambassador.

Is Alex Perry about to jump ship in the face of Myer's $476m losses?

Amy Croffey

Susie Elelman.

My day on a plate: Susie Elelman

Compiled by Nicole Economos

Walking among trees has been found to have positive effects on immunity, blood pressure and stress levels.

Seeking more energy, less stress? It's a walk in the park

Greg Callaghan

Former brickie Ben Roche (left, pictured with boss James McManaway) is recovering from a serious brain injury and is now ...

A bricklayer's long recovery after falling five metres on to his head

Tony Moore

A private-school education may help you get to university, but is of no help once you are there.

'Teachers deserve greater recognition and higher esteem': Gonski report

Michael Koziol

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Can single mums be friends with married dads?

Carolyn Tate

Photo: Shutterstock

How social media helped me feel like less of a failure

Bianca Wordley

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried chickpeas with black bean and chilli.

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried chickpeas with black bean and chilli

Adam Liaw's mushroom and spinach stroganoff pasta bake.

Weekly meal planner: autumn warmers

Heavy on fat and salt: Texas barbecue.

Guess what the king of Texas barbecue won't eat?

Canyon de Chelly national park Arizona.

Flight attendant and other jet-setters reveal realities of travelling for a living

Sue Williams

Vertical adventure: White water rafting with Adrift on the river Nile in Uganda.

The remarkable resort island surrounded by rapids

Rob McFarland

Ball's Pyramid emerges from the ocean just near Lord Howe Island.

Like a foreign country: 10 places you won't believe are actually in Australia

Ben Groundwater

Samsung's Galaxy S9+is a great phone, but won't convert too many Apple fans.

How Samsung could dethrone Apple and become number one in Australia

OPINION
Alex Kidman

An artist impression of the 14 galaxies detected by ALMA as they appear in the very early, very distant universe. These ...

A pile-up of 14 distant galaxies is set to make thousands of new stars

Deborah Netburn

The European Space Agency has released its first image taken by a probe orbiting Mars, showing the ice-covered edge of ...

Mars orbiter photographs ice-covered edge of vast crater

The Echo Spot has a small touchscreen to show you answers and information.

Amazon Echo Spot review: latest smart speaker looks and listens

Adam Turner

Gmail

New Gmail sends self-destructing emails, nudges you to reply to mum

Geoffrey Fowler

2010 Mitsubishi Pajero Exceed.

This used off-roader will take you anywhere

David Morley

Right car, right time: The new Jaguar XE will do battle against the Mercedes C-Class and BMW 3-Series.

What is WLTP and why it matters

Alex Misoyannis

2018 Lamborghini Urus.

Seven most odd-ball SUVs on sale

Dom Tripolone

Chinese brands such as Honqi (pictured) took the spotlight at the Beijing motor show.

The strange stars of the Beijing motor show

David McCowen

2018 Mazda BT-50

Tested: Updated Mazda BT-50

Alex Rae

Chevrolet is taking the human face out of service stations.

Revolutionary new way to pay for fuel

Dom Tripolone

Siliva Havili wants to earn a new deal with the Raiders.

The reason behind Havili's desire to stay with Canberra Raiders

Manasa Mataele celebrates his try during the Super Rugby match, Brumbies v Crusaders, GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australia, ...

Wallabies great Kafer slams Aussie rugby after Brumbies loss

Will Josh Papalii retain his spot for Queensland?

Papalii living in a Canberra Raiders state of mind

Banned: Jean Paul de Marigny (centre) clashes with Sydney's David Carney.

Bans for Victory coaches as 'golden goal confusion' blamed

Denice Warren with Canberra Cup winner Smooth Blend.

Warren backs ACT greyhounds return after Canberra Cup win

Brooke Gilroy wants to take her sevens career as far as possible.

Is this schoolgirl Canberra's next rugby sevens star?

Steamroller: Brad Takairangi crashes over the top of Robbie Rochow.

Eels back in the finals frame after rallying to beat Tigers

Chance Peni has been cited for his high tackle on Israel Dagg.

ACT Brumbies winger Chance Peni cited for high shot on Israel Dagg