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Instead of a berm or moat, a new fence will cut across the lawns at Parliament House.

ACT could be about to get a new federal politician

22 mins ago

Auditor-General Maxine Cooper.

How complaints forced ACT government to buy out townhouse complex

27 mins ago

Former ADFA cadet Jack Toby Mitchell, second from left, arrives at the ACT Supreme Court for the first day of his rape ...

'I just kind of gave up': ADFA cadet tells of 'rape' after night out

30 mins ago

Canberra Raiders centre Joey Leilua roars after scoring a try against the Broncos.

'It's a volatile sport': Stuart brushes off players' on-field spat

7 mins ago

The alleged victim of a knifepoint robbery says he joined a martial arts club to avoid a repeat of the incident.

Alleged Haig Park robbery victim 'wanted to buy nunchucks' after

16 mins ago

Gillian Graham-Crowe says being allowed to record her stillborn daughter in the census is an 'acknowledgment of her ...

'We were being told she didn't matter': Census reflected a tragedy

1 hr ago

The problem that shows how silly our GST rules have become

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

'Should be ashamed': Scandal sparks inquiry push

59 mins ago

'Letting ourselves down': Abbott lays out his vision

'Anti-feminists' attack store Facebook page over Clem Ford book

Australia reaches a tipping point in population makeup

4 mins ago

Beth Mathison who is launching a guide avoiding financial abuse . Pic Nick Moir 26 June 2017

A millionaire at 30, broke by 40: The decision that left Beth with nothing

US President Donald Trump, centre, at the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House earlier this month.

Three CNN employees resign over Trump Russia story

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Vera Mol died in August 2015.

Instructor's 'poor English' led girl to bungee jump without rope

You'd be doing him a favour, in more ways than one.

Put your heart into it: Regular sex good for male body, study finds

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Model Miranda Kerr attends "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume ...

Kerr hands $10m of jewellery gifts from old flame to US agents

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Australia Post appoints Christine Holgate as CEO

The proposed baugruppen project in White Gum Valley, Perth.

The German idea that could help fix housing affordability

A view of the city of Barcelona from Antoni Gaudí’s Parc Güell.

Woman forced to squat in her own flat after Airbnb scam

A-League club owners set to reject FFA funding ...

6:31PM

Collingwood: The puzzle that no one can solve

6:30PM

Taylor playing for his Raiders career

6:30PM

Long Paddocks Eggs co-owner Amanda Mutton runs a pastured egg farm with the second lowest stocking density per hectare.

The hens that have over 50 times as much space as 'free-range' chooks

UPDATED

What to do with the female prisoners overflowing from jail?

Census 2016: ACT is younger and richer than the rest of the nation

An artist's impression of development in Throsby, where government officials say land prices peaked last year at $1000 a ...

Why does Canberra need two land agencies? Officials asked to explain

A Gordon man is accused of robbing someone at knife point in Haig Park.

Dog 'sold to recoup drug swindle money', court hears

Verity McWilliam, who grew up in Canberra, is the ACT's newest Supreme Court associate justice.

Two weeks of law made her ready to quit. Now she's ACT's new judge

The sculpture will be made from corten steel and have a rust-like exterior.

Arboretum to get $2m sculpture inspired by Australian invention

In better days: Town crier Graham Keating, Jess Miller, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Professor Kerryn Phelps on ...

Kerryn Phelps quits council post, mayor hits out

NSW

On board the AirAsia flight that had to return to Perth with a 'technical issue'.

Probe into engine failure to take several months

WA

Ace Hall died after he was shot in the torso at Tweed Heads.

Man arrested over shooting death of Ace Hall

QLD

Daryl Dixon: the income test would have been fairer if it was only applied to new retirees

Public servants are super losers: expert

Daryl Dixon: the income test would have been fairer if it was only applied to new retirees

Public servants are super losers: expert

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop speaks at a joint media conference at ...

'Australia is a slow adopter': DFAT boosting security at embassies

"Profound changes": Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd.

Public service jobs for life in the past, says workplace authority

Australia's population is about to hit 24 million.

More than 1600 people a week: Census reveals how we have grown

Eryk Bagshaw

The one thing voters do not want from politicians

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

Milestone as Australia becomes more Asian than European

Peter Martin
4 mins ago

Vision for the future: former prime minister Tony Abbott has laid out his policy manifesto to the Institute of Public Affairs

Tony Abbott's policy program to help the Coalition hang on

James Massola

Under fire: Senator Lee Rhiannon.

Lee Rhiannon says she feels "bullied and harassed"

Adam Gartrell

'Fake news'? Malcolm Turnbull should, and does, know better

'Fake news'? Malcolm Turnbull should, and does, know better

COMMENT
Michael Koziol

Liberal senator Dean Smith.

Liberal MPs' secret bid to legalise same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

US warns Syria against another chemical weapons attack

1 hr ago

Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, speaks at the World Economic Forum in ...

Three CNN employees resign over Trump Russia story

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Mistrial: Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse.

Cosby team U-turn: talks 'not about sexual assault'

US President Donald Trump had called for a shutdown of Muslims entering the US during his campaign.

Trump has a win on his travel ban - sort of...

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Of all the nations surveyed, only in Russia and Israel did faith in President Trump increase.

Trump doesn't solve crises, he creates them

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Military dogs during an award ceremony at the Australian War Memorial earlier this month.

The ADF giving dogs medals devalues our entire armed forces

COMMENT
Nicholas Stuart

Experts are meeting in Melbourne on Thursday to discuss elder abuse.

Old and alone: the government must step in

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Blackmores could feel tax-loss selling.

Retailers bruised by end of financial year selling

Madeleine Heffernan
13 mins ago

Census: pie face

Properties empty as home ownership sinks to 60-year low

Peter Martin

Retirees could be earning higher returns by taking a bit more risk.

Risk aversion is costing retirees tens of thousands of dollars

John Collett

Aggregate debt ratios are almost 40 percentage points of GDP higher than a decade ago.

Next financial crisis to hit with a 'vengeance'

COMMENT

China optimism drives up ASX miners

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

'Disturbing': Calls for retirement village inquiry amid Aveo scandal

Adele Ferguson
59 mins ago

Happy birthday, GST – time to grow up and tax more food

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

New Australia Post CEO to earn well below predecessor's wage

UPDATED
Lucy Battersby
54 mins ago

1777 Inglewood Ave Saint Helena, in the Napa Valley, is for sale for $19.8 million.

Where to find the holiday homes of the world's richest people

1 hr ago

Stockdale & Leggo's chief operating officer, Anna Thomas

Kicked out of home at 18, Anna now runs a huge real estate firm

Selling... like hotcakes. New apartment sales rose to a new monthly national record of 1,976 in May, HIA figures show.

Census: Less Canberrans living in houses, more of us renting

Bulldozers work last year on the early stages of laying out Denman Prospect.

Denman Prospect's expansion closer with multimillion-dollar sale

Australia's rental population is growing.

Census: Renting population grows, Great Australian Dream fades

Does your handwriting mark you out as a leader?

Powerful penmanship: The curious signature of great handwriting

Arts
1 hr ago

Not all shows are created equal, and you might find better fashion off the catwak.

How I blagged my way into the front row at Paris Fashion Week

Men's Style

Travis Kalanick's resignation opens questions of who may take over Uber.

What Uber can teach investors about culture

Scott Phillips

Retirees could be earning higher returns by taking a bit more risk.

Risk aversion is costing retirees tens of thousands of dollars

John Collett

Danielle Szetho of FinTech Australia is working with the small business ombudsman on the research project.

Small business ombudsman turns spotlight on fintech lenders

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

Mental health awareness training can be useful for small business owners and staff.

The crippling impact of mental health on small business owners

COMMENT
Anthony Hasphall

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I feel bullied and harassed: Rhiannon

Federal Politics

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Lorde's new album storms the charts

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Salvador Dali's body to be exhumed

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Fake news: Turnbull channels Trump

Federal Politics

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 16: An aerial view of surfers at Mackenzies Beach on June 16, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Fairfax photos of the week - June 23, 2017

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The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only 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 Project's Waleed Aly is worried the next generation of TV stars won't have the same chance to hone their talent as ...

Channel 31 gets a six-month TV reprieve in some cities

Staff writer

Tom Conroy and Ursula Mills in the upcoming STC production of Icke and Macmillan's '1984'.

Australians petrified by torturous Orwell play: 'Too scared to move'

Broede Carmody
31 mins ago

ABC publicist Chris Chamberlin pictured on holiday in India in 2012.

Popular ABC staffer dies on holiday in India

Rachel Browne

Unlikely: drag queens in the desert riding a bus called Priscilla.

Priscilla the Musical returns to Australian stages after 10 years

Hannah Francis

The writer of Bran Nue Dae has passed away.

Bran Nue Dae playwright dies at age 69

Broede Carmody
6 mins ago

Can Ron Howard save the Han Solo film?

Help me Obi-Ron Kenobi: can Ron Howard save Star Wars?

Michael Idato

Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard caused controversy in Australia last year when they smuggled two Yorkshire terriers, ...

Depp may face charges for 'perjury' in Australia

Broede Carmody

On Monday night's Q&A, Liberal minister Christopher Pyne was questioned on whether his taped conversation supporting ...

Christopher Pyne is the wind beneath his own wings

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

The Forage is on in the Little National Hotel carpark on Saturday afternoon.

6 things to do this weekend in Canberra

55 mins ago

Canberra mum and author Helen Roe is passionate about delivering practical advice on self-care, self-awareness and ...

Does your teen need her own online brand?

Dalton Wiggins at his first birthday party.

Meet Dolton, the now not-so-little miracle baby

Moo Baulch, the head of Domestic Violence NSW.

The conversation we need to have about money and control

Moo Baulch

Steve Carell has the internet all in a bother with his sleek new look.

Steve Carell was touched that everybody thinks he's hot now

Annie Brown

Author Clementine Ford.

Bookstore trolled for supporting Clementine Ford

Mary Ward

Associate Professor Michael Steger at Happiness and Its Causes.

Understanding wellbeing (you can have it without happiness)

Sarah Berry

Rebel Wilson out the front of the Victorian Supreme Court after a jury returned unanimous verdicts in favour of her.

Rebel Wilson is following in Melissa McCarthy's footsteps

Annie Brown

The Obama clan enjoy some family bonding on the Ayung River in Badung, Bali.

Hey, the Obamas are in Bali now, living their best lives

Annie Brown

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial.

What wisdom could Cosby have to offer men about rape?

COMMENT
Kristine Ziwica

Ivanka and Donald Trump on the White House lawn.

Ivanka Trump 'tries to stay out of politics'

Mary Ward

Paleo loaf and coconut bread.

To carb or not to carb? The experts weigh in

Salt and pepper squid.

Neil Perry recipes from his new restaurant Jade Temple

Yes, we'll have cake.

How to ditch the food guilt (and order the chocolate pudding)

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Kim Kardashian criticised for son's car seat position

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Six reasons parenting does not get easier as kids get older

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No, it's not okay to ask your bridesmaids to lose weight

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC - 2012: View of the Nurzhol Boulevard and President's Palace Acorda

City you've never heard of about to become world's hottest destination

Hugh Morris
1 hr ago

The SkyRider seats by Aviointeriors unveiled in 2010 attempted to find a balance between standing up and sitting.

Budget airline's 'holy grail': Standing-room only flights

Jim Wyss

Ritz-Carlton's luxury cruise yacht designs.

Ritz-Carlton hotels unveil their own luxury cruise yacht

Chabeli Herrera

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

Google faces a record fine for manipulating search results.

Google faces record EU $1.4 billion fine

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Volvo's driverless cars can't figure out kangaroos

Xbox, PlayStation in head-to-head fight

Wargaming is known for its competitive game World of Tanks.

Wargaming to amplify Australian presence

All grunt, and Italian styling. "I am convinced a customer of Ferrari buys a Ferrari because he wants to drive," says ...

Ferrari's V12 coupe just got cheaper

Tony Davis

2018 Jaguar F-Pace.

Fresh grunt for Jaguar

Dom Tripolone

2018 BMW X3.

BMW reveals new X3 SUV

Greg Kable

Audi's new active suspension system promises to improve safety, dynamics and comfort.

Audi unveils world-first suspension system for next-gen A8

David McCowen

Aston Martin confirms Tesla rival

Stephen Ottley

2017 Volkswagen Golf 7.5.

Volkswagen looks to revitalise Golf sales

Dom Tripolone

Lausii Taliauli injured his knee against the Australian Barbarians.

Lealiifano's words of wisdom for injured teammate

Chloe Hosking celebrates a victory for her former team.

Hosking's full-time Europe move

Emirates Team New Zealand helmed by Peter Burling celebrate after winning the America's Cup.

New superstar sailor emerges as Kiwis reclaim the America's Cup

Serena Williams has held the women's world no. 1 ranking on eight occasions.

McEnroe: Williams would rank 'like 700' if she played men's circuit

Targeted: Lions halfback Conor Murray.

'Dark arts at lightning speed': former internationals unload on All Blacks

Australia batsman Nicole Bolton celebrates her century.

That's not cricket: Women's World Cup off to bizarre start

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Susan Pettitt of the Giants catches the ball during the round 14 Super Netball match between ...

Giants star Pettitt earns Diamonds selection

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Australian cricketer David Warner poses during a portrait session at La Perouse on June 26, ...

Cricket's pay dispute on verge of crisis, with Ashes in doubt