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Canberra's light rail Stage Two, overseen by Transport Minister Meegan Fitzharris, is unlikely to extend to Canberra ...

Most popular light rail route to hospital 'unlikely'

Two brothers have been charged with rape and aggravated robbery offences over two attacks on sex workers in the ACT.

'Raped whilst doing my job': Sex worker recalls attack

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

'People see chaos and we wear it': MPs angry over citizenship fiasco

A protest was held at the ANU last month in response to a report into sexual harassment and assault at universities.

ANU sex assault policy review 'ignores survivors'

Ann Sudmalis during question time in Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday.

Liberal MP attempts to dismiss new questions over dual citizenship

Defence says its mail systems are reliable for overseas-based personnel to vote in the marriage survey.

ADF says personnel serving overseas won't miss plebiscite

'Suicidal': N Korea issues warning to Australia over drills

Calls for bikie crackdown after Comancheros run

Tax time IT problems strike again at ATO

$8 million ad campaign to change the way Aussies see tax

The Canberra company with a simple solution to stop sickies

A cloud is hanging over the Parliament after the unprecedented citizenship saga.

'Both sides of politics know people who will be caught': Only solution is an inquiry

COMMENT

The THeMIS ADDER, from Estonian company Milrem, is a smart unmanned system that could potentially be controlled by AI.

'Weapons of terror': Elon Musk warns UN to ban killer robtos

The man asked for the woman to give back her engagement ring after their relationship soured.

Want to stay married? Don't buy an engagement ring

COMMENT

Don't call me Dany. My brother called me Dany, and look how that turned out.

Beyond the Wall recap: Is this GoT's biggest twist yet?

SPOILERS

Tweets gone wrong:US President Donald Trump.

Dictionary brings Trump to heel over mistaken spelling in tweet

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Jerry Lewis dies at 91

CREDIT: TRIBUNE LIFE SELF - KINDNESS -COLUMN DA 3000 x 3069 Color JPEG The power of kindness . (Fotolia) Illustration ...

'I love you' has more power than you might think

DON'T USE fashion generic for huffpo

Why is fashion expensive? It's not quality that costs

Total solar eclipse set to dazzle America

1:25AM

Gallery of this week's editorial cartoons

1:20AM

Has the Murdochs wanting media reform stopped it?

12:15AM

Interactive horror experience 'Dark Lake' opens in Canberra in November.

Canberra horror experiences that'll scare the living hell out of you

ACT to team up with South Australia to join space race

Canberra company goes from parent's garage to kitting out an English football club

Family and friends are remembering Harry Haureliuk.

Tributes flow for Canberra bodybuilder Harry Haureliuk

Ranger Nadia Rhodes suggests a hat or umbrella as the best ways to protect against swooping magpies.

Canberrans take precautions as magpie swooping season begins

National Capital Authority chief executive Malcolm Snow pictured recently.

Canberra's new City Renewal Authority boss named

Valerie Browning visited Radford College to speak with students about her work in Ethiopia.

'Shame on the Australians': Valerie urges African aid

Kurt Bull leaves behind two young daughters, Khloe and Kayla.

Two fathers killed in horrific crash at Qld Raceway

UPDATED

Warragamba Dam, Sydney's main catchment, last spilled over in August 2015 - and may again on Monday.

Coal mining takes toll on Sydney's water supply

NSW

Anning Park is the home ground of a number of Cockburn sporting clubs.

Man hit in head with metal chain at footy event

WA

Hot desking is a trend in workplaces but is despised by some private sector staff.

'It's a robbery': ATO hot-desking plan under fire

Labor's Andrew Leigh says Australia needs action from the government on tax.

$8 million ad campaign to change the way Aussies see tax

More IT problems have struck the ATO this tax season.

Tax time IT problems strike again at ATO

Defence says its mail systems are reliable for overseas-based personnel to vote in the marriage survey.

ADF says personnel serving overseas won't miss plebiscite

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

'People see chaos and we wear it': MPs angry over citizenship fiasco

James Massola

What could they have to hide? The only solution is a snap inquiry

COMMENT
Damien Nowicki

Can Trump fix Afghanistan without tackling the Pakistan problem?

David Wroe

Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and IBM Australia leaders are all expected to appear at the inquiry in Sydney.

Facebook, Google, Apple to be grilled by Senate inquiry

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson takes off the burqa.

Hanson warned she will wear blame for attacks after burqa stunt

The Turnbull government is planning to change the regulations around industrial chemicals.

Critics slam move to slash red tape for industrial chemicals

Attorney-General George Brandis

Ministers disagree with George Brandis after Abbott slapdown

Jomari, a friend of Kian Loyd Delos Santos, refuses to leave the wake

The killing of this 17 year old boy galvanises the Philippines

Lindsay Murdoch

In a handout photo, Rinat Akhmetshin at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. Policy towards Russia on June ...

Lobbyist at Trump campaign meeting has deepest ties to Russia

South Korean Marines patrol along the coast of the eastern island of Ulleung, South Korea, on Saturday as part of the ...

US and South Korea begin drills amid N Korea tensions

Christine Kim

US President Donald Trump walks out of Air Force One upon en route to nearby Camp David, for a meeting with his national ...

Donald Trump to lay out US strategy for Afghanistan

John Christian Watson was the first Australian Labor prime minister in 1904.

Former PM held office despite big questions on his citizenship

Norman Abjorensen

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

The man asked for the woman to give back her engagement ring after their relationship soured.

Want to stay married? Don't buy an engagement ring

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Billionaire Andrew Forrest could be counting on a yearly pay cheque of more than half a billion US dollars from 2018 if ...

It's payday for Fortescue shareholders

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Paul O'Malley is stepping down as CEO of BlueScope steel after 10 years at the helm.

Pay coal stations to fix energy 'catastrophe' -says BlueScope boss

Mathew Dunckley

APN Outdoor chief executive Richard Herring.

Billboard boss not looking to new career in comedy

Colin Kruger, CBD

The Murdochs have been among those pushing for the abolition for the two-out-of-three rule.

Has the Murdochs wanting media reform stopped it?

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Watchdog has telcos by the tail on internet speed and 'won't let go'

Lucy Battersby

ASX wilts as BlueScope shares torched

Patrick Commins

'Cracker result' from Fortescue and it's promising more

Darren Gray

Twiggy's audacious bet pays off with $460m bonanza

Colin Kruger, CBD

Demolition of a mr fluffy home at 8 flower place Melba.

Block sales help slash $100 million from Mr Fluffy bill

Auction

Sellers still rule Canberra's weekend auction market

Andrew Wilson

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Brad Pitt loses costly dispute over French chateau

Buyer's advocate Nicole Jacobs says adequate preparation and agreeing on a strategy is key to bidding at auction.

Are auctions sexist? Why women buyers are reluctant to bid

The Block 2017 kids rooms reveals

'I feel like an a---hole': Twist for this week's winners on The Block

Recap

Master Brewer Scott Hardgraves.

Real deal: The surfers riding the craft beer wave to the top

Fine Drinks

For pure class, look no further than Ferrari's GTC4Lusso.

Royal road trip: The fastest four-seaters to fit the whole family

Cars

If the main breadwinner dies or is no longer able to work, how would the family survive?

Prepare for the risk of losing the breadwinner

Mark Bouris

Saving for a car is great, but try not to spend too much.

The best bank account for your kid's savings

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Ali Sultana is a refugee who runs a catering company and helped set up SisterWorks, which provides advice and assistance ...

From refugees to sisters doing it for themselves

Cara Waters

Treasurer Scott Morrison's company tax cut for small business could result in the loss of accumulated tax credits.

Escaping the small business company tax trap

COMMENT
Max Newnham

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Sam Kerr makes history with four-goal heroics

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US prepares for total eclipse

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Cheika can't pinpoint Kiwi dominance

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Kyrgios into Cincinnati Masters final

Supporter of marriage equality, Beau Kirq on the front lawn of Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 14 August 2017. ...

Fairfax photos of the week - August 17, 2017

Younger stan august

The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

The other guy stan

Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - 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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Don't call me Dany. My brother called me Dany, and look how that turned out.

Beyond the Wall recap: Is this GoT's biggest twist yet?

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

Tina Arena says she has been approached to play the role on many occasions.

Iconic role lures Arena back to the music theatre stage

Nathanael Cooper

Australian singer/songwriter, Paul Kelly has finally made it to No.1.

Life is Fine after Paul Kelly's first No.1 album in Australia

Martin Boulton

Jerry Lewis and Mick Gatto at a fund raiser for Muscular Dystrophy in Docklands in 2010.

'Beautiful man': Mick Gatto pays tribute to Jerry Lewis

Chris Vedelago

So, this appears to be working out pretty well, right?

Game of Thrones drops its biggest game changer ever

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

Liam Gallagher performs earlier this month in Chicago.

Liam Gallagher confirms he'll play at Falls Festival

Whitney Houston performing on stage in 2005. Her struggle with drugs is explored in the new documentary <i> Whitney: Can ...

Whitney Houston documentary to dissect 'fairytale' life

Broede Carmody

Jerry Lewis with Shaun Micallef.

Shaun Micallef pays tribute to his comedy hero Jerry Lewis

Shaun Micallef

Klarisa Cengic, owner of new salad bar The Goods Wholefoods, in No Name Lane in Civic.

The new Canberra cafe aiming to win friends with salad

Brett Smith with his jet-engine powered go-kart.

Fire power on show at Big Boys Toys Expo

Willy the Wizard and Pippi Longstocking.

Book Week: the lazy parent's guide to a great costume

Polly Dunning has calculated that if she returns to full-time work her family would have to fork out $32,900 in ...

Childcare costs more than my salary. Don't tell me to work

COMMENT
Polly Dunning

From left, Channel Seven's Mel Doyle, Nine's Lisa Wilkinson and Channel Ten's Sandra Sully at Audi Hamilton Island Race ...

Doyle, Wilkinson and Sully get competitive on Hamilton Island

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Dr Kerryn Phelps believes two parasites whose names are unfamiliar to many of us may contribute to irritable bowel ...

The two gut parasites that most of us haven't heard of

Paula Goodyer

Joss Whedon has been accused by his wife of multiple affairs.

Joss Whedon's ex-wife accuses him of affairs, fake feminism

The themes played out by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in 'Dirty Dancing' endure three decades after the film's release.

Dirty Dancing allowed teenage girls to be seen. This matters.

Natalie Reilly

Danielle Macdonald in Patti Cake$.

Why does Hollywood still suck at body positivity?

Brooks Barnes

Australian jewellery designer Sarah Jane Adams relished her catwalk debut.

How we'll really see progress in the older model 'trend'

Melissa Singer

Fashion brands chase the avocado toast of retail

Melissa Singer

Bacon and pea soup.

Vibrant and velvety: The ultimate on-the-spot pea and bacon soup

Meatballs braised in tomato sauce.

The Italian weekly meal planner is rich with beautiful pasta

A Biggie Smalls kebab.

The best way to score a big serving (hint: it's not tipping)

Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins

Would you take this nanny job for $162,000?

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Chef Matt Golinski introduces baby daughter to the world

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Serena Williams' partner reveals her strange pregnancy cravings

Air India 78-8 Dreamliner economy cabin.

Legroom and convenience, winners on this direct Dreamliner flight

Katrina Lobley

Once you've experienced travel, you may never want to come back.

Seven things I wish I knew before I became a traveller

Chistopher Elliott

Aircraft doors have many safety measures attached.

Emergency exits: Why is there red tape over the window?

Michael Gebicki

The Essential smartphone, with and without its sold-separately 360 degree camera.

Is Essential's Android phone ... essential?

The NBN might not bring relief to every Australia who regularly loses their broadband after heavy rain.

Get ready for the spring rain broadband blues

COMMENT

The THeMIS ADDER, from Estonian company Milrem, is a smart unmanned system that could potentially be controlled by AI.

Musk, others warn UN in open letter: ban killer robots now

Bing

Bing's market share is bigger than you think

Gizmodo

The incisor and molar discovered by Eugene Dubois in 1890.

Tooth that helped find 20,000 'missing' years

One-of-a-kind Kode 0 shown at Pebble Beach.

When your Lambo isn't rare enough

Drive Staff

BMW has given its M2 some mild updates.

Refreshed BMW M2 revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept will go into production after positive reviews.

VW is bringing back the Kombi

Greg Kable

2017 Holden Commodore SS

Tradie review: Commodore SS ute

Mark Short

Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet concept.

New electric Maybach revealed

Greg Kable

Details: Hyundai's hydrogen SUV

David McCowen

A Raiders member has been banned for 12 months for spitting at the referee.

Raiders ban member for spitting at NRL referee for 12 months

Canberra's Anna Flanagan is back to play in her home town since school.

Flanagan returns home for first time since school

The Raiders need a few things to go their way to make the eight.

Canberra Times sport podcast: Can the Raiders make the finals?

Podcast

Christian Lealiifano.

Brumbies tip Ulster-bound Lealiifano to bounce back

Nick Kyrgios.

Kyrgios' return to form timed to perfection ahead of US Open

Josh Papalii says the Raiders have been guilty of taking the Knights lightly.

Raiders guilty of taking Knights easy in the past, reveals Papalii

Sacked: Gold Coast Titans coach Neil Henry.

Titans coach Neil Henry sacked

BREAKING

Canberra Demons player Jordan Harper.

Canberra's Jordan Harper named in NEAFL team of year