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AFL News

Jeff Farmer, wizard from the West who brought joy to players and fans

Jeff Farmer

GARRY LYON 5:24pm What better time than the indigenous round to reflect on the career of one of my all-time favourite footballers.

Business

Packer's one shot at Barangaroo

James Packer

COLIN KRUGER 5:16pm James Packer is used to getting what he wants, even if it comes at a price.

Movies

WikiLeaks documents 'errors' in US film

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

5:13pm WikiLeaks has released what it says is an annotated transcript of a documentary that takes a critical look at the anti-secrecy group ahead of the US film's premiere.

Video World News

Gay boy scouts thrown out when they turn 18

Gay boy scouts allowed... until age 18 (Thumbnail)

5:11pm US Boy Scouts' lift of a ban against gay members may be a step toward reform, but not all are happy campers.

World business

Bank of Japan's Kuroda vows to guide economy to recovery

Kuroda

4:37pm Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has expressed confidence the central bank can stem bond market volatility with flexible market operations and engineer a steady recovery in the world's...

ACT News

UC cuts courses, brings in paid parking in budget response

Education

FLETA PAGE 4:35pm The University of Canberra is set to discontinue three language courses and scrap plans for a civil engineering program, introduce paid parking on campus, and reduce the number of senior management...

Energy Smart

Energy savings could total billions, Greens say

Electricity

4:25pm Households generating clean power through solar panels would be rewarded by a dedicated "energy savings agency" being proposed by the Australian Greens.

TV & Radio

Kim Kardashian to reveal sex of Kanye's baby

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

4:06pm Kim Kardashian is expected to reveal the sex of her unborn child on her upcoming reality television series, with teasers for the show already hinting at it being a boy.

WA News

HypnoBirthing isn't a hippie thing - just ask Kate

ALEISHA ORR 4:05pm Word is that Kate Middleton is considering HypnoBirthing when she delivers the new heir to the throne.

Rugby League

Dugan's at home with us: Dragons

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18:  Josh Dugan celebrates scoring his first try with the Dragons during the round 10 NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Parramatta Eels at WIN Stadium on May 18, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

3:59pm Josh Dugan's former Canberra teammate Bronson Harrison says the fullback has fitted in seamlessly at St George Illawarra.

Victoria

Lawless trio jailed for kidnapping

STEVE BUTCHER 3:56pm A Melbourne judge has imposed long prison terms on three men for their "primitive and lawless" notions of vengeance and punishment inflicted on a kidnap victim.

NSW

Four years jail for Goulburn son who strangled mum

3:55pm "Mum's dead. I strangled her. She's dead". These were the words Terrence David Kain uttered to his sister after killing their mother in their southern NSW home.

NSW

New clues in search for missing bushwalker

Prabhdeep Srawn

TOM MCILROY There are suggestions a missing Canadian bushwalker may have taken a different route through Kosciuszko National Park than the one authorities had thought.

Video Business Week

Ford's annoucement was inevitable

If you build cars that few people want to buy, you go out of business. The week that was with Michael Pascoe.

Video World News

Woolwich suspects charged at police

Woolwich suspects charged at police (Thumbnail)

A witness during the Woolwich attack captures the moment police arrive on the scene and shoot the suspects who had run over and killed a British soldier.

Video National Times

Hazel, her own person

Hazel Hawke remembered (Thumbnail)

Michelle Grattan & Tony Wright remember Hazel Hawke as dignified and warm, conciliatory and opinionated, well-loved and respected, but above all – her own person.

Domain

Renovation: Space Saviour

An architect deftly adds a surprisingly roomy extension to his own little patch.

Markets

Buckle up as dollar leaves safe haven

Purse

GLENDA KWEK Analysts rush to lower their forecasts for the Australian dollar, predicting the currency could slide as low as 85 US cents.

Entertainment

Kidnapped photojournalist back behind the lens

India

NATALIE BOCHENSKI The Bundaberg photographer's latest exhibition represents a cathartic journey.

TV & Radio

'Bored': Cowell gives serving to TV talent shows

Simon Cowell on X Factor USA.

Simon Cowell believes TV singing competitions are "beginning to look the same".

Video World News

Bridge collapses in the US

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RAW VISION: The Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State collapses sending vehicles and people into the river. NO SOUND.

Domain

Modern Classics: Alfred Street, Kew

What's remarkable about this two-storey solid-brick home in Kew is just how new and modern the place feels.

Political News

Coalition would review Medicare Locals

Peter Dutton

DAN HARRISON A Coalition government would review Medicare Locals, the 61 organisations set up by Labor to co-ordinate primary care across Australia.

World

We must aim for Mars, says moonwalker

Former US astronaut Buzz Aldrin

JAMES M. CLASH Buzz Aldrin was the second man to step onto the lunar surface, 19 minutes behind the late Neil Armstrong. That was July 20, 1969, nearly 44 years ago.

Political News

Wyatt Roy declares his support of same-sex marriage

Wyatt Roy.

JUDITH IRELAND Liberal MP Wyatt Roy has joined the growing list of federal MPs who support same-sex marriage. Mr Roy, 23, who was the youngest person to be elected to federal parliament in 2010, said he supports...

Life

Children damaged by 'diet of pornography'

Porn

GRAEME PATON IN LONDON Children are developing permissive attitudes to sex and are viewing women as objects after being raised on a "diet of pornography", a major British study has found.

Video National Times

Hazel to Bob: 'go home'

Tony Wright remembers Hazel Hawke dealing with a Prime Ministerial hissy fit.

Video Trailers

Only God Forgives - Trailer

Only God Forgives - Trailer (Thumbnail)

Julian, a drug-smuggler in Bangkok sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's death.

Music

Ex-Metallica rocker gets knocked off stage during New York gig

Ex-Metallica musician, Jason Newsted, being pushed off stage in New York.

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is recovering after he was knocked offstage by an overzealous fan during a gig in New York.

Video National News

Cub cam captures baby polar bear

A polar bear cub plays with its mum at Sea World

A tiny polar bear cub plays with its mum Liya at Sea World: RAW VISION.

Travel News

China clears Boeing 787s for take-off

Dreamliner

Chinese regulators have approved the Dreamliners to fly in the country, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant.

Video Domain

A Humble abode

A Humble abode (Thumbnail)

The late artist Brenda Humble's Redfern home has $2million-plus expectations. Prestige Property Reporter Lucy Macken takes a look.

Celebrity

Bridges confesses to romance

Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis.

JO CASAMENTO Michelle Bridges has finally come clean on her relationship with Steve ‘‘Commando’’ Willis - admitting they are dating.

Comment

A lifetime of Ford... and no regrets

The two Ford Falcons cross the finish line in the Hardie Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst in 1977.

DAVID ELLERY As a product of country NSW in the 1960s I grew up with two motoring options; Ford or Holden. I didn't even see a Japanese car until 1970 when a neighbour made himself a subject of derision by buying...

Video National News

The transformation of Hazel

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Former first lady Hazel Hawke will be remembered for her fierce loyalty to people and causes.

Political News

Tamil asylum seekers granted lawyers after court plea

Refugee advocate David Manne speaks to the media after the Federal Government's planned refugee swap deal with Malaysia was ruled unlawful by the High Court. Picture by PAUL ROVERE / FAIRFAX MEDIA. 31 August 2011. Melbourne.

JANE LEE Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has granted lawyers access to two Tamil asylum seekers who feared they would be removed to Sri Lanka.

Video Pick of the Flicks

Don't fear the final hangover

Don't fear the final hangover (Thumbnail)

The Hangover part 3 is a fond farewell to the trilogy with proof that there is literally nowhere else for this franchise to go.

Business

Empire strikes back against shareholders

Oil Dongara 071017 AFR pic by Erin Jonasson. the Mount Horner oil fields in WA's Mid West. Nodding Donkey Oil riggs against a stormy sky, the days of cheap oil are over. petrol, carbon emissions, generic hold for files. AFR first use please. SPECIALX 00043253

MICHAEL WEST AND SU-LIN TAN What Empire Oil & Gas lacks in size, it surely makes up in attitude.

AFL News

Malthouse silent on Blues' plans for Dale Thomas

Dale Thomas

JASON PHELAN Mick Malthouse and Dale Thomas might share a strong bond from their Collingwood days, but the Carlton coach wasn't keen to discuss the injured Magpies star this morning.

AFL News

AFL player's stalker 'wanted romance'

Alex Rance.

A Melbourne man who stalked AFL player Alex Rance and organised a 'gay orgy' at Rance's family home because he could not cope with being rejected has been jailed for 12 months.

League News

NRL ramps up anti-doping campaign

Dave Smith

ADRIAN PROSZENKO The NRL has announced details of its new Athlete Biological Passport program, where player samples will be sent to Cologne and London for examination as part of the new crackdown on...

Victoria

AFL player's stalker 'wanted romance'

Alex Rance.

A Melbourne man who stalked AFL player Alex Rance organised a "gay orgy" at Rance's family home because he could not cope with being rejected, a court has heard.

World

UK police brace for anti-immigrant march

Britain's right-wing at war (Thumbnail)

TOM WILKINSON British police expect an English Defence League march and a counter-demonstration to pass off peacefully, despite admitting the shocking murder of a soldier this week "may have heightened community...

ACT News

Teens charged over Mawson, Wanniassa robberies

Police

MICHAEL INMAN Four teens - one as young as 12 years old - have been arrested after the aggravated robbery of a service station in Mawson in the early hours of Friday morning.

ACT News

A family's tribute after bittersweet victory

News
Tattoos of Sally and Anthony Kasparek and Mark and Sally Lynch in honour of their late daughter and sister Jamie-Leigh.
The Canberra Times
23 May 2013
Photo Jay Cronan

MEGAN DOHERTY It is a bittersweet victory.

Victoria

Sword-wielding, armour-wearing man in police siege

Victoria Police tape

JARED LYNCH A man dressed in medieval-style armour is keeping police at bay in a siege-like situation in Victoria's north.

Victoria

Pair remanded on rape, trespass charges

dob010517.002.001.jpg.  Sunday age news.  Pic by Dominic O'Brien.  The Melbourne Magistrates Court.

STEPHEN CAUCHI Two men have faced court charged with breaking into a home in Melbourne's west on Thursday, as well as multiple counts of rape.

Video Entertainment News

Psy-ch! Impostor crashes Cannes

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Psy lookalike has been seen partying at VIP events while posing as the superstar at the Cannes Film Festival.

AFL News

Fixing the AFL's 'Battle of the Wounded Knee'

Alan Toovey

The 2013 AFL season could legitimately be renamed the "Battle of Wounded Knee".

Political News

Probe into Queensland asylum seeker escape

Pontville Immigration Detention Centre near Hobart, Tasmania.  THE AGE . news . 24 AUGUST 2011 . pic by Alastair Bett . story by Andrew Darby .

The Immigration Department has launched an inquiry into how seven Vietnamese men escaped from a remote detention facility in far north Queensland.

Golf

Not out of the Woods: European Tour boss botches Garcia defence

Sergio Garcia.

George O'Grady, the chief executive of the European Tour, has apologised for using the phrase "coloured athletes" as the Sergio Garcia race row rumbled on.

World business

Witches' brew spooks the markets

Cash

AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD An unholy mix of monetary experiments is unravelling - and it spells danger.

Video Fashion

Who took the $2.6m necklace in Cannes?

This handout picture taken on on May 20, 2013 and released on May 23 by the jewellery company 'de Grisogono' shows a model wearing a necklace at the 'de Grisogono' s suite 'Terrasse les Oliviers' at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes, Southern France. This necklace, worth more than two million euros was stolen during a reception at the Eden Roc hotel, in Antibes, near Cannes, on May 21, during the company's 20th anniversary cocktail attended by 700 guests, amongst which actresses Sharon Stone and Ornella Mutti.  AFP PHOTO / DE GRISOGONO / BRUNO BEBERT
RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Diamond necklace swiped from a Cannes party after being shown on a catwalk in front of the likes of Leonardo Di Caprio and Paris Hilton.

World

Cars plunge into river as US bridge collapses

Bridge

The major highway bridge linking the US city of Seattle with Canada has collapsed, dumping at least a handful of vehicles and people into a river.

Real Estate News

'The Bunker' goes on the market for $3m

SIMON JOHANSON There are only seven houses – as opposed to apartments – in the CBD and one of the largest, at 680 square metres with a rooftop patio, is for sale.

Sport

Te Huna enlists a Green Machine to conquer mental demons

Te Huna

DANIEL SANKEY 'I thought I was going to go out there, get head-kicked, get knocked out and lose the fight.' It's hardly the kind of thought you would have expected to be running through the head of one of the...

Sport

Jamie Te Huna and Danny Green prepare for UFC 160

Four-time world boxing champion, Danny Green, is the secret weapon for Jamie Te Huna in his preparation to fight Brazilian Glover Teixeira at UFC 160 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Business

National Buildplan failure to cost creditors dearly

Generic construction housing building.

CHRIS VEDELAGO The debt owed to tradies and suppliers by collapsed construction firm National Buildplan Group has blown out to $58 million but administrators say they are only likely to recoup cents on the dollar.

Movies

Ryan Gosling film greeted with boos, whistles and walkouts

Ryan Gosling.

STEPHANIE BUNBURY Every festival has a film that divides the critics and this year it is a blood-soaked revenge tragedy starring Mr Sensitive, Ryan Gosling.

Video AFL Real Footy

Hird: I intend to keep coaching

James Hird.

Despite mounting pressure following the departure of Ian Robson as CEO, Essendon coach James Hird says he intends to keep coaching at the club.

Selections Video More video

Psy-ch! Impostor crashes Cannes

Psy lookalike has been seen partying at VIP events while posing as the superstar at the Cannes Film Festival.

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