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Parliament House and St Andrews Presbyterian Church are seen through a smoke haze on Sunday morning. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra's air quality worse than parts of China

Daniella White
Lucy Bladen

A NSW Rural Fire Service volunteerlooks for dangerous trees along the Princes Highway in the wake of the Currowan bushfire. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

South Coast fire to burn until 'substantial' rainfall

Lucy Bladen

Firefighters work to put out fires at the edge of the NSW North Black Range bushfire. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Crews work to contain North Black Range fire ahead of hot dry weather

Lucy Bladen

Canberra Capitals games have come under the microscope. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERIllegal offshore bookies target Canberra Capitals matches

Caden Helmers

Judge Advocate General Rear Admiral Michael Slattery in his chambers at the NSW Supreme Court, where he is a judge. Picture: Brendan Esposito

SUBSCRIBERMilitary police authority undermined by 'outdated' powers

Blake Foden

Education Minister Dan Tehan has urged states to wait until the full roll-out of online NAPLAN testing before a deep review of the test.

Sample testing, broader questions: How NAPLAN could change

Sherryn Groch

ACT Fire and Rescue community fire unit co-ordinator Tony Wiggan with one of the trailers of firefighting equipment given to volunteers in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

In these parts of the ACT, a community fire unit could use your help

Blake Foden

A public service shake-up has been a long time coming for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERScott Morrison puts his stamp on the public service

Adrian Rollins

Dutton douses call for air force fire help

Raiders set to avoid country fine for shifting Canberra games

Are machinery of government changes ever really worth it?

SUBSCRIBERNo dedicated coroner in government's reform proposals

Parliament House and St Andrews Presbyterian Church are seen through a smoke haze on Sunday morning. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra's air quality worse than parts of China

Nutrition Australia dietician, Ellen Bruce, introduces Andrew Considine, 3, Dakshith Kumar, 5, Monisha Bahre, 5, Adora Roy, 18mth, Pallavi Sarkar and other multicultural families to healthey ingredients in new initiative to help vulnerable families avoid the onset of diabetes. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Families are flourishing with help from nutritionists, trainers

Cyclist Julien Periard rides in an environmental chamber, watched by University of Canberra PhD candidate Felicity Bright. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Australia is getting hotter. Is it safe to exercise in a heatwave?

Canberra's Annabelle Lindsay is set to make her Paralympics debut at next year's Tokyo Games. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Annabelle Lindsay Glides towards Paralympic dream

Jeanne Mansbridge's daughter Lisa takes a dip in the family pool, turned pond in Kambah. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERBackyard pool-to-pond conversion 'the most wonderful thing I ever did'

Braidwood kids, from left, Bonnie Park, Henry Beale, Jimi Magnus, River Parsons, Brodie Parsons, Harrison Kelly, and Logan Kendall, who gathered donations on the street for the Rural Fire Service on Saturday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

REAL AUSTRALIAIntroducing, the people you might never get to meet

Trump impeachment vote 'possible' in days

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Thousands in HK turn out for huge march

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Shorten most unpopular Labor leader in more than 30 years

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Australians vote with their home and shares top of mind

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Trust in government hits new all-time low

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Labor calls for more Australia-India ties

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Deals of the week: Pack for Phuket, five-star Dubai, on water in Alaska

Deals of the week: Pack for Phuket, five-star Dubai, on water in Alaska

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Stress-free guide to seven days in New Zealand

Stress-free guide to seven days in New Zealand

Hannah Warren

There is another side to La La Land. A secret side. Picture: Shutterstock

Discovering the beautiful, dark past of Los Angeles

Bernadette Chua

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Labor's Terri Butler says the future of coal-miners has to be resolved, in any climate action plan.

Labor puts jobs at heart of climate change

Drought minister David Littleproud has savaged Coles for its failure to pass on a levy to farmers.

Minister calls for Coles boycott over failure to pass on milk drought levy

Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton and Prime Minister, Scott Morrison address the press gallery after Medivac was repealed. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Are machinery of government changes ever really worth it?

Anthony Albanese wants the power returned to parliament when it comes to making big decisions. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERReturn the power to the parliament, urges Albo

Minister for Energy Angus Taylor says Australia will exceed its emission reductions targets.

Australia to exceed emissions reduction targets: report

Colin Brinsden

A public service shake-up has been a long time coming for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERScott Morrison puts his stamp on the public service

Adrian Rollins

Almost 500 projects will share in the National Health cash pool, Health Minister Greg Hunt says.

Australian medical research cash splash

Christine McGinn

Christian Porter was the centre of attention on Thursday. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

ANALYSISThis is what democracy looks like: Parliament's final, unedifying sitting day for 2019

Katie Burgess

Another worker whose cold and flu tablets 'just won't wear off'. But things are looking up for tired workers.

OPINIONSleep on it: How bosses are waking up and turning work into a bed of roses

Gary Martin

Quick! Let's save Izzy Folau from hell

OPINIONQuick! Let's save Izzy Folau from hell

Ian Warden

Where is the Prime Minister?

Where is the Prime Minister?

Letters to the editor

Ian McKellen in The Good Liar. Picture: Warner Bros.

REVIEWFine actors wasted in absurd story

Simon Weaving

Martin Scorsese, right, directs Joe Pesci in a scene from The Irishman. Picture: Niko Tavernise/Netflix.

Scorsese: story trumps spectacle

Jeffrey Fleishman

James Blunt's new album One Upon A Mind is an ode to the people he loves and often leaves behind. Picture: Supplied

MUSICJames Blunt's life comes full circle

Lisa Rockman

Ian McKellen in The Good Liar. Picture: Warner Bros.

REVIEWFine actors wasted in absurd story

Henri Matisse, Still life with sleeping woman [Nature morte à la dormouse],1940. Pictures: Supplied

WHAT'S ONMatisse and Picasso's tale of friendship and rivalry

Jane Kinsman and Simeran Maxwell

Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche in The Truth. Picture: Supplied

Playing with the truth on screen

Jane Freebury

Canberra Capitals games have come under the microscope. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERIllegal offshore bookies target Canberra Capitals matches

Paul Jones [right] and Matt Jones' racing ban has ended. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Jones puts four-month ban behind him ahead of return

Matt Jones held on to win The Australian Open by a shot after a late charge by Louis Oosthuizen.

Nerveless Jones wins second Australian Open golf crown

Nathan Lyon could be in for a heavy workload during the Perth Test.

Pace stars tell Lyon to give them a break in scorching Perth heat

It's unlikely the Raiders will be hit with a financial penalty for playing in Wagga next year. Picture: NRL Images

Raiders set to avoid country fine for shifting Canberra games

Chris Dutton
David Polkinghorne

Canberra's Annabelle Lindsay is set to make her Paralympics debut at next year's Tokyo Games. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Annabelle Lindsay Glides towards Paralympic dream

Lucie Bertoldo

Inaugural Capital Spirit coach Kate Carpenter had her first glimpse of the ACT's talent this week. Picture: Getty

Inaugural Spirit coach sets sights on competitive 2020

Lucie Bertoldo

Cavalry pitcher Steve Kent. Picture: SMP Images

Cavalry slide down standings

Caden Helmers

Greenway Views provides an alternative to traditional retirement living

Greenway Views provides an alternative to traditional retirement living

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

THE GOOD OLD DAYS: Long before Monash, Oxley and Gowrie, there was Wanniassa. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A6135, K9/6/81/5

The four houses that define your Canberra childhood

Music theatre in your thongs: Canberra Symphony returns to Government House lawns for picnic concert

Music theatre in your thongs: Canberra Symphony returns to Government House lawns for picnic concert

Vantage Strata Managing Director Chris Miller.

Vantage Strata named Canberra's leading strata management experts

The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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A survey by the ANU has found that only a quarter of Australian are happy with their politicians.

Trust in government hits new all-time low

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Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong wants a greater trade focus on India.

Labor calls for more Australia-India ties

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A union says Sydney's light rail operating hours should be extended when lockout laws are lifted.

Push to up light rail hours as lockouts go

Locals in a Melbourne suburb have held a rally after the rape of a jogger on the Merri Creek trail.

Coburg locals rally for safety after rape

QLD had a brief spell of better conditions, but the fire threat is expected to worsen on Sunday.

Conditions ease amid Qld bushfire chaos

Sonia Kohlbacher

Labor's Tanya Plibersek has demanded her party lead the way on stamping out political corruption.

Restore faith in politics: senior Labor MP

Matt Coughlan

The property market has had its second busiest week of the year, with 74.5 of homes sold.

Second-busiest auction week of the year

ACTU Sally McManus is calling on Labor to make an election pledge to improve job security.

Unions push ALP for insecure jobs pledge

Matt Coughlan

The US House could move a vote on impeachment articles against President Donald Trump this week.

Trump impeachment vote 'possible' in days

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The US House could move a vote on impeachment articles against President Donald Trump this week.

Trump impeachment vote 'possible' in days

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Anti-government protests in Hong Kong show no sign of flagging, with the latest drawing 800,000.

Thousands in HK turn out for huge march

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Anti-government protests in Hong Kong show no sign of flagging, with the latest drawing 800,000.

Thousands in HK turn out for huge march

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Pro-China supporters have held their rally ahead of another large pro-democracy march in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong braces for another pro-democracy march

Pro-China supporters have held their rally ahead of another large pro-democracy march in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong braces for another pro-democracy march

Paul Simon in his touring days. Picture: Getty Images

Paul Simon admires Peter Singer

Hillel Italie

I don't mean to blow smoke up my own bohooha but I'm quite good at what I do. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERKaren Hardy reflects on thirty years of life at the Times

Karen Hardy

Nutrition Australia dietician, Ellen Bruce, introduces Andrew Considine, 3, Dakshith Kumar, 5, Monisha Bahre, 5, Adora Roy, 18mth, Pallavi Sarkar and other multicultural families to healthey ingredients in new initiative to help vulnerable families avoid the onset of diabetes. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Families are flourishing with help from nutritionists, trainers

Kimberley Le Lievre

Purple Our World and World Pancreatic Cancer Day chair Jessica Abelsohn with her mum Rochelle Goulburn at Jessicas wedding, just four months before Rochelle died from pancreatic cancer.

Do you know the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?

Geraldine Cardozo

GOLDEN OLDIES: See veteran entertainers (l-r) Max Gillies, Normie Rowe and Tony Barber in Senior Moments 2: Remember, Remember.

Yes, you are having another Senior Moment

Geraldine Cardozo

Edgars Mission provides its rescued farm animals with everything they need from a warm coat to a set of wheels.

Make it your mission to visit this sanctuary for rescued farm animals and weary travellers

Sue Preston

Kristen Clark, Eliza Lucas and Abbey Lucas, 10, from Tocumwal.

Socials: Can the Plan

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Joyce Gore, left, of Weetangera and Pamela Brown of Adelaide at Waiting in the Wings at Theatre 3 on November 29, 2019. Picture: Ron Cerabona

Waiting in the Wings

Ron Cerabona

From left, Nancy and Adrian Sever of Hawker and Annick and Yves Theze of Bordeaux, France. Pictures: Supplied

Socials: Currawong Call at Nancy Sever Gallery

Ron Cerabona

An important tool to help minimise the risk of disease in goats is the National Kid Rearing Plan.

Australia's biosecurity systems in the spotlight

An important tool to help minimise the risk of disease in goats is the National Kid Rearing Plan.

Australia's biosecurity systems in the spotlight

Jason Rainbow is a diesel fitter who has come from Western Australia to work at Cobar. Photo: PJL Group

Labour shortage search turns to skilled farmers

Jason Rainbow is a diesel fitter who has come from Western Australia to work at Cobar. Photo: PJL Group

Labour shortage search turns to skilled farmers

Vendors and agents come together to watch their Annual AuctionsPlus sale.

Online sales stay social

Vendors and agents come together to watch their Annual AuctionsPlus sale.

Online sales stay social