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Family hit with $85k land tax bill

$85k land tax bill could force pensioners out of their family home

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Lachlan Chancellor leaves the ACT Supreme Court after Justice David Mossop sentenced him to just over 4 months jail fully suspended. Picture: Elliot Williams

'Tragedy for all concerned': ex-cop sentenced for fatal crash

Elliot Williams
37m ago

Some public servants are more equal than others.

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The best and worst-paid public servants

Markus Mannheim

Australia's building ministers are meeting to discuss dangerous cladding and insurance premiums.

New national task force: ministers strike deal on building reforms

Daniel McCulloch
1hr ago

Federal minister Barnaby Joyce says life on Newstart is difficult.

Life on the dole is hard: Barnaby Joyce wants Newstart rate raised

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer
1hr ago

Big energy users will be rewarded for reducing their power usage during peak demand during summer.

New plan to pay big energy users during peak power periods

Rebecca Gredley

Perhaps contrary to perception, Canberra is not a city of home owners. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Contrary to perception, Canberra is not a city of home owners

Kirsten Lawson

Labor MP Peta Murphy will undergo treatment for cancer. Picture: Darrian Traynor

New federal MP's shock cancer diagnosis

Rob Harris

Bus stops targeted with sling shots in vandalism spree

1hr ago

Military whistleblower returns to Canberra court over charges

1hr ago

The real harm of alcohol in the ACT revealed

Man arrested over Florey home invasion

2hrs ago

Family hit with $85k land tax bill

$85k land tax bill could force pensioners out of their family home

New public housing in Monash had tenants move in earlier this year.

House prices in wealthier suburbs decline because of public housing, study of Canberra market shows

12m ago

Environment Minister Sussan Ley and Ainslie IGA manager Dimitri Mihailakis discuss reusable containers as part of Plastic Free July. Picture: Karleen Minney

Paper bags likely to stay at Ainslie IGA after plastic-free July success

Celebrity chef and MasterChef judge George Calombaris has been fined for underpaying his staff.

Star chef Calombaris fined for underpaying staff almost $8m

2hrs ago

Almost 3 million domestic tourists visited Canberra in the 12 months to March 2019. Picture: Karleen Minney

More tourists are coming to Canberra, and they're spending even more money

Artist impression of stage four of Founders Lane

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Founders Lane is latest example of what's wrong with Civic planning

House prices in wealthier suburbs decline because of public housing, study of Canberra market shows

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New Labor MP reveals cancer diagnosis

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'Tragedy for all concerned': ex-cop sentenced for fatal crash

37m ago

Cars, TVs cheaper, but living costs higher

48m ago

Kids hurt as Qld tourist train hits car

57m ago

Health food costs soar in remote NT

1hr ago

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Australia's building ministers are meeting to discuss dangerous cladding and insurance premiums.

New national task force: ministers strike deal on building reforms

1hr ago

Peter Dutton won't save three journalists from possible criminal charges over stories they reported.

Dutton rejects 'improper' media raid calls

1hr ago

Federal minister Barnaby Joyce says life on Newstart is difficult.

Life on the dole is hard: Barnaby Joyce wants Newstart rate raised

1hr ago

APRA chair Wayne Byres says it needs more funding if it is to meet community expectations.

Treasurer insists watchdog has enough cash

Big energy users will be rewarded for reducing their power usage during peak demand during summer.

New plan to pay big energy users during peak power periods

Rebecca Gredley

Labor MP Peta Murphy will undergo treatment for cancer. Picture: Darrian Traynor

New federal MP's shock cancer diagnosis

Rob Harris

Environment Minister Sussan Ley and Ainslie IGA manager Dimitri Mihailakis discuss reusable containers as part of Plastic Free July. Picture: Karleen Minney

Paper bags likely to stay at Ainslie IGA after plastic-free July success

Sally Whyte

Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott released the latest pay data this week. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Senior bureaucrats score salary boost after sluggish years

Markus Mannheim

Israel Folau (centre) leaves a conciliation hearing at the Fair Work Commission in Sydney on June 28. Picture: Peter Rae/AAP Image

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Did Israel Folau actually misquote the Bible? Hell yes

John Tait

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, centre, shakes hands with Minister for Resources Matt Canavan as he arrives to speak at the LNP annual convention in Brisbane. Picture: AAP

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The PM's remarkable claim will be put to the test

John Warhurst

Uluru, the heart from which the statement came. Picture: James Brickwood

Indigenous Australians' status is already tragically unique

Letters to the editor

Author Simon Winchester is one of the speakers at the Canberra Writers Festival this year. Picture: Graham Tidy

Events in the fourth ACT Writers Festival are selling fast

Ron Cerabona

Shrek was at the National Museum of Australia ahead of DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition. Picture: Jason McCarthy

DreamWorks exhibition to reveal the magic of animation

Amy Martin

Nala, voiced by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, left, and Simba, voiced by Donald Glover in a scene from The Lion King. (Disney via AP)

A Disney redo, a dancer and deep space

Ron Cerabona

Author Simon Winchester is one of the speakers at the Canberra Writers Festival this year. Picture: Graham Tidy

Events in the fourth ACT Writers Festival are selling fast

DESIGN Canberra's 2019 designer-in-residence Phoebe Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Striving for balance in our own utopia

Karen Hardy

Beanie Feldstein stars as Molly, left and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy in Booksmart. Picture: Francois Duhamel / Annapurna Pictures

Taking teen movies seriously

Ron Cerabona

Jarrod Croker will have the name of the greatest Raider of all time embroidered on his chest this weekend. Picture: NRL Photos

'It's a massive honour': Big Mal inspires captain Croker

Australian Caleb Ewan has claimed a remarkable maiden Tour de France stage victory just a year after being overlooked for cycling's most prestigious race. Picture: AP

Australian Caleb Ewan wins Tour de France's Stage 11 amid mass pile-up

NBL officials are banking on another solid crowd when the Illawarra Hawks return to Canberra. Picture: Lawrence Atkin

NBL back to Canberra after Hawks success

Gone: Nick Cotric will miss the next three weeks. Picture: NRL Images

Podcast: Was Nick Cotric's send off fair or harsh?

Cal Bruton and Brian Grening at the Diverse Baseball Canberra clinic. Photo: Ben Moore

Bruton and Grening join forces for diversity

Pat Woods

Leanne Pompeani won the 10 kilometre event at the Australian running festival in Canberra. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Canberra runner who just keeps winning

Pat Woods

Toni Pulu will use Canberra's club competition to chase his Wallabies goal. Picture: AAP

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Brumbies to launch World Cup hopes in local rugby

Chris Dutton, Tom Decent

Mark Coyne in 2016. Picture: NRL Photos

Rugby league legend stood down as ARL Commissioner over incident in Singapore

Matt Encarnacion

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Which beer? The expert advice on matching your brew with your snacks

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Newly-elected Labor member for Dunkley, Peta Murphy (R) says her cancer is back after five years.

New Labor MP reveals cancer diagnosis

24m ago

Child care costs double what it did in the year 2000 while wages have only gone up 78 per cent.

Cars, TVs cheaper, but living costs higher

48m ago

A Kuranda Scenic Railway train has struck a car in Cairns, leaving four people injured.

Kids hurt as Qld tourist train hits car

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The cost of buying healthy food has soared in remote Northern Territory compared to cities.

Health food costs soar in remote NT

1hr ago

Instagram will begin rolling out a trial update which will remove the total number of photo likes.

'Likes' to be hidden on Instagram in Aust

Heather McNab

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro wants the sale of the Snowy Hydro scheme to fund dam-building.

Dams over frogs, says NSW deputy premier

Matt Coughlan
1hr ago

Australia's building ministers are meeting to discuss dangerous cladding and insurance premiums.

New national task force: ministers strike deal on building reforms

Daniel McCulloch
1hr ago

Former military lawyer David William McBride leaked classified documents to ABC journalists.

Military whistleblower returns to Canberra court over charges

Rebecca Gredley
1hr ago

John Major was misinformed about Rupert Murdoch's support for him.

John Major misinformed on Murdoch support

2hrs ago

John Major was misinformed about Rupert Murdoch's support for him.

John Major misinformed on Murdoch support

2hrs ago

Boris Johnson refuses to say if he would seek to shut parliament to facilitate a no-deal Brexit.

Johnson declines comment on no-deal Brexit

Boris Johnson refuses to say if he would seek to shut parliament to facilitate a no-deal Brexit.

Johnson declines comment on no-deal Brexit

US Democrat Al Green's impeachment bid against Donald Trump has been sidelined.

US House sidelines Trump impeachment bid

US Democrat Al Green's impeachment bid against Donald Trump has been sidelined.

US House sidelines Trump impeachment bid

The big question now is - are you going to eat your lamington or squirrel it away?

How to have your lamington and eat it too

Noel Whittaker

Author Simon Winchester is one of the speakers at the Canberra Writers Festival this year. Picture: Graham Tidy

Events in the fourth ACT Writers Festival are selling fast

Ron Cerabona

Leaders and employees alike should be given opportunities to learn how to be more mindful and accepting of their own emotions and vulnerabilities (such as anxiety and self doubt).

Empathy can create effective teams

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The super outlook right up George and Pitt Streets to Sydney's CBD and a seemingly ever-changing skyline.

On track for a convenient stop-over

John Rozentals

Meat lovers will relish at Canada's Largest Ribfest, located in Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario from Friday 30 August until 2 September 2019.

Foodie festivals for gastronomic getaways

Overlooking Blea Tarn in England's Lake District National Park. Picture: Alamy

It's only natural to seek green peace

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Cheryl Field

Picture: @blakeperosh

Take 5: Instagrammers of Canberra

Iris Irwan, 2, Irsalina Irwan, 12, Wani Shedek, Haziq Irwan, 7, Harith Irwan, 10, Myn Hassan, and Rauf Khan, 11, of Singapore.

Take 5: Future stars shine at Kanga Cup

Carlene, Darcy, 3, and Lochie Marr, 9, of Isabella Plains.

Take 5: A roarsome time had by all

Daniel McIntyre came 16th out of 62 starters at the Golden Shears World Shearing & Wool Handling Competition in France.

NSW shearers on the world stage

1hr ago

Daniel McIntyre came 16th out of 62 starters at the Golden Shears World Shearing & Wool Handling Competition in France.

NSW shearers on the world stage

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Carbon Farmers of Australia director Louisa Kiely says farmers can be paid to increase their soil's water holding capacity and structure. The National Carbon Farmers Conference is slated for August 5-8 in Albury.

Carbon, a viable option

Carbon Farmers of Australia director Louisa Kiely says farmers can be paid to increase their soil's water holding capacity and structure. The National Carbon Farmers Conference is slated for August 5-8 in Albury.

Carbon, a viable option

Olga Knyazheva and Paul Cocking, Old Honeydale, Mangoplah with Wool Producers Australia president, Ed Storey, Werong, Yass.

Big day for Merinos at Trangie

Olga Knyazheva and Paul Cocking, Old Honeydale, Mangoplah with Wool Producers Australia president, Ed Storey, Werong, Yass.

Big day for Merinos at Trangie