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Shane Van Duren outside court in 2017. Photo: Megan Gorrey

Fraser Anning's ACT candidate's criminal history revealed

Vietnam veteran, Greg Kennett, with an album of his time during the war. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

For some, the memory of war never goes away

Bridie Campbell, 28, John Studholme, 65, and Tom Studholme, 28, in Nelligen after five days and four nights hiking John's dream capital-to-the-coast 'Camino' trail. Photo: Supplied

Capital to the coast: hopes for Canberra's own Camino trail

Part of one arm of the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope near Bungendore. Photo: Timothy Bateman

ET phone home: is anyone out there?

Toad Heffernan and Mandy Stone at home on the South Coast with their twins Lenny and Layla. Photo: Supplied

Mandy stars in autumn Birdsnest campaign

Workers prepare the Australian War Memorial on Tuesday for Anzac Day. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

What you need to know about Anzac Day events in Canberra

Smiling Kim arrives for summit with Putin

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Be worthy of Anzacs: bravery hero

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At least 60 dead after South Africa rains

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Irish, British leaders mourn journalist

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Qld dawn service: "we can see their faces"

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Massive crowd for Currumbin dawn service

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Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Martin Parkinson has had to get involved in the election campaign this year. Photo: Rohan Thomson

A month-long morning tea? Caretaker period a hive of activity

Ben Rushton, who is running for Bean for the Great Australian Party, rolls the barrel at the declaration of candidates in Canberra on Wednesday, surrounded by Electoral Commission staff. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Barrels and blindfolds: ACT's federal candidates declared

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe.

RBA under pressure to cut interest rates days out from election

Former senator Rod Culleton at the High Court of Australia during the 2016 hearing that led to his disqualification. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Ex-One Nation senator referred to police over 'false declaration'

Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with members of the Australian Defence Force at Robertson Barracks in Darwin. Photo: AAP

Liberals promise veterans wellbeing centre

Katina Curtis

Labor leader Bill Shorten speaks to workers during a visit to Gladstone Ports on Tuesday. Photo: AAP

BREAKING
Tax cuts for those on over $250k? Shorten says he'll 'look at' it

David Crowe

The ad featured a Tony Abbott impersonator ignoring someone drowning.

GetUp pulls satirical Tony Abbott ad after backlash

Dana McCauley

This is the third time Liberal candidate Kate Ashmor has attracted controversy for her views.

'Private schools are far superior' Liberal candidate claims

Latika Bourke

Rugby union star Israel Folau has been criticised over his anti-gay social media posts. Photo: AAP

OPINION
Folau, de Belin and Betts: Three sports stars and Australian social values

John Warhurst

Where is the contest of ideas? Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten. Photos: Dominic Lorrimer/Alex Ellinghausen

OPINION
Far from a contest of ideas, this campaign withers to irrelevance

John Hewson

Jon Stanhope announces accessible buses in 2009. Photo: Graham Tidy.

Lack of accessible buses for the ACT's disabled a disgrace

Letters to the Editor

Toad Heffernan and Mandy Stone at home on the South Coast with their twins Lenny and Layla. Photo: Supplied

Mandy stars in autumn Birdsnest campaign

Megan Doherty

Anna Vidot moved ABC Radio Canberra's Drive program this year. Photo: Supplied

ABC Radio Canberra listeners tuning out

Craig Glover and Samuel Johnson are teaming up again for a charity golf day in Canberra for the Love Your Sister Foundation. Photo: Supplied

Samuel Johnson on his way to Canberra

Megan Doherty

Toad Heffernan and Mandy Stone at home on the South Coast with their twins Lenny and Layla. Photo: Supplied

Mandy stars in autumn Birdsnest campaign

In Avengers: Endgame, from left: Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), and War Machine/James Rhodes (Don Cheadle). Photo: Film Frame/Marvel Studios 2019

Stan Lee's last cameo is in Avengers: Endgame

Christina Schoellkopf

Traditional: ANZAC biscuits.

Anzac biscuits in an hour

ASADA CEO David Sharpe launched the Parents' Guide to Support Clean Sport as a parent.

ASADA boss calls on parents to help reinforce messages

The new Parramatta Stadium has been an instant hit. Canberra risks falling behind if it doesn't get its own. Photo: James Brickwood

Calls to get Civic Stadium back on track

Rugby Australia's director of rugby Scott Johnson has spoken out against Israel Folau's comments. Photo: AAP

Folau's message not what rugby stands for: Johnson

The pain of missing the finals the past two seasons has helped the Raiders players mature. Photo: AAP Image/Julian Smith

Canberra comes of age after two years of growing pains

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has "massive" concerns about the Brookvale Oval surface. Photo: AAP Image/Rohan Thomson

Stuart concerned about battling Brookvale surface

David Polkinghorne

Penrith supremo Phil Gould has sensationally parted company with the club.

Penrith Panthers and Phil Gould part ways

Adrian Proszenko and Andrew Webster

Emre Guler has been named in the Raiders side for the first time this season. Photo: Keegan Carroll/NRL Imagery

Raiders call on another pair of rising forwards to stand tall

Caden Helmers

Murray Douglas is determined to crash through the Jaguares pack. Photo: Karleen Minney.

Confident Brumbies hope to conquer mission impossible

Caden Helmers

Give your future a head start with the GRIFFIN Accelerator program

There's a new way to travel between Canberra and Sydney

HERO: Mark Donaldson VC's courage under fire saved lives in Afghanistan. On ANZAC Day, he will be honoured by the Australian War Memorial when he delivers a first hand account of his bravery.

"We don't leave anyone behind": Donaldson's courage under fire embodies the ANZAC spirit

There are so many benefits to seeking treatment for hepatitis C. Leading expert Dr Tuck Meng Soo explains what is involved.

The many benefits of seeking treatment

Marvel at the lost city of Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres above sea level.

Ready for a cool change?

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What is a gigabyte? Many people don't know what data usage is required for even the most common activities like streaming videos.

Seven fun ways with 10GB

Emma Brown

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

Sponsored content

Timing is key when it comes to getting the flu shot. Photo: Shutterstock.

When is the right time to get a flu shot?

Samara Ross

KALEIDOSCOPE: "Coming from Canada I found people here fearful to dress in colour," says Evelyn Roth, pictured in her Maslin Beach home. Photo: Naomi Giatas

The colourful world of recycling pioneer Evelyn Roth

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST HANG UP: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Why do we keep falling for scams?

Samara Ross

Trooper Mark Donaldson VC has addressed the dawn service at the Australian War Memorial.

Be worthy of Anzacs: bravery hero

27m ago

People laying flowers at the Shrine of Remembrance in Anzac Square in Brisbane.

Qld dawn service: "we can see their faces"

2hrs ago

Thousands are at the Anzac Day dawn service at a red-lit Elephant Rock on the Gold Coast.

Massive crowd for Currumbin dawn service

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A Cowes man was charged with murder after a woman's body was found in Melbourne's city centre.

Accused murderer faces Vic court over body

Both major federal parties will suspend election campaigning on Thursday for Anzac Day.

Election campaign takes Anzac truce

Paul Osborne

Ian Moffat from Flinders University uses Ground Penetrating Radar to find unmarked burials.

SA experts identify unmarked Vic graves

Christine McGinn

Perth man Anthony Robert Harvey has admitted murdering his three children, wife and mother-in-law.

WA dad pleads guilty to murdering family

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has agreed to an election campaign truce on Anzac Day.

Shorten in Darwin for Anzac Day service

Daniel McCulloch

North Korea's Kim Jong-un says he hopes his first visit to Russia will be 'successful and useful'.

Smiling Kim arrives for summit with Putin

25m ago

North Korea's Kim Jong-un says he hopes his first visit to Russia will be 'successful and useful'.

Smiling Kim arrives for summit with Putin

25m ago

Multiple homes have collapsed in Durban after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides.

At least 60 dead after South Africa rains

53m ago

Multiple homes have collapsed in Durban after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides.

At least 60 dead after South Africa rains

53m ago

Irish and British leaders have joined mourners in Belfast to farewell slain journalist Lyra McKee.

Irish, British leaders mourn journalist

1hr ago

Irish and British leaders have joined mourners in Belfast to farewell slain journalist Lyra McKee.

Irish, British leaders mourn journalist

1hr ago

UNCERTAINTY?: Labor's proposed changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) rules may adversely affect assets bequeathed to us.

How will your capital gains be taxed under a new government?

Noel Whittaker

Toad Heffernan and Mandy Stone at home on the South Coast with their twins Lenny and Layla. Photo: Supplied

Mandy stars in autumn Birdsnest campaign

Megan Doherty

WHAT'S IN A NAME: Whether you call it Prosecco or Glera, there's no denying Australian versions of this popular sparkling wine are soaring in popularity despite EU laws which control the use of the name

Are you still Pro secco?

Linda Lambrechts

The bigger yardings recorded before Easter, have not continued after the holiday break.

Cattle's dearer direction

1hr ago

The bigger yardings recorded before Easter, have not continued after the holiday break.

Cattle's dearer direction

1hr ago

Narromine grazier Bruce Maynard, Willydah, and son Liam with Pandy the dog and attractant stations they use on-farm as their self herding techniques.

Self herding taking off across the country

Narromine grazier Bruce Maynard, Willydah, and son Liam with Pandy the dog and attractant stations they use on-farm as their self herding techniques.

Self herding taking off across the country

Hamish Finch, 6, helping to muster sheep with his family at Monolon Station, north of White Cliffs. Photo by Laura Finch.

Our kids have little hands but big hearts

Hamish Finch, 6, helping to muster sheep with his family at Monolon Station, north of White Cliffs. Photo by Laura Finch.

Our kids have little hands but big hearts

MOUTHWATERING EXHIBIT: A 1971 McLaren M8-F CanAm car stands in splendid isolation in The Bend’s Welcome Centre.

Tailem Bend - The accidental motorsport star

Brent Davison

A small impromptu memorial for the Australian POWs at the start of the Hellfire Pass cutting. Photo: Michael Turtle

Epitome of rock and a hard place

Michael Turtle

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

@jamilatoderas: Afro Moses, a multi-award-winning artist from Ghana.

Take 5: Instagrammers of The Canberra Times

Fox Helmholtz of Macgregor, and Helen Armstrong of Braddon.

Take 5: Headspace Canberra Turns 10!

Sacha Horler and James Mackay.
Opening of The Dressmaker exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Socials: Opening of The Dressmaker exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive

Irene Dowdy