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Michael Hausch, who recently scored a new Brumbies jacket from the Early Morning Centre in Civic, is still waiting for public housing. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'A kind of PTSD': What it's like sleeping rough in Canberra

Sherryn Groch

Qantas has pledged a million extra reward-based seats per year and has cut booking fees associated with points-based purchases cut by up to 50 per cent on international flights.

'More seats, fewer fees': Qantas unveils Frequent Flyer program changes

Matt Bungard
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Chis Dawson has pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife Lynette Dawson in Sydney.

Chris Dawson pleads not guilty to murder of former wife Lynette

Perry Duffin
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An example of what Ms Curtis' "Grassroots Streets" would look like, with neighbours joining blocks and tearing up an unused street behind their properties. Picture: Supplied

'Daring' proposal: tear up your street, make it a park

Finbar O'Mallon

P-plate driver Chloe Smith is angry about new driving laws in the ACT. The laws will ban L-plate and P-plate drivers from using their mobiles phones while driving, including when using a hands-free device. Picture: Jamila Toderas

ACT P-platers driven to anger over hands-free call ban

Andrew Brown
Peter Brewer

Canberra MP Andrew Leigh. Picture: AAP

Fight to restore ACT right to legalise voluntary euthanasia ongoing

Katie Burgess

Prime Minister and Minister for the Public Service Scott Morrison.

New report details full cost of efficiency dividend on the APS

Katie Burgess

Airport managing director Stephen Byron. The white cladding on the roof behind contains the same material that ignited at Grenfell Tower. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra Airport denies fire risk

Steve Evans

South coast man arrested after high-speed police chase on Monaro Highway

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Canberra pollies' car park named as preferred site for 2000-seat theatre

OPINION
'Undisciplined' budget at core of Barr's deficits

Man wanted for scamming people arrested in Queanbeyan

Michael Hausch, who recently scored a new Brumbies jacket from the Early Morning Centre in Civic, is still waiting for public housing. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'A kind of PTSD': What it's like sleeping rough in Canberra

Outgoing Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has posed with his portrait in Parliament House.

Peter Cosgrove's image finds home at parliament

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Belle Gibson arrives at the Federal Court in Melbourne on Thursday to face court over failure to pay a $410,000 penalty. Picture: AAP

Crying cancer con artist Belle Gibson 'empathetic'

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Rugged up Canberrans still exercise around the lake. Picture: Karleen Minney.

Canberra shivers through its coldest day of the year

Canberra's Jemma Irving with Taboo host Harley Breen. Picture: Supplied

Canberra public servant to tell her story on Taboo

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Prime Minister and Minister for the Public Service Scott Morrison.

New report details full cost of efficiency dividend on the APS

Canberra MP Andrew Leigh. Picture: AAP

Fight to restore ACT right to legalise voluntary euthanasia ongoing

Woolworths branded nation's 'worst' pokies operator over free drink scandal

Rachel Noble will take on the role at a time of increasing cyber threat. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

New boss named for government Cyber Security Centre

Kristina Keneally said the number of people arriving in Australia by plane before claiming asylum was a sign the people smuggling trade was evolving under Peter Dutton's watch. Picture: Composite AAP/Alex Ellinghausen

Australia's refugee wait list doubles with surge of 'plane people' seeking asylum

Max Koslowski

An oil rig in the Bass Strait operated by Exxon's Australian subsidiary, Esso. Picture: James Davies

Australia's deepest offshore well approved amid transparency call

Peter Hannam

The department in charge of Centrelink will retrain staff in new social security programs. Picture: AAP.

Human Services staff to retrain under 'ambitious' re-division of work

Doug Dingwall

Immigration Minister David Coleman prepared the plan in March and confirmed it following the May election. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Australia shifts on refugees to act on latest humanitarian crisis

David Crowe

Equal pay activists in 1969, the same year the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission accepted the principle of equal pay for equal work. Picture: Fairfax archives

OPINION
50 years after our historic 'equal pay' decision, the legacy of 'women's work' remains

Leonora Risse

Australia's emissions are 1.3 per cent of the global total. Picture: Bloomberg

OPINION
How to answer the argument Australia's emissions are too small to make a difference

Matt McDonald

Protesters in Hong Kong chant outside of the Office of the Chief Executive. Picture: Bloomberg

OPINION
Australia turned blind eye to deeply offensive threat from China

Chris Uhlmann

Tessa Thompson, left, and Chris Hemsworth in Men in Black: International. Picture: Giles Keyte/Sony/Columbia Pictures via AP

REVIEW
This MIB reboot isn't refreshing

Ron Cerabona

The Secret Life Of Pets 2. Picture: Supplied

Toys, pets, mystery and a killer doll at the movies

Ron Cerabona

Andrew Sayers back in 2007 when the National Portrait Gallery was under construction. Picture: Marina Neil

Andrew Sayers Memorial Lecture a must for Portrait Gallery fans

Tessa Thompson, left, and Chris Hemsworth in Men in Black: International. Picture: Giles Keyte/Sony/Columbia Pictures via AP

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This MIB reboot isn't refreshing

Running in the Shadows - The Australian Fleetwood Mac Show. Picture: Supplied

Fleetwood Mac tribute show comes to town

Spiderbait returns to the site of their triumphant 2010 Stonefest appearance this Friday. Picture: Supplied.

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Amy Martin

Nick Kyrgios made the comments about Novak Djokovic and other players during the Italian Open. Picture: AP

'I don't judge him': Djokovic brushes off Kyrgios' comments

Christian Lealiifano and David Pocock will both finish their Australian rugby careers this year. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Pocock's tribute to 'inspiring' Lealiifano

There was a sharp increase in Brumbies crowds last week, but the club is hoping more people jump on board for the finals. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Brumbies hope finals hype builds crowd to avoid financial hit

Australia's Sam Kerr (centre) scored all four of Australia's goals against Jamaica. Picture: AP

Record-breaker Sam Kerr says she's still hungry for more

Lachlan McCaffrey will make his Super Rugby finals debut on Saturday. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Unsatisfied' Brumbies driven by competition

Chris Dutton

Queensland prop Josh Papalii is unsure if he make himself avaialble for Australia. Picture: Nathan Hopkins/NRL Photos

Papalii's Kangaroos future up in the air

David Polkinghorne

Capitals coach Paul Goriss has added another piece to the puzzle. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Former Flame to ignite the Capitals' WNBL title defence

Caden Helmers

Collingwood's Jaidyn Stephenson will miss 10 games for breaking the AFL's anti-wagering rules.

AFL player given record sanction for betting

Melissa Woods

Cat motel more than accommodation, it's a place of love and care

Cat motel more than accommodation, it's a place of love and care

SPOT THE WILDLIFE: The Leopard is one of Africa's "big five" along with lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffaloes found in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Southern Africa's natural wonders

Australian feel: Campbell 5's fifth and final stage, The Parade, is designed around indoor-outdoor living to make the most of the surrounds and the lifestyle that goes with it. Distinctly Australian elements at The Parade include engineered Spotted Gum floors as a daily reminder of the country's natural beaty.

Creating a truly liveable new Canberra community

The Skills Checkpoint Program can assist those aged 45 to 75 to upskill or transition into a new position or career.

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Liz Stevenson and Ron Martin with Shiloh the four-month-old Australian mini pig.

Meet the pig that graduated from puppy pre-school

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Belle Gibson arrives at the Federal Court in Melbourne on Thursday to face court over failure to pay a $410,000 penalty. Picture: AAP

Crying cancer con artist Belle Gibson 'empathetic'

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Outgoing Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has posed with his portrait in Parliament House.

Peter Cosgrove's image finds home at parliament

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Siale Tinoai is being sentenced for murdering his Brisbane housemate.

Qld man's response to murder: 'sweet as'

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Paul Guard's parents Jill and Roger died on MH17 when it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine.

Son hopes MH17 trial will expose Russia

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Qantas has pledged a million extra reward-based seats per year and has cut booking fees associated with points-based purchases cut by up to 50 per cent on international flights.

'More seats, fewer fees': Qantas unveils Frequent Flyer program changes

Matt Bungard
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Chis Dawson has pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife Lynette Dawson in Sydney.

Chris Dawson pleads not guilty to murder of former wife Lynette

Perry Duffin
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Members of the construction and mining union are being individually lobbied to support John Setka.

Union members lobbied to back Setka

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Joe Biden is in hot water for saying he had in the past worked in the Senate with segregationists.

Joe Biden under fire from rivals

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Joe Biden is in hot water for saying he had in the past worked in the Senate with segregationists.

Joe Biden under fire from rivals

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Former White House communications director Hope Hicks refused to answer questions about her tenure.

Hope Hicks didn't spill the beans on Trump

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Former White House communications director Hope Hicks refused to answer questions about her tenure.

Hope Hicks didn't spill the beans on Trump

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday starts his first visit to North Korea as president.

China's Xi departs for visit to NKorea

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday starts his first visit to North Korea as president.

China's Xi departs for visit to NKorea

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To improve productivity, wellbeing and engagement, many companies are allowing employees to bring dogs to the office.

Harness puppy power in the office

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For those who should fill in the means testing forms - those who will pay less as a result - easier paperwork is welcome news.

Aged care assessment forms are getting easier

Noel Whittaker

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

Canberran Cath Wallis during her 100-mile hike across Lake Khovsgol in Mongolia. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra mum who became an unexpected adventurer

Amy Martin

THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: Thousands of vulnerably elderly Australians are abused every year.

Financial, physical, psychological, sexual - how do we stop elder abuse?

Eileen Wood

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers leading the way on food waste

Picture by @karleenminneyphotographer: Ice swimmer Ben Freeman training in Lake Burley Griffin.

Take 5: Instagrammers of Canberra

Belinda and Ashanti Aikonmensah, 22 months, of Queanbeyan.

Take 5: Braving the cold

Garmisch and Tim Riley. Picture: Ashley St George

A nice way to meet your neighbour

Ashley St George

The 2018 Australian Stock Dog Spectacular was held in Tamworth with hundreds of competitors in attendance. Picture: FeeMacMedia

Rich working dog event in voluntary administration

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The 2018 Australian Stock Dog Spectacular was held in Tamworth with hundreds of competitors in attendance. Picture: FeeMacMedia

Rich working dog event in voluntary administration

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Jo Palmer receives her award as the Agrifutures NSW-ACT Rural Woman of the Year from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Photos from NSW Rural Woman of the Year awards

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Jo Palmer receives her award as the Agrifutures NSW-ACT Rural Woman of the Year from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Photos from NSW Rural Woman of the Year awards

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"We take all animal welfare matters seriously, and are investigating this issue," said Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes. Photo: Shutterstock

Investigation launched into shocking abuse of chickens

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"We take all animal welfare matters seriously, and are investigating this issue," said Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes. Photo: Shutterstock

Investigation launched into shocking abuse of chickens

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