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One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from Twitter. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Twitter suspends Hanson for violating rules against abuse and harassment

Kirsten Lawson

Fenner Hall, at rear, part of the Australian National University's Kambri precinct on University Avenue. Picture: Karleen Minney

Fenner Hall students forced to vacate rooms until 2020

Jasper Lindell

Image of balcony fire at the Glebe Park Apartments in Canberra on August 7, 2019. Picture: Supplied

Glebe Park blaze could be Canberra's first building cladding fire

A feral horse in the river at Blue Waterholes. Picture: Justin McManus

Slanging match erupts in NSW parliament over Brumby bill

Finbar O'Mallon

Scott Morrison has kept up the kind of frenetic pace of travel that would put Kevin Rudd to shame.

PM's world travels boost him to new stage

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer

Tim Fischer at Parliament House in 1996. Picture: Andrew Meares

Fischer embraced life in Canberra and refused to join slanging match against it

Megan Doherty

Tim Fischer. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Former deputy PM Tim Fischer dies aged 73

Anthony Bunn

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer in 2018. Picture: Eddie Jim

Tim Fischer - a man of courage and loyalty

Michelle Grattan

'Lagging behind': Why some dads aren't using paid parental leave

Stadium build 'could disrupt Marvel film'

Man arrested over theft and Gungahlin service station altercation

'Missing' swimmer charged after South Coast hoax search

One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from Twitter. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Twitter suspends Hanson for violating rules against abuse and harassment

Chris Chippendale from Life Without Barriers promoting quiet hour at Woolworths.

Woolworths rolls out 'quiet hour' in Canberra

Re-signed? The Raiders are keen to keep Ricky Stuart until the end of 2022. Picture: NRL Imagery

Raiders keen to lock Ricky into a new deal

Agricultural scientist Tim Sides, left, canning his gluten-free beer at Wild Polly in Fyshwick. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Can do attitude at Canberra's newest brewer

The residential heritage precincts of Canberra's Inner South and Inner North

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The residential heritage precincts of Canberra's Inner South and Inner North

Rob Sitch returns as Tony Woodford in the latest season of "Utopia". Picture: Hwa Goh.

Utopia is back, and it's not that kind about Canberra light rail

Neill-Fraser's lawyer could avoid trial

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Can you pass this primary school maths competition?

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Lightning in Poland kills 5, dozens hurt

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'Not us': Push for new ACT coat of arms

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Direct flights to LA, China on the cards

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Anote Tong, the former president of Kiribati, at Parliament House on Thursday. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Australia acting like an 'abusive relative' in the Pacific

One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from Twitter. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Twitter suspends Hanson for violating rules against abuse and harassment

Scott Morrison has kept up the kind of frenetic pace of travel that would put Kevin Rudd to shame.

PM's world travels boost him to new stage

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer's Top 10 tip for surviving parliament have been revealed.

Tim Fischer's top 10 tips for new MPs

Former Nationals leaders Barnaby Joyce and Tim Fischer during Question Time at Parliament House in November 2014. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

'He talked to you as if it was the most exciting part of his day'

Kirsten Lawson

Tim Fischer at Parliament House in 1996. Picture: Andrew Meares

Fischer embraced life in Canberra and refused to join slanging match against it

Megan Doherty

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer in 2018. Picture: Eddie Jim

Tim Fischer - a man of courage and loyalty

Michelle Grattan

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said the bill was required to send a message that Australia's borders are stronger than ever. Picture: AAP

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'I am not a criminal': former detainee warns against lifetime ban for asylum seekers

Katie Burgess

Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers a reading during Good Friday Easter services at St Charbel's Catholic Maronite Church in Sydney. Picture: AAP

OPINION
Testing the relationship between church and state

John Warhurst

Molonglo Valley development saga is a sad and sorry tale

Molonglo Valley development saga is a sad and sorry tale

George Pell arrives at Supreme Court of Victoria for his appeal. Picture: Jason South

OPINION
Failure of Pell's appeal will help heal abuse survivors

Barney Zwartz

Robert Riggs, Teapot, 2019 at Light in a Dark Place at Strathnairn. Picture: Supplied

A blonde, Belfast Girls, a bug and the Bard

Ron Cerabona

Powderfinger (left to right): Darren Middleton (guitars/vocals); Jon Coghill (drums); Ian Haug (guitars); Bernard Fanning (vocals/guitars) and John Collins (bass).

Powderfinger tribute at NFSA in Canberra

Kites at the National Arboretum.

Let's go fly a kite - at the arboretum

Robert Riggs, Teapot, 2019 at Light in a Dark Place at Strathnairn. Picture: Supplied

A blonde, Belfast Girls, a bug and the Bard

Learn all about alpacas in Canberra this weekend.

Keen to try an alpaca sausage roll? Now's your chance

Megan Doherty

Brad Pitt, left, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino on the set of Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Picture: Supplied

OPINION
From Quentin to Walt, the household names behind the cameras

Ron Cerabona

Nick Olive has teamed up with the Brumbies and will take on an owner-less horse. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Olive to train an owner-less horse but it's no Brumby

There's some exciting rainbow trout fishing unfolding in the snowy mountains.

Chase a rainbow at Lake Eucumbene

Licking his lips: Josh Papalii is determined to deliver success to Canberra. Picture: AAP

How do you know the Raiders are in the finals? Ask Josh Papalii

ACT Meteors captain Erin Osborne in action at Manuka Oval against Victoria in the WNCL. Picture: Lawrence Atkin

Meteors embrace schedule change

Re-signed? The Raiders are keen to keep Ricky Stuart until the end of 2022. Picture: NRL Imagery

Raiders keen to lock Ricky into a new deal

Chris Dutton

Harry Garside has been doing ballet to enhance his Tokyo Olympic hopes. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Pirouettes and punches for a boxing bid

Chris Dutton

The Canberra Raiders are enjoying their most consistent season since 2003. Picture: AAP

Financial bonus adds spice to Raiders top-four charge

Caden Helmers
Chris Dutton

Tokyo dreams: Rachel Tallent and Mitch Morgans are hoping to qualify together. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Talented duo find extra motivation for Tokyo dream

Chris Dutton

Finding the missing millions: Many people infected with Hepatitis B and C in Australia aren't even aware they have the virus.

World Hepatitis Day - Australians are still missing out on care

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

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

COLOURED WORLD: Sunset at Nyhavn pier in Copenhagen's Old Town. While in Copenhagen you will also be enchanted by the Little Mermaid statue by Edvard Eriksen.

Cruise and tour Scandinavia and the Baltic

We may not have been back to the moon since 1969 but the advanced technology of today would certainly have to make for a smoother landing.

Could your mobile phone take you to the moon and back?

Jet Blast Plumbing provides Canberra with a 24 hour service, seven days a week. Tony offers a quick response and no call-out fee. Photo: Supplied.

You get a quick-response promise from Jet Blast Plumbing

Seek the skills of experienced professionals to get the best results and to get the best value for the money you spend. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Australia's largest assistive technology and disability event, the ATSA Independent Living Expo, will take place in Canberra at the National Convention Centre on Tuesday, August 27 and Wednesday, August 28. The expo has become the most influential event on the disability calendar.

Australia's largest disability expo opens in Canberra next week

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CONVICTED: Susan Neill-Fraser is serving a 23 year jail sentence for the 2009 murder of her partner Bob Chappell.

Neill-Fraser's lawyer could avoid trial

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All of Kotara South Public School's year five and six students were invited to sit the mathematics competition. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Can you pass this primary school maths competition?

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Mascot Towers apartment owners have agreed to raise $7 million to help fix the cracked complex.

Green light for $7m Mascot Towers repairs

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Scott Morrison has raised the issue of coercion in Southeast Asia at a business dinner in Vietnam.

Morrison urges peace in Asia amid tensions

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Annastacia Palaszczuk's office has apologised for publishing the name of an ASIO operative online.

Qld premier's diary identified ASIO agent

Liza Kappelle and Sonia Kohlbacher
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Nicola Gobbo lived a 'nightmare' after she was involved in a 2006 gangland arrest, her lawyer says.

Gobbo's lawyer continues police grilling

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Police cars chased James Gargasoulas before he drove down Bourke Street Mall, killing six people .

Bourke St inquest to rule on pursuit call

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Tony Salaris' family and police are appealing for information about the beloved grandfather's death.

Vic murder victim's family wants answers

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Five people are dead and more than 30 have been injured after a thunderstorm struck southern Poland.

Lightning in Poland kills 5, dozens hurt

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Five people are dead and more than 30 have been injured after a thunderstorm struck southern Poland.

Lightning in Poland kills 5, dozens hurt

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A UN report found Myanmar's military has carried out widespread and severe sexual violence.

Myanmar soldiers' brutal sexual violence

A UN report found Myanmar's military has carried out widespread and severe sexual violence.

Myanmar soldiers' brutal sexual violence

Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson the EU won't tear up the Brexit deal made with Theresa May.

Don't expect big Brexit changes: Macron

Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson the EU won't tear up the Brexit deal made with Theresa May.

Don't expect big Brexit changes: Macron

GOT IT: While picking up the keys was exciting, I soon realised that this was the easy part. Photo: SUPPLIED

I renovated a house for Airbnb: here's what I learnt

Alex Crowe
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Anybody investing in shares can expect four negative years out of every 10. This does leave six good ones to take advantage of.

Time in is more important than timing

Noel Whittaker

Leigh Sales will speak on August 29 at MOAD. Picture: Peter Brew Bevan

Poets dead and living, Leigh Sales and more

Ron Cerabona

A great experience: fishing at Berkeley River Lodge.

Great ideas for your next getaway

John Rozentals

Nowhere epitomises the problems as much as Venice, which attracts 30 million tourists a year to its magnificent canals and bridges.

Top tourism spots crack down as they become victim of own success

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Impressive: The view from Common Grounds and the historic wooden bridge across the Hunter.

Take time to mosey around Morpeth

John Rozentals

Building Bridges to Boorowa volunteer Dick Orchard takes a break from tree planting. Photo: Andrew Scott

Tree change: How one Orchard and an army of volunteers can make a difference

Geraldine Cardozo

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Older Australians are among at-risk groups for sepsis.

It kills 5000 Aussies a year, but do you know the sepsis warning signs?

Eileen Wood

King Derek Nimmo, clutching the key to the city, addresses the crowd with a humorous speech that touched television announcer Frank Jones. (13/3/79)

Flashback Friday: King of the capital

Alwyn Doolan, who spent a year walking 8500 km from Cape York to Canberra.
Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong @wakeupsitt

Instagrammers of Canberra

George Morseu, Jacob Angelatos, and Andrew Whittle of Easts Rugby Club.

Socials: Tries and ties

Always a farmer at heart, Tim Fischer pictured in 1990 in a canola crop in a story for The Land. It's Barossa canola on his farm Peppers at Boree Creek.

Fischer a "titan" of the National Party

Always a farmer at heart, Tim Fischer pictured in 1990 in a canola crop in a story for The Land. It's Barossa canola on his farm Peppers at Boree Creek.

Fischer a "titan" of the National Party

Samantha Longmore features in The Land's podcast, Hear Them Raw, to share her story after overcoming two accidents in one day. Pictures: Lucy Kinbacher

'I survived two crashes in one day'

Samantha Longmore features in The Land's podcast, Hear Them Raw, to share her story after overcoming two accidents in one day. Pictures: Lucy Kinbacher

'I survived two crashes in one day'

Geoff Rice of Langlands Hanlon, Parkes, takes bids at the prime lamb sale in Forbes.

Let's take a look at the positives during drought

Geoff Rice of Langlands Hanlon, Parkes, takes bids at the prime lamb sale in Forbes.

Let's take a look at the positives during drought