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A Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo. Photo: Chamila Karunarathne/AP

Government had 'prior information' of Easter terror attack plans

The staff member at the Department of Home Affairs says they have been underpaid. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen.

Home Affairs in court over alleged underpayment

Sally Whyte

Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

OPINION
What big business won't say publicly about a Labor victory

Elizabeth Knight
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Relatives gather outside a hospital following blasts in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombs

An elderly woman is helped near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: AP

'Innocent lives have been stolen': Australian leaders condemn attacks

Perry Duffin

Director-General of the National Archives of Australia, David Fricker.

Archives review begins as agency races to save 'at risk' records

Doug Dingwall

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

'It horrifies me': Greens in fight of their lives to keep seats

Judith Ireland

We are being told a story about how each leader is, underneath all the politics, a family man. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

OPINION
Why the PM is shutting up about the culture wars in this campaign

Jacqueline Maley

OPINION
Children make you happier - as long as you can pay for them

Labor pledges to terminate half-a-billion-dollar Great Barrier Reef Foundation grant

Underfunding behind bleak health report

The 10 things that worry voters most - and how that's changed since the last election

A Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo. Photo: Chamila Karunarathne/AP

Government had 'prior information' of Easter terror attack plans

The experiment starts in deep south at Banks, just a stone's throw from Cooma.

OPINION
Busted: Truth about Canberra's 20-minute driving myth

Raiders' Nick Cotric. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Raiders beat Broncos to go close to top of the NRL ladder

Volodymyr Zelensky has won 70% of the votes in Ukraine's presidential run-off, exit polls show.

Comedian wins Ukraine presidential race

The plot of The Avengers: Endgame is such a closely guarded secret, even its cast claim not to know how it fits together yet.

The end of the biggest film franchise ever

It's not just Easter eggs which you need to consider this long weekend.

What's open over Easter in Canberra

ACT players picked for hockey national teams

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Easter drink-driving issues troubling for ACT police

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Parliament mosiac from a different point of view

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Refugees' joy as visitors take to the waves at Pambula Beach

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Rebuilt Mr Fluffy homes break sales records in Hughes and Weston

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Underfunding behind bleak health report

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Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

OPINION
What big business won't say publicly about a Labor victory

2hrs ago

Director-General of the National Archives of Australia, David Fricker.

Archives review begins as agency races to save 'at risk' records

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Easter Sunday. Photo: AAP

Labor pledges to terminate half-a-billion-dollar Great Barrier Reef Foundation grant

The staff member at the Department of Home Affairs says they have been underpaid. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen.

Home Affairs in court over alleged underpayment

More investment is needed in preventative health initatiaves.

OPINION
A health election? If so, what's absent is serious national disease prevention

Terry Slevin

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and wife Jenny sing during an Easter Sunday service at his Horizon Church. Photo: AAP

Inside church, Scott Morrison claps, sings and above all prays

Max Koslowski

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will keep using the ACT for campaigning. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

No escaping ACT for campaigning MPs

Doug Dingwall

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

'It horrifies me': Greens in fight of their lives to keep seats

Judith Ireland

Captain James Cook's Botany Bay landing.

OPINION
Let's not overcook Cook by recreating a circumnavigation he never made

Richard Whitington

Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Torquay last week. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

OPINION
'Getting a go' isn't the same as getting a fair go

Ebony Bennett

OPINION
Torn between election and Eurovision

Ian Warden

Michael Nelson Jagamara, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming, from the painting of the same name. Photo: David Hempenstall

Parliament mosiac from a different point of view

Ron Cerabona

Luna Ryan, Forest island with little creatures, 2019. Photo: Canberra Glassworks.

REVIEW
Memories and culture evoked in glass

Kerry-Anne Cousins

Champion and Smyrna are the main commercially grown quinces in Australia but specialist fruit nurseries will sell many other varieties.

Jackie French: why quinces turn me on

Jackie French

Michael Nelson Jagamara, Possum and Wallaby Dreaming, from the painting of the same name. Photo: David Hempenstall

Parliament mosiac from a different point of view

The plot of The Avengers: Endgame is such a closely guarded secret, even its cast claim not to know how it fits together yet.

The end of the biggest film franchise ever

Robbie Collin

A viking ship on its way to Valhalla, all part of the birthday fun. Photo: Supplied

Vikings invade the People's Republic of Ainslie

Karen Hardy

Roosters' Brett Morris is one of a number of knee injuries suffered at Brookvale Oval. Photo: NRL Imagery

The battle of Brookvale's surface

Raiders' Jack Wighton is using his head at five-eighth. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Wighton's using his head as halves switch kicks into gear

Raiders' Nick Cotric. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Raiders beat Broncos to go close to top of the NRL ladder

A suspected anterior cruciate ligament tear would be a major blow for Josh Mann-Rea. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Suspected ACL tear could end Josh Mann-Rea's rugby career

Israel Folau.

OPINION
Instagram trail shows why Folau can't win a religious freedom argument

Paul Cully

The Brumbies defended their way to victory in a win for the ages. Photo: Elesa Kurtz

Brumbies tackle their way to stirring triumph

Caden Helmers

Raiders half Chris O'Sullivan longs for the way the game used to be. Photo: Craig Golding

Green Machine kicked into gear

David Polkinghorne

The Brumbies will adopt a fearless approach encouraged by Sam Carter.

Brumbies take 'nothing to lose' mantra

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

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YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

Bill Shorten says Labor would make it easier for migrants to bring elderly parents to Australia

Labor gives migrant parents cheaper visas

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Simon Birmingham has dismissed calls by greens for a royal commission into Murray Darling management

Calls for Murray-Darling inquiry growing

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Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around a church following deadly bomb blasts.

Australian hurt by Sri Lanka bomb blasts

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Labor's Jim Chalmers derides comments by an LNP candidate opposing childcare for 3 year olds.

Labor lashes LNP Senate hopeful over tax

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The Law Council renews calls for the Don Dale youth detention centre in Darwin to be replaced.

More calls for Don Dale to go

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Bill Shorten is promising big money for tourist attractions in north Queensland if Labor wins.

Labor promises to scrap $444m reef grant

Daniel McCulloch
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The body of a kayaker has been found in a Queensland creek.

Queensland kayaker's body found in creek

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resumed campaigning following an Easter truce.

Water, reef in focus as campaign resumes

Matt Coughlan

Relatives gather outside a hospital following blasts in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombs

Relatives gather outside a hospital following blasts in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombs

A Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo. Photo: Chamila Karunarathne/AP

Government had 'prior information' of Easter terror attack plans

A Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo. Photo: Chamila Karunarathne/AP

Government had 'prior information' of Easter terror attack plans

Volodymyr Zelensky has won 70% of the votes in Ukraine's presidential run-off, exit polls show.

Comedian wins Ukraine presidential race

Volodymyr Zelensky has won 70% of the votes in Ukraine's presidential run-off, exit polls show.

Comedian wins Ukraine presidential race

BEAUTIFUL FLOORS: The beauty of today's flooring is the vast amount of options to fit every style, budget and home. Image courtesy of Carpet Court.

Tips for creating Moroccan and botanical style

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The experiment starts in deep south at Banks, just a stone's throw from Cooma.

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Busted: Truth about Canberra's 20-minute driving myth

Bree Element

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Linley Wilkie

Member of Rabobank's managing board Berry Marttin explained to the Farm2Fork audience last month why people must start asking what is the nutritional value of their food per unit of carbon emitted.

How much carbon is on your fork?

Member of Rabobank's managing board Berry Marttin explained to the Farm2Fork audience last month why people must start asking what is the nutritional value of their food per unit of carbon emitted.

How much carbon is on your fork?

A once degraded native pasture, similar to the photograph below. Careful grazing management, correction of soil fertility, and a return to a good season resulted in excellent pasture recovery.

How to restore pasture health following drought

A once degraded native pasture, similar to the photograph below. Careful grazing management, correction of soil fertility, and a return to a good season resulted in excellent pasture recovery.

How to restore pasture health following drought

Lochie Gilmore, Baringa stud, grand champion ewe, Bruce Hodgson, Ross Gilmore, Tattykeel, with reserve.

Broad ribbons for first show Aussie Whites

Lochie Gilmore, Baringa stud, grand champion ewe, Bruce Hodgson, Ross Gilmore, Tattykeel, with reserve.

Broad ribbons for first show Aussie Whites

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

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

"It's a beautiful day" Aicha and her son Souleymane from Guinea. Photo: Rachel Mounsey

Refugees' joy as visitors take to the waves at Pambula Beach

Rachel Mounsey

Matt Dawson, Lachlan Dawson, 1, and Lisa Cormack.

Hit the ground running

Dion Georgopoulos

Ashley Eriksmoen, Stirling, and Bryan Harris, Canberra.

Social photos: Craft ACT exhibition opening

Karen Hardy