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ACT government to pay David Eastman more than $7 million in compensation

ACT govt to pay David Eastman more than $7 million in compensation

Alexandra Back

Terry Snow, executive chairman of Canberra Airport, has donated $20 million to his old school Canberra Grammar.

Canberra private school gets record-breaking $20 million donation

Sherryn Groch

OFF BASE: Michaelia Cash and the Coalition are trying to pretend a complex situation is black and white. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

OPINION
When it comes to jobs, Australian values and political leadership are at odds

Zoë Wundenberg

Brothel operator accused of raping sex workers, claims it was training

Elliot Williams

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

ANALYSIS
There's no airport border 'crisis', only failure of the Home Affairs dept

Regina Jefferies and Daniel Ghezelbash

Queen Elizabeth has opened a new session of the UK parliament in a speech at the House of Lords.

Queen opens new UK parliament session

Elizabeth Piper and William James

Deloitte Access Economics director Chris Richardson says a superannuation quirk is holding Canberra's economy back. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

The early retirement quirk holding back Canberra 'because of stupidity'

Kirsten Lawson

Turkish-led forces have taken control of the Syrian border towns of Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain.

Syrian forces deployed near Turkish border

Mehmet Guzel and Bassem Mroue

One Nation to abstain from voting in Senate on "non-critical" legislation

Bassam Hamzy challenges jail conditions

Keep an eye on your workmates' mental health, minister urges

Government's confidential talking points inadvertently sent to journalists

ACT govt to pay David Eastman more than $7 million in compensation

Blue heeler border collie cross Sesame, left, and cattle dog Denzel, right, playing in new dog swimming areas on Lake Buley Griffin. Picture: Karleen Minney

New dog swimming areas unveiled ahead of summer

Queen of the Brooch, Nicole Lawder. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Beware snake and spider brooches - they may be sending you a message

Best in Australia: Coolangatta Estate cellar door manager Ben Bishop with the two semillons that took first and second place in their category at the Six Nations Wine Challenge.

International win for South Coast vineyard

Manuka Oval is set to host plenty of international cricket this summer. Picture: Getty

Your guide to Canberra's summer of cricket

ROO TURN: The kangaroo hops down Mort Street in the Canberra CBD. Picture: Allison Lubransky-Moy

REAL AUSTRALIA
What's that, Skip? ScoMo fell into the dam?

Asthma-related deaths drop among women

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Putin seeks to deepen ties on Saudi visit

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Ex-England soccer star Gascoigne in court

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Search fails to find lost Adelaide camper

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Syrian forces deployed near Turkish border

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Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 48

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ANALYSIS
There's no airport border 'crisis', only failure of the Home Affairs dept

The early retirement quirk holding back Canberra 'because of stupidity'

Melissa Donnelly was elected national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union by its governing council last week. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'Expect us to be a champion': CPSU appoints youngest ever national secretary

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Parliament House. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Government takes aim at banks over rate cuts failure

EXPLAINER
Backstage at Parliament House: who is lobbying our MPs?

Judith Ireland

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority move from Canberra to Armidale was the source of much controversy.

Decentralisation push 'incorrectly focused' on ACT: Seselja, Barilaro

Katie Burgess

President of the Australian Medical Association Dr Tony Bartone. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Alcohol lobby campaigns against 'harsh' guidelines

Dana McCauley

Public servants working for ASIC have not been covered by whistleblower protections since July.

Whistleblower protections accidentally removed for ASIC staff

Katie Burgess

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex at Government House in Melbourne last year. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINION
Harry and Meghan? Care factor zero

Amanda Vanstone

Here's another hidden cash grab by the ACT government

Letters to the editor

Labor and Bill Shorten's rejection of meritocracy was punished at the polls. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

OPINION
Why Labor must embrace meritocracy ahead of the next election

Simon Cowan

Duncan Ragg, as Benedick and Zindzi Okenyo as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. Picture: Supplied

REVIEW
Exuberant and fresh production of Shakespeare's comedy

Peter Wilkins

The Jets dance in Opera Australia's West Side Story. Picture: Jeff Busby

REVIEW
A classic with energy and yearning

Alanna Maclean

Jennifer Lopez, left, and Constance Wu in Hustlers. Picture: Supplied

REVIEW
Smart stripping bare of a scam

Ron Cerabona

REVIEW
Exuberant and fresh production of Shakespeare's comedy

Queensland Ballet Company will include local children in their upcoming production of Cinderella. Ayla Haragli, Zoe Young, Ryan Black, Ollie Potter, Miya Haragli, Sienna Guglielmin and Anneliese Young. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra kids to perform with Queensland Ballet

Amy Martin

Two-year-old Walter the Saint Bernard, with Albert George and Xanthia Bingley. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Flower festival for four-legged friends

Andrew Brown

Canberra Capitals guard Maddison Rocci is set to play a huge role in the coming month. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Capitals turn to rising stars to 'carry the team'

Adam Taggart (right) may come into the Socceroos side for the match against Taiwan.

Limited prep no excuse for Arnie's Roos against Taiwan

Shaun Creighton crosses the finish line at the Melbourne Marathon. Picture: Supplied

Canberra's Creighton breaks 32-year record

Kia Nurse has quickly become a fan favourite in the WNBL. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Sky is the limit' for Nurse

Ajla Tomljanovic has been cleared to represent Australia in the Fed Cup final. Picture: Getty Images

Tomljanovic cleared in huge Fed Cup boost for Australia

Michael Ramsey

Scottie Brydon set a world record at the 2019 World Para Shooting Championships. Picture: Supplied

Brydon breaks own world record but finishes sixth overall

Lucie Bertoldo

Your guide to Canberra's summer of cricket

Caden Helmers

Bailey Simonsson is yearning for another opportunity to help the Raiders to a premiership. Picture: NRL Photos

Simonsson determined to earn a start for Green Machine

Caden Helmers
David Polkinghorne

When it comes to buying a car you need to be savvy

New Northbourne residents move in and reap off the plan benefits

SEE THE WORLD: Windows to the World returns with open days held at embassies and high commissions across October 12-13 and 19-20.

How you can see the world without a passport

Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French to American people in 1886 and has been the symbol of the freedom of the USA to immigrants for over 100 years.

One cruise, four bucket-list destinations - tick

The seven simple rules to maintaining a Self Managed Super Fund

By Dean Easterby, Financial Adviser with Parker Financial

Shop anytime, anywhere: To become a savvy online shopper, all you need to do is type in the website of the product that you are looking for which should take you right there. Then select your items and head for the checkout.

Shopping with greater convenience

Emma Brown

See Treasures of India with The Senior and Collette in 2020

Asthma-related deaths among women have decreased in Australia, while deaths among men are stagnant.

Asthma-related deaths drop among women

1hr ago

Deborah Pilgrim was last seen on Sunday about 100km northeast of Adelaide.

Search fails to find lost Adelaide camper

Roxy Jacenko asked followers to help identify a female jogger filmed near her Sydney office.

Roxy Jacenko outraged over Paddington poo

Belgian team Agoria is third behind Dutch teams Vattenfall and Twente in the World Solar Challenge.

Dutch maintain lead in solar car challenge

Phillip Galea is on trial accused of preparing terrorist acts against left-wing Melbourne groups.

Accused extremist allegedly targeted left

Georgie Moore

Michael Finnane QC says the ban on Bassam Hamzy speaking in Arabic to relatives is unjustified.

Bassam Hamzy challenges jail conditions

Margaret Scheikowski

The COAG meeting between the PM and state premiers will not take place in December.

Labor presses govt on COAG meeting date

Aged care royal commission chair Richard Tracey QC has died after a battle with cancer.

'Remarkable' inquiry chair Tracey praised

Megan Neil

Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) has met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh.

Putin seeks to deepen ties on Saudi visit

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Putin seeks to deepen ties on Saudi visit

1hr ago

Ex-England soccer star Paul Gascoigne is accused of kissing a woman without her consent on a train.

Ex-England soccer star Gascoigne in court

Syrian forces deployed near Turkish border

Viewpoints: Is 'Iron Maiden' better known as a heavy metal band or a German torture device from the Middle Ages? This one is up to 10,000 edits on Wikipedia.

Heavy metal band or torture device? Depends when you check Wikipedia

Mathew Dickerson

Anyone at any time can become a carer: National Carers Week will run from Sunday, October 13 to Saturday, October 19 this year.

Heart of a carer

Liz Phair performs at Atlanta Central Park on May 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Picture: Getty Images

Liz Phair dives deep into memory

Andrew Dalton

AT ITS BEST: Kings Parade in Bathurst is a sight for happy eyes in springtime.

Garden central: 10 reasons to visit the heart of NSW

The Powerhouse: well worth a few hours of your time.

Powerhouse Museum marks 50 years since moon landing

John Rozentals

Scenic views of Spencers Creek on the trail to Mount Kosciuszko. Picture: Paul Sinclair

Mountain climbing for the unfit

David Whitely

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

Socials: Green means go Raiders

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Socials: Finals fever kicks in

Corrina Thatcher of Cairns and Paula Towner of Queanbeyan.

Socials: Dickens drama brought to life

STARTING CONVERSATIONS: Ian's wife Jeanette, helping out with painting the tree at their Wongarbon property. Photo: SUPPLIED.

Wongarbon tree's blue lease on life

VISITORS: Jackson Chesterfield from Canyon Leigh at the 2018 Deni Ute Muster. Picture: DAILY ADVERTISER

Muster draws thousands, but for 363 days Deni relies on struggling agriculture

The three $6000 equal top-priced rams with buyers, vendors and agents.

OPINIONWhen it comes to jobs, Australian values and political leadership are at odds

ANALYSISThere's no airport border 'crisis', only failure of the Home Affairs dept

REAL AUSTRALIAWhat's that, Skip? ScoMo fell into the dam?

ANALYSISThere's no airport border 'crisis', only failure of the Home Affairs dept

EXPLAINERBackstage at Parliament House: who is lobbying our MPs?

OPINIONHarry and Meghan? Care factor zero

OPINIONWhy Labor must embrace meritocracy ahead of the next election

REVIEWExuberant and fresh production of Shakespeare's comedy

REVIEWA classic with energy and yearning

REVIEWSmart stripping bare of a scam

REVIEWExuberant and fresh production of Shakespeare's comedy

OPINION
When it comes to jobs, Australian values and political leadership are at odds

ANALYSIS
There's no airport border 'crisis', only failure of the Home Affairs dept

REAL AUSTRALIA
What's that, Skip? ScoMo fell into the dam?

ANALYSIS
There's no airport border 'crisis', only failure of the Home Affairs dept

EXPLAINER
Backstage at Parliament House: who is lobbying our MPs?

OPINION
Harry and Meghan? Care factor zero

OPINION
Why Labor must embrace meritocracy ahead of the next election

REVIEW
Exuberant and fresh production of Shakespeare's comedy

REVIEW
A classic with energy and yearning

REVIEW
Smart stripping bare of a scam

REVIEW
Exuberant and fresh production of Shakespeare's comedy