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Backstabbing: The messy contest for Gilmore

Garry Maddox

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

Sally Whyte
2hrs ago

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
8m ago

The ad featured a Tony Abbott impersonator ignoring someone drowning.

GetUp pulls satirical Tony Abbott ad after backlash

Dana McCauley
2hrs ago

Auditor General Michael Harris on his first day as new ACT Auditor-General. Photo: Karleen Minney

Audit finds Access Canberra had ineffective business plan

Daniella White
1hr ago

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

ACT Chief ambulance officer Howard Wren, showing off the new ambulances. Photo: Karleen Minney.

New and improved ambulance vehicles for ACT fleet

Andrew Brown
40m ago

A Pakistani woman lights candles during a vigil for the victims of bomb explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Photo: AP

London counter-terrorism team seeks images of Sri Lanka bombings

1hr ago

Police search for missing 11-year-old

45m ago

'Somebody knows' what happened to William, inquest told

2hrs ago

Crackdown on illegal fireworks ahead of Orthodox Easter

2hrs ago

Backstabbing: The messy contest for Gilmore

Julie-Ann Finney with a picture of her son, David, who took his own life this year after suffering post-traumatic stress. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A mother's grief and anger for her late veteran son

Chris Hemsworth's Thor has evolved from a one-note character. Photo: Marvel Studios

REVIEW
Avengers: Endgame offers emotionally overwhelming finale to Marvel's saga

'Touch and go': Little Evie was stung up to 300 times

The Canberra Liberals are standing by the billboard, saying people are smart enough to differentiate it from fake news. Photo: Sally Whyte

Canberra Liberals defend 'death' tax billboard

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

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

8m ago

Shorten elevates work issues to top league

15m ago

Libs' Downer wins top spot in Mayo ballot

18m ago

Risky 'terror' offender to stay in jail

25m ago

Japanese woman held at Australian airport allegedly had 19 lizards in her suitcase

26m ago

Stagnant inflation is not healthy: Labor

37m ago

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

8m ago

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

2hrs ago

The ad featured a Tony Abbott impersonator ignoring someone drowning.

GetUp pulls satirical Tony Abbott ad after backlash

2hrs ago

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

'Private schools are far superior' Liberal candidate claims

Backstabbing: The messy contest for Gilmore

Garry Maddox

The low and middle income tax offset will increase the effective marginal tax rate of 700,000 Australians, new research shows. Photo: Virginia Star

Tax cut will drive up effective tax rate for middle income earners, analysis shows

Shane Wright

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with Labor candidate for Flynn Zach Beers in Gladstone on Tuesday. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Shorten promises 2.6m casual workers the right to convert

Dana McCauley, Shane Wright

Canberra has lost thousands of public service jobs since 2013.

Here's how many Canberra jobs have gone under this government

Doug Dingwall
Markus Mannheim

A woman's body was found in Chinatown in Melbourne on Wednesay morning. Photo: Joe Armao

OPINION
How many women have to die before we recognise the need for change?

Ashleigh Streeter-Jones
1hr ago

Where did all that ACT health promotion funding go?

Letters to the editor

OPINION
We're tuning in more, but are we any better informed?

Nicholas Stuart

Traditional: ANZAC biscuits.

Anzac biscuits in an hour

2hrs ago

Haley Lu Richardson, left, and Elizabeth McGovern in The Chaperone. Photo: Supplied.

OPINION
Movies that might appeal to mothers

Ron Cerabona

Chris Hemsworth's Thor has evolved from a one-note character. Photo: Marvel Studios

REVIEW
Avengers: Endgame offers emotionally overwhelming finale to Marvel's saga

Jake Wilson

Traditional: ANZAC biscuits.

Anzac biscuits in an hour

2hrs ago

Get inspired by 1950s fashion and The Dressmaker. Sarah Snook, Amanda Woodhams and Hayley Magnus in The Dressmaker. Photo: Ben King

Five things to do this weekend

Amy Martin

Alex Kosmas, Precious, 2019 (detail) in Brindabellas and beyond. Courtesy Australian Galleries. Photo: Frank Neilsen.

REVIEW
Rich polyphony of voices as sculptor's artistic style evolves

Sasha Grishin

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

Penrith Panthers and Phil Gould part ways

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

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

Confident Brumbies hope to conquer mission impossible

Canberra Giants netball season launch.
Canberra talent, Georgia Clayden, Amber Brophy, Keely Rodrigo, and Eliza Burton.
Photo: Jamila Toderas

Rising ACT stars take Giant leap

Raiders player Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is determined to build on the club's stunning start. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Raiders brace for their biggest test

Caden Helmers

Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing will be held on May 4.

Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing date set

Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has been a revelation this season. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The grit of Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

Caden Helmers
David Polkinghorne

Josh Mann-Rea is set to go for more scans upon his return to Canberra. Photo: Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz

Brumbies eye new hooker as Mann-Rea weighs up future

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

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

"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

'URBAN COMMUNITY': An artist's impression of the Discovery Rise planned development at James Cook University's Townsville campus. Image: Supplied.

Work starts on university-based retirement communities

Geraldine Cardozo

Rugby league star Johnathan Thurston joined Bill Shorten for an early morning run.

Shorten elevates work issues to top league

15m ago

Liberal candidate for Mayo Georgina Downer is bidding to win back the seat from Centre Alliance.

Libs' Downer wins top spot in Mayo ballot

18m ago

A man who threatened to kill Malcolm Turnbull will remain in a NSW jail after his sentence expires.

Risky 'terror' offender to stay in jail

25m ago

The alleged smuggler was heading back to Japan when Border Force officers discovered the lizards.

Japanese woman held at Australian airport allegedly had 19 lizards in her suitcase

26m ago

Bill Shorten says the lack of inflation in the March quarter shows people are closing purses.

Stagnant inflation is not healthy: Labor

Marnie Banger
37m ago

Gold Coast expands its telecommunications infrastructure to become Australia's leading digital city

Digital city to expand horizons

38m ago

Melbourne man Dale Stone has admitted fatally shooting Wayne Binse.

Killer laughed and fired, Vic court told

53m ago

Labor candidate Ali France has drawn third spot on the Dickson ballot paper, behind Peter Dutton.

Dutton draws second on ballot for Dickson

Sonia Kohlbacher
57m ago

A Pakistani woman lights candles during a vigil for the victims of bomb explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Photo: AP

London counter-terrorism team seeks images of Sri Lanka bombings

1hr ago

A Pakistani woman lights candles during a vigil for the victims of bomb explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Photo: AP

London counter-terrorism team seeks images of Sri Lanka bombings

1hr ago

The Mars InSight lander's domed wind and thermal shield which covers a French seismometer.

NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake'

The Mars InSight lander's domed wind and thermal shield which covers a French seismometer.

NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake'

North Korea's nuclear program will be the main topic when Russia's Vladimir Putin meets Kim Jong-un.

Kim Jong-un set to meet Putin in Russia

North Korea's nuclear program will be the main topic when Russia's Vladimir Putin meets Kim Jong-un.

Kim Jong-un set to meet Putin in Russia

Traditional: ANZAC biscuits.

Anzac biscuits in an hour

2hrs ago

Stegbar's latest double glaze series, Alumiere, is designed to require minimal framing.

How to keep your heating bills down

How to create magic in the garden

The city public got a taste of real dairy at Sydney Royal, but unless they are willing to pay for quality product their future milk might have to come in a box from overseas.

Dairy angst not just for show

1hr ago

The city public got a taste of real dairy at Sydney Royal, but unless they are willing to pay for quality product their future milk might have to come in a box from overseas.

Dairy angst not just for show

1hr ago

Evie Clark, 7, and her mother Samara Zeitsch at their Braidwood home a week after Evie was stung up to 300 times when she fell into a wasp nest. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Girl stung 300 times by wasp swarm

Evie Clark, 7, and her mother Samara Zeitsch at their Braidwood home a week after Evie was stung up to 300 times when she fell into a wasp nest. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Girl stung 300 times by wasp swarm

Brunchilli Vanahlem Eileen 2, five years old, sashed senior champion Jersey female pictured with Hayley Menzies, Lyn Boyd, Jack, Brooke, Maggie and David Boyd all from Brunchilli Farming Trust, Numbaa via Nowra.

Dairy cows shine at Sydney Royal | Photos

Brunchilli Vanahlem Eileen 2, five years old, sashed senior champion Jersey female pictured with Hayley Menzies, Lyn Boyd, Jack, Brooke, Maggie and David Boyd all from Brunchilli Farming Trust, Numbaa via Nowra.

Dairy cows shine at Sydney Royal | Photos

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

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

Hanna Ahmad.

Socials:Bauhaus Ourhaus pop-up festival at PhotoAccess on Saturday, March 2, 2019.

Gemma Fischer