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Among the dozens of concerned families at the school are (from left) Bridie Woolnough with sons Toby and Harry, Daniel and April Witteveen with sons Henry and Angus, and Graham Wright with daughter Emma. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

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'It's like a cult': Inside Canberra private school's 'culture of fear'

Sherryn Groch

An artist's impression of Grand Central Towers in Woden. Picture: Supplied

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Access Canberra takes action against Geocon over 'misleading' marketing

Cassandra Morgan
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison lays out his vision for the Australian Public Service at Monday's event hosted by the Institute of Public Administration. Picture: Jamila Toderas

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How the APS can properly serve Scott Morrison's 'quiet Australians'

Crispin Hull

Chief Minister Andrew Barr announces Suzanne Orr as the new cabinet minister. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Suzanne Orr announced as ACT's new minister

Daniella White
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Richie Allan says his son was racially abused in basketball games in Canberra. Picture: Karleen Minney.

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Basketball ACT rocked by alleged racial slurs

Lucie Bertoldo

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton is seen during a press conference in Brisbane, Thursday, August 8, 2019. Mr Dutton announced the appointment of Mike Burgess as the new director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Home Affairs says asylum seekers harming themselves to get to Australia

Daniel McCulloch

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

Graphics and images for the proposal to develop a large block of land to the south of Sutton. Picture: Supplied

Sutton development could destroy character, affect water supply, residents warn

Finbar O'Mallon

Police lose Bourke St inquest secrecy bid

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Crossbench senator says companies who breach lobbying code should be cut off

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Family behind Elara complex breaks silence

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Why spyware is the next frontier in the battle against domestic violence

Among the dozens of concerned families at the school are (from left) Bridie Woolnough with sons Toby and Harry, Daniel and April Witteveen with sons Henry and Angus, and Graham Wright with daughter Emma. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

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'It's like a cult': Inside Canberra private school's 'culture of fear'

ACCC has received complaints over seating and line-up at the Aust-USA basketball game in Melbourne.

ACCC investigates Boomers-USA seating complaints

Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Will the ACT stamp duty abolition encourage more first-home buyers into the market?

Cost, convenience and space are all things to consider when deciding where to stay on your next trip. Picture: Supplied

Hotel vs apartment: the pros and cons

Learn all about alpacas in Canberra this weekend.

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

MLA Bec Cody. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

How Bec Cody found the strength to leave her marriage

Australia, Vietnam concerned on China Sea

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Refugee law repeal a 'dummy spit': Phelps

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We must act on the mirror on division

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Church, Nitschke at Qld euthanasia probe

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Lawyer X's bizarre offer in murder case

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New agreement planned on closing the gap

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Senator Rex Patrick speaks during the tax debate in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on July 4, 2019. fedpol Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Crossbench senator says companies who breach lobbying code should be cut off

Prime Minister Scott Morrison lays out his vision for the Australian Public Service at Monday's event hosted by the Institute of Public Administration. Picture: Jamila Toderas

OPINION
How the APS can properly serve Scott Morrison's 'quiet Australians'

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

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

Australia acting like an 'abusive relative' in the Pacific

Scott Hannaford

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

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

Why do we treat prisoners in the ACT like animals?

Why do we treat prisoners in the ACT like animals?

New research from Deakin University tells us that spyware is the next frontier in the battle against family violence.

OPINION
Why spyware is the next frontier in the battle against domestic violence

Jenna Price

Tim Fischer was one of the good ones

Tim Fischer was one of the good ones

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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

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From Quentin to Walt, the household names behind the cameras

Ron Cerabona

Richie Allan is sick of racism, and the time has come for action. Picture: Karleen Minney.

We must act on the mirror on division

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Hudson Young is determined to prove he belongs in the NRL. Picture: NRL Photos

How a Raiders Young gun stunned Stuart

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Aidan Sezer and Nick Cotric in the Raiders' Deaf Australia charity jersey. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The moment Aidan Sezer's role sinks in

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Richie Allan says his son was racially abused in basketball games in Canberra. Picture: Karleen Minney.

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Basketball ACT rocked by alleged racial slurs

In and out: Tom Banks is on the Wallabies fringes, but Christian Lealiifano, right, has a ticket to the World Cup. Picture: AAP

Banks and Powell's agonising World Cup dream

Chris Dutton

Christian Lealiifano, left, and David Pocock will get unexpected chances at the World Cup next month. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Pocock, Lealiifano picked in Wallabies World Cup squad

Chris Dutton

England's Jofra Archer celebrates after taking his 6th wicket, that of Australia's Nathan Lyon, on the first day of the third Ashes Test. Picture: AP

Australia in trouble after rampant Archer picks up six wickets

Chris Barrett

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

Lucie Bertoldo

Sun salutation: Greeting the morning at JWLand's latest new release at the Founders Lane development, appropriately called Dawn.

Inner city apartment living lures Canberrans with focus on lifestyle and community

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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

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?

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

Read online: First Home Buyers

Read online: First Home Buyers

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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

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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Scott Morrison says countries in the Indo-Pacific should be free to pursue their own interests.

Australia, Vietnam concerned on China Sea

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Kerryn Phelps has hit out at government's attempt to repeal asylum seeker medical evacuation laws.

Refugee law repeal a 'dummy spit': Phelps

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Supporters and opponents of voluntary assisted dying are making their cases to a committee.

Church, Nitschke at Qld euthanasia probe

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Former Victoria Police boss Simon Overland 'didn't care' about Lawyer X's welfare, her lawyer says.

Lawyer X's bizarre offer in murder case

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An Adelaide meeting has identified priority reforms to underpin a new agreement to close the gap.

New agreement planned on closing the gap

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Clive Palmer continues to battle the liquidators of Queensland Nickel over $102 m in loans claims.

Palmer's bid to end QN trial rejected

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

Police lose Bourke St inquest secrecy bid

Georgie Moore
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Graeme Curran was found guilty of indecently assaulting an underage boy in the 1980s.

Ex-Sydney magistrate jailed for abuse

Margaret Scheikowski
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe says S.Korea's move to end an intelligence sharing deal will damage 'trust'.

S.Korea ending deal damages trust: Japan

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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe says S.Korea's move to end an intelligence sharing deal will damage 'trust'.

S.Korea ending deal damages trust: Japan

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Indonesia blocked internet access in its eastern Papua region following violent protests.

Indonesia pressed to unblock Papua internet

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Indonesia blocked internet access in its eastern Papua region following violent protests.

Indonesia pressed to unblock Papua internet

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from prison, according to a spokesperson.

Russia frees Kremlin critic Navalny

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from prison, according to a spokesperson.

Russia frees Kremlin critic Navalny

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Cost, convenience and space are all things to consider when deciding where to stay on your next trip. Picture: Supplied

Hotel vs apartment: the pros and cons

Michael Turtle

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

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

Cost, convenience and space are all things to consider when deciding where to stay on your next trip. Picture: Supplied

Hotel vs apartment: the pros and cons

Michael Turtle

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

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

The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga

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The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga

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The Land vies for top media gong

The Land newspaper

The Land vies for top media gong

Making deer fair game in relaxed laws

Making deer fair game in relaxed laws

Making deer fair game in relaxed laws

Making deer fair game in relaxed laws