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NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers (from left) Jim Orman, Richard Hobbs, Richard Thorek, Katherine Jenkins and Dick Henley. The firefighters are preparing for difficult conditions this summer as fires burn across northern NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'It's going to go hard': ACT region firefighters prepare for dangerous season

Elliot Williams

Calvary Public Hospital. Photo: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBERA northside hospital is on the cards, but what would it mean for Calvary?

Daniella White

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack holds up a one dollar coin during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 25 July 2019. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Deputy PM should have 'paid more attention to his science teacher'

Andrew Messenger

Paramedics placing patients on emergency orders to get them seen promptly

SUBSCRIBERParamedics placing patients on emergency orders to get them seen promptly

Daniella White

Artists impression of future retail space at Constitution Place.

$300 million Constitution Place announces first retailers

Lucy Bladen

A protester on the roof of Parliament House on Monday.

UPDATEDWe're gonna need a bigger fence: Protester scales Parliament House roof

Katie Burgess

Injuries a mental health nurse sustained in an attack by the jailed woman. Picture: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

SUBSCRIBER'Come any closer and you're dead': Woman jailed for attacking nurse, cop

Cassandra Morgan

Congarinni property owners Owen and Helen Rushton have been watching the bushfire as it approaches their property near Macksville. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Anyway, where's the army, ask NSW fire victims

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SUBSCRIBERNo answers to anomalies and conflicts in jobs grants

Man charged after Parliament House protest

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Truck driver dead after Hume Highway crash near Gundagai

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SUBSCRIBER'I play for team Australia': Downer answers conspiracy theorists in Mueller probe

NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers (from left) Jim Orman, Richard Hobbs, Richard Thorek, Katherine Jenkins and Dick Henley. The firefighters are preparing for difficult conditions this summer as fires burn across northern NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'It's going to go hard': ACT region firefighters prepare for dangerous season

Meredith Woolnaugh's exhibition Biophilia is at the CSIRO Discovery Centre. Picture: Supplied

Art and science come together in new exhibit

Cherry season started a little earlier this year due to some warm weather, with orchards already open for picking. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Get pickin': Young cherry fest is back

A fire on Bolivia Hill near Glen Inness burns. Fire authorities warn that dangerous conditions exist. Picture: Getty Images

First total fire ban of season hits the ACT

The Treasury at Petra has become one of the most iconic images of Jordan.

Exploring the colourful jewels of Jordan

David Pope's view: Catastrophic ravings

SUBSCRIBERDavid Pope's view: Catastrophic ravings

Games coverage would cost $1 million: ABC

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Fresh Trump impeachment testimony released

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Premier lashes NSW fire union funds claim

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Nearly 200 aged care homes in dire straits

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Defender brings Courage to Canberra

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'We don't want charity, we want our water back'

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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack holds up a one dollar coin during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 25 July 2019. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Deputy PM should have 'paid more attention to his science teacher'

Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie is under pressure over grants to regional businesses. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

SUBSCRIBERNo answers to anomalies and conflicts in jobs grants

Josh Frydenberg will use a speech in Canberra to set out the challenges facing the economy.

Global, domestic reform needed for economy

A protester on the roof of Parliament House on Monday.

UPDATEDWe're gonna need a bigger fence: Protester scales Parliament House roof

Alexander Downer in Melbourne in May: A former ambassador caught up in the US Russia probe over a drinks meeting in London. Picture: Eamon Gallagher

SUBSCRIBER'I play for team Australia': Downer answers conspiracy theorists in Mueller probe

Kirsten Lawson

Jacqui Lambie: Journalists don't have the right to her medical records or detail of her staff's private lives, she says. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Lambie calls for curb on media power

Kirsten Lawson

Jim Molan lost his Senate position at the May election but is set to make a return. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Jim Molan to return to Senate after Morrison, Howard backing

Kylar Loussikian

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack visiting the Weddin Shire Council to welcome drought spending on the local rugby oval. From left, Mr McCormack, Mayor Mark Liebich, and rugby club president Mark Hughes and secretary Joshua Taylor. Picture: Olivia Calver

SUBSCRIBERHere a little, there a little: the government's brand of largesse

Kirsten Lawson

As part of civil society, unions are advocacy organisations.

OPINIONEnsuring Integrity Bill is about criminalising advocacy, not fighting crime

John Falzon

Name calling won't make fires go away

Name calling won't make fires go away

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Research from Griffith University shows crustose coralline algae (CCA) could help preserve the Great Barrier Reef

OPINIONWe need action on climate change, not ambivalence

Patrick Suckling

Geoffrey Castles conducting. Picture: Supplied

A Canberra debut at the Shell Prom

Ron Cerabona

Meredith Woolnaugh's exhibition Biophilia is at the CSIRO Discovery Centre. Picture: Supplied

Art and science come together in new exhibit

Amy Martin

Charlotte Ree's baking book Just Desserts takes us back to basics. Picture: Luisa Brimble

Baking should be a piece of cake

Karen Hardy

Geoffrey Castles conducting. Picture: Supplied

A Canberra debut at the Shell Prom

Crispy onion bhajis with chilli vegan mayo.

Luke Hines: recipes from Eat More Vegan

Karen Hardy

Kevin Jones is designing the garden at Thornleigh in Bungendore. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Bungendore ready to go on display

Susan Parsons

Raiders football manager Matt Ford said they'll have a camp in Townsville late in the season. Picture: Stuart Walmsley

SUBSCRIBERRaiders plan for FNQ getaway to beat travel blues in 2020

Dwight Ritchie's untimely death has sparked calls for boxing to be banned. Picture: Wolter Peeters

SUBSCRIBER'You can save a life': Fenech pushes protocol

Brisbane NRL star David Fifita has been freed from a Bali police station after his assault arrest.

NRL integrity unit awaits freed Fifita

Keely Froling says the international window has come at a perfect time for the Capitals. Picture: Michael Peacock

Capitals bolster young brigade

Could Jack Wighton become the Raiders' first $1 million player? Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERWighton puts hand up for $1m -but is he worth that much?

David Polkinghorne

The ABC blames budget constraints for its decision not to seek radio rights for the 2020 Olympics.

Cash-strapped ABC scraps Olympics coverage

Finbar O'Mallon and Eamonn Tiernan

It's been slow going for Steve Smith, batting for NSW against WA in the Shield.

Patient Smith puts NSW on top in WA Shield

Riley McGree is one of four players not picked for the Olyroos following an incident in Cambodia.

Off-field drama four not picked by Olyroos

Ed Jackson

Music theatre in your thongs: Canberra Symphony returns to Government House lawns for picnic concert

Music theatre in your thongs: Canberra Symphony returns to Government House lawns for picnic concert

Vantage Strata Managing Director Chris Miller.

Vantage Strata named Canberra's leading strata management experts

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SMSFs create opportunities when supported by good advice

Ginninderry Display Village inspires a new way of living

Ginninderry Display Village inspires a new way of living

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The ABC has defended its decision not to offer live radio broadcasting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Games coverage would cost $1 million: ABC

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says Tuesday's focus needs to be on saving lives and property.

Premier lashes NSW fire union funds claim

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Almost 200 aged care providers housing more than 50,000 older person are at risk of going broke.

Nearly 200 aged care homes in dire straits

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FACE OFF: Sussan Ley and Chris Brooks during a Pause the Plan rally in Albury earlier this year.

'We don't want charity, we want our water back'

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Queensland firefighters continue to battle more than 50 blazes across the state.

Bushfire emergencies in NSW and Qld

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Bridget McKenzie says it's unlikely the government will meet the dairy code of conduct deadline.

Ag minister concedes missed dairy deadline

Daniel McCulloch and Matt Coughlan
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Fire conditions in Queensland are expected to peak on Wednesday.

New crews arrive as Qld fire danger spikes

Tracey Ferrier
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Two trucks have collided a few kilometres south on Gundagai on the Hume Highway.

Truck driver dead after Hume Highway crash near Gundagai

Annie Lewis
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A new transcript has been released of Democrat-led impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

Fresh Trump impeachment testimony released

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A new transcript has been released of Democrat-led impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

Fresh Trump impeachment testimony released

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Learning the didgeridoo has health benefits, a new World Health Organisation report says.

Arts can help treat, prevent illness: WHO

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Learning the didgeridoo has health benefits, a new World Health Organisation report says.

Arts can help treat, prevent illness: WHO

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Mexico has offered asylum to Evo Morales following weeks of unrest over his re-election.

Morales offered asylum amid Bolivia unrest

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Mexico has offered asylum to Evo Morales following weeks of unrest over his re-election.

Morales offered asylum amid Bolivia unrest

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Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer will return to the Melbourne Cup as a special guest.

Diana's niece joins Melb Birdcage brigade

Benita Kolovos

Always check: A mole that has previously changed is likely to continue changing and therefore be a cancer.

Q: How does a skin cancer check work?

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Charlotte Ree's baking book Just Desserts takes us back to basics. Picture: Luisa Brimble

Baking should be a piece of cake

Karen Hardy

BBQ Chilli Stingray: The flaky texture of the flesh combined with chilli and fresh lime squeezed all over is one that will surprise and delight.

A taste of Singapore, the ultimate melting pot

Scott McRae

Spring thaw - the upper Snowy River earlier this week. Picture: Brett Smith/Moonbah Hut

SUBSCRIBERWhat really happens when all that snow melts?

Tim the Yowie Man

The Treasury at Petra has become one of the most iconic images of Jordan.

Exploring the colourful jewels of Jordan

Michael Turtle

Blood pressure pills are best taken at bedtime, say researchers

Blood pressure meds 'best taken at night'

Eileen Wood

GUT INSTINCTS: Professor Marcello Costa and research assistant Lauren Keightley from Flinders University.

Cracking the colon code: insights probe gut function

Geraldine Cardozo

HAPPY AND HEALTHY: Catherine and Rex Wegener, picture before Rex became sick with asbestos-related mesothelioma.

'He didn't expect to go out this way': How asbestos claimed the life of Rex Wegener

Geraldine Cardozo

Edward Reilly from Bonner, and 2020 ACT Young Australian of the Year nominee Tilleah Roselli from Evatt.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Bly Miers and Don Miers.

To vow and declare

Dion Georgopoulos

Five-year-olds Audrey Ingold and Lilah Jones, of Hughes, ran the 2km course. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

In pictures: Canberra Times Fun Run 2019

National Party leader, Michael McCormack with Carol Sparks (inset). Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Deputy PM should have 'paid more attention to his science teacher'

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National Party leader, Michael McCormack with Carol Sparks (inset). Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Deputy PM should have 'paid more attention to his science teacher'

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Josh Frydenberg will use a speech in Canberra to set out the challenges facing the economy.

Global, domestic reform needed for economy

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Josh Frydenberg will use a speech in Canberra to set out the challenges facing the economy.

Global, domestic reform needed for economy

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RFS reveals fire spread prediction for Tuesday

RFS reveals fire spread prediction for Tuesday

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RFS reveals fire spread prediction for Tuesday

RFS reveals fire spread prediction for Tuesday

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