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Stop for something to eat at Small Town Food + Wine, Milton. Picture: Supplied

Places to fill your empty esky, from Canberra to the coast

Karen Hardy

Hail damage hits Canberra after Monday's storm. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Canberra storm declared a 'catastrophe', more than 15,000 claims made

Lucy Bladen
1hr ago

More than 300 bats in Canberra's Commonwealth Park died after Monday's hailstorm. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'It's a big disaster': Commonwealth Park bats devastated in hail storm

Lucy Bladen

A legal expert says Bridget McKenzie may have breached the constitution with a grants program.

Embattled minister doing 'damn good job'

Daniel McCulloch and Eamonn Tiernan

Trivago misleading claims outrageous: ACCC

ACCC slams hotel booking site over 'outrageous behaviour'

Steven Trask
1hr ago

Cars left damaged in government car parks will not be fined, the government says. Picture: Cassandra Morgan

Hail damaged cars given fine amnesty in government car parks

KFC has apologised for an advertisment that depicts two young boys staring at a woman's breasts.

KFC apologises for ad showing woman adjusting breasts in car window reflection

Tracey Ferrier
1hr ago

Josh Frydenberg is unsure if the government will deliver a budget surplus after the bushfire crisis.

More funds flagged for bushfire-hit areas

Matt Coughlan and Rebecca Gredley

OPINIONTrump's greed threatens a crucial post-Watergate reform

Alleged armed robber last seen entering ACT

Hail smashes CSIRO glasshouse crop research

OPINIONMcKenzie scandal highlights need for a national integrity commission

Places to fill your empty esky, from Canberra to the coast

IN CHARGE: NSW Rural Fire Service Superintendent Karen Hodges was in charge of the massive Gospers Mountain bushfire. Photo: GEOFF JONES 012020fire2

The woman who tamed the record-breaking fire

2hrs ago

David Suchet AKA Hercule Poirot, who is doing a one-man show in Canberra. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meeting the man behind Poirot's moustache

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Kent Nhan, Greg Lally and AK Ramakrishna from XO Restaurant. Picture: Supplied

Where to eat for Lunar New Year and Australia Day

Canberra's John Paul Janke will be co-hosting NITV's Sunrise Ceremony on Sunday. Picture: Supplied

Australia's 'unfinished business': Janke to host Sunrise Ceremony

Photos of the hailstorm that tore through Canberra on Monday

Rating system for dodgy NSW developers

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Man wanted over Melbourne kidnap attempt

30m ago

Grassfire starts near Stromlo

34m ago

Who is Tasmania's new Premier Peter Gutwein?

39m ago

Former Qld mayor faces corruption hearing

52m ago

Kangaroo Island fire officially contained

59m ago

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Nicole Phillips

A woman travels down a river on a boat in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, which is home to about 21.5 million people. Picture: Supplied

Where life revolves around rivers

Blake Foden

Tourism Australia is attempting to attract visitors to parts of the country that have not been impacted by bushfires. Pictures: Shutterstock

How to help tourism rise from the ashes

Michael Turtle

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Embattled minister doing 'damn good job'

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Stuart Robert. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

NDIS is too confusing, frustrating, review finds

The RBA had "the communication skills of a teaspoon": Deloitte report. Picture: Shutterstock

RBA caused 'Engadine Maccas' moment for economy: Deloitte

Former sports minister Bridget McKenzie has denied pork-barrelling. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Scott Morrison stands by Bridget McKenzie over sport grant controversy

Scott Morrison says he doesn't care about the snarky 'Scotty from marketing' taunt on social media.

PM responds to 'Scotty from Marketing' dig

Eamonn Tiernan

Scott Morrison has dismissed reports of a push within federal cabinet for climate change action.

Climate policy tensions plague Morrison

Rebecca Gredley

Former sport minister Bridget McKenzie. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Class action brewing over 'sports rorts'

Katie Burgess

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare CEO Barry Sandison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERThe trend-busting agency surfing the data wave

Adrian Rollins

Be mindful of the explosive potential of the Aussie bush

Letters to the Editor

SUBSCRIBERAm I the last adherent to an unspoken moviegoing code?

Joanne McCarthy

It's great that celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres want to support good causes. But not all celebrity advocacy should be applauded uncritically. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONCelebrity concern about bushfires could do more harm than good

Gabrielle Walters, Judith Mair and Monica Chien

Meeting the man behind Poirot's moustache

Ron Cerabona

Australia's 'unfinished business': Janke to host Sunrise Ceremony

Amy Martin

Elena Maginness with garlic grown in her garden. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

An edible oasis in the heat of summer

Susan Parsons

Meeting the man behind Poirot's moustache

Lemon curd parfait, baked apricots, honey sponge and honeycomb. Picture: Jamila Toderas

REVIEWOh my darling Clementine

Karen Hardy

Places to fill your empty esky, from Canberra to the coast

Karen Hardy

Allan Alaalatoa will be supported by a five-man leadership group this year. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERBrumbies reveal new captain

Ashleigh Barty celebrates her first round triumph over Lesia Tsurenko at the Australian Open.

Barty marches into Open second round

Mills welcomes NBA Indigenous Night

The covers protected the Manuka Oval pitch from the hailstorm. Picture: Cricket ACT

No avoiding any sport in a hailstorm

Hooker Connal McInerney wants to establish himself in the Brumbies 23. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERMcInerney has sights set on being No.2

David Polkinghorne

Nick Kyrgios leads the Australian charge on the second day of the season-opening grand slam.

Kyrgios leads way for Aussies on day two

Glenn Cullen

Canberra marathon runner Michael Roeger has broken his own world record. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Marathon man Roeger breaks his own record

David Polkinghorne

Connal McInerney is expected to recommit to the Brumbies this week. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERBrumbies want high-tackle 'common sense' as hooker re-signs

Chris Dutton

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Oia town on Santorini island, Greece. Get amongst the traditional and famous houses and churches with blue domes over the Caldera, Aegean sea.

Medieval cities of the Mediterranean

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

The Wow factor of the Ancient Kingdoms of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

How do you find a great driving instructor?

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Flying feats: During December, Canberra Theatre will be transformed into a futuristic space-age utopia for the arrival of Cirque Stratosphere on December 10-21.

Read online: See Canberra summer edition

Dayle Latham

A new rating system by the NSW government to identify risky builders is being slammed by opponents.

Rating system for dodgy NSW developers

23m ago

Police have released footage of a man they want over an abduction attempt of a woman in Melbourne.

Man wanted over Melbourne kidnap attempt

30m ago

RETHINK: Peter Gutwein in 2002 broke ranks with his party and called for the Liberals to rethink its forestry policy. Picture: file

Who is Tasmania's new Premier Peter Gutwein?

39m ago

Former Logan mayor Luke Smith is facing court on perjury and corruption charges.

Former Qld mayor faces corruption hearing

52m ago

The Kangaroo Island bushfire is contained after more than three weeks and 210000 hectares burnt.

Kangaroo Island fire officially contained

59m ago

A crocodile found in Queensland river with a metal arrow lodged in its spine has been euthanised.

Speared north Qld croc put down

Nicholas McElroy
59m ago

ACCC slams hotel booking site over 'outrageous behaviour'

Steven Trask
1hr ago

KFC apologises for ad showing woman adjusting breasts in car window reflection

Tracey Ferrier
1hr ago

Many Beijing citizens are wearing masks to combat the spread of the mysterious SARS-like virus.

Fourth person dies in China of coronavirus

1hr ago

Fourth person dies in China of coronavirus

1hr ago

President Donald Trump's team are insisting he should never have been impeached.

Trump lawyers urge immediate acquittal

Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her Vancouver home to head to Court.

Huawei lawyer attacks US extradition case

TEN MINUTES WELL SPENT: Financial planning can be less daunting in small chunks.

Take a long-term view, little steps to achieve money goals

Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet fans at Government House in Melbourne. Picture: Shutterstock

Prince Harry and Meghan drop 'royal highness' titles

Michael Holden and Andy Bruce

There is still time... brother. A still from the 1959 movie of On the Beach. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWModern messages in On the Beach

Colin Steele

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

Jessica Faulks, Marcus Hamer, 1, and David Hamer of Bonner.

Socials: Batter up

Live and without limits

Amy Martin

Stacey Wilson from the Milton Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade at the firefront on Murramarang Road in Bawley Point. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A year through the lens: December

Cory Nordstrom traded his career in the kitchen for the shearing shed and has been working alongside his father, Scott Nordstrom, ever since. Photo: TAFE NSW

Chef turns to shearing in plate to gate venture

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Chef turns to shearing in plate to gate venture

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Judge Brett Nobbs, Nobbs Cattle Co, Duaringa, Qld, the supreme exhibited led by Brooke Iseppi, GK Livestock, Dalby, and sponsor James Saunders, Nutrien Livestock.

All the results from the Angus Youth Roundup

Young growth after a hot fire in November recovers well after rain, near Rappville, but big hollow trees suitable for wildlife, life the giant crumbled ruin in the background, have come crashing down across all the burnt forests.