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Teddybears Childcare Centre director Shaista Farooq faces an uncertain future as the centre waits on the possibility of a five-year lease. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Future uncertain for Curtin childcare

Cassandra Morgan

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not expected to make major changes to his team of ministers.

Prime Minister announces his cabinet

Angus Livingston
23m ago

Coalition senator Arthur Sinodinos will succeed Joe Hockey as Australia's ambassador to the US.

Sinodinis, Fifield to take on US, UN roles

46m ago

Rohan Arnold.

Murrumbateman businessman pleads guilty to conspiracy to import 1.28t of cocaine

Lucy Cormack

Shadow Immigration Minister Richard Marles and Shadow Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese in discussion during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 4 February 2016. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Albo, Marles set to be ALP leadership team

Angus Livingston and Colin Brinsden

Picture: Alamy

OPINION
Harassment of female runners needs to end

Jane Hollman

Ute drives off after accident that left another driver trapped in upside down car: police

Ute drives off after crash that left another driver trapped in upside down car: police

Home borrowers set to receive $100,000 lending boost

Home borrowers set to receive $100,000 lending boost

Jessica Irvine and Kate Burke

The inside story of how the Liberals beat Labor at its own game

OPINION
Going overseas? Hints and tips for travelling without cash

Curtin community rallies against 'disgraceful' delaying tactics

PNG turmoil as prime minister resigns

35m ago

Teddybears Childcare Centre director Shaista Farooq faces an uncertain future as the centre waits on the possibility of a five-year lease. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Future uncertain for Curtin childcare

Jackie Gillies is heading to Canberra for her Shine It Up Live tour. Picture: Supplied

Gillies' guide to shining up your life

Most Aussies over 50 are enjoying active - if not adventurous - sex lives. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINION
Having the best sex of your life over 50

Tom Gleeson has been nominated for the TV Week Gold Logie.

Gold Logie nominations revealed

45m ago

Elizabeth Gilbert's new novel is a witty romp. Picture: John Davis, Instagram

Eat, pray and find new love

Australia having the world's most deadliest snakes is largely a myth, the CSIRO says.

Australian snake myth busted

New WA school named after Bob Hawke

1hr ago

Simone looks to spark Brumbies

9m ago

Indo-Pacific Task Force returns home

21m ago

Prime Minister announces his cabinet

23m ago

Vic premier defends taxes ahead of budget

26m ago

PNG turmoil as prime minister resigns

35m ago

Scott Morrison and the Liberals outgunned Labor. Picture: James Brickwood

The inside story of how the Liberals beat Labor at its own game

Anthony Albanese, a hero of Labor's Left, will lead significant soul-searching about the party's economic agenda. Picture: James Brickwood

Just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right: the challenges facing Anthony Albanese

Former opposition leader Bill Shorten has come under fire for Labor's weak position on Adani's proposed mine.

Premier says Adani mine decision likely within weeks

Federal Labor MP Mark Butler.

Labor digs in on climate change stance

Labor's Andrew Leigh, who has criticised the Greens' campaign strategy in the ACT. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Andrew Leigh blasts Greens over campaign strategy

Andrew Brown

Foreign Islamic State wives and children at the al-Hawl camp in Syria. Picture: Kate Geraghty

'Sick, wounded' children need urgent evacuation from Syrian camp, say families

David Wroe

Anthony Albanese has a second chance at the Labor leadership and he's not letting it go. Picture: Wolter Peeters

'Bleeds Labor': Why Albanese has left nothing on the table

Judith Ireland

Member for the new seat of Canberra Alicia Payne. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The new member for Canberra is ready to be an advocate for the city

Jasper Lindell

Books provide a welcome retreat from politics

Books provide a welcome retreat from politics

Letters to the editor

Reconciling takes more than one week

Reconciling takes more than one week

The Canberra Times

Voters run scared from the Heffalump

OPINION
Voters run scared from the Heffalump

Ian Warden

The prickly pear has many benefits not well known in Australia, particularly its nutritional properties and use on non-productive lands. Picture: Alamy

Benefits of cactus a prickly subject

Caroline Gouws, PhD student, University of Canberra

Jackie Gillies is heading to Canberra for her Shine It Up Live tour. Picture: Supplied

Gillies' guide to shining up your life

Amy Martin

From Broadway to the Bushlarks

From Broadway to the Bushlarks

Ron Cerabona

The prickly pear has many benefits not well known in Australia, particularly its nutritional properties and use on non-productive lands. Picture: Alamy

Benefits of cactus a prickly subject

The National Museum of Australia's senior curator of Indigenous Knowledges, Caroline Edwards, with a series of eight life-sized figures created by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers from the remote central and western deserts. Picture: Karleen Minney

Showing the songline of Seven Sisters and a shape-shifter

Ron Cerabona

Dame Edna Everage ahead of her 2019 My Gorgeous Life tour. Picture: Supplied

The modern woman: There's still no one like the Dame

Amy Martin

Nick Cotric looms as a massive chance to make a debut in sky blue. Picture: NRL Photos

Raiders duo in Blues sights ahead of tonight's selection

2hrs ago

Kyrgios. Picture: EPA

Kyrgios' Paris withdrawal bad for tennis, laments Wilander

1hr ago

Jack Wighton put his best foot forward for an Origin call-up. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Raiders star Wighton emerges as an answer to Freddy's dilemma

In doubt: Josh Hodgson. Picture: NRL

Hodgson suffers a suspected broken thumb in cruel blow

The Brumbies have attracted modest crowds to their homes games this year. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Where are the fans? Brumbies feel pinch of record low crowd

Chris Dutton

Australia's Steve Smith, right is congratulated by teammate Australia's Nathan Coulter-Nile after scoring 100 runs not out. Picture: AP

Smith's ton guides Aussies to England win

Ian McCullough

Some sections of the Brumbies crowds have been empty this season.

OPINION
Comment: Brumbies need to find their own Viking clap

Chris Dutton

Lachlan McCaffrey made his comeback from a knee injury in Queanbeyan's big win against the Owls. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

McCaffrey, Penca make comebacks in White-out

Chris Dutton

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Personalised care for you and your family awaits at Molonglo Dental Surgery

Personalised care for you and your family awaits at Molonglo Dental Surgery

Blockbuster theatre recreates one of the greatest battles of all time

Blockbuster theatre recreates one of the greatest battles of all time

Community support key for Brumbies as they charge towards the finals

Community support key for Brumbies as they charge towards the finals

The magical Christmas markets of Austria and Germany ensure travellers will be spoilt for choice and able to stock-up on gifts to bring home to surprise loved ones.

European Christmas market magic

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FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

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HMAS Canberra is returning to Darwin following the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019.

Indo-Pacific Task Force returns home

21m ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not expected to make major changes to his team of ministers.

Prime Minister announces his cabinet

23m ago

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas will deliver the state budget on Monday.

Vic premier defends taxes ahead of budget

26m ago

Tom Gleeson has been nominated for the TV Week Gold Logie.

Gold Logie nominations revealed

45m ago

Coalition senator Arthur Sinodinos will succeed Joe Hockey as Australia's ambassador to the US.

Sinodinis, Fifield to take on US, UN roles

46m ago

Adelaide's small bars may take a hit when a new "risk-based" liquor licensing system is introduced.

Licence changes may hit Adelaide's bars

Gabriel Polychronis
1hr ago

A new Perth high school will be named for former prime minister Bob Hawke who died earlier in May.

New WA school named after Bob Hawke

Gabriel Polychronis
1hr ago

Activists have staged a "die-in" at the Queensland Museum to highlight the threat of climate change.

Hundreds stage 'die-in' at Qld Museum

Natalie Bochenski
1hr ago

PNG prime minister Peter O'Neill, with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, has resigned.

PNG turmoil as prime minister resigns

35m ago

PNG prime minister Peter O'Neill, with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, has resigned.

PNG turmoil as prime minister resigns

35m ago

Donald Trump has played golf Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe durng a state visit to Japan.

Trump and Abe play golf before wrestling

1hr ago

Donald Trump has played golf Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe durng a state visit to Japan.

Trump and Abe play golf before wrestling

1hr ago

June 4 marks 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Tiananmen 30th anniversary nears

1hr ago

June 4 marks 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Tiananmen 30th anniversary nears

1hr ago

Berry: An arty, food-oriented town.

A Berry fine destination for a foodie escape

John Rozentals

Home borrowers set to receive $100,000 lending boost

Home borrowers set to receive $100,000 lending boost

Jessica Irvine and Kate Burke

Most Aussies over 50 are enjoying active - if not adventurous - sex lives. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINION
Having the best sex of your life over 50

Karen Hardy

Berry: An arty, food-oriented town.

A Berry fine destination for a foodie escape

John Rozentals

The imposing facade of Retford Park's main house, complete with tower. Picture: Tim the Yowie Man

A voyeuristic peek behind the doors of James Fairfax's country estate

Tim the Yowie Man

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Presenting John Dowie's portrait bust to her majesty the Queen at the Lodge, 1988.

Take 5: The Larrikin we loved

@karleenminneyphotographer: The inflation of the Vincent Van Gogh hot air balloon.

Take 5: Instagrammers of The Canberra Times

From left: Adi Matters of Higgins, Ellen Kerslake of Jerrabomberra, Muzi Wen of Giralang, and her daughters Nari, 4, and Ara, 7 months.

Take 5: Suitcase Rummage - New Acton

Jamila Toderas

Supreme exhibit of Casino Beef Week, the rising two year old Yulgilbar Nevada, 800kg, by 777 Vegas, Exhibited by Yulgilbar Pastoral Company and led by Samuel Barnsley with judge David Greenup, Rosevale Santa Gertrudis, Jandowie, Qld, stud manager Rob Sinnamon, sponsor Thomas George and members of the Beef Week committee Brody Lisha, president Frank McKey and retiring member Belinda Dockrill.

Stud cattle and led steers a highlight of Casino Beef Week

1hr ago

Supreme exhibit of Casino Beef Week, the rising two year old Yulgilbar Nevada, 800kg, by 777 Vegas, Exhibited by Yulgilbar Pastoral Company and led by Samuel Barnsley with judge David Greenup, Rosevale Santa Gertrudis, Jandowie, Qld, stud manager Rob Sinnamon, sponsor Thomas George and members of the Beef Week committee Brody Lisha, president Frank McKey and retiring member Belinda Dockrill.

Stud cattle and led steers a highlight of Casino Beef Week

1hr ago

This cold snap risk warning offered by predictive program Ask Bill is just one of its many amazing features. the program's development proved to be a highlight for the retiring Sheep Co-operative Research Centre.

CRC boss says Ask Bill predictive tool was a sheep highlight

This cold snap risk warning offered by predictive program Ask Bill is just one of its many amazing features. the program's development proved to be a highlight for the retiring Sheep Co-operative Research Centre.

CRC boss says Ask Bill predictive tool was a sheep highlight

The Goongunyah Shield winning team of Corriedales from the Badgally stud at St Gregory's College included Ben Kelly, year 9, Angus Herbert, year 11, and Conlan West, year 11, who are pictured with judge Deva Weitman, Blue Rock Suffolk stud, Romsey, Victoria.

Goongunyah Shield awarded to St Gregory's College

The Goongunyah Shield winning team of Corriedales from the Badgally stud at St Gregory's College included Ben Kelly, year 9, Angus Herbert, year 11, and Conlan West, year 11, who are pictured with judge Deva Weitman, Blue Rock Suffolk stud, Romsey, Victoria.

Goongunyah Shield awarded to St Gregory's College