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Shannon Mathias, manager of City Edge cafe is a former public servant. Picture: Jamila Toderas

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The department of lunch: feeding public servants

Bruce Lauer, 2, of Red Hill experiences snow for the first time with father Ben at Corin Forest. Picture: Karleen Minney

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Spring snow falls in Canberra

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon could return to Manuka Oval. Picture: Jamila Toderas

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Lucy Barnard found the south of Argentina to be incredibly beautiful but it was bitterly cold. Picture: Supplied

Just 10 people have done what Lucy set out to do - all men - and she wants to change that

Canberra locals Yvette Rydman (left) and Amanda Feuerborn, who have created the Facebook group Girl Power - Car Basics and are in the process of starting workshops to teach women basic mechanics. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Girl power: These Canberrans want to teach other women basic mechanic skills

Sport scientist and running coach Dick Telford, centre, says gradually easing into training is the key to success. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

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Energy Minister Angus Taylor secured formal support for the energy policy in the gathering of about 30 MPs on Monday. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Government stares down backbench concerns over energy break-up powers

National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling Professor Laurie Brown. Picture: Karleen Minney

Disabled Australians over $100 worse off a week, report finds

Crossbench MP Bob Katter covers his face while sitting next to Liberal MP Gladys Liu in Parliament on Monday. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

'Nearly died of shock': Katter's awkward moment

A cyber attack on Australia's parliament has been reportedly traced to China. Picture: Shutterstock

Intelligence agencies pinned Parliament hack on Beijing: report

Greens Senator Nick McKim has called for exclusions to the character test for visa holders. Picture: Dominic Lorrimer

New character test should exclude long-term residents, child migrants: Greens

Katie Burgess

Smoke from an explosion fills the sky on the outskirts of West Mosul, Iraq in 2017. Picture: Kate Geraghty

Stripping citizenship not only way to deal with terror threat: ASIO

Sally Whyte

China was behind Australia hack: sources

Govt believes China behind hack of Parliament

Colin Packham

Chris Clarke feeds her cattle at her drought-affected property south of Cooma. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Risk of not taking action on climate change 'catastrophic'

Scott Hannaford

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese may be wrong when he said, "If you do the same things in politics, you can expect the same outcomes". Picture: Getty Images

OPINION
The biggest calamity from Labor's election loss is likely yet to come

Crispin Hull

Residents will suffer under any plans to expand airport

Residents will suffer under any plans to expand airport

Letters to the editor

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government has chastised businesses for bringing up social issues. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

OPINION
Government wants monopoly on opinion as it smacks down business

Shane Wright

When he was 17, Tom Hanks - seen here in Sully - wrote a letter to director George Roy Hill pitching himself as an actor even though "I can't even grow a mustache." Picture: Warner Bros.

Missives from the world of movies

Douglass K. Daniel
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Shannon Mathias, manager of City Edge cafe is a former public servant. Picture: Jamila Toderas

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The department of lunch: feeding public servants

Karen Hardy

Capital Brewing Co's Alex Hoskison and Dan Watters with beers and bugs. Picture: Supplied

Capital's plastic-free cups pretty fly

Karen Hardy

When he was 17, Tom Hanks - seen here in Sully - wrote a letter to director George Roy Hill pitching himself as an actor even though "I can't even grow a mustache." Picture: Warner Bros.

Missives from the world of movies

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Jane Duong and Victoria Firth-Smith have been commissioned to create Raising the Flag: Matter of Pride to showcase stories from Canberra's LGBTIQ+ community. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Matter of Pride: New exhibition to celebrate LGBTIQ+ stories

Amy Martin

Peanut butter parfait, milk chocolate, miso and salted caramel. Picture: Jamila Toderas

REVIEW
Morning Glory shines at night as well

Karen Hardy

Folau Faingaa is poised to make his World Cup debut on Saturday. Picture: Rugby AU Media/Stuart Walmsley

Faingaa goes from job site to World Cup dream

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Luke Bateman has re-signed with the Raiders. Picture: NRL Photos

Bateman staying put with one-year deal

Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon could return to Manuka Oval. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Who will captain the PM's XI?

David Warner was dismissed cheaply again in the second innings of the fifth Test. Picture: Getty Images

'Never write off champions': Warner backed after Broad nightmare

Wallabies stalwart Adam Ashley-Cooper is in line to play at his fourth Rugby World Cup. Picture: Getty Images

'He's still got it': Ashley-Cooper feels pace is up to scratch

Tom Decent

The winners of the 2018 Federal Amateur Open, Grace Kim and Corey Lamb.

Federal Amateur put on hold due lack of corporate support

David Polkinghorne

Josh Papalii wins the 2018 Mal Meninga Medal. Will he go back-to-back? Picture: NRL Imagery

Papalii a chance to go back-to-back in Mal Meninga Medal

David Polkinghorne

LaMelo Ball will play in Canberra with the Illawarra Hawks. Picture: Anna Warr

Hawks bounce back to ACT

Lucie Bertoldo

The seven simple rules to maintaining a Self Managed Super Fund

The seven simple rules to maintaining a Self Managed Super Fund

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

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

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

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?

Emma Brown

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

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Josh Frydenberg says we shouldn't panic in the face tensions between the US and Iran.

Tax cuts buoy confidence, but risks remain

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Chinese national Hon Leung Chu has pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering.

Refugee 'main player' in SA brothel

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The High Court has received George Pell's notice to appeal against his sex abuse convictions.

High Court receives appeal bid from Pell

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Professor Justin Yerbury and his wife Rachel were devastated in March when Royal Caribbean would not allow Prof Yerbury aboard the seven-night cruise. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Scientist Justin Yerbury settles with Royal Caribbean after cruise debacle

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New beginning: Dr Paul Miller (left) with Lindsay Brown of Peppercorn Canvas. Brown started his business after 32 years employed with a company in Ballarat. Picture: Caleb Cluff.

A challenge for our ageing workers as homelessness and poverty threaten

Caleb Cluff
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Benjamin Moran will be sentenced for more than 30 indecent acts over a four-year period from 2015.

Brisbane masturbator cops six months

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Queensland MPs are considering laws to reduce pollutants contaminating the Great Barrier Reef.

Freeze on future reef runoff regulations

Sonia Kohlbacher
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Cryptocurrencies were used to avoid detection of an elaborate cyber fraud syndicate, the AFP says.

Super, share accounts hit in $10m fraud

Benita Kolovos
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US President Donald Trump has struck a cautious note in blaming Iran for the Saudi oil attacks.

Trump says he does not want Mideast war

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US President Donald Trump has struck a cautious note in blaming Iran for the Saudi oil attacks.

Trump says he does not want Mideast war

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David Cameron (R) says Nicolas Sarkozy (L) helped him see his father for the last time.

Sarkozy helped Cameron see dying father

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David Cameron (R) says Nicolas Sarkozy (L) helped him see his father for the last time.

Sarkozy helped Cameron see dying father

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California highway patrol officers capture a fugitive emu.

Emu prompts Californian police pursuit

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California highway patrol officers capture a fugitive emu.

Emu prompts Californian police pursuit

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Podium finish: Coach your girls to gold-medal performance in terms of health, wellbeing and egg-laying.

Help your chooks put in a prize-winning performance

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Diagnosing endometriosis can be challenging

Diagnosing endometriosis can be challenging

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E-scooters are taking over streets in Europe with modern technology paving the way.

Technology leads to the electric scooter invasion

Mathew Dickerson

FASCINATING: The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is known for exhibiting specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.

A weekend at the museum

Andrew Lotherington

Overhead cable cars transport tourists above Funchal city in Madeira.

Make Madeira your goal

Steve Meacham

Salamanca Cathedral with the Tormes River in the foreground. Picture: Supplied

The poetry and the passion

Brian Johnston

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

Nick Beresfore, of Googong, Lauren McGaughey, of Calwell, and Georgia Beresfore, of Googong.

Socials: Musos play to win

Malena Roldan from Argentina, Kailah Johnson of Mawson with Danielle, 4, Alex and Florence Newnham, 5mth all of Mawson.

Socials: Canberra in full bloom

Kelly Taylor and Lilly Stephan, of Isabella Plains.

Socials: Triumphant Tricolours

Elesa Kurtz

Firefighters continue to battle bushfires in northern NSW but conditions are expected to improve.

Over 30 NSW homes lost to bushfires

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Firefighters continue to battle bushfires in northern NSW but conditions are expected to improve.

Over 30 NSW homes lost to bushfires

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Kazakhstan increasing trade ties with China

Kazakhstan increasing trade ties with China

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Kazakhstan increasing trade ties with China

Kazakhstan increasing trade ties with China

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Buyers headed to AuctionsPlus Wool and scrambled to fill orders. There were 1509 bales sold throughout the week.

Buyers scramble to fill orders as values lift

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Buyers headed to AuctionsPlus Wool and scrambled to fill orders. There were 1509 bales sold throughout the week.

Buyers scramble to fill orders as values lift

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