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Start the day with an egg and bacon roll from Morning Glory. Picture: Adam McGrath

Where to eat every hour of the day in Canberra

Karen Hardy

The army officer was concerned there could be a cancer cluster where she worked. Picture: John Woudstra

Army officer compensated after medical records published online

Sally Whyte
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The CSIRO says power bills could be halved in 40 years' time if energy efficiencies are adopted.

Power bills could be halved if efficiencies adopted CSIRO says

Rebecca Gredley

Coles to introduce more self-serve checkouts to reach $1b savings target

Coles to introduce more self-serve checkouts to reach $1b savings target

Alex Druce
1hr ago

More Australians are falling behind on their mortgages

More Australians are falling behind on their mortgages

Stuart Condie
1hr ago

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

'Read the budget papers': Treasurer won't give Labor modelling on tax cuts

Eryk Bagshaw

Hyundai will supply 20 Nexo fuel cell cars to the ACT government by the end of 2019.

Hydrogen blow-ups, shortage flag concerns for Canberra supply chain

Peter Brewer
31m ago

Rock star physicist Brian Cox with Tony Jones.

'Alan Jones is wrong': climate scientist tells a politician-free Q&A

Neil McMahon

Canberra has it pretty good compared to rest of Australia, a new report says

'No jobs on a dead planet', warns world's top union leader

'Urban myth': government says housing off the cards for EPIC

Can wind turbines disturb sleep? Research finds pulsing audible in homes up to 3.5km away

Start the day with an egg and bacon roll from Morning Glory. Picture: Adam McGrath

Where to eat every hour of the day in Canberra

Afton Bell (left) with her daughter Lucy, 18-months, and her mother Vicki Gooda at the National Gallery of Australia's most recent exhibition, Monet: Impression Sunrise, in front of The Seine at Port-Villez, pink effect 1894; The sailing boat, evening effect 1885; and The Seine at Port-Villez, evening effect 1894. Picture: Jamila Toderas

No one's ever too young for Monet

Dr Julieanne Lamond, pictured in the ANU's Chifley Library with some of most popular books identified by the project. Picture: Karleen Minney

Database of readers' library habits shows how what we choose to read has changed

Located in the foothills of the Liverpool Ranges, the property covers 2025 hectares.

Malcolm Turnbull puts property on the market for $6.5m

Canberran Cath Wallis during her 100-mile hike across Lake Khovsgol in Mongolia. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra mum who became an unexpected adventurer

Calthorpes' House, a museum since 1986, is a treasure trove of early 20th century life in Canberra's suburbs. Photo: ACT Historic Places

Tim the Yowie Man: A look inside a suburban treasure

SA and WA Senate teams are finalised

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Gloria Vanderbilt Dies at 95

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NSW confirms 2018/19 budget surplus dip

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Drug trafficker claims human rights breach

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Families to learn names of MH17 suspects

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Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

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The army officer was concerned there could be a cancer cluster where she worked. Picture: John Woudstra

Army officer compensated after medical records published online

36m ago

Can wind turbines disturb sleep? Research finds pulsing audible in homes up to 3.5km away

Can wind turbines disturb sleep? Research finds pulsing audible in homes up to 3.5km away

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

'Read the budget papers': Treasurer won't give Labor modelling on tax cuts

Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers. Picture: AAP

Labor ready to negotiate on tax cut package

The Finance Department has tight control over the bureaucracy's leases. Photo: Rohan Thomson.

Public servants fill out wasted office spaces

Doug Dingwall

David Gooley's company, Steelvision, was responsible for a security upgrade at Parliament House.

Company in Parliament security upgrade bungle worked on RBA supervault

Eryk Bagshaw

The national plan to curb domestic and family violence lacks public accountability and transparency, the auditor-general says.

Is Australia's plan to curb violence against women on track?

Katie Burgess

Branden Kuah says tiny homes are energy-efficient and easy to construct. Picture: Dean Sewell

Morrison government's bid to grow tiny home industry

Judith Ireland

Don't turn EPIC into another housing development

Don't turn EPIC into another housing development

Letters to the Editor

A child looks out over a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Picture: Mohammad Ghannam/Médecins Sans Frontières

OPINION
Refugees are people, not pawns

Paul McPhun

Let sleepy guests and clubs live in peace

Let sleepy guests and clubs live in peace

The Canberra Times

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers lead the way on food waste

2hrs ago

Canberran Cath Wallis during her 100-mile hike across Lake Khovsgol in Mongolia. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra mum who became an unexpected adventurer

Amy Martin

Start the day with an egg and bacon roll from Morning Glory. Picture: Adam McGrath

Where to eat every hour of the day in Canberra

Karen Hardy

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers lead the way on food waste

2hrs ago

Dark chocolate fondant. Pictures: Karleen Minney

REVIEW
Muse still a restaurant to bookmark

Kirsten Lawson

Brightside Produce owner Emily Yarra, from Captains Flat delivers fresh produce to Boffins Restaurant chef, Bernd Brademann. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Always look on the Brightside of carrots

Susan Parsons

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the AIS coach Sam Kerr credits with saving her career

Brumbies captain Christian Lealiifano has called time on his Super Rugby career. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Retiring Lealiifano doesn't want to finish up just yet

Steve Smith is relishing being back in the Australian cricket setup. Picture: AP

Moderation key for rejuvenated cricket 'nerd' Smith

Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has been ruled out of the Cook Islands clash this Friday night. Picture: NRL Photos

Injury robs Cook Islands of in-form Canberra fullback

Canberra United's Ellie Carpenter, right, may be rested from the Matildas' final group game at the World Cup against Jamaica. Picture: AP

Matildas star Ellie Carpenter may be rested against Jamaica

Ben McKay

Maddison Rocci has been called into the Emerging Opals side. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Capitals duo in Emerging Opals squad

Caden Helmers

Tyrel Lomax's "potential is obvious for everyone to see". Picture: photosport.nz

Canberra junior finds fresh All Blacks avenue

Caden Helmers

Adam Scott was frustrated with his US Open performance. Picture: AP

Scott left frustrated by missed opportunities at US Open

Evin Priest

Australian feel: Campbell 5's fifth and final stage, The Parade, is designed around indoor-outdoor living to make the most of the surrounds and the lifestyle that goes with it. Distinctly Australian elements at The Parade include engineered Spotted Gum floors as a daily reminder of the country's natural beaty.

Creating a truly liveable new Canberra community

The Skills Checkpoint Program can assist those aged 45 to 75 to upskill or transition into a new position or career.

VERTO proudly support older Australians to stay in the workforce

Why public servants are an asset in the private sector

Why public servants are an asset in the private sector

The team at Griffin Legal seek smarter and more efficient ways to provide high quality practical solutions for their clients.

Griffin Legal is the modern law firm you've been looking for

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

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

Kathryn Carter

Blockbuster theatre recreates one of the greatest battles of all time

Blockbuster theatre recreates one of the greatest battles of all time

Tom Sebo

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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RENEWABLE PUSH: TRY chairman Matt Grogan says Yackandandah has the chance to show what real community action on climate change looks like, as the town aims to become 100 per cent reliant on renewable energy by 2022.

Another Australian renewable energy first planned in small town

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A boy was stripped naked and held in the police watch house in Brisbane, the ABC has reported.

Boy not naked in Qld watch house: police

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Josh Frydenberg refuses to say how proposed tax cuts will benefit people earning more than $180,000.

Treasurer rejects Labor's tax cut demands

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Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has kept her seat.

SA and WA Senate teams are finalised

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NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says in many ways this state budget is for the bush.

NSW confirms 2018/19 budget surplus dip

22m ago

Drug trafficker Steve Marincic says Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy invaded his privacy.

Drug trafficker claims human rights breach

Melissa Iaria
24m ago

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

Lucie Bertoldo
31m ago

John Setka has vowed a long battle if Anthony Albanese tries to expel him from the Labor party.

Construction union digs in behind Setka

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Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt became a US fashion icon in the 1970s with a line of designer jeans.

Gloria Vanderbilt Dies at 95

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Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt became a US fashion icon in the 1970s with a line of designer jeans.

Gloria Vanderbilt Dies at 95

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Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile over eastern Ukraine.

Families to learn names of MH17 suspects

30m ago

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile over eastern Ukraine.

Families to learn names of MH17 suspects

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, will meet Kim Jong Un on state visit to North Korea .

China's President to visit North Korea

56m ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping, will meet Kim Jong Un on state visit to North Korea .

China's President to visit North Korea

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Unergonomic work stations that do not support the correct posture may contribute to headaches.

How technology might be aggravating your brain pain

HealthShare

Canberran Cath Wallis during her 100-mile hike across Lake Khovsgol in Mongolia. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra mum who became an unexpected adventurer

Amy Martin

Dr Julieanne Lamond, pictured in the ANU's Chifley Library with some of most popular books identified by the project. Picture: Karleen Minney

Database of readers' library habits shows how what we choose to read has changed

Jasper Lindell

Canberran Cath Wallis during her 100-mile hike across Lake Khovsgol in Mongolia. Picture: Supplied

The Canberra mum who became an unexpected adventurer

Amy Martin

THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

Theres never any shortage of wildlife on a game drive around Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. Picture: Shutterstock

Beware of zebra crossing ahead

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Rowan Cowley

University of Melbourne Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden (left) with CERA's Dr Xavier Hadoux.

Simple eye test could soon detect early signs of Alzheimer's

Geraldine Cardozo

Garmisch and Tim Riley. Picture: Ashley St George

A nice way to meet your neighbour

Ashley St George
1hr ago

Disu Liang and Lia Craig (11 months), of Narrabundah.

Take 5: Coolest hospitality

Vicki Gordon of Sydney, David Sullivan of Kingston and Helen Ulcoq of Kingston. Pictures: Amy Martin

Crowds witness music and narrative fusion

More farmgate counsellors.

Mental health gets $8m new spend

15m ago

More farmgate counsellors.

Mental health gets $8m new spend

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Another $355m for drought assistance.

Government delivers the bacon despite cuts to bottom line

30m ago

Another $355m for drought assistance.

Government delivers the bacon despite cuts to bottom line

30m ago

Kentucky farmers Serena and Brennan Gilkison open their farm every year to students to teach them where their food comes from. Photos by Samantha Townsend.

No students, milk does not come from the supermarket

1hr ago

Kentucky farmers Serena and Brennan Gilkison open their farm every year to students to teach them where their food comes from. Photos by Samantha Townsend.

No students, milk does not come from the supermarket

1hr ago