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A dingo pup looks out of its den in Namadgi National Park. Picture: Channel Nine

SUBSCRIBERSir David Attenborough to tell the tale of Canberra's dingoes

Blake Foden

"Australians are becoming better informed and better prepared when they travel": Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DFAT receives 48,000 emergency calls as overseas trips skyrocket

Pallavi Singhal

The prisoner took action against prison in the ACT Supreme Court. File picture: Andrew Sheargold

SUBSCRIBERWhy police raided the cell of a secret prisoner in Canberra's jail

Alexandra Back

Allergy and anaphylaxis patients are being forced to wait months to see public immunologists and specialists. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERAllergy patients forced to wait more than a year for testing

Andrew Brown

Former PM Malcom Turnbull is certain the coalition would have won the election with him as leader.

I 'absolutely' would have won: Turnbull

Matt Coughlan

ACT Policing is bringing in new members to bolster ranks in the community safety, education and diversion team. Picture: Jamila Toderas

SUBSCRIBER'The void': New ACT policing model to help struggling families

Kimberley Le Lievre

Missing teenager Chloe Priestley. Picture: Supplied

Have you seen Chloe Priestley?

Amita Gupta delivered food for Uber Eats for as many as 96 hours a week, according to a union.

Case of UberEats driver sacked for being 10 minutes late 'dystopian': Union

Steven Trask

Summer hasn't started yet but a heatwave is headed for Canberra

Israel Folau bushfire comments are 'insensitive': PM

SUBSCRIBERANU exam answers leaked in 'significant compromise'

SUBSCRIBER'Sign of the times': Sexist ads could stall developments

A dingo pup looks out of its den in Namadgi National Park. Picture: Channel Nine

SUBSCRIBERSir David Attenborough to tell the tale of Canberra's dingoes

Riot police fire teargas and rubber bullets as protesters attempt to leave The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Monday. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONHong Kong: police legitimacy draining away amid rage

ALPG boss Karen Lunn hopes the Canberra Classic can be resurrected in the future. Picture: Kate Leith

SUBSCRIBERCanberra Classic canned after losing major sponsor

The Canberra-built 1935 custom Chevrolet coupe which won the top design award at SEMA. Picture: Chevrolet

Canberra-built custom car wins top Chev prize at Las Vegas show

The ibis is now colloquially referred to as the "bin chicken" due to its notorious scavenging habits. Picture: Peter Rae

How Egyptians tamed the bin chicken

Awards will be presented to some of the best wines in Australia this week. Picture: Karleen Minney.

Win tickets to an exclusive wine tasting event

Murder charge for Bangladesh party members

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NSW Police chief defends strip searches

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Watch and act for fire on NSW north coast

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Residents flee massive Queensland fire

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OPINIONDystopian drama Years and Years sounds warning - but who will listen?

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Trio sentenced over Queensland mum's death

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Former PM Malcom Turnbull is certain the coalition would have won the election with him as leader.

I 'absolutely' would have won: Turnbull

Scott Morrison says his Liberal colleagues' response to their China ban was "very appropriate".

PM 'very disappointed' by China ban on MPs

National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Stuart Robert on Thursday. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Minister reveals 'practical changes' to make NDIS more flexible

"Australians are becoming better informed and better prepared when they travel": Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DFAT receives 48,000 emergency calls as overseas trips skyrocket

Andrew Hastie is unrepentant about his criticisms that have seen him barred from a trip to China.

'Repent and redress' China tells Liberal MPs

Matt Coughlan and Benita Kolovos

Greens leader Richard Di Natale fears for Australia's environmental future. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

'We need a Green New Deal': Di Natale calls on party to develop new plan for climate and jobs

Judith Ireland

Departments won't make freedom of information a priority until the Morrison government does

SUBSCRIBERDepartments won't make freedom of information a priority until government does

Katie Burgess

Labor MPs Linda Burney and Andrew Leigh with Communities@Work director of social programs, Ruth Zanker at the community pantry in Gungahlin. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERAs life on welfare gets harder, more people are relying on Canberra's community pantries

Katie Burgess

If this is spring, we're facing a very dangerous summer

If this is spring, we're facing a very dangerous summer

Letters to the Editor

Wing Commander Darren Clare in an Australian F-35A on the flight line at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, USA. Picture: Department of Defence

OPINIONSystems investment critical for our future defence

Tyson Sara

Bushfire survivors stand in solidarity

OPINIONBushfire survivors stand in solidarity

Janet Reynolds

Christmas hams are likely to hurt the hip pocket this year, after swine fever decimated pig stocks.

Christmas ham prices may soar in Australia

Christine McGinn

Photo in the Scenes from the Peoples Paradise Pyongyang exhibition at aMBUSH Gallery Kambri. Picture: Nicole Reed

North Korea on display in new exhibition

Amy Martin

Blanche d'Alpuget and Bob Hawke living it up. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERBlanche on Bob, Canberra and their life together

Sally Pryor

Christmas hams are likely to hurt the hip pocket this year, after swine fever decimated pig stocks.

Christmas ham prices may soar in Australia

Alexander Boynes and Mandy Martin ahead of their art exhibition Hi-Vis Futures at Canberra Museum and Gallery. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Painting an environmental future

Amy Martin

Self portrait: Ben Quilty after Afghanistan 2012. Private collection, Sydney.

Documentary captures Ben Quilty confronting injustice head-on

Jim Kellar

Canberra's Nick Kyrgios has again been snubbed for the Newcombe Medal. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Newcombe Medal snub continues for Kyrgios

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ALPG boss Karen Lunn hopes the Canberra Classic can be resurrected in the future. Picture: Kate Leith

SUBSCRIBERCanberra Classic canned after losing major sponsor

Canberra United co-captain Karly Roestbakken suffered a broken nose in the club's season opener. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Roestbakken in doubt for City clash with broken nose

Australia A lock Michaela Leonard says player welfare comes first. Picture: Marina Neil

Measles case leads to rugby cancellation

Latrell Mitchell has won back-to-back NRL premierships with Sydney Roosters.

Latrell wants to play fullback: Robinson all but confirms exit

Matt Encarnacion

Para athletes Sarah Walsh and Cameron Crombie are unconcerned about the Australian Sports Commission getting hacked. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERAIS athletes' only concern is Tokyo 2020 not AIS hack

David Polkinghorne

Joseph Mcgrail-Bateup broke a Guinness World Record for shooting 10 arrows in 59.84 seconds. Picture: Phil Bevan

Town-crier shoots for Guinness World Record

Lucie Bertoldo

Lleyton Hewitt has praised Nick Kyrgios as a team player ahead of Australia's Davis Cup campaign.

Hewitt full of praise for team man Kyrgios

Ian McCullough

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

SMSFs create opportunities when supported by good advice

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

Building Australia's new wave of professional managers and leaders

Building Australia's new wave of professional managers and leaders

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Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

Gemma Purves

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says there should be 'a little bit of fear' of law enforcement.

NSW Police chief defends strip searches

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Widespread severe danger is expected across NSW again next week.

Watch and act for fire on NSW north coast

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More than 158,000 hectares have been burnt and 16 homes lost in the Queensland bushfires.

Residents flee massive Queensland fire

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Queensland mother Sabrina Bremer's body was kept in a cupboard before being burnt beside a NSW road.

Trio sentenced over Queensland mum's death

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James Gargasoulas killed six pedestrians on Bourke Street in Melbourne on January 20, 2017.

Bourke St victims lash police inaction

Melissa Iaria
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Gordon Wood was acquitted of murdering model Caroline Byrne, who was found at the base of a cliff.

Gordon Wood appeals failed bid for damages

Margaret Scheikowski
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Ranulfo Torrefranca has been jailed after pleading guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault.

Melbourne carer jailed for sexual assaults

Benita Kolovos
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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has flagged a new cybersecurity strategy to be delivered in 2020.

Businesses urged to lift cybersecurity

Finbar O'Mallon
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Thousands of students took to the streets after the brutal murder of Abrar Fahad.

Murder charge for Bangladesh party members

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Thousands of students took to the streets after the brutal murder of Abrar Fahad.

Murder charge for Bangladesh party members

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Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been sworn in as president.

Sri Lanka's new president sworn in

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Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been sworn in as president.

Sri Lanka's new president sworn in

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Four people are dead following a shooting attack at a backyard party in Fresno.

Ten shot, four killed at California party

Four people are dead following a shooting attack at a backyard party in Fresno.

Ten shot, four killed at California party

It may sound like contrary advice for a technology column, but as much as googling is a term that we use so often in our daily lives, my advice is not to google everything.

Google isn't the answer to everything

Mathew Dickerson

Margaret Atwood will include Canberra on her Australian tour in 2020. Picture: Liam Sharp

Praise be! Margaret Atwood is coming to Canberra

Sally Pryor

Author Bri Lee. Picture: Paul Harris

REVIEWA meditation on perfectionism

Zora Simic

EXPLORE: Let our new travel section help you dream and plan your next holiday.

Explore: your new favourite travel destination

Joanne Crawford

The Coastal Pacific takes in everything the South Island has to offer: ocean, mountains, vineyards and wildlife. Picture: Robin Heyworth

Watch the beautiful south roll by

Tim Richards

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

Ashley Byron from Franklin.

Socials: They did the monster mash

Ashliegh Warylo of Theodore and Jack Davey of Gowrie.

Socials: Theatre takes on mental health

Alex Kennedy of New Zealand and Mel Dahl of New Acton. Pictures: Carlo Savaris

Reviving anachronistic technologies, processes

Wytaliba RFS captain Kym Jermey keeping an eye on a small fire just out of town Saturday.

Inside Wytaliba: a town picking up the pieces

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Wytaliba RFS captain Kym Jermey keeping an eye on a small fire just out of town Saturday.

Inside Wytaliba: a town picking up the pieces

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Dorrigo dairy farmers Julie and Michael Moore were among hundreds of farmers who have been listed on the Aussie Farms interactive

"Here is a win for the farmers"

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Dorrigo dairy farmers Julie and Michael Moore were among hundreds of farmers who have been listed on the Aussie Farms interactive

"Here is a win for the farmers"

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THREE GENERATIONS: Bruce, David and Brad Hazell, Kia-Ora, Bookham with the pen of 466 Poll Dorset cross Merino lambs they sold for $151.50/head.

Lambs to $151.50 at Yass crossbred sale

THREE GENERATIONS: Bruce, David and Brad Hazell, Kia-Ora, Bookham with the pen of 466 Poll Dorset cross Merino lambs they sold for $151.50/head.

Lambs to $151.50 at Yass crossbred sale