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Workers carry out asbestos removal and garden bed resurfacing works at Harrison School last year. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Investigation fails to identify source of asbestos in Canberra school

Derk Swieringa, front, with fellow members of the Reid Residents' Association next to the site where a new house has been approved, is disappointed with the process to protect the historic suburb's heritage values. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Fear for heritage after 'out of character' house approved

Author David Nicholls has written a book celebrating first love. Picture: Sophia Spring

David Nicholls on the first stirrings of young love

I want adventure, not companionship, as I head into my later years. Picture: Shutterstock

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Seeking adventure, not companionship

Steph Lum is an intersex advocate. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'There's not enough people talking about it': Steph Lum on advocating for intersex people

Cardinal George Pell leaves the County Court in Melbourne in February this year. Picture: AP

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NT mine worker buried under collapsed wall

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Mural shows Alan Jones gagged by red ball

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Vic protesters call to save Tamil family

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Macau chooses Beijing man as leader

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Storm kills one, injures nine in Taiwan

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China will fight latest US step to increase tariffs on Chinese goods

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Foreign minister Marise Payne is remaining tight-lipped over the PM's thinly veiled swipe at China.

Payne ducks questions on PM's China swipe

After speaking at Queensland Labor's conference, Anthony Albanese is heading for Western Australia.

Confident Albanese goes coast to coast

Ben Fordham has been criticised for asking the NSW premier if she'd ever have an abortion.

Payne slams abortion questions to premier

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Senator Kristina Keneally has criticised Melbourne's Catholic Archbishop Peter Comensoli.

Labor senator blasts Catholic archbishop

Scott Morrison is a special invited guest of French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 meeting.

Morrison arrives in France for G7 talks

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd after his address to the National Press Club on Friday. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Rudd slams 'post-pubescent' Liberal politicians over China 'hysteria'

Dana McCauley

Senator Rex Patrick speaks during the tax debate in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on July 4, 2019. fedpol Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Crossbench senator says companies who breach lobbying code should be cut off

Katie Burgess

Prime Minister Scott Morrison lays out his vision for the Australian Public Service at Monday's event hosted by the Institute of Public Administration. Picture: Jamila Toderas

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How the APS can properly serve Scott Morrison's 'quiet Australians'

Crispin Hull

There's a blossoming culture in our city's centre

There's a blossoming culture in our city's centre

Letters to the editor

Smashed racquets, splintered Steinways

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Smashed racquets, splintered Steinways

Ian Warden

A hiker on a remote stretch of the Light to Light walk near Eden. Picture: Kimberley Le Lievre

Our national parks need greater protection

Sunday Canberra Times

Winterbourne's Jordan Brady and James Draper, both 25, first met in year seven.

From school dreams to reality

Josh Leeson

Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind. Picture: Supplied

1939: the golden year for Hollywood

Ron Cerabona

Jarrad West plays John Wilkes Booth, who shot US president Abraham Lincoln, in Assassins. Picture: Eva Schroeder

Assassins: Changing the world with a finger

Ron Cerabona

Winterbourne's Jordan Brady and James Draper, both 25, first met in year seven.

From school dreams to reality

Luke Cornish in his Marrickville studio. Picture: Miguel Sicari

The Canberra-born artist behind the Bondi Border Force mural

Sally Pryor

Robert Riggs, Teapot, 2019 at Light in a Dark Place at Strathnairn. Picture: Supplied

A blonde, Belfast Girls, a bug and the Bard

Ron Cerabona

England's Joe Root walks from the pitch on the third day of the 3rd Ashes Test. Picture: AP

Root stalls Australia's push for Ashes-retaining victory

Age fighters: Russell Heaton, 60, and Joanne Tilbrook, 57, are the oldest in the world in their cage fighting category. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Age fighters: Canberra duo oldest in the world for cage fighting comp

Annabelle Lindsay, Ahmed Kelly and Michael Roeger have one year until the Tokyo Paralympics. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Australia on track for Paralympic gold

Josh Taylor has a chance to help defend Ainslie's premiership title. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Tricolours triumph marred by injury

Hands up: Pete Samu missed World Cup selection, but was one of the Brumbies' best this year. Picture: Karleen Minney

The curious case of Pete Samu's World Cup omission

Chris Dutton

Goulburn winger Steve Cummins played a key role in the club's charge towards a preliminary final berth. Picture: Jon Kroiter

Forty-year-old veterans lead Bulldogs one step closer

Caden Helmers

Sia Soliola bangs the drum to spark an impromptu viking clap. Picture: AAP

Canberra Raiders push for prime time TV slots

Caden Helmers

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is one of many Raiders silencing the doubters. Picture: AAP

'They can win it': How the Raiders silenced the critics

Caden Helmers

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

Finding the missing millions: Many people infected with Hepatitis B and C in Australia aren't even aware they have the virus.

World Hepatitis Day - Australians are still missing out on care

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?

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

Read online: First Home Buyers

Read online: First Home Buyers

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Jet Blast Plumbing provides Canberra with a 24 hour service, seven days a week. Tony offers a quick response and no call-out fee. Photo: Supplied.

You get a quick-response promise from Jet Blast Plumbing

Australia's largest assistive technology and disability event, the ATSA Independent Living Expo, will take place in Canberra at the National Convention Centre on Tuesday, August 27 and Wednesday, August 28. The expo has become the most influential event on the disability calendar.

Australia's largest disability expo opens in Canberra next week

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A major operation is under way to find a worker after a wall collapse at the NT's Bootu Creek mine.

NT mine worker buried under collapsed wall

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A Sydney mural depicts broadcaster Alan Jones strapped into a head harness with a red ball gag.

Mural shows Alan Jones gagged by red ball

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A Melbourne rally has protested the imminent deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker family.

Vic protesters call to save Tamil family

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Kristina Keneally says Peter Dutton has overseen a blowout in air arrivals of asylum seekers.

Labor targets air asylum seeker arrivals

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her party has "climbed Mount Everest".

Queensland premier happy to be an underdog

Nicholas McElroy
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The government intends to strengthen laws to block websites hosting extremist content.

Websites blocks for extreme terror content

Daniel McCulloch
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Ben Fordham has been criticised for asking the NSW premier if she'd ever have an abortion.

Payne slams abortion questions to premier

Daniel McCulloch
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SA Police have highlighted the 1973 disappearance of children Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon.

SA Police highlight notorious cold case

Gabriel Polychronis
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Ho Iat Seng has been elected as Macau's leader by a pro-Beijing committee.

Macau chooses Beijing man as leader

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Ho Iat Seng has been elected as Macau's leader by a pro-Beijing committee.

Macau chooses Beijing man as leader

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Tropical Storm Bailu brought heavy rain and winds as it crossed the southern half of Taiwan.

Storm kills one, injures nine in Taiwan

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Tropical Storm Bailu brought heavy rain and winds as it crossed the southern half of Taiwan.

Storm kills one, injures nine in Taiwan

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President Trump has told US companies to move their factories from China, upping the trade stakes.

China will fight latest US step to increase tariffs on Chinese goods

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President Trump has told US companies to move their factories from China, upping the trade stakes.

China will fight latest US step to increase tariffs on Chinese goods

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A helping paw: Dogs help humans in many ways, even if it just companionship.

Paws and consider how much dogs help us on International Dog Day, August 26

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Minnie Mouse in 1989 for my fourth birthday - before the publishers lost the rights to use the Disney characters.

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A lasting love affair with the Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Book

Megan Dingwall

Purpose: National Skills Week (August 26 to September 1) celebrates the achievements of practical learners, focusing on the benefits of skills and training. Photos: Shutterstock.

Demand for skilled labour

Sam Hollier

The Sir George now offers travellers a feed and an overnight stay. Picture: Supplied

Jugiong: the little town that could

Aviva Lowy

Guides Marc Giraud and Daniel Walgain hike across the volcanic plains. Picture: Supplied

Stepping on thunder to see the world's most accessible live volcano

Craig Tansley

Josh Whiteland's family property, near Dunsborough, supplies Indigenous produce and ingredients to Yarri, the acclaimed local restaurant that follows the Noongar seasons. Pictures: Supplied

Truly a man of our wide brown land

Penny Watson

Building Bridges to Boorowa volunteer Dick Orchard takes a break from tree planting. Photo: Andrew Scott

Tree change: How one Orchard and an army of volunteers can make a difference

Geraldine Cardozo

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Older Australians are among at-risk groups for sepsis.

It kills 5000 Aussies a year, but do you know the sepsis warning signs?

Eileen Wood

Lindsay and Tim Snowdon, of Bungendore. Pictures: Supplied

Socials: Scripted by Nature at Suki & Hall Gallery

Carol Hayes of Condor, Drill Hall Gallery director Terence Maloon of Acton and tanka poet Noriko Tanaka of Japan.

Savanhdary Vongpoothorn, All That Arises

King Derek Nimmo, clutching the key to the city, addresses the crowd with a humorous speech that touched television announcer Frank Jones. (13/3/79)

Flashback Friday: King of the capital

Top priced bull, Bannaby Reality P53 with Elders auctioneer Steve Ridley, representative for purchaser Helen Stone, Elders agent, Michael Coggan, Maureen and Keith Kerridge of Bannaby Angus and Landmark auctioneer Tim Woodham.

Bannaby Angus bulls average $6706

Top priced bull, Bannaby Reality P53 with Elders auctioneer Steve Ridley, representative for purchaser Helen Stone, Elders agent, Michael Coggan, Maureen and Keith Kerridge of Bannaby Angus and Landmark auctioneer Tim Woodham.

Bannaby Angus bulls average $6706

Top priced bull KO B074 Beast Mode P48 with Craig Allen and Felix Li, Tea Gardens, Nerong Park, Angus Onisforou, K.O. Angus, Elders auctioneers Joe Wilks and Andy McGeoch and Tim Lord, K.O. Angus.

K.O. Angus bulls top at $12,000

Top priced bull KO B074 Beast Mode P48 with Craig Allen and Felix Li, Tea Gardens, Nerong Park, Angus Onisforou, K.O. Angus, Elders auctioneers Joe Wilks and Andy McGeoch and Tim Lord, K.O. Angus.

K.O. Angus bulls top at $12,000

The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga

The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga