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Sue Washington has decorated her car in Raiders colours. Picture: Karleen Minney

This Raiders fan drives her own green machine

Lisa (L) and Jessica Origliasso had to leave a Qantas flight after rowing with the cabin crew.

Veronicas removed from plane over bag row

ANU accounting student Yolanda Ma enjoys the colour. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Floriade is fabulous': Canberra blooms in the warmth

Are long queues at American airports putting off potential tourists? Picture: Getty

Pundits warned of a US tourism 'Trump slump'. Has it come true?

Andrew Galan has organised a poetry slam to be performed at Gorman House. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Why the question of 'so what?' is important for Canberra's poetry slams

Man's best friend and a stunning six-day survival story

Man's best friend and a stunning six-day survival story

Kristy climbs to the top of the Australia's Got Talent pole

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Barnaby 'sent heaps of reports' on drought

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Iran says Persian Gulf a 'regional matter'

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Australia looks to Canada on population

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National title won, Harry Bates now switches focus to the world's best

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Call to cut time allowed for early voting

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Former drought envoy Barnaby Joyce says he sent "heaps" of reports to the PM on the issue.

Barnaby 'sent heaps of reports' on drought

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Liberal MP Tim Wilson says opening the polls three weeks in advance is too early.

Call to cut time allowed for early voting

1hr ago

Commonwealth employers are investigating a potential underpayment of superannuation to thousands of former and current staff. Picture: Dominic Lorrimer.

APS employers could face hefty bill for unpaid superannuation

Minister for Cities Alan Tudge wants to encourage new migrants to settle outside major cities.

Australia looks to Canada on population

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Bupa has taken over the major Defence force health contract.

Defence reins in Bupa over psychologists for soldiers

Sally Whyte

Labor says the government should help farmers adopt more sustainable and water efficient practices.

Acting PM ducks sustainable farming debate

Rebecca Gredley

A deal signed with the US will see Australians participate in the efforts to return to the moon.

Australia shoots for stars with US deal

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer

Energy Minister Angus Taylor is keeping tabs on closure plans for NSW's Liddell power station.

Energy minister waves big stick at Liddell

Rebecca Gredley

Still questions around cannabis bill

Still questions around cannabis bill

The Canberra Times

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their visit to Australia last year. Picture: Jessica Hromas

OPINION
If you don't want the job, Harry, I'll take it

Richard Castles

Federal government left playing catch-up on climate change

OPINION
Federal government left playing catch-up on climate change

Ebony Bennett

Andrew Galan has organised a poetry slam to be performed at Gorman House. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Why the question of 'so what?' is important for Canberra's poetry slams

Amy Martin

ANU accounting student Yolanda Ma enjoys the colour. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Floriade is fabulous': Canberra blooms in the warmth

Steve Evans

Brad Pitt as astronaut Roy McBride in Ad Astra. Picture: Supplied

REVIEW
This reach for the stars is sombre

Ron Cerabona

Andrew Galan has organised a poetry slam to be performed at Gorman House. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Why the question of 'so what?' is important for Canberra's poetry slams

Yi (Chloe Bennet), left top, Peng (Albert Tsai) and Everest in DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studios Abominable, written and directed by Jill Culton. Picture: Supplied

REVIEW
Yeti yarn is familiar but appealing

Ron Cerabona

Kate Berry and her youngest daughter Pepper hit the road. Picture: Maya

The adventure that is motherhood

Karen Hardy

Newly crowned national champions John McCarthy and Harry Bates will now turn their attention to the world stage in November. Photo: Jack Martin

National title won, Harry Bates now switches focus to the world's best

1hr ago

Raiders great Glenn Lazarus says Josh Papalii is a key to the Green Machine's success. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

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Then and now: 30 years of history is driving the Raiders

Sue Washington has decorated her car in Raiders colours. Picture: Karleen Minney

This Raiders fan drives her own green machine

Raiders CEO Don Furner has labelled the NSWRL's decision to play the under-20s grand final in Sydney "short-sighted". Picture: Jamila Toderas

Raiders slam 'short-sighted' NSWRL

Wayne Bennett hasn't spoken to Ricky Stuart for some time. Picture: James Brickwood

Sticky wicket: Bennett denies Stuart animosity despite radio silence

Sam Phillips

Matthew Leggett made his first singles final at the Canberra Wheelchair Tennis Open. Picture: Tennis ACT

Leggett claims maiden ITF title at home

Lucie Bertoldo

Meteors' Katie Mack scored half a century in their opening WNCL match. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Debutantes star in Meteors shower of wickets

Lucie Bertoldo

Jason Behrendorff is considering a number of options, including surgery on his back. Picture: Lawrence Atkin

Behrendorff considering spinal surgery to help get him back

David Polkinghorne

See Treasures of India with The Senior and Collette in 2020

See Treasures of India with The Senior and Collette in 2020

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

Kristy Sellars during her Australia's Got Talent Grand Final performance.

Kristy climbs to the top of the Australia's Got Talent pole

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Former drought envoy Barnaby Joyce says he sent "heaps" of reports to the PM on the issue.

Barnaby 'sent heaps of reports' on drought

10m ago

Minister for Cities Alan Tudge wants to encourage new migrants to settle outside major cities.

Australia looks to Canada on population

49m ago

Liberal MP Tim Wilson says opening the polls three weeks in advance is too early.

Call to cut time allowed for early voting

1hr ago

Anglican and Catholic church on proposed assisted dying legislation

Anglican and Catholic church on proposed assisted dying legislation

Sue Bailey
2hrs ago

'Poor excuses for humans': Danielle Easey's mum slams those behind fake fundraising account

'Poor excuses for humans': Danielle's mum slams those behind fake fundraiser

Lisa Allan

It's been alleged again that Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed a war crime.

Roberts-Smith denies war crimes allegation

A new passport is all that's stopping Jock Palfreeman from leaving Bulgaria for Australia.

New passport key to Palfreeman's return

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (C) says the West should leave the Persian Gulf to regional nations.

Iran says Persian Gulf a 'regional matter'

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (C) says the West should leave the Persian Gulf to regional nations.

Iran says Persian Gulf a 'regional matter'

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Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has lost public support, a new poll shows.

UK Labour voters want Corbyn to quit: poll

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Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has lost public support, a new poll shows.

UK Labour voters want Corbyn to quit: poll

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Italy will take in 182 migrants after they were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea.

Italy takes 182 migrants from rescue ship

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Italy will take in 182 migrants after they were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea.

Italy takes 182 migrants from rescue ship

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What can you see?: Google Earth has provided solutions to several crime puzzles.

What on earth is that?

Mathew Dickerson

Kate Berry and her youngest daughter Pepper hit the road. Picture: Maya

The adventure that is motherhood

Karen Hardy

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey attend the 2018 Time 100 Gala in New York City. Picture: Getty Images

Good old-fashioned reporting

Donna Liquori

Local history: The Lady Denman comes back to where she was made.

NSW South Coast isn't just about the whitest sand

John Rozentals

Tourists watch an ice avalanche at Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Picture: Ralph Lee Hopkins, Lindblad Expeditions

Welcome to the orca's playground in the Inside Passage

Kerry van der Jagt

Pairs of cast-iron shoes along the Danube River serve as a reminder of the events of Word War II. Pictures: Getty Images

Retracing never forgotten steps

Sue Williams

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

Tuva Carli, of Franklin, and Jack Milton, of Queanbeyan.

Socials: Wonderful night for a moondance

Gerard Jenkins, of O'Connor, Ian Marshall, of Spence, and Lenuta Quaraishi, of Palmerston.

Socials: Out There at Watson Arts Centre

Michael Taylor

Luke Lindfeld and Maddison Ciuffetelli, of Coombs.

Socials: Stencil artist showcases work

Trackside at Enngonia | photos

Trackside at Enngonia | photos

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Trackside at Enngonia | photos

Trackside at Enngonia | photos

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Labor says the government should help farmers adopt more sustainable and water efficient practices.

Acting PM ducks sustainable farming debate

2hrs ago

Labor says the government should help farmers adopt more sustainable and water efficient practices.

Acting PM ducks sustainable farming debate

2hrs ago

Riverina Local Land Services officer, Michael Fayle, and LLS team leader sustainable agriculture, Tom White, in the recently constructed drought lot on Moortangi, Mangoplah. Photos: Rachael Webb

Mangoplah sheep plan

Riverina Local Land Services officer, Michael Fayle, and LLS team leader sustainable agriculture, Tom White, in the recently constructed drought lot on Moortangi, Mangoplah. Photos: Rachael Webb

Mangoplah sheep plan