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Snow falls seen on Captains Flat on Tuesday morning. Picture: Giles Doolan

Spring snow falls across Canberra

Sam Dastyari and Q&A panellist John Lee.

Dastyari arrived with sack full of zingers and a bundle of regrets

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

Who will captain the PM's XI?

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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

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

The Canberra Times' editorial cartoon for Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

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David Pope's view: Sixty-five tonnes of climate pride

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Treasurer urges calm over US-Iran conflict

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Over 30 NSW homes lost to bushfires

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Diggers' graves senselessly vandalised in Nowra

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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

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

Crispin Hull

We must face up to some painful stories

We must face up to some painful stories

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

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Government wants monopoly on opinion as it smacks down business

Shane Wright

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

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The department of lunch: feeding Canberra's 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

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

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

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The department of lunch: feeding Canberra's public servants

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

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Morning Glory shines at night as well

Karen Hardy

Nick Rayns in his garden with eggs from his chickens. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A backyard where magic happens

Susan Parsons

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

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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

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

Federal Amateur put on hold due lack of corporate support

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

Capital Football has allocated McKellar Park as Canberra United's home venue for 2019-20. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

McKellar given green light for W-League

Lucie Bertoldo

Nick Kyrgios is waiting to find out whether he will be suspended after his outbursts during the North American season. Picture: Getty Images

Rafter calls for Kyrgios ban after American meltdowns

Darren Walton

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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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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The damage to the Nowra War Cemetery.

Diggers' graves senselessly vandalised in Nowra

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Dry thunderstorms, high temperatures and winds will make fire fighting conditions volatile.

Stanthorpe fire an 'accident': Qld Police

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Three Liberal MPs have withdrawn a spill motion against NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

MPs call off spill against Berejkilian

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Cathy Matt signed up for a study to determine what role genes play in developing skin cancer.

Spit could unlock skin cancer questions

Tracey Ferrier
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A fire has broken out in the plant room of the CSIRO building in Hobart.

Fire forces Hobart CSIRO evacuation

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Business boss Jennifer Westacott says laws aimed at breaking up big energy companies need more work.

Big stick energy laws not good: businesses

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Scott Morrison is visiting Donald Trump at the White House later this week.

Press Trump on China, Labor tells Morrison

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

US holds off military action after oil hit

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

US holds off military action after oil hit

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Bill and Melinda Gates will honour India's Narendra Modi for improving sanitation for millions.

Gates foundation to honour India's Modi

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Bill and Melinda Gates will honour India's Narendra Modi for improving sanitation for millions.

Gates foundation to honour India's Modi

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Kim Jong-un has reportedly written to US President Donald Trump to invite him to visit Pyongyang.

Trump 'not yet ready' to visit NKorea

Kim Jong-un has reportedly written to US President Donald Trump to invite him to visit Pyongyang.

Trump 'not yet ready' to visit NKorea

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

The Instagram account @datingcbr publishes the dating experiences of Canberrans. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Instagram account sharing Canberra dating stories

Amy Martin

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.

Canberra in full bloom

Kelly Taylor and Lilly Stephan, of Isabella Plains.

Socials: Triumphant Tricolours

Elesa Kurtz

The states have failed to take advantage of funding to build more dams, the water minister says.

States need to build more dams: minister

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The states have failed to take advantage of funding to build more dams, the water minister says.

States need to build more dams: minister

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Snow down to 800m in the Snowy Mountains as well as over 20mm of rain in many places.

A beaut start to spring for some: snow, rain along ranges

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Snow down to 800m in the Snowy Mountains as well as over 20mm of rain in many places.

A beaut start to spring for some: snow, rain along ranges

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Firefighters continue to battle large bushfires in northern NSW but conditions are likely to improve

NSW fire conditions expected to improve

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Firefighters continue to battle large bushfires in northern NSW but conditions are likely to improve

NSW fire conditions expected to improve

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