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

SUBSCRIBERBlanche on Bob, Canberra and their life together

Sally Pryor

Two-thirds of the Nishi building will form part of the sale. Photo: Tom Roe.

SUBSCRIBERNew Acton sale could go for more than $330m

Lucy Bladen

Two killed, three injured in Snowy Mountains Highway crash

Two killed, three injured in horror Snowy Mountains Highway crash

Officer in Charge of Traffic, Detective Acting Station Sergeant Marcus Boorman discusses increased fines for Canberran's who drive in bus lanes.

Picture: Jamila Toderas

Nearly 4000 speeding tickets issued as police prepare for busy season ahead

Peter Brewer

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the federal government's crisis co-ordination centre in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

OPINIONWhen the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen

Michelle Grattan

Liberal MP Craig Kelly photographed in parliament in July: Accuses the NAB of virtue signalling to climate extremists in its decision to stop lending to coal. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

NAB to stop lending to thermal coal by 2035

Kirsten Lawson

Police helped treat one of the four men injured. The incident was unrelated to the house in the background and occurred in the street.

Four men in hospital after Goulburn stabbing

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

SUBSCRIBERMore than 130 tweaks to Canberra's new bus network

Firefighters back burn before threat rises

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SUBSCRIBERSport Australia, AIS investigate potential data breach

Trump sparks anger for attacking witness

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

SUBSCRIBERBlanche on Bob, Canberra and their life together

Catholic Care CEO Anne Kirwan sits at a staircase outside the Catholic Care offices where she says more people now sleep rough each night. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Can Housing First solve rough sleeping in Canberra?

RSPCA ACT chief executive Michelle Robertson, with Pepper, who is looking for a new home. The RSPCA is offering discounted dog adoptions for the next two weeks to clear a backlog of dogs with the organisation. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Your new best friend is waiting at the RSPCA

Smoke from a bushfire settles over Parliament House. Picture: Marina Neil

SUBSCRIBERIs Canberra ready for another black sky day?

Andrew and Belinda Chamberlain on their wedding day in 2000.

The meaningful way this couple will celebrate 20 years of marriage

David Pope's view: Escape from purgatory ...

SUBSCRIBERDavid Pope's view: Escape from purgatory ...

Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out

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Apple bans vaping apps over health fears

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No end in sight for Qld fire danger

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Prince Andrew 'no recollection' of accuser

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Firefighters back burn before threat rises

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Roestbakken returns to reclaim Glory

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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

Liberal MP Craig Kelly photographed in parliament in July: Accuses the NAB of virtue signalling to climate extremists in its decision to stop lending to coal. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

NAB to stop lending to thermal coal by 2035

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw during a hearing on press freedom on Friday. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Police commissioner stumped by redacted emoji

Parliament computer hack targeted senators

SUBSCRIBERCompromised website gave hackers access to Parliament House computer system

Gaetjens wanted quiet on PM&C toilet signs

SUBSCRIBERGaetjens wanted quiet on PM&C toilet signs

Daniel Burdon

The PM announced a $500 million aid package for Pacific island nations to tackle climate change. Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBERDFAT says climate change 'existential threat' for Pacific

Katie Burgess

Media directors Hugh Marks, Michael Miller and Gavin Morris at Parliament House on Wednesday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Progress on press freedom changes, ministers 'open' to changes

Katie Burgess

Several companies have run into financial trouble not long after receiving a government grant.

SUBSCRIBERCompanies given federal government grants went bust soon afterwards

Katie Burgess
Kirsten Lawson

Shadow NDIS Minister Bill Shorten addresses the media during a doorstop interview on robodebt, at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 17 September 2019. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Labor's election review is gripping noir

Ian Warden

We need to be ready for the fire season

We need to be ready for the fire season

The Canberra Times

Preparing teens for jobs that don't exist yet

OPINIONPreparing teens for jobs that don't exist yet

Brent Lehmann

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

SUBSCRIBERBlanche on Bob, Canberra and their life together

Sally Pryor

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

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

SUBSCRIBERBlanche on Bob, Canberra and their life together

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in 'Avengers: Endgame'. Picture: Supplied

Scorsese among the Superheroes

Jane Freebury

The ASC is investigating a potential data breach.

SUBSCRIBERSport Australia, AIS investigate potential data breach

Canberra's Karly Roestbakken has returned from international duties for round one. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Roestbakken returns to reclaim Glory

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Will Super Rugby teams rest Wallabies in the post Michael Cheika era? Picture: RugbyAU Media/Stuart Walmsley

SUBSCRIBERBrumbies set to rest less as RA scrap rotation policy

Jai Opetaia is bracing for the toughest test of his career. Picture: Getty

Jai Opetaia 'born for this' big stage

Star Chinese swimmer Sun Yang pictured at his doping hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Doping officials didn't have ID: Sun

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Rafael Nadal has topped the rankings five times, levelling with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

No.1 Nadal enjoys success despite exit

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The Raiders will look to lock in Nick Cotric over the coming months. Picture: NRL Imagery

SUBSCRIBERRaiders to start moving on Cotric and off-contract stars

David Polkinghorne

ACT Sport Minister Yvette Berry.

Sport minister's challenge for gender equity on boards

Chris Dutton

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

Schoolies is a rite of passage for many Australian teenagers as they finish their exams and leave school. Picture: Shutterstock

Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out

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A burst of hot westerly winds will see fire conditions worsen in Queensland over the weekend.

No end in sight for Qld fire danger

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Hot weather and gusty winds will again pose a bushfire risk in parts of NSW this weekend.

Firefighters back burn before threat rises

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Police helped treat one of the four men injured. The incident was unrelated to the house in the background and occurred in the street.

Four men in hospital after Goulburn stabbing

Two killed, three injured in Snowy Mountains Highway crash

Two killed, three injured in horror Snowy Mountains Highway crash

The Taliban have blamed the US for scuttling the offer to release Professor Timothy Weeks.

Taliban blames US for failed prisoner swap

Jibran Ahmed and Hamid Shalizi

Senator James Paterson will continue to speak out about China despite being barred from the country.

Paterson: China ban price for speaking out

Benita Kolovos

Eric Griffin was criticised by Sixers coach Joey Wright for not dominating against the Wildcats.

Sixers coach says Griffin needs to lift

Steve Barrett

Apple has banned apps related to vaping from its app store over health concerns.

Apple bans vaping apps over health fears

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Apple has banned apps related to vaping from its app store over health concerns.

Apple bans vaping apps over health fears

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Prince Andrew says he has no recollection of a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with him.

Prince Andrew 'no recollection' of accuser

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Prince Andrew says he has no recollection of a woman who claims she was forced to have sex with him.

Prince Andrew 'no recollection' of accuser

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Five people have died in renewed protests and other violence in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Five dead in Baghdad violence

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Five people have died in renewed protests and other violence in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Five dead in Baghdad violence

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Keep your sunny side up | Trending

Keep your sunny side up | Trending

Linley Wilkie
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Author John Kinsella. Picture: Supplied.

REVIEWKinsella's Hollow Earth boasts a mythical vision

Jerzy Beaumont

Veteran crime fiction writer Garry Disher. Picture: Joe Armao

REVIEWFor a page-turner, make them wait

Anna Creer

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
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Looking out over the moody Collector floodplains from just above Little George, the tiny house at Lake George Winery. Picture: Tim the Yowie Man

SUBSCRIBERNow you can bunk down among the vines at Lake George winery

Tim the Yowie Man

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

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

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

Reviving anachronistic technologies, processes

December 3, 2018: Marino (Dean) Fischetti at Tom Fruits, Belconnen market.

Flachback Friday: Fresh is best

Picture by Dion Georgopolous @dion_georgopolous.

Instagrammers of Canberra

The Beyond Burger was beyond the taste palate of The Land's livestock editor, Lucy Kinbacher. Photo: Beyond Meat

'Why I tried plant based burgers for a day'

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The Beyond Burger was beyond the taste palate of The Land's livestock editor, Lucy Kinbacher. Photo: Beyond Meat

'Why I tried plant based burgers for a day'

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Fire overwhelms a stack of hay. Picture: NSW Rural Fire Service - Riverina Zone

'Expensive loss': RFS urges farmers to be on the alert

Fire overwhelms a stack of hay. Picture: NSW Rural Fire Service - Riverina Zone

'Expensive loss': RFS urges farmers to be on the alert

Morgan Durrant-Curtis with Australia's first Massey Ferguson baler. Morgan is a raker for her Dad's contracting business.

Women in the cab

Morgan Durrant-Curtis with Australia's first Massey Ferguson baler. Morgan is a raker for her Dad's contracting business.

Women in the cab