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The federal Coalition will try to overturn the ACT's drug-decriminalisation policy, which reduces penalties for people possessing small amounts of illicit drugs, including cocaine, ice and heroin.
Thirty-four-year-old Tina Quinn was last seen at a property on Yass River Road in mid-July.
There are growing concerns about the midwifery workforce at one of Canberra's two public hospitals, of which the ACT government recently took over management.
Qantas took a long-running battle with the Transport Workers' Union over sacked staff to the High Court, where the airline today lost its appeal.
Is being a prison guard anything like it's portrayed in the movies? Do "screws" get an unfairly bad rap? One of those in charge at Canberra's jail offers a glimpse behind the razor-wire.
Lawyers for the 32-year-old accused of stealing Nick Kyrgios's Tesla say police are taking too long to hand over the full brief of evidence and the case should be abandoned.
A new training simulator could be one of the key things to give student doctors a productive experience of working in the country.
The ACT government says its new Territory Plan will create more homes and improve affordability. But how many people will actually turn their block into a dual occupancy?
The CSIRO report found construction workers had the poorest diets, while retirees and those in the fitness industry were the healthiest eaters.
The Sharks and Raiders will finalise the make-up of the NRL's top eight today, after the Titans beat the Bulldogs in a shoot out on the Gold Coast. Follow live.
The chair of the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann releases his correspondence with the ACT government by way of denying he breached the law when he provided copies of the report to two journalists before it was released by the ACT government.
A heavily pregnant public servant spent weeks during Canberra's winter "holed up" in a tiny room and only turned on central heating after going into labour, a Senate inquiry has heard.
The EPA has issued a stop-work order for timber harvesting in Tallaganda State Forest following the discovery of a deceased endangered glider.
From growing gardens and laying artificial turf to parking cars and trailers, here's what you can and can't do with the nature strip out the front of your Canberra home.
The approaching new season follows a dry winter for the east coast, and records broke in major cities for the warmest winter on record.
Five former directors and officers of the failed funeral insurer Youpla are facing fines, after the corporate watchdog ASIC commenced civil proceedings over an arrangement to send the funds to a company in Vanuatu.
Experienced forager Diego Bonetto says safe foraging comes down to careful identification of plants and vigilant hygiene practices.
Student protesters interrupt the beginning of a speech by incoming RBA governor Michele Bullock, taking issue with her past comment about needing to see the unemployment rate rise.
Headlines about brain worms can be alarming but this is an extremely rare event. There are, however, plenty of more common parasites which can infect your body and brain, writes Vincent Ho.
In a world first, doctors have extracted a living roundworm usually found in carpet pythons, from a patient's brain. They believe the infection occurred after the patient ate contaminated native greens.
Fire authorities say the Queanbeyan and Canberra regions are set for a "busy" bushfire season, and property owners are being urged to cut back on vegetation sooner rather than later.
The Canberra man led police on a pursuit in May last year, during which he lost the front left tyre of his car. Despite driving on three operational wheels, he reached a speed of 160 kilometres per hour.
With only 18 per cent of graduates choosing to be GPs, and even fewer moving to work in regional Australia, replacing retiring country doctors is only getting harder.
Families are rallying against a Crown Lands plan to demolish holiday shacks that have been passed down through generations.
AFL legend Michael Long has begun a 650-kilometre walk to Canberra in support of the Yes vote in the Voice referendum, repeating his historic 2004 journey made to raise the voices of Indigenous communities.
ACT Opposition leader Elizabeth Lee indicated her support for the Voice to Parliament while on maternity leave in June, but support in the local branch of the Canberra Liberals is far from unanimous.
Lucky Lartey, Stephanie Martei, Victor D.Fuente, Emmanuel Asante and Musonga Mbogo speak about their journeys and artworks, which can be found in galleries across Australia as well as places like Bondi Beach and even a children's hospital.
New research from UNSW Canberra reveals the amazing natural design of a honey bee's stinger, and the potential advancements it could inspire in the next generation of micro medical tools.
A Canberra man accused of attempting to set fire to a police officer during an assault is handed a good behaviour order by an ACT court.
Yass Valley Council in New South Wales has voted down a motion to remove sex education book Welcome to Sex, co-authored by Yumi Stynes, from its library.
It is not yet clear what caused the death of a woman whose body was found at a hotel in Canberra's CBD on Thursday afternoon.
Independent federal Senator David Pocock has hit back at the No campaign slogan "If you don't know, vote no" during a regional Yes Voice forum in Orange.
Plans to turn a disused train line in regional NSW into a 200km bike trail may be derailed, with two community groups on a collision course.
The ACT government is moving to rid Canberra's suburbs of woodfired heaters by 2045 in line with environmental recommendations.
Researchers have found that El Niño and La Niña events could last longer in the future, due to changes in weather patterns above the Pacific Ocean.
When Patrick Webster heard about purported sightings of the rare buff-breasted button-quail, he followed the clues in a 100-year-old diary to come to a surprising conclusion.
Canberra's Catholic schools say strong NAPLAN results shed further light on the benefits of a newly adopted teaching approach.
A Senate committee is being urged to take a stronger stance on reducing wild horse numbers in the Australian Alps.
ACT prosecutors have been forced to abandon charges against a man accused of a violent robbery because police officers incorrectly gathered the evidence used to identify him.
He has completed dozens of ultramarathons in his lifetime, but the 61-year-old runner says none have felt as important as this journey around Australia.
A search is underway for a possible missing woman near Gibraltar Falls south of Canberra after passersby reported hearing calls for help.
Psychologists say struggling new parents are abandoning treatment as they run out of cheaper sessions. The government is being urged to up the number of subsidised sessions to 40.
Dusty, fruity, floral and woody are just some of the words honey sommelier Jessica Locarnini uses to describe Australia's vast range of honey flavours. She's on a mission to teach people across the country about the unique characteristics of honey.
The Australian Labor Party has committed to boosting the number of senators from the ACT and the Northern Territory. But do we actually need more politicians?
Blessings don't come in a much better disguise than being unexpectedly tossed into jail and separated from your three-month-old baby and other young child. That's what happened to Linda, who has now graduated from the ACT Drug and Alcohol Court's program, has her children back, and is getting on with life.
Breast cancer patients and advocates are decrying a lack of communication about mammograms for women in their 40s, as claims of pushback from services surface.
Abhishek Timalsina admitted to having sex with the woman in a Westfield Belconnen art store in November 2022, but argued it was a consensual interaction because "her expression, her face and her body language" showed she was "willing".
Crowds gather to mark 50 years since troops were withdrawn from the Vietnam War, the longest 20th-century conflict in which Australians participated.
A jury found Canberra man Shay Kahu Murphy, 32, guilty of 17 charges, including three of sexual intercourse without consent and nine assault offences in relation to four former partners.
The court saw CCTV footage from the supermarket, showing staff removing use-by and best-before-date stickers and replacing them with new, extended dates.
The Australian War Memorial is updating the official history to record how many First Nations men served during the Vietnam War — John is one of them.
Australians gathered across the country last night for the Matilda's historic semifinal, showing off their green and gold. Here's how it unfolded.
A 71-year-old woman who helped her son defraud the Department of Defence of close to $100,000 is fined $2,000.
The irradiation-testing beamline, used to test if space technology can handle the pressure of heavy particles, is the newest equipment in the ANU's Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility in Canberra.
Lyrebird calls echo through the forests of south-east Australia. But the passing of these songs from one generation to another is at risk.
People from non-English speaking backgrounds are significantly less likely to participate in organised sport in Australia, but Canberra refugee Amir Jafari got involved right away.
A convicted Canberra rapist pleads guilty to assaulting his former co-worker and friend months before raping another woman.
The ABC Science team spent six weeks travelling all over Australia to record 200 sounds for a soundtrack of the country. It was a challenging undertaking. Here's how they did it.
Westfield Belconnen store employee Abhishek Timalsina allegedly closed the security shutters of his workplace, encouraged a woman inside to enter a staffroom and raped her in November 2022.
Nanocellulose is a tiny fibre with huge potential. It can be created from food waste and transformed into biodegradable packaging.
The ACT government is considering running online classes as public school struggle to recruit enough staff to teach foreign languages.
The former Liberal Party adviser says his life is "stuffed" and he may never work again after his high-profile rape trial was abandoned.
After 15 seasons and 305 games, Canberra Raiders co-captain Jarrod Croker announces his retirement.
Ricky Stuart laments 'a really, really embarrassing performance' from the Raiders, as the Knights count the cost of their thumping of the Bulldogs. Get your full Sunday NRL wrap here.
A magpie attack can be a terrifying experience, and this year reports of swooping in the Canberra area seem to be coming in a little earlier than usual. We asked an expert about the usual behaviour of this sometimes aggressive bird as springtime approaches.
A music heart-throb of the 1970s and 80s, Leo Sayer finds a new audience by spreading hope through the wards of a Canberra hospital.
Three-hundred residents in the New South Wales city of Goulburn band together to build their own solar energy project on the edge of town.
An Integrity Commission hears an Education Directorate official was told: "That's not what the minister's office wants" when he revealed the winner of the Campbell Primary School refurbishment tender.
World War II veteran Jack Sealy is honoured for his more than 20 years of service to Legacy by cutting the ribbon on the latest leg of a global torch relay celebrating the veterans' charity's 100th anniversary.
The ACT Integrity Commission hears the Education Minister's office allegedly held the view that the superior tenderer for a controversial Canberra school refurbishment was "not to get the job".
Hardened rugby union referees are walking away from the game amid a dramatic surge in abuse, prompting Rugby Australia to dish out tougher sanctions to offenders.
A public hearing will be held to examine whether the ACT government should hold an inquiry into its controversial takeover of Calvary Public Hospital.
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal health service says the ACT government transferred TJ Dennis into the NSW prison system from Canberra's jail, despite being urged not to for the sake of the inmate's mental health.
Almost two years after the fall of Kabul, some Afghans in Australia are struggling to help their family members, who are endangered due to their support for Australia. Three men have embarked on a gruelling walk to Canberra to make their concerns heard.
Northern Territory doctors and parents concerned about the health impacts of fossil fuel developments have taken their fight to Canberra's Parliament House.
The ACT Bar Association said outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold currently held a restricted government practising certificate that allowed him to work as a barrister in the ACT, but only while employed in the top job or for that office.
During Joy Burch's 16-year ACT political career, she has been minister of a number of different portfolios, and will retire having been the longest-serving assembly speaker.
The ACT government makes public the report of the board of inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, days after some of its contents were published by the media.
Millennials and members of Generation Z have never voted in a national referendum before, but they may decide whether the constitution changes this year.
The ACT's attorney-general says Shane Drumgold's role as director of public prosecutions is "no longer tenable" and he has accepted his resignation.
World-record-holder Caroline Campbell, who only started running in her fifties, credits the regular habit with her survival.
The board of inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann made damning findings against the DPP, Shane Drumgold, but police didn't emerge unscathed.
Demand for driving lessons is strong among women, but a lack of female instructors is putting some of them off taking the test.
A legal fight by three public housing tenants leads to the ACT government conceding its plan to forcibly relocate hundreds of residents is flawed.
An ACT government spokeswoman confirms they will release the report earlier than planned, but says it is disappointing it was released by the board of inquiry to some media outlets outside of government procedures.
Dallas Atkins has been collecting Beatles memorabilia since 1968, now he's decided it's time for his collection – which is one of the largest in Australia – to find a new home.
A team of visiting experts from Cambodia say there are hundreds of "stolen" artefacts in three of Australia's top museums, as well as in private collections.
Unseasonable warmth has been persistent across much of Australia for weeks, but intensified temperatures and unusual heat are becoming more regular.
The board of inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins was sparked by allegations made by ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold against police. But its final report has found those allegations were "incorrect" and "without any rational basis".
The NT Independent is the subject of a prolonged NT government ban, which Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has defended by claiming it publishes "misinformation".
A number of passengers of the COVID-affected Ruby Princess had signed a contract waiving rights to join class actions. The customers say that contract breached Australian consumer law.
A global minimum tax is designed to stop multinationals avoiding taxes. But some experts argue it may have unintended consequences.
A statue of late Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, who survived a massacre in WWII, is unveiled at the Australian War Memorial. But advocates have criticised the institution for failing to fund it.
The National Gallery of Australia says its independent review into controversial artworks from South Australia's APY Lands has cleared the works of improper interference, but said how the art collective operates was a matter for the SA government, which is running a separate inquiry.
Car maker Mitsubishi will take to the High Court in Canberra today to fight a finding it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over a label stuck to the windscreen detailing a ute's fuel efficiency.
This year marks 50 years since Australia withdrew its troops from the Vietnam War following huge national protests. Veterans say it's time to pause and remember those who were left behind.
Gaye was sexually abused when she was a young child. Warning signs at the time were ignored or brushed under the carpet and when her fragments of memories of the abuse came together years later, she found she was still being "silenced".
A 92-year-old man charged with murdering his wife appears in the ACT Magistrates Court via video link as part of a bedside hearing.
NASA's giant dish antenna in Canberra is on the lookout for signals from the Voyager 2 spacecraft, after flight controllers accidentally severed communications more than a week ago.
The Canberra Hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology department is at risk of losing its training accreditation after a new report revealed it failed to meet five of six overview standards.
New CSIRO research has found the Australian tech sector is clustered in four major capital cities, 60 metropolitan suburbs and 36 regional towns.
Juvenile arthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting Australian children, but a scarcity of specialists is making diagnosis and care a challenge.
The Northern Territory Chief Minister is spruiking the NT as a land of untapped opportunity for major new industries including gas fracking and cotton she says are "too important to be ignored".
Police were called to the home in Canberra's south about 2:40pm on Monday after a care worker, who was on a scheduled visit, found the woman dead inside the house.
There isn't a whole lot of consistency in Australia around what single-use plastics are being phased out and when. See what's happening in your state.
NSW Police say a woman alerted them to the remains in grassland off the Hume Highway on Friday morning.
The $12 million purpose-built health facility for Indigenous people in Canberra's south has been open for over six years, but its eight beds have never been slept in.
Karim worked with knives and tools for years, but it was a broken coffee cup that caused his injury. Now a bionic hand is helping him take up blacksmithing again.
Australia's unemployment rate is the lowest in almost 50 years. That's good news, but not if you're throwing a barbecue. Here's why.
Lauren King runs a small Canberra business that employs three staff members and she says more government support would help potential business owners get started.
The ACT government wants to introduce some features of the world's most cycle-friendly cities to Canberra, including safer intersections.
A cure for hepatitis C was introduced in 2016, but experts say too few people are accessing it. Karen, who used to suffer from the illness, wants that to change.
The United Nations secretary-general delivers a dramatic speech warning the heatwaves searing much of the northern hemisphere have been a "disaster" for the planet. An emerging El Niño means it may be just the start.
Service NSW says staffing shortages are behind the hefty waiting times for driving tests, as young people report travelling hours for provisional licences.
Researchers at the Australian War Memorial have identified more than 60 Indigenous men who served in the Korean War, and their sacrifice has been honoured for the first time.
A leading member of an Aboriginal arts group at the centre of parallel investigations into allegations of interference with works says the controversy is proving "hard and difficult" for the artists and the broader local community.
ACT Policing is condemning antisocial behaviour at Canberra's night spots after officers encountered two consecutive weekends of "unexpected" violence.
Jack Robertson has been a casual care worker for 12 years, but he says he won't be looking for the permanent role he could be eligible for under a proposed legal change.
One in 25 Australians have lodged an insurance claim because of extreme weather since 2020, but should the remaining policyholders be responsible for sharing the cost of increased premiums?
Kamilaroi woman Louise Taylor will be appointed the first Indigenous female Supreme Court judge today. It is the second time she has made history, after she was appointed as the ACT's first Indigenous magistrate in 2018.
Do you know your PP from your HDPE, and your PVC from your soft plastics? Plastic recycling is a minefield, so here's how to tell what you're dealing with and which bin you should put it in.
A Canberra man who admitted sexually abusing his young teenage daughter for more than two years is jailed after his daughter told the ACT Supreme Court he was a monster who had ruined her life.
Three development applications for the Hellenic Club in Woden have been approved by the ACT's Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate, with construction scheduled to begin next year.
Christopher Roy Weaver, 40, faces court nearly two years after the death of Laura Crncevic of a heroin overdose.
Social enterprise Crafting My Story is aiming to create a supportive sisterhood of culturally diverse women in Australia and overseas making handmade, environmentally sustainable works.
An 18-year-old man died after his car left the road and proceeded between two bridges, later entering Isabella Pond in Canberra's south.
A consultancy company, run by a self-described "complexity and systems thinker", is suing the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) for allegedly breaching an agreement by suspending a nearly $5 million work contract.
Experts say boosting the number of Indigenous midwives will help to prevent birth trauma experienced by First Nations parents.
The government says new changes would closes a legal "loophole", offering more than 850,000 casuals who work regular hours a new pathway to permanent work.
Unable to part with your old video games because of nostalgia? Staff at the National Film and Sound Archive know the feeling. In fact, they want to keep them for hundreds of years.
Born in Cairns and raised in Aurukun and Canberra, the proud Wik man's lifelong mission was to help his people return to country. His communities are remembering the legacy of a life cut too short.
Kellie Jackson has taught about 5,200 Canberran women survival skills, from using a compact mirror to attract attention to using tampons and lip balm to start a fire.
Analysis of micro-remnants found on a stone grinding tool in Southern Vietnam revealed a range of spices including ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Economists warn an El Niño weather event could add further pressure on Australia's already high cost of living, although the country may be shielded from some of the larger impacts likely to be felt overseas.
Jake Barrett, 29, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to culpable driving causing death and grievous bodily harm, following the "horrific" crash in September 2021.
Tina Quinn, 34, remains missing after last being seen at her Yass acreage on July 16. Authorities are expanding their search for the woman.
A hearing into the National Security Information Act, used to keep national security cases from public view, has wrapped up after the legal team for lawyer Bernard Collaery called for courts to have more control over how such cases are run.
Aboriginal executives across Australia advise people on First Nations' issues every day. They explain how an Indigenous Voice to Parliament could work just as they do.
A Cooma man who stabbed his friend more than 15 times during a paranoid drug-fuelled rage on an isolated Snowy Mountains road in 2021, has been sentenced to 24 years behind bars for his murder.
Georgeina Whelan's resignation comes after two no-confidence motions in her leadership and a review that uncovered bullying and blaming in the Emergency Services Agency.
Best friends Claire Sankey and Susi Kopysiewicz were killed when the car they were in veered off the Monaro Highway, crashing into two trees, in October last year.
The mayor of Armidale fears his city has been caught in a "political sideshow" that will result in the transfer of the offices of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority back to Canberra.
The entire National Security Information Act will be considered in Canberra today at an independent inquiry looking into whether the law should be changed or even scrapped.
Australia's richest universities have some of the country's lowest numbers of Indigenous students, an ABC analysis shows, with enrolments at the elite Group of Eight representing little more than 1 per cent of their domestic students.
A traditional Chinese massage therapist who raped and sexually assaulted six women at his place of work is sentenced to three years and two months in jail, but will only serve 16 months.
After a crash on the Monaro Highway last year, the 16-year-old driver and another boy left the two girls in the crushed back seat and fled the scene, hailing an Uber to take them home.
From a refugee camp to qualifying for the Basketball World Cup, Bul Kuol has come a long way. But passing his love and knowledge of the game onto the next generation is what gives him the most joy.
From pink cocaine and dangerous opioids to a never-before-seen drug dubbed CanKet, Australia's first drug-checking service has made history-making discoveries in 12 months.
Canberra's Lifeline book fair has become a haunt for book lovers, with rare first editions among the gems up for auction, and all proceeds going to those in need of mental health support.
Government workers have been driven at, verbally abused and threatened, and the rate of those incidents has only gone up, the ACT government says.
Dale Vella is sentenced to 24 years in prison for the murder of her husband, Mark Vella, who she shot in the eye as he slept in their Murrumbateman home in August 2021.
A Canberra man is arrested at his home, accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy 40 years ago, when he was the teen's Australian rules football umpiring coach.
A senior referee and veteran police officer accused of assaulting a teenage colleague in Canberra is cleared to return home to New Zealand.
Queanbeyan carers will benefit from a planned respite facility, as researchers point out the economic and mental burden many families are shouldering.
Death threats from suspected foreign agents are a common occurrence in Australia's multicultural communities but the Australian Federal Police says they haven't been able to lay any charges in five years.
Sarah Fisher wants to bring new life into the world but her fertility journey has been less than easy. Living off disability payments, she is struggling to pay for treatment and has spent thousands of dollars already only to be unsuccessful.
A nurse who was fired for sharing confidential patient information with the union says she did so because management at the mental health facility was not doing anything about staff safety concerns.
We examined more than 80 years of climate data and found little evidence to back these widely cited rules of Canberra life.
Australian rowing is developing a new headline act for the Paris Paralympic Games, with the mixed double scull crew of Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager on course for a gold medal tilt.
The Women's World Cup is less than two weeks away, but in another part of the world a team of Australians are playing in an international soccer tournament of a different kind.
A Senate committee slams TikTok for not answering simple questions as the company gives limited evidence about Chinese employees accessing Australian users' data.
A cluster of drowning deaths in the Canberra region reveal a lack of danger awareness around rivers, Coroner Paula Russell says.
A 40-year-old masseur is banned from giving massages after a woman was allegedly assaulted at a Canberra massage business over the weekend.
Two Queenslanders will appear before the ACT courts over an incident involving a baggage carousel at Canberra Airport.
A rise in the number of young people without a regular GP has health experts concerned it could leave them at higher risk of developing chronic health conditions later in life.
When researching the previous owner of his 1976 kombi van, Craig Allen unearthed an unlikely tale of two post-war migrants who dedicated half a century to preserving Indigenous culture.
Journalist Nabil Al-Nashar gets excited about things most of his Australian friends take for granted — fair and honest elections, free speech — due to where he came from.
You've probably played a video game made by an Australian developer, and you just don't know it. It's an industry that's gone from being almost non-existent after the global financial crisis to pioneering in the space of 15 years.
It's come as a surprise to some Queensland LNP members that there's one glaring omission from the motions set to be openly debated at the Liberal National Party's state convention this weekend, writes Rachel Riga.
A 20-year-old New South Wales man has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years for a murder committed in broad daylight in a Canberra alleyway in December 2021.
Unnamed individuals will be referred for criminal and civil prosecution after a royal commission handed down its report into the unlawful Robodebt scheme today.
The scientists behind the project are aiming to grow plants on the lunar surface within four years, something they hope will in turn allow for the development of food, medicine and oxygen in the hostile environment.
Former Canberra political staffer Brittany Higgins says she has received a "concerns notice" from WA senator Linda Reynolds threatening defamation action.
The accused — a 66-year-old from New Zealand — was in the national capital to adjudicate the Kanga Cup, which this year involved about 4,000 interstate and international young soccer players.
A Canberra man avoids more time in prison for choking two teenage boys after a game of 'slap-boxing' gone wrong.
The daughter of a man shot dead by his wife tells the NSW Supreme Court that the image of her father's injured body haunts her every time she shuts her eyes.
The ACT government has announced a new 14-bed Adolescent Unit as part of the Centenary Hospital expansion after years of young mental health patients calling for a dedicated facility.
Artificial turf is an increasingly popular choice for suburban backyards, offering an evergreen surface that requires little maintenance. But that convenience comes with a big environmental price tag.
Robodebt was ruled a massive public administration failure and a shameful chapter in Australia's history by the Federal Court. A royal commission is about to make a ruling on who was responsible.
New information from the Australian National University shows that first-home buyers could end up putting 40 per cent of their incomes towards mortgage repayments if interest rates rise twice more this year.
When Francesco needs water, sunlight, or even company, he can talk to let his owner know. It wouldn't be that impressive, except he's a plant pot.
Despite criticism from the Catholic Archdiocese, Calvary Health Care confirms it was them who removed religious iconography from the North Canberra Hospital on a Sunday, not the ACT government.
Christina Litchfield's task was to help Teresa Plan organise her busy schedule of caring for people at the end of their lives. It led to Ms Plan, an octogenarian, being honoured as the Senior Australian of the Year.
The federal government says Australians are facing a "scamdemic", with investment scams costing us over $1billion per year.
Thousands take part in Yes vote events around the country as advocates lay out why Australia needs a Voice to Parliament.
Cycling is the country's most injurious sport, while equestrian activities are the most likely to harm women, according to the latest national data.
When Steven Secker's hot water heater broke, the pensioner was backed into a corner. Amid a growing push for households to electrify their appliances and move away from gas, social services warn people like Mr Secker could be left behind in any transition.
Four men badly burned when a gas bottle exploded in Canberra nearly five years ago say they are still suffering from the pain and trauma.
If you're playing Spotto these school holidays and it gets a bit intense, know there's a Spotto federation that provides all the non-negotiable rules of play.
Some households are facing power price hikes of up to 100 per cent as the "long tail" of last year's energy crisis hits home hard, according to consumer advocates.
Experts warn a culture of disbelief in Australia's family court system is resulting in children being sent to live with their alleged abusers, leaving them with lifelong consequences.
Former professional road cyclist Vicki Whitelaw used to tackle Canberra's streets on two wheels, now she simply opens her laptop to train in the world of ecycling.
The ACT's Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold went on leave in May, during hearings for the board of inquiry into the case against Bruce Lehrmann. He is due to return to his job on Monday.
Shiree spent hours in the freezing bush of Namadgi National Park, waiting for help after injuring her ankle. Now she's among those advocating for good preparation before heading out for a bushwalk.
The ACT government wants to keep the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, and a new Bruce stadium is part of the plan.
With interest rate rises and years of slow wage growth, Canberrans are talking about how they're going to keep a roof over their heads. Yesterday's ACT budget aimed to address that issue, but the territory government's promises rely on federal support.
Lawyers warn of a rise in the number of defamation cases involving online messages, after a Queensland woman was ordered to pay nearly $300,000 for Facebook posts.
The collective says it has been dumped from the Indigenous Art Code without "regard to due process" after vision surfaced showing a white woman painting on an Aboriginal artist's canvas.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr says the budget comes at a time of global economic uncertainty — so what local solutions is the government delivering to ease the financial burden on households across the ACT?
The ACT government has tabled its latest budget, at a time of rising prices and growing pressure on households. Here's a guide to what's in it.
The ACT government has announced a $50 million investment into early childhood education, but parents will have to wait until the end of the year to discover which providers will be involved.
Canberra's only inpatient end-of-life hospice, Clare Holland House, will transition to ACT government control along with the Calvary Public Hospital in Bruce next month.
The High Court dismisses a bid by Russia to prevent the Commonwealth from taking control of a site it leased for a new embassy.
Under changes to the ACT government's Sustainable Household Scheme, only properties with an unapproved land value of $450,000 or less can apply for an interest-free loan to install solar products.
The cost of sport has long been an issue for Canberra families and with the rising cost of living there are now calls for a sports voucher scheme to keep kids in the game.
For keen collectors, estate beneficiaries, and garage sale-seekers, it was an offer too good to refuse — a "no fee, no obligation" expert appraisal of their treasures.
Spreading human waste onto crops may not sound appealing, but a multi-million-dollar Icon Water scheme is hoping to turn Canberra's sewage into a valuable farming product.
In the face of Australia's political conservatism, punk tattoo and visual artist eX de Medici chose a perhaps unlikely weapon: watercolour.
Young people in the ACT struggling with their mental health now have access to a day program offering alternative therapies such as art, cooking and movement.
Eighty-nine-year-old Primrose Brimson keeps warm in her Canberra home by curling up underneath handmade quilts — but she says she has now made her last, with the cost of materials outgrowing her budget.
Scullin man Muhammad Ali is found guilty of indecently touching a boy at the daycare centre where he worked, although he has been cleared of charges in relation to another child.
A bill that would effectively compel the ACT government to hold an inquiry into their acquisition of Calvary Public Hospital is referred to its own inquiry by a Senate committee.
The NSW transport minister promises to "have a fresh look" at a community proposal as "transport is a social determinant of health, education opportunity, and jobs".
On the face of it, the focus of the writers' strike in the United States is pay, but at the heart of the dispute is the looming spectre of artificial intelligence.
Lyneham in Canberra's north could have an extra 5,000 residents in the coming years, following a new development application from the Yowani Country Club.
A Canberra court hears how a man was "shattered" when his girlfriend died from an overdose of drugs he had supplied to her.
Next week's ACT budget will fund 400 new public housing dwellings, and the renewal or replacement of another 1,000 homes.
The United Ngunnawal Elders Council have today expressed their "deep hurt" at the ACT government's decision to apologise to the Ngambri people for failing to recognise them as traditional custodians.
Kenan Dowden-Carlisle, who previously pleaded guilty to stabbing Jordan Powell in broad daylight in 2021, tells a court he mistakenly believed Mr Powell took his satchel containing his drugs.
Finding an appropriate healthcare professional to help manage an athlete's return to sport postpartum can be tricky, particularly at an amateur level.
Carrie-Ann Adams's symptoms were mistaken for the flu — but in reality, she was dying of bowel cancer and had 12 weeks to live.
A polar air mass sends the mercury plunging over south-eastern Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday, while a thick rain band is brewing in the north-west and set to deliver falls across the country by the end of the week.
The untold spy story of a mole in ASIO's ranks who sold the Soviets highly classified intelligence and got away with it.
A 31-year-old man pleads guilty to choking two teenagers in retaliation for a slapping game gone wrong, in which he believed his stepson was hurt.
The report by Equity Economics found literacy levels in the ACT are worse than 20 years ago. There are now calls to overhaul how reading is taught in public schools.
The $107 million funding boost comes after continued complaints about the ACT having the lowest number of police per capita in the country.
Lies, threats and manipulation — how recordings exposed a rogue expert witness, in a case legal practitioners say is the tip of the iceberg.
Health systems across the country are crying out for workers — and the ACT is no exception, with the government working out how to attract students to the capital and then keep them in its workforce.
John Feint has volunteered with the St Vincent de Paul Society for 16 years, and in that time started a program offering some fun to at-risk youth.
A straightforward portrait of artist Emma Armstrong-Porter with "a lot of stuff going on" underneath its simplicity is selected as this year's National Photographic Portrait Prize winner.
Fifteen Canberra suburbs, as well as Googong across the border, fell out of the $1 million zone over the past year — their median houses prices are now six figures.
A gunman charged with shooting at a car with two people and their infant inside allegedly told the driver of the vehicle, the next time "I won't f***ing miss you".
Being a gender-diverse person on the sporting field can come with challenges. For Alex and Roxie, the reaction from their local football community has been mixed.
A jury has found a Canberra man guilty of murdering the "love of his life", siding with the argument of the prosecution that she fell from the bonnet of his car.
It was a Sunday afternoon in Port Arthur in 1996 when the three people Walter Mikac loved most were brutally taken from him.
Police officers involved in a scuffle during an arrest in 2020 of Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling, are now under investigation.
As the cost of living soars, students are choosing to go without things like mental health care to get by, as a Canberra food pantry reports a 70 per cent increase in demand in 12 months.
Lawyers for Network Ten refer the leak of a five-hour pre-interview involving Lisa Wilkinson and Brittany Higgins, which appeared in multiple Australian media outlets this week, to the federal police.
Scullin man Muhammad Ali faces the court for alleged indecent assault against three children at the Canberra childcare centre where he worked.
Young people are increasingly concerned about the future of the planet and want to have a say, according to organisers of the Make It 16 campaign.
Mena's mental health deteriorated after an injury forced her to stop playing soccer. Now the program that helped her develop positive coping strategies has lost its Commonwealth funding, prompting outrage from the ACT government.
An Australian professor recognised as a world expert in ME/CFS — chronic fatigue syndrome — says Australia's treatment guidelines failed to reflect scientific advances in the pathology of the illness.
Hayley Teasdale needs about 130 plasma donations a year to avoid life-threatening infections, but the Red Cross says in the past month more than 40 per cent of donors have cancelled their appointment.
Prominent Australians including author Tim Winton and late comedian Barry Humphries are appointed to the Order of Australia, in the first year women outnumber men on the honours list.
Sled-dog racing is an ancient practice, but it lives on with races held in Australia's national capital.
A thick, yellow-orange haze has shrouded New York for much of this week. It was a familiar sight for some of the city's Australian residents.
If you were making a movie about Jarrod Croker, he would have won his 300th NRL game — but life isn't like the silver screen, writes Nick Campton.
Artificial intelligence is now part of everyday life in the modern world, even if we don't always know when and where.
A court hears 43-year-old Michael O'Connell's former partner Danielle Jordan suffered catastrophic head injuries when she allegedly fell from the bonnet of his car.
The ACT Supreme Court has dismissed Calvary Health Care's bid to stop the ACT Government from taking over Calvary Public Hospital Bruce.
The ACT's Emergency Services Commissioner has told an inquiry she does not think a more timely report of the Orroral Valley bushfire would have made a major difference to the emergency response.
Jarrod Croker has become a Canberra Raiders legend en route to his 300th NRL game but before he was anything else in rugby league, he was a 16-year-old premiership winner with the Goulburn Stockmen.
Australian-first laws banning unnecessary and irreversible medical procedures for intersex children pass in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
The ACT government rarely declares dogs to be "dangerous" despite hundreds of complaints a year. The opposition want victims to be told why.
Australians aren't drinking like we used to. Yet, despite parallels to tobacco use, some experts say alcohol's history and place in society mean it'll remain indefinitely.
Canberra Health Services staff won't be able to go onto the site of Calvary Public Hospital to finalise transition arrangements for a little longer – until the ACT Supreme Court makes a decision on Calvary's bid for an injunction to halt the takeover.
An army major tells an inquiry into a destructive bushfire south of Canberra in 2020 he may not have authorised a helicopter to land for a crew member's toilet break if he had been asked.
The National Gallery of Australia has indefinitely shelved a controversial exhibition of artworks from South Australia's APY Lands.
In a complete reverse of the cold pattern of southerly winds in May, we are now seeing one of the warmest starts to winter on record.
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre has called out the Australian media for its reporting surrounding sexual assault and says journalists have been contacting it about Brittany Higgins.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts parched conditions across virtually all of Australia this winter as a double whammy of drought-linked climate drivers brew in waters to the west and east.
The ACT government remains steadfast in its planned takeover of Calvary Public Hospital as national executives for the Catholic-owned facility follow through on threats of legal action.
ACT Victims of Crime Commissioner Heidi Yates says walking into court with the alleged victim during Bruce Lehrmann's trial was one of her statutory duties.
Brittany Higgins became a lightning rod for those angry about the scourge of sexual assault allegations in Australia when she first claimed to have been raped. But the charges against Bruce Lehrmann, the man she had accused of sexually assaulting her, have now been dropped and he maintains his innocence.
Bridget Archer was the only member of the Coalition to vote to censure the former prime minister. In so doing, she showed her colleagues the way forward, writes Laura Tingle.
The year's best political cartoons are unveiled for the annual Behind the Lines exhibit in Canberra with David Pope taking out the top honour.
The Commonwealth imposed the veto on the Northern Territory and the ACT in 1997, but the Senate has now voted to remove it.
A damning report into governance and policies at Canberra's secure mental health unit has listed assaults on staff and confusion about the facility's purpose among a number of issues that need urgent action.
That observation was made in 2014, but nothing will be done to fix cadet accommodation until the 2030s — due to funding issues.
The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions discontinues an attempted murder charge against 26-year-old Hayden Todkill after a stabbing outside a pub.
Billie* wasn't sure about the contents or purity of the MDMA she purchased, so she decided to see exactly what was in it. Hers was one of 106 samples tested at Australia's first fixed-site drug-testing service last week.
While being driven to a medical appointment last year, Kane Quinn escaped custody when his girlfriend crashed into the car that was transporting him — sparking a city-wide manhunt.
Over 100 residents met in Merimbula on Tuesday night, raising concerns about the 89-unit building proposed for the seaside town.
Renting has become less affordable in every Australian capital city in the year to 2022, newly released data shows. See how your city compares.
Central West Nationals MP Andrew Gee says he will not change his mind on supporting the Voice, despite the party's official stance to oppose it.
Those who complete the course will get a five-hour reduction to their mandatory 100 hours of supervised driving.
Timothy Engstrom says his business partner "began to giggle" while telling him he had bought an excavator. The excavator was later found with 276 kilograms of cocaine inside its arm.
Stephen Mitchell pleads guilty to a number of child sexual offences that occurred between 1994 and 2008.
Mia Davies has become the first state Nationals leader to criticise the federal branch's decision to not support the Voice to Parliament referendum.
Approval for The Foothills apartments at the base of Mount Ainslie was granted almost two years ago. But work on the site has now been stalled until at least the end of next year.
After record rainfall in eastern Australia, bushfires might be the last thing on many people's minds. But fire authorities are warning the rain is creating strong fuel loads. Here, they provide a breakdown on each state's fire risk over the coming bushfire season.
James Geercke says when he put his hand up to join the military, he was unaware of how much a toll it would take on his physical and mental health.
Two families had to be separated by ACT court staff as Ameen Hamdan was sentenced for negligent driving, causing the death of 16-year-old Alexis Saaghy.
ACT college enrolments are predicted to grow by 17 per cent in five years, stretching schools in Gungahlin, Belconnen and Woden that are already under pressure.
Laura Peel was headed into the Beijing Winter Olympics, confident of a gold medal, when a change in the weather upset her dreams. So, nine months later, how is she coping?
Residents of this NSW town have been trapped for weeks at a time by floodwaters, but the council says it doesn't have the money for a bridge.
Ahead of the first Test against Australia starting Wednesday, West Indies fight out a draw in the pink-ball tour match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.
A 28-year-old Canberra man charged with the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a retail store is granted bail at ACT Magistrates Court.
Police and members of a local community band together to locate a woman missing for 24 hours in isolated bush country.
High case numbers across Australia have people with long COVID and vulnerable people worried about what it will mean for them with few people wearing masks and isolation no longer mandatory. But one expert says renewing mandates will not stop the spread of Omicron variants.
Since August an Aboriginal flag has flown outside the Yass Memorial Hall, but some said the decision was made without due process. Now, months after the flag was raised, a decision has been made to keep it there.
Matt Renshaw issues a timely reminder of his ability at the top of the order with an unbeaten century against the West Indies for the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.
Police say the total estimated street value of the MDMA and cocaine seized throughout the investigation is more than $750,000.
After a difficult coming out journey, Davis has found self-expression in sharing his make-up videos online.
Paramedics in the ACT are calling for more support from the Emergency Services Agency and rostering that doesn't see back-to-back 14-hour night shifts.
The president of the World Uyghur Congress says he appreciates Australia's work to increase pressure on China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang, but worries Australia will soften its stance as it tries to slowly rebuild ties with Beijing.
Peter Nesic brought legal action against the head of Amazon in Australia, Janet Menzies. But his allegation against the executive was tossed out in less than 15 minutes.
The ACT Supreme Court confirms it will hear an application relating to the trial on December 2 and that media and members of the public will not be allowed to attend.
West Indies have finished the first day of their clash with the Prime Minister's XI in good form, taking late wickets to leave the hosts 9-297.
Grocery prices in Australia could jump another 8 per cent by this time next year, according to an alliance of food producers and distributors.
Australian prosecco producers are "not giving any ground" against the European Union and are lobbying politicians in Canberra to protect their use of the grape variety name.
The head of Australia's air safety investigator says he will "never fully comprehend" why Peter Woodland chose to relaunch his helicopter before the fatal crash in NSW earlier this year.
The bureaucracy is likely to expand in coming years, but agency heads say the concentration of senior jobs in the ACT undermines recruitment.
It rose to prominence as a way to describe independent candidates taking on mostly wealthy, Liberal federal seats in the election, and now it's the Word of the Year.
A man accused of possessing a commercial quantity of a controlled drug pleads not guilty to his alleged involvement in a scheme to import 276 kilograms of cocaine inside an excavator.
A man accused of historical child sexual abuse is facing a judge-alone trial despite a mandate that people accused of sexual crimes in the ACT face a jury of their peers.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority's new CEO warns a number of critical water-saving projects will not be delivered on time.
Jato is VRA Rescue NSW's newest recruit, and is qualified for area search and scent-specific trailing.
Single mother-of-three Lisa Carter has been priced out of the rental market and has set up camp in a Perth caravan park. She's among the many Australian households in housing stress, with the figure forecast to approach one million by 2041.
Just weeks after Pushkar Gogia bought a refrigerated van for his dessert business, the vehicle's engine went "kaput". He says getting the problem fixed was much harder than it should have been — and consumer groups agree.
Canberrans enjoy a rare glimpse inside Gungahlin Homestead as the historic estate's new owners consider developing the site into a retirement village.
A family tragedy might have postponed the fundraising journey but nothing would stop David Batterham from raising awareness about dementia.
Canberra families whose houses were torn down to remove the threat of loose-fill asbestos insulation will soon have a dedicated public place of reflection at the National Arboretum.
David Celeski has been released from jail where he was awaiting sentencing after being found unconscious at a brothel with $12,000, heroin and a loaded gun on him.
After being seriously injured by a drunk driver while in her car, Negar Barjestehmanesh and others want to see tougher sentences for dangerous driving.
A 20-year-old Canberra man who admitted raping two girls, aged seven and 12, has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail.
Queanbeyan-Palerang is one of several NSW councils to propose a significant rise in rates to ensure services are maintained.
The last of three contracts for the controversial redevelopment is signed and much of the work on the site is already underway.
Legal Aid ACT is being praised by authorities for refusing to give in to the demands of hackers who stole sensitive client information from the legal service.
It's taken more than six years to have this 32-minute meeting. But as Chinese President Xi Jinping embarks on his third term, Australia will have to deepen its understanding of the one-party state to improve relations.
Alex El-Debel and Raminder Kahlon are both spared time behind bars after being found guilty of conspiring to dishonestly obtain a benefit from the Commonwealth.
An Australian Army helicopter pilot tells the first day of an inquest into a fire sparked by a light on the chopper he didn't take the area's long grass into account before landing.
An 18-year-old man charged with murder has been remanded in custody after an alleged altercation at the Canberra Hospital's Adult Mental Health Unit on Sunday.
A 17-year-old Canberra boy is granted bail, charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, as police appeal to the public for more alleged victims to come forward.
Filmmaker Nick Barkla has watched veterans, often homeless or living with trauma, find peace and relief through a horsemanship program. Now, his work will be screened at Parliament House in Canberra.
An 18-year-old allegedly assaults a 38-year-old man in the Canberra Hospital's Adult Mental Health Unit.
One million sandbags have been sent out to NSW communities facing the latest flooding event, with a resupply effort underway across an area the size of Switzerland.
Passing through airport security is a mild inconvenience, if anything, for most passengers — but for Gillian Horton it can cause intense anxiety.
Residents across NSW are being warned thunderstorms forecast for Sunday could dump up to 150 millimetres of rain and cause further riverine and flash flooding.
Kate Aston and Sigourney Vallis were charged thousands of dollars in rent after they left their university residence last year — and could not return due to travel restrictions.
More than 90 museum directors denounce recent protests by climate activists, which have included throwing food and gluing themselves to some of the world's most famous paintings.
ACT Policing say while the investigation is still ongoing, they believe only the three deceased were involved.
People from around Australia gather to commemorate Remembrance Day, in honour of those who have died while serving in conflicts and peace-keeping operations.
Ben Aulich and Michael Papandrea are both charged with conspiracy to launder money, but their lawyers say the undercover police operation that led to the charges used illegal actions.
A strap used to secure a propeller overnight was not removed and pierced the side of the plane shortly after take-off.
Scott Miller transported methamphetamine across NSW hidden in candles, with a judge saying the former swimmer played a "central role" in a drug supply operation.
The ACT's main sports venue is ageing and rarely comes close to being full — should it be replaced, refurbished or downsized?
Canberra's hot summers and icy winters will become more comfortable for some renters as landlords are made to upgrade insulation in their properties.
Climate change protesters glue themselves to Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans and vandalise the artwork, which is on display in Canberra.
Australia is warned the AUKUS submarine deal will be a huge undertaking that will involve "one of the biggest training and workforce development challenges Australia has faced".
A former chapter leader of the Brothers 4 Life crime gang is sentenced to an additional four years behind bars for assaults committed while in jail.
Coalition-era Commonwealth bureaucrats felt pressured to find new ways to rein in potential welfare fraud and non-compliance, the Robodebt royal commission hears.
Last month the ABC reported that the Department of Public Security in the Chinese city of Wenzhou had set up an official "contact point" for Chinese police in Sydney in 2018, but the AFP has told a Senate estimates hearing it does not believe that the office is currently active.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios announces he will donate money to charity after settling his case with a fan he accused of being drunk.
ACT police are investigating the deaths of a woman and a young boy whose bodies were found in a lake in Gungahlin this morning.
In the past two decades, professional sport has only gotten bigger and faster, but people at the grassroots level are embracing slower-paced sports like pickleball and walking basketball.
Petrol prices across the ACT will be displayed on a government website, allowing drivers to compare prices at nearby retailers — but service stations will not be forced to sign up.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells ABC's Q+A that he intends to tackle the rising cost of power prices by Christmas as he defends the budget and plays down the fears of Australians about a recession.
The victim says he was 13 years old when Christopher Cooksley abused him in the 1980s, leading the boy to rely on drugs and alcohol to cope.
Under a plan released on Melbourne Cup Day, housing is to be built on Canberra's only racecourse, which currently operates on prime inner-suburban land.
Over the past 15 years, Australians have weathered myriad natural disasters including catastrophic bushfires, droughts, and floods and a new report shows attitudes to the threats posed by climate change have shifted.
A commission of inquiry had been shown emails between the lawyers within the Social Services Department in 2015 relating to a draft brief being prepared for then social services minister Scott Morrison.
Terrifying flash floods have ripped out trees, smashed cars into bridges and washed away furniture in the NSW Riverina and Southern Tablelands — leaving businesses and residents to clean up the mess.
International computer-hacking syndicates will be eyeing off more Australian targets after a string of recent data breaches, a cybersecurity expert says.
Revenge takes hold on a weekend away and healing crystals become murder weapons in this AACTA-nominated feature from up-and-coming Australian filmmaking duo.
In announcing the new Territory Plan and District Planning Strategies, the ACT government said the changes sought to balance community expectations about maintaining the character of some areas while meeting the demand for densification in town and group centres.
Advance Australia has lashed out at the electoral commission after it acknowledged that the robocalls it criticised during the election campaign had not existed.
The warning was revealed in the first day of the royal commission hearings being held into the controversial scheme, which ran from 2016 to 2019 and involved recovering debts from welfare recipients.
Police allege the 16-year-old boy and another teenage passenger fled the scene after the car they were driving hit a tree, killing two passengers.
The Director of Public Prosecutions confirms that the former Liberal Party staffer will be retried over the alleged rape of his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019.
The POW Requiem, featuring 24 movements, was performed over the weekend for the first time, in honour of Australia's thousands of World War II prisoners.
Revellers heading to Flemington Racecourse for the race that stops the nation are in for a wet one.
For New Zealander turned Canberran Susan Marshall, the early morning routine of a run has become something extraordinary.
Funding for the arts is "low and declining", and the budget maintains the status quo. Is it a missed opportunity, or laying the groundwork for a December announcement?
An inquiry into abortion and reproductive healthcare services in the Canberra region hears people find it difficult to access the service.
After a decade of covering the ACT courts, Elizabeth Byrne says the public and media interest in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, and, in turn, his accuser Brittany Higgins, has been unprecedented.
This year 18 people have died on ACT roads, the highest number since 2010, and first responders say more education is needed to avoid these tragedies.
A juror, whose personal research ended the ACT Supreme Court trial of Bruce Lehrmann, had three academic papers about sexual assault in his possession in the jury room.
Alarm bells were set off for one sheriff's officer in the ACT rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann after a research paper was uncovered by chance. The document was not part of court proceedings and ultimately led to a mistrial. So, what other rules do jurors run the risk of breaking?
The government is criticised for not doing enough to ease cost-of-living pressures for Australia's most vulnerable and youth as the impact of rising inflation bites.
In the wake of what has now been declared a mistrial, remains a little over two weeks of hearings and testimony about the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins by former colleague Bruce Lehrmann.
The jury in the rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann is discharged, without a verdict, after a juror accessed information that was not presented as evidence in court.
The jury in the trial of former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been trying to reach a unanimous decision for more than five days.
An ACT Health investigation reveals a sick worker was likely to blame for a gastro outbreak at a popular Canberra doughnut bar last year.
Police will allege the juvenile sisters were sexually assaulted by their brother over a period of seven years, between 2006 and 2013.
Energy efficiency requirements for new homes will increase in October next year, but design choices like north-facing windows can help lessen the cost.
China's ambassador to Australia warns that Taiwanese people advocating full independence from the mainland will be "punished" according to Chinese law, speaking in an interview with the ABC's 7.30 program.
Regional Health Minister Bronnie Taylor says the state already has mechanisms in place to deal with complaints and that all concerned parties should feel they can make reports "freely and openly".
Police have found the body of the 23-year-old Canberra man in Kosciuszko National Park after an extensive search.
Police say a 23-year-old Canberra man missing in Kosciuszko National Park has limited supplies with him as a search enters its third day.
Court documents about the alleged murder of Glenn Walewicz at Philip last year reveal allegations the teenager accused of shooting him wrote rap lyrics about it, saving them on his phone.
Nick Kyrgios laughs off a bizarre decision he made during his match against world number one Daniil Medvedev, as the Australian claimed a stunning victory in the US Open.
Stephen Mitchell now faces 26 charges relating to grooming, sexual conduct with children outside Australia, and engaging in sexual activity with children between 1994 and 2005.
Emergency services have resumed a search this morning for a missing back-country skier in Kosciuszko National Park.
Use our interactive and see how you would tackle some of the scenarios facing Australians — but a word of caution: you'll have to make some difficult decisions.
After his father stuck his hand in a woodchipper, Sam Vincent returned to the family farm to help out. The Walkley award-winning writer never expected to become a cattle and fig farmer himself.
Vee Malnar's Canberra exhibition The Mother Expectation features overlooked household items, drawing parallels between the similarly unsung duties and expectations of motherhood.
In the late 1980s, Matthew Rose found a coach who could turn him into the next Dennis Lillee. Instead, like dozens of other elite cricketers in the ACT, he was preyed on by sexual abuser. Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse.
Disgraced former Ainslie football coach Stephen Porter has been jailed for 20 years by the ACT Supreme Court after he admitted to child sex offences.
More than half of those working in the music trade have experienced sexual harassment or harm at work, an independent review finds.
For decades Australia has described weather in degrees Celsius, but that wasn't always the case.
Demand for speech pathology services across the country has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with wait lists for private practices ranging from "six months to over two years".
This Australian Signals Directorate is marking its 75th anniversary with a challenge: four layers of encrypted messages on this coin.
Governments may need to pay postgraduate students to study teaching to address the current staffing shortage, according to the chair of an expert panel looking into education training.
A 24-year-old NSW man has pleaded guilty to murder over the death of Canberra man Glenn Walewicz.
The urban centre in south Canberra is undergoing a personality change, but some say the community is paying a price for increased density.
Chidi Okwechime is jailed for more than five years after being found guilty of rape after a night out in Canberra.
Aaron Alexander is found guilty of more than 60 charges of theft, using the money on things including his personal car loan and fines.