New wastewater data shows concerning drug trend taking hold in ACT
Published: April 29, 2026 12:00
Australians spent a record $14.3b on illicit drugs: report.
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Half a million cigarettes, 175kg of tobacco seized in retail raids
Published: April 29, 2026 03:51
Tobacconists in Narrabunda, Woden and Belconnen were raided in April.
More homes, less space: why this Casey development keeps changing
Published: April 29, 2026 01:30
The already approved design has fewer but larger apartments.
'I thought I was going to die': stroke drug breakthrough for patients
Published: April 29, 2026 01:14
'The recovery was nothing short of miraculous.'
'Raising safety concerns for years': Union warnings before hospital siege
Published: April 28, 2026 22:56
Staff complained about hospital design.
One of Canberra's oldest public housing site demolished for modern homes
Published: April 28, 2026 19:30
How a local appeal paved way for fast-tracked housing projects.
Steakout: two new chains bet big on Canberra's volatile food scene
Published: April 28, 2026 19:30
Is there enough appetite to support Canberra's steak boom?
'Austerity is a real challenge': Corruption watchdog's warning about government savings
Published: April 28, 2026 19:30
Public servants must 'remember that you do have a duty.'
'Action cannot come sooner': How a heartbroken family found comfort after teen's sudden death
Published: April 28, 2026 19:30
Family wants to make sure no one has to experience what they did.
She woke to her missing car. Hours later it was 680kms away with police in hot pursuit
Published: April 28, 2026 19:30
Car nicked from driveway found with shredded tyres 680km away.
How Nina Simone's daughter finally stepped out of her shadow
Published: April 28, 2026 19:30
Lisa Simone is keeping her mother's legacy alive.
Truck tips over, catches fire at major intersection causing traffic chaos
Published: April 28, 2026 07:45
Road littered with debris and fuel following crash.
Driver accused of causing fatal motorcycle crash was 'grossly negligent': prosecutor
Published: April 28, 2026 07:01
Motorcyclist died two days after crash.
Rules for how the next ANU chancellor will be appointed have been decided
Published: April 28, 2026 04:03
Leaders want a robust and transparent process.
Hooning motorcyclists and drink-drivers nabbed in long weekend blitz
Published: April 28, 2026 03:37
Licences cancelled and huge fines doled out in holiday sting.
Prime Minister reveals how much tech companies will be levied if they refuse to pay for news
Published: April 28, 2026 01:46
'These stories can't be told without Australian journalists'.
Elliott Hardie Homes accused of 'phoenix trading' after companies collapse
Published: April 28, 2026 01:30
Elliott Hardie Homes accused of trading insolvent for 18 months.
'We just kept going, we had no choice': The cost of running a construction business in Canberra
Published: April 27, 2026 19:30
A family's fight for survival in a brutal building industry.
Kai didn't think university was for him, but this program changed his mind
Published: April 27, 2026 19:30
'The process to get into uni was quite tricky...'
Queanbeyan man arrested after mid-air biting attempt, aggression on flight to Perth
Published: April 27, 2026 03:03
Police say 45yo kicked a seat, became aggressive towards passenger.
Dad allegedly let his three-year-old child play with a firearm
Published: April 27, 2026 02:55
Police allege he repeatedly left his firearm unsecured near his children.
A very special happy birthday to The Canberra Times
Published: April 27, 2026 01:49
This is an elite-level version of Happy Birthday.
Police set off grenade in ED to rescue staff under siege
Published: April 26, 2026 21:00
Staff rescued when police ignited grenade.
'Dehumanising': a regional teen's 300km journey for mental health treatment
Published: April 26, 2026 20:30
Advocates call for national strategy to address health care gaps outside the cities.
Why single-source software contracts like Palantir's are now dominant
Published: April 26, 2026 19:30
Palantir has become this agency's largest tech supplier.
Targeting a promotion in the public service? Here's what you need to know
Published: April 26, 2026 19:30
Which departments offer the best path to the senior ranks?
How this 100-year legacy barber is surviving Canberra's business crisis
Published: April 26, 2026 19:30
Start early, stay late, skip lunch if you have to - but never rush a haircut.
What you can do to help journalism survive the threat of AI
Published: April 26, 2026 19:30
Is your social media feed killing journalism?
We seem to have arrived at the age of silent radio
Published: April 26, 2026 19:00
Slowly but surely we're opting for entertainment over angertainment.
Giant crowd pack Manuka Oval for first Canberra AFL game of the year
Published: April 26, 2026 06:30
Follow our live updates in the blog!
Late night fights on Anzac Day end in multiple arrests
Published: April 26, 2026 00:34
Police arrested three men on Saturday night.
Man allegedly assaulted, robbed after picking up abandoned dog
Published: April 25, 2026 21:30
The man thought the dog may have escaped from a nearby property.
Why local kids are ditching screens for the peace of a fishing line
Published: April 25, 2026 19:30
Have you noticed the boom in fishing among kids in Canberra?
Canberra has a second teachers 'union'. Is it complicating bargaining negotiations?
Published: April 25, 2026 19:30
Union members are considering their striking options.
Canberra's youth are dressing for the job they don't want. Why?
Published: April 25, 2026 19:30
What young people are wearing at the moment and why.
'It was pretty bad': ACT govt 'concerned' sports ground condition forced NSW relocation
Published: April 25, 2026 19:30
'You would think it looked like a desert, it was so dry.'
Angry but relieved, ACT reacts to first raid after years of tobacco inaction
Published: April 24, 2026 19:30
'Why has it taken so long?'
The man who saw Canberra's soul in its streets
Published: April 24, 2026 19:30
A tireless champion of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin's vision for the capital
The loneliness of the badge: why I'm leaving my medals in the drawer this Anzac Day
Published: April 24, 2026 19:30
Silence from our leaders can be a death sentence.
Is our national defence policy ignoring the hard lessons of Anzac Cove?
Published: April 24, 2026 19:30
Veteran care and ADF recruitment are in crisis.
The special piece of Canberra Prince Harry got to take home
Published: April 24, 2026 19:30
Prince Harry took home some Canberra-centric gifts.
'We have a shared interest': Treasurer Jim Chalmers says NDIS changes will save the ACT $50 million
Published: April 24, 2026 19:30
'We all have a stake in reforming the NDIS'.
A PM's letter, a soldier's treasure, a family's wartime legacy
Published: April 24, 2026 04:05
A letter from a famous uncle was treasured for a lifetime.
'You are a Canberra success story': judge vows to honour trust in new role
Published: April 24, 2026 03:42
'Across the ACT, there is collective pride and confidence in this appointment.'
The ringing rocks of Kiandra: a musical mystery still not solved
Published: April 24, 2026 02:30
These boulders that ring like a bell have baffled experts for years.
Access Canberra lease ruling paves way for Big Splash slide demolition
Published: April 24, 2026 02:25
The waterslides are understood to be up for demolition.
Phonics results show room for improvement in new literacy program
Published: April 24, 2026 01:35
'Confidence is such a critical thing for any young kid...'
Extreme algae levels close parts of Lake Burley Griffin for long weekend
Published: April 24, 2026 01:04
The National Capital Authority has closed basins to swimming.
Butler's rebate cut is a tax on prudence, not a win for equity
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
Policy 'fix' may push thousands back into public health sector.
Probe launched after Aboriginal symbols defaced at Agriculture Department
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
Offensive comments were allegedly scrawled near an SES office.
I'd rather have a minister for men than a single additional enrolment at the 'rape academy'
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
I'm sick of being frightened of men who can't control themselves.
'It feels like a real attack': Raine is among tens of thousands of Canberrans to face higher private health insurance costs
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
Health Minister Mark Butler says the change will make rebates more 'equitable'.
Flipped cars and frightened cats: Residents demand action on dangerous intersection
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
A federal funding bid could be the last hope for a local street.
After public outcry, authorities finally move on illegal tobacco sellers
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
City-wide blitz follows exposé of brazen black market in the capital.
A survivor's story: Afghan-Australian to lead national dawn service
Published: April 23, 2026 19:30
Flying Officer Kbora Ali to give the dawn aervice commemorative address.
A case that shouldn't be draped in the flag
Published: April 23, 2026 19:00
There's nothing unpatriotic about holding a warrior accountable.
Construction engineer allegedly crashed stolen car into two homes
Published: April 23, 2026 05:03
He allegedly drove through a fence, and into a garage.
Former retail manager accused of indecent acts on teenage employees
Published: April 23, 2026 04:30
He allegedly used his position to change shifts so he could work with the teenagers.
ACT Health services scrambling to fix payroll error leaving nurses without pay
Published: April 23, 2026 04:11
Union describes communication with staff as 'disheartening'.
DSGN Homes' boss speaks out on the industry that led to his insolvency
Published: April 23, 2026 02:21
'There should be a shared risk', DSGN Homes' boss says.
Why the head of the government's debt agency was forced to ask for a review of her own work
Published: April 23, 2026 01:30
The tiny agency has lost nearly 50 per cent of its staff.
Popular pizza shop Sliceria to open a second city location today
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
Made plans for lunch yet?
She thought she was doing the right thing, then the strata fight began
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
Empty nester forced to sell apartment after downsizing.
'They didn't make assumptions': how a legally blind woman found her best mate at the pound
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
Jo and her new best friend walk 20km a day.
Canberra's blind eye to illicit tobacco is now costing you money
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
A new victim emerges in the black market cigarette crisis.
'Some relief': Canberra drivers react as petrol prices finally trickles below $2 a litre
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
Where to find the cheapest fuel in Canberra.
Equality agency announces replacement for Mary Wooldridge in top spot
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
The new chief executive has been appointed after almost six months of searching.
Federal government spends $18.5 million on non-government school construction
Published: April 22, 2026 19:30
'This has created a co-operative and collaborative approach.'
Forget whingeing, this winter I plan to be cosy
Published: April 22, 2026 19:00
The season is fleeting and deserves to be celebrated.
Scale of teenager's drug dealing enterprise revealed in court
Published: April 22, 2026 06:13
She was arrested after police intercepted a package containing cocaine.
Murray is broken but unbowed as he pounds the pavement for veterans
Published: April 22, 2026 04:35
A broken foot is not going to stop the Canberra ex-submariner from supporting his fellow veterans.
Sweeping changes to NDIS will save $15 billion by 2030 Mark Butler says
Published: April 22, 2026 03:11
'We can't afford for the NDIS to fail.'
Woman allegedly filmed herself graffitiing memorial and posted it online
Published: April 22, 2026 02:54
She allegedly caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage.
DNA analysis links unknown man to two alleged assault incidents in Theodore
Published: April 22, 2026 00:53
Police release face-fit image of the alleged offender as part of the probe to locate him.
Hume Highway closed southbound after trucks crash, catch fire
Published: April 21, 2026 21:12
Detours remain in place on Wednesday morning.
Treasurer Chalmers faces his biggest test but is he up to the task?
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
Is the government's economic compass broken?
Officer in violent strip search engaged in corrupt conduct, excessive force
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
Barrister alleges 'malicious prosecution' in civil suit.
Having a tobacconist in your building could spell big trouble
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
What looks like a gift shop could be a home owners' insurance nightmare.
'Fun while it lasted': award-winning gin that's barely surviving the craft spirits boom
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
A local success story faces a sobering new reality.
Why families like Arthur's are worried they'll have nowhere to turn
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
NDIS changes are creating anxiety as Labor flags more cuts.
'Number-one priority': Manuka Oval upgrade wishlist revealed for exiting Giants boss
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
He also reveals why the 10-year ACT govt deal 'holds up to light'.
Requests for gun licences spike after Bondi attack, police say
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
Farmers, shooters slam proposed caps on guns.
O'Neil concedes 'bold and ambitious' housing targets may not be achievable
Published: April 21, 2026 19:30
Construction is not 30 per cent behind where it needs to be.
Rote learned, manners have served me well
Published: April 21, 2026 19:00
A teen's laudable campaign to restore the Ps and Qs.