Struggling to see a GP? This is why
Published: August 7, 2026 01:47
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Housing unaffordability main reason people seek homelessness support: ACT Shelter
Published: August 7, 2026 01:30
Services weighed down with people who have 'nowhere affordable' to go.
'I feel him here': how a Queanbeyan workshop keeps an artist's love alive
Published: August 7, 2026 01:00
His work is iconic. Her promise to continue it is inspiring.
'Worst person to trust': brother jailed for sexually abusing his little sisters
Published: August 6, 2026 19:30
Abuse started when youngest sister was four.
We must hold the line on AI eating up the Australian story
Published: August 6, 2026 19:30
The position is clear: there is to be no use without permission and payment.
There's a bigger problem for Parton than who and when he was texting
Published: August 6, 2026 19:30
We put Mark Parton's claim that voters won't care to the test.
CIT chief executive should face public sector standards investigation: inquiry
Published: August 6, 2026 06:49
The committee stopped short of finding her in contempt of the assembly.
The Canberra boy who 'could not sing' has wowed the experts on The Voice
Published: August 6, 2026 05:00
Josh McCauley kept his talents mostly to himself - until his brother urged him to take a leap.
What's on in Canberra this weekend
Published: August 6, 2026 03:20
Plenty on for young and old.
Alleged drug driver told to 'be quiet' after repeated court interruptions
Published: August 6, 2026 03:01
'I won't sit here and let you interrupt a bail application.'
'I feel really creatively inspired': Tanya Hennessy on her new children's book
Published: August 6, 2026 01:49
Her very funny children's picture book CockadoodleMOO?! is out now
More than costumes: the unforgettable magic of a first time on stage
Published: August 6, 2026 01:38
For hundreds of Canberra students, the first time on stage is the best.
Parton admits 'f--- my job is boring' text, denies sending it to sex worker
Published: August 6, 2026 01:03
Opposition Leader digs in, no thought of resigning.
This Queanbeyan author just bagged Australia's most prestigious literary award
Published: August 6, 2026 00:43
Miles-Franklin winning author Omar Musa 'blown away' by win.
We need a detailed gas phase-out plan to ensure the vulnerable aren't left behind
Published: August 5, 2026 19:30
Some of us will easily afford the switch, but others might not.
'Cruel' man pretended to call ambulance for partner he struck with cricket bat
Published: August 5, 2026 19:30
'His cruelty in pretending to call an ambulance was deliberate and sustained'.
Man allegedly raped woman with intellectual disability over five days
Published: August 5, 2026 19:30
'Extremely high' risk of committing more crimes, magistrate says.
Fuel prices skyrocket in Canberra as drivers 'feel the pinch' at the bowser
Published: August 5, 2026 19:30
But you could still get petrol for under $2.00 if you knew where to look.
Mark Parton denies texting sex worker 'f--- my job is boring' in committee hearing
Published: August 5, 2026 08:01
Opposition Leader says complaint is 'false, malicious ... attempt to smear him'.
Ask Property: We are looking to downsize, but what are the tax implications?
Published: August 5, 2026 06:48
Fourth Elliott Hardie Homes company enters into administration
Published: August 5, 2026 05:52
The total amount of debt owed to creditors is till unknown.
AFP 'mishandled' case against three alleged Chinese spies, lawyer says
Published: August 5, 2026 02:25
The lawyer criticised the AFP's handling of the case amid delays.
The end of an era in Canberra as the last Ticketek agency closes on Friday
Published: August 5, 2026 02:08
The days of lining up in person to grab concert tickets are no more.
Matt missed two games in 15 years. This loyal volunteer speaks about a Canberra team returning ...
Published: August 5, 2026 01:33
Australia's league is looking at expansion and considering the capital.
Part of popular bridge-to-bridge route restricted to pedestrians under NCA changes
Published: August 5, 2026 01:30
Increasing use of lakeside path prompts safety overhaul.
A point for $500: Canberra's dodgy underground demerit points trade
Published: August 5, 2026 01:30
Drivers pay up to $1500 to avoid licence suspensions in demerit black market.
ACT faces staged shut down of 'unviable' gas network from mid-2030s
Published: August 4, 2026 20:15
Feedback sought on next phase of gas shut-off plan.
'Pattern of secrecy': Libs call for audit on federal infrastructure spend in ACT
Published: August 4, 2026 20:03
The call follows corruption findings involving the CFMEU.
Why six majestic cedars are being cut down in Lennox Gardens
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
The park's Japanese design principles are being carefully preserved.
IR minister defends CFMEU membership after corruption findings
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
Michael Pettersson says he's a proud trade unionist.
ACT Ombudsman apologises to company for two-year delay in investigation
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
The company director says it could have saved taxpayers $800,000.
Meet the people disrupting the way things are done in the APS
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
Part 3: These are the bureaucrats who are breaking the mold.
'The vegetable stops being the enemy at the dinner table': the balloon show helping kids to eat their veggies
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
Dr Chloe Lim's fun shows during National Science Week will be free.
Why gardeners go slightly odd by the end of a long winter
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
Clue: It may be due to soil deprivation syndrome.
With food this bright, this restaurant just needs a splash of colour
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Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
A greyscale interior vision pained me because I enjoyed the food a lot.
A second Harris Farms is on the cards, where should it go?
Published: August 4, 2026 19:30
The popular grocer is looking to expand its ACT footprint.
ACT NAPLAN scores remain stagnant despite Strong Foundations reforms
Published: August 4, 2026 19:00
Education Directorate says it will take years for reforms to show.
In the ACT, if you start school behind your peers you stay behind
Published: August 4, 2026 19:00
Multi-tiered support systems are needed to help students catch up.
Protestor vows to keep 'banging the drum' for Palestine after avoiding conviction
Published: August 4, 2026 08:30
She scaled the building to 'send a message about peace', the court heard.
Tributes flow for Canberra and Queanbeyan's world-beating town crier after shock death
Published: August 4, 2026 04:47
Death comes months after a Guinness World Record win.
Once told he couldn't play sport, Jimmy just made history on the green
Published: August 4, 2026 03:19
Canberra-based bowls titan completes 'ultimate dream come true'.
CIT student's severed finger prompts Worksafe investigation
Published: August 4, 2026 02:10
CIT board member confirms serious safety incident.
'Chilling indifference' in emergency call delay before beloved brother's death
Published: August 4, 2026 01:40
Coroner finds public safety issues after 'deeply loved' man died.
Pedestrian hit by tram on Northbourne Avenue, lanes closed
Published: August 3, 2026 23:50
Two car lanes closed as police and ambulance deal with incident.
'Disgraceful': Hellenic Club's legal threat against gambling reform advocate revealed at Senate inquiry
Published: August 3, 2026 19:30
'They're coming after me because of me standing up.'
House prices dropped for the fourth time, but is it still too early to buy?
Published: August 3, 2026 19:30
The property downturn is becoming 'entrenched', one expert says.
Massive battery proposed for historic ACT sheep farm
Published: August 3, 2026 19:30
Project would be built on land 'degraded' from agricultural use.
Your old memory could be the key to solving disappearances of three Canberra teens
Published: August 3, 2026 19:30
'It's a grief that has no resolution.'
Slices of suburbia: Are these Canberra's best restaurants?
Published: August 3, 2026 19:30
We all have a favourite local - here are some of ours.
Canberra's 'iconic' bus shelters heritage-listed for architectural significance
Published: August 3, 2026 19:30
'Brutalist design' seen in 'simple materials and modular forms'.
Driver killed after ute crashed near Lake George, ejecting him from the vehicle
Published: August 3, 2026 06:00
The crash took place on Sunday night about 40km north-east of Canberra.
Woman accused of killing mum of two denies driving dangerously
Published: August 3, 2026 02:35
The pedestrian died after allegedly being hit by a ute near Queanbeyan.
Future decided for fire-ravaged inner north community building
Published: August 3, 2026 02:01
Wakefield Gardens building to be demolished later this month.
CIT to slash jobs amid financial pressures
Published: August 3, 2026 01:29
The CIT will offer voluntary redundancies to staff.
Controversial NCA precinct plan around inner south roundabout approved
Published: August 3, 2026 00:37
Residents previously raised concerns about high building limits.
Man threw himself in front of a tram for a warm bed, Havelock CEO says
Published: August 2, 2026 19:30
Students to be relocated for crisis accommodation.
AI is reshaping your public service job. Here's how to safeguard yours
Published: August 2, 2026 19:30
How to use AI fluency and systems thinking to get promoted.
Meet the federal public sector's most influential people
Published: August 2, 2026 19:30
The public servants who are steering the ship.
Govt digital agency rejects vendor lock-in claims from software giant
Published: August 2, 2026 19:30
The debate over vendor lock-in and open-source software heats up.
'My heart is broken': Canberra man loses three to 'devastating' Venezuelan earthquake
Published: August 2, 2026 19:30
Frank has returned from Caracus after the witnessing the aftermath firsthand.
The $300k logo, the $84k pool contract, and KPMG's review tab
Published: August 2, 2026 19:30
A look at little known taxpayer spending you may have missed.
'Canberra has embraced the culture': a Brave nod to the past in crazy rise
Published: August 2, 2026 07:19
The Brave celebrated retro round with a win at the AIS Arena.
Teen boy arrested and charged after allegedly strangling 15-year-old girlfriend
Published: August 1, 2026 23:47
Police arrested the boy at his home this morning.
Has common civility gone the way of the dodo?
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
Trust has eroded everywhere, it seems.
'The support they deserve': autism centre to re-open after three organisations team up
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
The centre will run a pilot program to ensure it remains financially secure.
Pleading for hot water: the daily struggle to survive our winter
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
Let us look our homeless in the eye.
'It felt like a prison': mental health patients say they left Canberra Hospital worse off
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
Patients say they were discharged prematurely.
'We're grateful to have him': your sparkling clean car may be all down to Eden
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
The 26-year-old just celebrated a special work milestone.
'At least 10 gangs' operating in overcrowded jail: top official reveals daily pressures
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
Limited accommodation, outdated design 'challenge' improvements.
'Life changed': How one teen's disappearance shaped a family 42 years ago
Published: August 1, 2026 19:30
A Canberra family refuses to let 17-year-old Megan be forgotten.
Missing 31-year-old man last seen in Kambah
Published: August 1, 2026 07:15
Police are appealing to the public for information.
Man in critical condition after e-scooter crash in south Canberra
Published: August 1, 2026 04:34
Police believe he was riding with friend.
The Block is back on Sunday - with water views and a share house
Published: August 1, 2026 00:30
Hopefully Scott Cam can watch from a comfy chair after his surgery.
Industrial action kept the new minister out of her old school. It shows the challenge she faces
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
Rachel Stephen-Smith wants more families like hers to choose public schools first.
Why we're all drawn to colour in these dark and dreary times
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
Is there any greater crime than dullness?
Why is Angus Taylor turning the Coalition into Pauline Hanson's party?
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
Taylor mimics Hanson's attacks on APS.
ACT bikie taskforce arrests man weeks after searching northside unit
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
Meth, cash, and ute seized on Friday afternoon.
Sober facts: what's driving Gen Z away from drinking
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
Expensive drinks and safety concerns upending old traditions.
Newcomer Natasha is helping Canberrans to see their national capital through fresh eyes
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
She has been sharing her thoughts about the national capital online.
Man and police officer kicked in the head, leaving 'quite graphic' injuries
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
One of the injuries included a gash on a man's forehead.
The Canberra food revolution you barely knew you were living through
Published: July 31, 2026 19:30
More than menu: how two families sparked a quiet revolution.
Jail sentence set to be reduced for driver who killed Matthew McLuckie
Published: July 31, 2026 06:52
Errors in maximum sentence decision, prosecution concedes.
Single-vehicle crash on rural road claims driver's life
Published: July 31, 2026 06:01
A man has died in a crash near Goulburn.
'He can win it': Canberra gold medal hope's first coach opens up on what Cam Myers was like as a kid
Published: July 31, 2026 06:00
Cameron Myers is racing for Comm Games gold on Sunday.
Alleged retirement village burglar restrained after court outburst
Published: July 31, 2026 04:21
He had to be physically restrained and muted on screen.
I grew up with local news. This is why I still believe in it
Published: July 31, 2026 04:00
The way we deliver news has changed, but our mission has not.
The huge, noisy generator that has been running 24/7 in a Canberra street
Published: July 31, 2026 03:14
Evoenergy "acknowledges the generator has been noisy for nearby residents"
Canberra nearly had an ice skating lake - here's what happened
Published: July 31, 2026 02:30
A 1941 map reveals forgotten Brindabella dream.
Upstairs on Northbourne, Taj Mahal helped widen Canberra's tastes
Published: July 31, 2026 01:30
Canberra's dining scene expanded widely in the '70s and '80s.
Infrastructure's new $315m lease bucks major trend in APS office moves
Published: July 31, 2026 01:30
The hundreds of millions of dollars behind department offices.
'City shaping' CBD convention centre project moves to next phase
Published: July 31, 2026 01:30
A tender for designs and costings has been released.
Man accused of raping woman he met on a dating app
Published: July 31, 2026 01:15
Police allege he sexually assaulted the woman multiple times.
Beyond the crisis: why local papers are vital in our fight for the truth
Published: July 30, 2026 21:20
What a bushfire taught me about the power of local news.
Date set for cuts to ACT public library branch opening hours
Published: July 30, 2026 19:30
Late nights and Sundays at the library will be gone in the ACT.
Safety upgrades trigger temporary Coppins Crossing Road closure
Published: July 30, 2026 19:30
The busy route will be closed in both directions for two days in August.
Charity worker fired for sending clients' confidential info to personal email
Published: July 30, 2026 19:30
She then refused to delete the personal information.
Review to examine if senior staffer's actions 'inconsistent with duty'
Published: July 30, 2026 19:30
The top adviser to ACT ministers was named in the Operation Kingfisher report.
How to deal with the sweary rants of the homeless woman on the street
Published: July 30, 2026 19:30
'She yelled at me that I was a pedo. All I did was walk past her'
Southern Harvest reveals more about its plans for Dairy Road site
Published: July 30, 2026 19:30
It wants to work with groups like the Canberra City Farm.
'Die bitch' man tells neighbour after violently stabbing him in chest
Published: July 30, 2026 06:20
Chest stab wound penetrated into liver, abdominal cavity.
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