Federal government to fund majority of ACT gun buyback scheme after negotiations
The ACT will introduce a gun buyback scheme similar to the one in NSW, as part of a…
ACT strikes gun buyback deal with federal government
A second jurisdiction has signed onto Anthony Albanese’s gun buyback after the commonwealth agreed to fund 75 per…
Five people die from suspected overdoses in Canberra in a fortnight, prompting warning from health authorities
Five people in the ACT have died from suspected drug overdoses in the past fortnight alone, prompting a…
National Photographic Portrait Prize awards top gong to Melbourne artist for portrait of beloved aunt
Melbourne artist Nathan Beard has won the $30,000 National Photographic Portrait Prize for a faceless and intimate portrait…
Brethren Churchchief skips Biblical oath while fronting election interference probe
The head of a conservative evangelical movement has refused to swear on the Bible before rubbishing claims his…
Australian Federal Police detective jailed after admitting to lying under oath about evidence
A senior Australian Federal Police (AFP) detective who admitted to lying under oath about evidence seized during a…
6000pc interest rise for one state as Australia’s combined government debt to hit $2 trillion
Australia is hurtling towards a staggering $2 trillion in combined national and state debt by the end of…
Uriarra Village residents are concerned about the impacts of a proposed battery storage site
Uriarra Village, at the foothills of the Brindabellas, feels removed from the hum of Canberra’s city life just…
Melbourne braces for 90km/h winds as heavy rain raises flood risk across parts of Victoria and Tasmania
Damaging winds exceeding 90km/h could lash Melbourne on Wednesday as wet and windy weather sweeps across Australia’s southeast.…
‘Stark and confronting’: 732 people charged in three-day domestic violence crackdown across NSW and ACT
NSW Police have charged 732 people during a three-day domestic violence crackdown across eastern Australia, in what authorities…
Economics professor and former senior public servant replaces Julie Bishop as new ANU chancellor
Adjunct Professor of Economics Gordon de Brouwer has been appointed as the next chancellor of the Australian National…
Batemans Bay hospital and emergency department to close next year despite lingering fears
When Christine Hayes suffered a stroke at her Surfside home on the New South Wales South Coast every…