Teenager dies after crashing bike at Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park
A teenager has died after crashing his bicycle while riding at Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park. Police said the…
Social media posts educating public about illicit drugs being removed by Meta, Australian health experts say
Public health workers are warning lives could be at risk due to social media sites automatically censoring educational…
Canberra paraplegic woman stranded in hospital for 19 months due to aged care bed block
Mary Wansey has spent 19 bleak months stranded in a Canberra hospital room while she waits for a…
Lure of lively celebration outweighs fuel concerns as thousands flock to 60th National Folk Festival
Among the crowd at the National Folk Festival, Eamon Mary is hard to miss. “Someone said, ‘nice costume’…
Two artists who created remarkably similar works 50 years apart celebrated at National Portrait Gallery
Australian artist Noel McKenna draws a lot of inspiration from dogs. Now, some of those “dogs he has…
Transnational technology-facilitated abuse on the rise for migrant women, safety advocates say
A migration agent has become increasingly horrified by the volume of domestic and family violence (DFV) cases that…
Forecast of calm Easter weather for most of Australia, but another cyclone looms
Australia has just been soaked by its third wettest February-March on record, but for most of the country,…
Fears for superb fairy-wrens as experts studying Canberra population predict extinction within decades
The superb fairy-wren is likely to become extinct in the next 30-40 years, according to new research based…
Yerrabi Yurwang Health Hub closing due to lack of funding, leaving First Nations patients in Canberra in the lurch
Rose is an Aboriginal woman living with a chronic pain condition that prevents her from working. She says…
Australia to support NASA’s Artemis II as first crewed Moon mission in 50 years launches
Australia will play a key role in humanity’s return to the Moon, with Canberra-based communications systems supporting NASA’s…
Magistrate accuses ACT police and prosecutors of ‘egregious conduct’ over botched prosecution
A botched prosecution has prompted a magistrate to accuse Canberra police and prosecutors of “egregious” conduct, while lawyers…
Police called to Canberra Centre after reports of teenagers brandishing knives, hammer
Panic took hold in a section of a Canberra shopping centre on Friday evening after a group of…