Experiences of homophobia ‘happening every day’ in Australia’s most progressive city
Luke was only minutes into his first shift at his new workplace when he began hearing his colleagues…
Australia’s legal system grappling with growing number of sovereign citizens clogging up courts
A growing number of sovereign citizens are clogging up Australian courts, after the global financial crisis and COVID-19…
Family says Aboriginal teenager mistakenly pulled from bus at gunpoint after ‘racial profiling’
The family of a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy says he was racially profiled when police officers with guns drawn…
NZ First leader Winston Peters promises to repeal two-day-old Regulatory Standards Act
“What’s clear is that this is a landmark piece of legislation that ACT would never vote to get…
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
The CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with…
Contest over Canberra man Michael O’Connell’s murder charge, manslaughter or freedom heads to High Court
Verdicts of murder, manslaughter, or a quashed conviction and freedom? These are all possibilities confronting Canberra man Michael…
Why the ACT has gone further than other jurisdictions in closing schools over coloured sand asbestos concerns
While there’s a national recall for coloured sand products over asbestos contamination concerns, only the ACT has gone…
ACT to close 69 schools as more sand products recalled amid asbestos concerns
Nearly 70 Canberra schools will be closed on Monday due to asbestos contamination concerns after additional coloured sand…
Balcony collapse leaves Auckland man paralysed, engineer finds ‘serious risks’ at Queenstown Airbnb
And it collapsed. “Fin leaned in the corner, as he was talking to his mate. He just leaned…
Canberra’s Big Splash water park to remain shut over summer despite promises
Big Splash will remain shut this summer after its owners abandoned their plans to reopen by mid‑November, blaming…
Snap closure of several Canberra schools after asbestos found in recalled decorative coloured sand
The ACT has taken the extraordinary step of closing 15 public schools today, with several others to be…
Russia loses High Court battle with Commonwealth over Canberra embassy site, but will be compensated
Russia has lost its battle with the federal government over a site for a new embassy in Canberra…