Meet new columnist HAMOUDI AL-SAGHIR, a remarkable young Syrian refugee with a terrible story of survival. In his first column, he shares a glimpse of his confronting past and his youthful optimism as he thrives at studying law at the ANU.
Wait times for pulmonary rehabilitation in Canberra are expected to fall from as long as two years to about two months under an expansion of services across the ACT.
Canberra may emerge as a destination for a new domestic airline backed by Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet, although no routes have been confirmed and the venture still requires regulatory approval, reports aviation writer SCOTT MAYMAN.
A 38-year-old Reid man has been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering after police allegedly found about 600 grams of suspected cocaine and a large amount of cash at his home.
A 25-year-old Calwell woman has had her licence suspended and car seized after she was allegedly caught travelling at 118km/h in a 60km/h roadworks zone in Whitlam.