Underlying inflation ticks up ahead of federal budget
Consumer prices are still rising uncomfortably fast, putting more pressure on interest rates, the first round of inflation figures for 2026 show.
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Direct flights between Canberra and Launceston will begin on May 6, operating four times a week with fares from $339 one-way.
Flowers are being laid in tribute outside the home of slain grandfather Chris Baghsarian as two men are interviewed over his baffling kidnapping.
Police are investigating a surge in threats against parliamentarians as a bomb scare at the prime minister's Canberra residence prompted pleas for civility.
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Man allegedly approaches child in Theodore
A man allegedly approached and physically interacted with a child on playing fields in Theodore on Tuesday morning, prompting a police investigation.
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Armed hate crime unit becomes permanent after Bondi
A heavily-armed rapid response unit, deployed after the Bondi Beach terror attack to counter hate-driven violence, is now a permanent part of policing.
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Man dies a week after Hume crash
The ACT’s road toll has risen to five after a 26-year-old man died today following a single-vehicle crash in Hume last week.
An Ainslie man has been charged after allegedly committing indecent acts in front of adults and children at the South.Point shopping centre in Tuggeranong.
A royal commission into the conditions that led to the Bondi terror attack will investigate the roots of anti-Semitism.
An extensive search for a grandfather mistakenly kidnapped 11 days ago appears to be over after human remains were found near a golf course.
Millions of households are risking fires by getting rid of batteries in dangerous ways and the popularity of lithium batteries is raising the stakes.
A coalition proposal to jail those who help a group of 34 women and children trying to return to Australia from Syria has been condemned.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the federal parliament during an upcoming visit to Canberra.
More seniors are drowning than ever before as Australians take to the water later in life, despite many having medical conditions which could put them at risk.
Different laws across Australian states are putting pressure on the retail sector, which wants legislative harmony between jurisdictions.
Anthony Albanese has written to the 14 Commonwealth countries to ensure a disgraced former prince never becomes king after the British royal's fall from grace.
Kyiv's top diplomat in Australia has issued a desperate plea for more military aid to stop the eradication of his country, asking for more consistent support.
The mistaken abduction of a grandfather for 10 days has baffled investigators as they scour dense bushland for clues to track him down.
A man who caused severe deformities to a kangaroo by dragging it along a road has been jailed by a magistrate who cited his lack of remorse.
