‘Allegations of allegations’: Greens senator speaks out
A Greens senator facing a conduct probe has decided not to attend parliament as details surrounding his "leave" spark a public party rift.
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Federal MP Helen Haines' condition has improved, a spokesman for The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne says, after she was critically injured when a car struck her outside her electoral office.
After a week of heavy rainfall, sodden Queensland is bracing for a further round of thunderstorms, with warnings that rivers could rise rapidly.
A 29-year-old Gordon man has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary after a man was allegedly stabbed in the head and shot in the leg during a home invasion in Lyneham in August.
Police
Second man charged over sheep cruelty
A second man has been charged over a burglary and animal cruelty incident at a rural Tuggeranong property last month that left four sheep dead and two seriously injured.
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Runways to riches? Western Sydney’s billion-dollar bet
Australia's first new international airport in 30 years is ready to take flight but now shoulders the weight of great economic promises built around it, reports MAX ALDRED.
Politics
‘Deeply affected’: MP’s office to reopen after attack
As politicians grapple with how to improve their security following the alleged attack on Helen Haines, the independent MP's electorate office is set to reopen.
New insect species have been discovered in some of the best-preserved caves in the Australian desert, offering a glimpse into an ancient landscape.
After 427 hospital visits, a leg amputation and three turns on the "wheel of death", a man is giving back to the hospital he credits with his unlikely recovery.
A 40-year-old Holt woman has been charged and 26 speakers seized after police attended her home 78 times over noise complaints since April.
Work will continue on Australia's largest renewable energy project despite more delays and a multibillion-dollar spike to its original $2.8 billion price tag.
A trial spearheaded by a leading Australian scientist has shown the effectiveness of a new kind of personalised cancer treatment in the form of a vaccine.
A 21-year-old man has been charged after allegedly threatening a Facebook Marketplace phone seller with a knife, forcing him into a car and assaulting him in Kaleen.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly stabbing a fellow student in the hand during an attack at Lanyon High School on Thursday.
The ACT government has signed contracts with two companies to introduce new traffic enforcement cameras and replace ageing parking and infringement management systems across Canberra.
Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson has learned the outcome of her second legal battle in Australia over her embattled debut film.
Technology that captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and uses sunlight to release it will be tested in Australia as part of an international partnership.
Dickson residents are opposing the approved redevelopment of the Dickson Tradies Club site, warning that buildings up to 13 storeys high will worsen traffic congestion, parking problems and change the character of the suburb.
A new Canberra community group is calling for a halt to the proposed $3.1 million redevelopment of Woden Library, questioning plans to replace recently refurbished library space with an Access Canberra service centre.
