Rival leaders hold fire on cementing coalition break-up
Parliament returns next week, but neither the Liberals nor the Nationals have named a new shadow ministry after their ugly political divorce.
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Canberra is getting a new direct international flight — with Bali back on the departure board, reports SCOTT MAYMAN.
From apprentice chef at the old Canberra Hospital, Rhonda Arnall has run restaurants in Aranda and Cook before branching into ice cream. And that’s not the half of it. DAVID TURNBULL continues his series of stories of remarkable Canberrans.
Police are looking for a man and woman after a late-night assault inside a busy Braddon bar on Lonsdale Street.
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Big Splash petition urges government intervention
Community group Save Big Splash has launched a petition to the ACT Legislative Assembly, ramping up pressure on the ACT government to intervene and reclaim the long-closed Big Splash waterpark.
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Aussie towns among world’s hottest in ‘unheard of’ heat
Millions are bracing for record heat across multiple states, with Melbourne due its hottest day since the devastating Black Saturday of 2009.
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Heatwave tests energy grid as power demand skyrockets
Households sweltering through record-breaking heat have been assured the electricity grid can withstand a massive surge in demand for cooling.
Canberra’s annual Balloon Spectacular will return for nine days in March, bringing up to 40 hot air balloons back to the capital’s skies.
A 24-year-old Latham man – who was subject to bail and a good behaviour order – has been charged with multiple offences following an alleged attempted carjacking in Melba.
Bureaucrats have been breaking the law by wrongly administering some child support payments in a saga reminiscent of the Robodebt scandal.
A Baggy Green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman, and gifted to another cricketer more than 75 years ago, has sold at auction for a record price.
Emergency crews have begun door knocking to urge more than 1000 residents to leave their homes as firefighters battle a large blaze and a severe heatwave looms.
Police have urged public caution after a possible sighting of accused triple killer Julian Ingram as their manhunt enters its fourth day.
Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-40s in some towns and cities on Australia as southern states swelter through a record-breaking heatwave.
The father of the woman killed by dingoes on K'gari said the teenager loved animals and would have been against a government cull.
Politically charged rallies threaten to overshadow Australia Day celebrations across the country as leaders call for national unity.
A 28-year-old man has been charged after allegedly striking two people on the head with a hammer during a violent overnight incident in Civic.
Canberra motorists are being warned to brace for traffic disruptions as planned protest marches move through the Civic and the parliamentary precinct on Australia Day.
Olympic legend Cathy Freeman is one of 10 people to receive the top honour at the annual Order of Australia awards.
