Elderly woman dies in Hughes house fire
An elderly woman has died following a house fire in Hughes early on Saturday morning.
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ACT ambulance stations were forced to close 42 times in the first three months of 2026, as the service recorded its busiest start to a year and staffing pressures continued to intensify.
An outback town is devastated after a five-day search for a missing girl ended in tragedy and a riot erupted over the accused murderer's arrest.
Fertility struggles and relationship breakdowns are often shared freely in hair salons, leaving workers with the emotional weight of their clients' trauma.
Politics
Fiscal restraint to define federal budget as costs rise
Health, defence and welfare commitments are among fiscal pressures weighing on the federal budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers vows to put a lid on spending.
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Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze
The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.
Police
Man charged with driving at partner’s father
A 38-year-old man has been charged after police allege he drove a utility at his partner’s father and fled from police in Canberra’s north.
A former state premier's partner says he is shocked by the allegations against him after being charged with rape, sexual assault and deprivation of liberty.
About $3.7 billion is being lost annually from the NDIS through fraud or unintentional misuse of funds, the head of the scheme's fraud taskforce has warned.
The Central Basin and West Basin of Lake Burley Griffin have been closed to swimming and other high-contact activities due to extreme levels of blue-green algae.
About $40,000 in cash, two loaded firearms, ammunition, cannabis and suspected methamphetamine were seized and a 48-year-old Belconnen man charged following a police search.
Canberra's player shortage has caused coach Ricky Stuart to make several big changes ahead of the Raiders' clash against Gold Coast on Saturday.
Several people have been left with life-threatening injuries after a young driver lost control of his vehicle.
Ricky Stuart has asked his old friend Craig Bellamy to put himself first after he was diagnosed with a neurological degenerative condition.
Coles has followed Woolworths in warning that shoppers are facing tougher economic conditions, with tensions in the Middle East contributing to higher prices.
A producer who thought a young star was walking back a complaint of sexual harassment to Rebel Wilson will testify in the last hours of a blockbuster trial.
A prescribed ecological burn is set to get underway in Kowen on Friday, as part of ongoing efforts to manage vegetation and reduce bushfire risk across the ACT.
As the Australian War Memorial grapples with how to deal with alleged Afghan crimes, a copy of a report into the claims of atrocities is going on display.
A four-day work week and five weeks of annual leave could be the norm for workers if a push by Australia's peak union body gains traction.
