Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars
A police prosecutor has urged a magistrate to refuse bail for a woman who returned from Syria after allegedly being married to an Islamic State fighter.
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After three straight interest rate hikes, the Reserve Bank has opted to leave the official cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent, as predicted by economists.
Alleged war criminal and decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith will apply to a court to move house while out on bail so he can focus on being with his daughters.
Popular hamburger franchise Grill'd has been accused of misleading customers over a tree-planting donation campaign.
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Ramsay faces seven more child-abuse charges
Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has been charged with seven additional offences relating to child abuse material and alleged sexual offending against a teenage boy.
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Nude charity swim returns to the lake
The Ian Lindeman Memorial Winter Solstice Swim will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend, with hundreds of Canberrans expected to take part in the annual nude charity swim at Lake Burley Griffin.
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Northbourne disruptions for light rail works
Light rail services between Gungahlin Place and Alinga Street will be replaced by buses for the first weekend of July to allow construction work on Light Rail Stage 2A.
For the pollinating stars of the insect world, resilience to extreme heat largely depends on nesting behaviours, with some native bees more exposed than others.
The rise and rise of Pauline Hanson's party in the polls means it stands to benefit richly from Australia's public financing laws.
A nine-year-old Australian girl was shot dead by a police officer in Pakistan in a case of mistaken identity during an armed robbery.
Tax experts have dismissed scare campaigns claiming contentious tax changes will worsen productivity and make young people worse off.
While Australia is welcoming a deal to end the war in the Middle East, one high-profile academic believes the agreement is likely only temporary.
A shocking shark attack at a busy city beach has rattled swimmers but the radical option of culling has been abandoned in favour of more tech-savvy solutions.
Coalition insiders say they still have plenty of time to win back voters who have abandoned them for Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
A woman was taken to hospital after her vehicle crashed on the Tuggeranong Parkway on Saturday afternoon.
Save Big Splash is calling on the ACT Government to keep the sale of Big Splash transparent, hold any new owner to the full spirit of the Crown lease and make sure the ACT Aquatic Strategy accounts for the Macquarie water park’s future.
The Socceroos have stunned Turkey 2-0 in a perfect start to their World Cup campaign thanks to superb goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe.
Calls to cull sharks are growing louder after a woman was critically injured when attacked by a shark at one of Australia's best-known beaches.
One of the Liberal Party's rising talents has made a surprise decision to retire from politics after 10 years in parliament, in another blow for the coalition.
