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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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.
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Pakistani officer arrested after Australian girl killed
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.
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Tax reforms ‘not economy-changing’ despite warnings
Tax experts have dismissed scare campaigns claiming contentious tax changes will worsen productivity and make young people worse off.
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US and Iran peace deal ‘kicking the can down the road’
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.
A stout defensive effort has seen Parramatta hang on to beat Canberra 15-12 on Saturday night, leaving the Raiders' season in disarray.
Existing business systems are outdated and were never designed to help sustain the mental health of the people running them, researchers say.
The Socceroos are full of youthful enthusiasm and hype and are ready to again silence doubters on the World Cup stage, starting with Turkey.
A woman believed to be in her 30s is in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach.
A 23-year-old Turner man, subject to a good behaviour order and an intensive corrections order, has been charged after police found him in possession of a stolen vehicle in Gungahlin on Friday.
