Riesling Challenge calls last drinks after 25 years
The Canberra International Riesling Challenge has been wound up after 25 years, with organisers citing rising costs and difficult conditions across the wine industry.
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Startup founders warn Australia faces an exodus of top talent despite the government winding back divisive changes to tax reforms in the budget.
Independent MLA for Murrumbidgee Fiona Carrick says an Auditor-General’s report into changes at the Phillip Swimming and Ice-Skating Centre confirms community concerns that decisions about the facility were made without proper consultation.
A shed construction company has been convicted and fined $70,000 after a worker was injured in a fall at a worksite in Jervis Bay.
Police
Man shoves and punches Civic guards
A 42-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two security guards at the Canberra Centre on Thursday night.
Police
Man on bail faces new child-abuse charges
A 27-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found child-abuse material on a laptop during a search of his Gungahlin home.
Politics
Shock jock Sandilands reveals One Nation link, new show
Former shock jock Kyle Sandilands claims he spent days discussing politics with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, calling her one of his favourite people.
Australia has committed an extra $100 million in assistance to Ukraine to help procure critical military equipment, years on from Russia's full-scale invasion.
Lobbyists will be disclosed to the public and won't be able to access Parliament House 24/7 under changes announced to bolster integrity.
Police arrested 149 people for alleged retail-related offences across Canberra in the first five months of the year as part of a crackdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
Innovative startups will have access to the existing 50 per cent capital gains discount and a proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts will be axed.
One Nation has flipped the script after a protest interrupted Pauline Hanson's debut National Press Club speech, using the banner to campaign on social media.
Net overseas migration numbers dipped in 2025 but are still higher than targets set out by Labor to cut back from the post-pandemic highs.
The Australian National University has climbed three places in the QS World University Rankings, rising to 29th in the world for 2027.
Wimbledon has dished out its final wildcards for the singles at the championships -- and former finalist Nick Kyrgios's name was not among them.
Barely comprehensible energy bills may become a thing of the past as Australia's electricity rule-maker proposes power priced as simply as milk.
Canberra will need to weather Melbourne's storm if they are to salvage their NRL season, and Kaeo Weekes knows he must play an important role in the clash.
Police have launched a high-visibility operation targeting anti-social behaviour and public intoxication in Canberra’s city centre.
A mid-speech protest has marred Pauline Hanson's first address to the National Press Club after decades in politics.
