ACT home building falls as national target slips
Housing commencements and completions have fallen sharply in the ACT, with just 561 homes started and 667 completed in the latest quarter, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
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Canberra science storyteller Dr Chloe Lim has won the STEM Teachers Award at the 2026 Women of Colour in STEM Awards in Melbourne.
Australia needs to act now to secure domain over parts of AI's supply chains, and it has some natural advantages in the field, experts say.
The University of Canberra has identified almost $244,000 in underpayments to 255 current and former casual academics following a review of six years of payroll records.
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Clash on migration numbers as costings questioned
One Nation claims the cost of rents would be slashed by thousands of dollars a year under its migration proposal, following internal modelling.
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Hundreds gather to mark moment October 7 attack started
Crowds have congregated at Bondi Beach to mark the moment when the deadliest terror attack Israel has suffered began three years ago.
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‘Great Australian’: veteran TV news anchor farewelled
Former ABC broadcaster Richard Morecroft has been remembered as a passionate environmentalist and great Australian.
Boosting visa processing and dusting off a mothballed home affairs program will ensure tens of thousands of people are deported under a new coalition plan.
A 47-year-old man has been charged after allegedly strangling, suffocating and assaulting his partner at their south Canberra home last month.
More than 150 traffic infringements were issued and 15 drink and drug drivers caught on ACT roads over the long weekend.
Canberra Airport has proposed a new covered stadium near Commonwealth Park, arguing a city-centre venue could bring major sporting events, concerts and visitors into the heart of Canberra.
Plans for Light Rail Stage 2B have been revised following public feedback, with changes to the State Circle alignment, a proposed power substation and the Melrose Drive Bridge.
Nurse Practitioner of the Year Kate Reed-Cox is changing how people approach end-of-life care. She talks to DHWANI PATHAK.
There's "no end in sight" for Australian consumers stuck in a "cost-of-living nightmare" as rising interest rates and fuel prices squeeze household budgets.
The coalition will temporarily slash net overseas migration to a third of current levels if it wins the 2028 election in a bid to fight against One Nation.
Anthropic says it would not have waited to tell the government if one of its models had hacked a public site, but says Australian law is still lagging.
The Australian Defence Force has confirmed a soldier has died and five others have been injured in a vehicle rollover in a bushland training area.
The death of a 70-year-old man found inside his Watson home on Monday is being treated as suspicious.
Canberrans are being invited to suggest changes to the ACT's electoral boundaries and electorate names ahead of the 2028 Legislative Assembly election.
