Coalition seeks to combat illicit smokes with price cut
The coalition has pledged to drastically cut the tobacco excise to combat illicit trade problems, while refuting claims it's copying One Nation policies.
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Police are renewing their appeal for information about a Richardson house fire they believe was deliberately lit in May.
Telstra has been fined over a quarter of a million dollars for failing to carry out required identity verification checks to protect customers from fraud.
Young people struggling to get into the housing market are at the mercy of big banks and lenders, even if they have deposit money, an inquiry will hear.
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Two teens struck in Richardson hit-and-run
Two teenagers were allegedly struck by a vehicle that failed to stop in Richardson last month.
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‘Rush to conclusions’: calls for calm on house prices
Labor is calling for calm as it shuts down suggestions Treasury modelling of house prices underestimated the impact of tax changes and misled the public.
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Woman charged after alleged supermarket rampage
A 25-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting two people, damaging computer equipment and indecently exposing herself in Civic on Tuesday afternoon.
Potential jurors for an upcoming trial could be cross-examined under oath by lawyers about their knowledge of Bruce Lehrmann.
A 40-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland after allegedly assaulting his wife multiple times in the ACT between 2024 and 2026.
An investigation into a major Telstra network failure found more people than initially thought were unable to place emergency calls during the outage.
Teenagers are being targeted with violent sexual content and misogyny, argues an advocate who wants governments to clamp down on social media giants.
Australian women are less likely to stay in high-paid roles because of domestic expectations, despite entering them at the same rate as men.
Students who will attend Canberra's newest public school have helped inspire its new logo ahead of the school's opening in Whitlam next year.
Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain is demanding the ACT Government take action over the unused Hawker Tennis Centre after its leaseholder was given until the end of September to lodge another development application.
ACT housing approvals fell almost 34 per cent in July, recording the sharpest decline in the country, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.
Houses prices in nearly every capital city including Canberra have fallen again, as the number of homes being approved also came down.
Canberra star Hudson Young says he will either be at the Raiders or PNG in 2028, with the challenge of joining the Chiefs and their big-name signings a lure.
Greek ace Stefanos Tsitsipas says he knew all along that Nick Kyrgios would likely be banned for taking cocaine.
Researchers have corrected long-standing misconceptions about the Tasmanian tiger.
