Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore
Australia's largest supplier of refined fuel will continue to provide petrol and diesel amid global uncertainty as part of a new agreement.
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Cost of living has forced Australians to cut down on their medications, prompting calls for Australia to shake up its drug subsidy approval scheme.
More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.
The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.
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Woman reports assault near Dickson shops
A woman was allegedly assaulted near a construction site in Dickson last month, say police.
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Commonwealth urged to protect children in custody
The failure of states and territories to protect kids in their criminal justice systems means the federal government must intervene, an inquiry has been told.
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Sex offender faces child-abuse material charges
A registered child sex offender has been charged with accessing and transmitting child abuse material after police searched his home on Thursday.
A major car brand will recall thousands of its most popular electric vehicles after discovering a fault that could lead to a fire while charging.
ACT Labor Government’s decision to include hospitality workers in the portable long service leave scheme will further strain an already struggling sector, warns Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton.
The head of Australia's military has pushed back on suggestions the country would not have the capability to send a navy ship to the Middle East.
Proud Kamilaroi woman Justice Louise Taylor has been appointed chief magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court.
A refusal by Australia's highest court to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against his defamation loss brought finality to a painful chapter, Brittany Higgins says.
"Evidence from neuroscience, ethology and comparative psychology shows that both species engage in forms of thought, including memory, problem-solving, anticipation and social cognition," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
A 41-year-old Coombs man has been charged after allegedly drink driving and failing to stop for police in Canberra’s inner-south earlier this week.
Winger Xavier Savage will miss about eight weeks of NRL action as Canberra try to get their season going against South Sydney in Perth.
A stolen set of ashes were the motive for a brutal, late-night attack on a man while he was in hospital, a court has been told.
An export deal will allow Australia's two refineries to bring in more fuel to regions hit hardest by petrol and diesel shortages.
A 34-year-old Symonston man has been charged after a police pursuit through Canberra’s south in the early hours of Thursday. He was on bail for similar alleged offences.
A 33-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting his former partner over several months before being stopped by police and returning a positive roadside drug test in Yarralumla.
