Artist’s fiery outburst at National Gallery opening
Attendees at the National Gallery’s opening on Saturday of the Ngura Puḻka exhibition got more than they bargained for when APY Elder Frank Young let fly.
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ClubsACT maintains portable long service leave should not be extended to licensed clubs, particularly under current economic conditions, warning smaller suburban venues could be hardest hit if additional costs are introduced.
Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.
The ACT Brumbies have survived a scare to beat the Highlanders without their top try-scorer and cement their spot inside the Super Rugby Pacific top six.
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Man charged over alleged $1.4 million email scam
A Fisher man has been charged over an alleged $1.4 million fraud involving business email compromise scams.
Politics
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.
Health
Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price
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.
A woman was allegedly assaulted near a construction site in Dickson last month, say police.
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.
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.
