The Latest Breaking News from Canberra

A Canberra theatre group is uniting Ukrainians who have fled war, and helping create a community

A play, entirely performed in Ukrainian, is helping those who have recently fled their home stay connected to their culture — and is creating a community along the way.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Saints searching for NRL hooking depth

St George Illawarra will go in search of more hooking depth for next season with Andrew McCullough's NRL career edging closer to the end.

AAP · Aug 13, 2022

Top young talent reach for global heights at NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in Canberra

The NBA's head of elite basketball says creating a global academy in the ACT is already paying off, as more graduates land in the top league.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

Attorneys progress action on coercion

Australia's attorneys-general are working on nationally consistent laws to prevent and respond to coercive control and sexual assault.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Raiders maintain it's business as usual

Canberra will share the head coaching load between three assistants this weekend against St George Illawarra, but they insist it's 'business as usual'.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Tristar medical clinics to close across four states and territories after failing to attract a buyer

Regional patients across Victoria, NSW, Canberra and the Northern Territory may be left without a town doctor from Friday with 10 clinics previously owned by the Tristar Medical Group to close.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Ambassador’s fiery speech was the sound of China laying out terms that Australia has already declined

China’s rules of rapprochement unveiled in Canberra were: don’t squabble outdoors, don’t pick sides and don’t humiliate Beijing by failing to respect red lines

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2022

China envoy calls for ‘rational’ view, defends Taiwan drills

Chinese ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says change of government in Canberra offers an ‘opportunity to reset’ ties.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2022

ACT police hiring criminal psychologist to better understand hoon drivers

The ACT's Chief Police Officer says they are considering a number of solutions, including cameras and drones, to better tackle the growing problem of hoon driving in Canberra.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Chinese ambassador to Australia says Beijing will use ‘all necessary means’ for Taiwan ‘unification’

Xiao Qian says reset of China-Australia relationship is possible and suggests Washington had turned Canberra against Beijing

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2022