The Latest Breaking News from Canberra

Fogarty philosophical in Raiders' halves-spot battle

No.7 Jamal Fogarty is undaunted at having to play for his future this season, vying with Ethan Sanders and Ethan Strange for a Canberra halves spot long term.

AAP · Feb 11, 2025

Rare Corpse Flower Blooms In Australian Capital

Discover the rare and fascinating phenomenon of corpse flowers blooming in Australia, emitting a pungent odor that draws crowds.

Top News · Feb 10, 2025

Australia holds its nose for the 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months

A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Unbeaten City snatch Victory draw, Mariners batter Jets

Melbourne City have drawn 1-1 with Melbourne Victory to remain top of the A-League Women, while Central Coast thrashed Newcastle and Canberra defeated Perth.

AAP · Feb 1, 2025

Brumbies disappointed by Canberra Rugby World Cup snub

Rugby union legends have questioned why Canberra has been overlooked as a Rugby World Cup host, with the capital's aging stadium blamed for the snub.

AAP · Jan 31, 2025

Canberra's Ireland rugby duo set sights on England

Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen, Ireland's Canberra rugby recruits, have been selected to face England in the Six Nations opener in Dublin.

AAP · Jan 30, 2025

Morning Mail: where Dutton’s cost-cutting axe could fall, pushback at Trump’s grants pause, Mona Lisa to move

Analysis shows many of the public service jobs added by Labor are not actually in Canberra

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2025

Dutton wants to slash thousands of government jobs in an Elon Musk-style crusade. But what’s actually on the chopping block?

Cutting the 36,000 new public servant roles created under Albanese could lead to delayed payments and affect disability services, Labor says

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2025

Australia women win Ashes by beating England in the second T20I

Australia reatained the Ashes and also clinched the series against England with a six-run victory in the rain-affected second T20I in Canberra on Thursday.

The Times of India · Jan 23, 2025

Carol Jerrems captured Melbourne and Sydney of the 1970s, understanding photography as a collaboration

Australian photographer Carol Jerrems took an expansive approach to portraiture. She experimented with seriality – constructing narratives and meaning across multiple frames – and understood photography as a collaboration between her subjects, her camera and herself.

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025