Developer donated asbestos-tainted mulch to parish Contaminated mulch found at a Sydney parish that required two schools to be tested was donated to the site by a developer. AAP · Feb 19, 2024
Premier plays for Australian Institute of Sport shift Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced his support for the Australian Institute of Sport to be relocated to Brisbane ahead of the 2032 Olympics. AAP · Feb 19, 2024
Snapshot of round 17 of the A-League Women season A look at round 16 of the A-League Women season, where a stunning hat-trick from Newcastle striker Sarina Bolden hogged the headlines. AAP · Feb 18, 2024
Raiders belt Eels in trials but spine questions remain Canberra have comfortably accounted for Parramatta 38-16 in an NRL pre-season trial, but uncertainty lingers as to their spine for 2024. AAP · Feb 17, 2024
First lockdown, then the voice, now renewables? Anti-government groups find new energy in environment battles Protests against Australia’s transition to renewable power have attracted a wide coalition of interests, from mainstream parties to the wild shores of conspiracy The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2024
Joyce told to take leave after he 'embarrassed himself' Nationals leader David Littleproud is pushing Barnaby Joyce to take a break after a video of him lying on a Canberra footpath went viral. AAP · Feb 13, 2024
Smith-Shields puts heat on Kelly in Titans centre quest New Gold Coast signing Harley Smith-Shields has his eye on incumbent Brian Kelly's left centre position ahead of the Titans' trial with the Dolphins. AAP · Feb 13, 2024
Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action It's been 16 years since Kevin Rudd's national apology to the Stolen Generations and stakeholder groups are in Canberra calling for continued action. AAP · Feb 12, 2024
Joyce returns to parliament after viral video emerges Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has returned to federal parliament after video came to light of him lying on the pavement in a busy Canberra street. AAP · Feb 11, 2024
Linda Reynolds announces retirement – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2024
High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions Offering more medium to high density housing in the regions would ease housing shortages and attract essential and other key workers, a summit has heard. AAP · Feb 8, 2024
Door open for Wighton to make Origin return: Maguire Michael Maguire is open to welcoming Jack Wighton back to the State of Origin arena but has dodged questions about James Tedesco retaining the NSW captaincy. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
Australia should pay whistleblowers, Fels says – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024
Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight A convoy of truck drivers has made the journey to Parliament House in Canberra to call for increased safety rules to stem a rising road death toll. AAP · Feb 6, 2024
AAP · Feb 5, 2024 Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns A church service offered a moment of quiet as federal politicians returned for 2024, before protests and tax debate brought sound and fury back to Canberra.
International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024 Yang Jun: Dissident Chinese-Australian Writer Handed Suspended Death Sentence Yang -- who also goes by the pen name Yang Hengjun -- was born in China in 1965 and became an Australian citizen in the early 2000s. He grew a readership in exile as the author of novels that drew on his experiences in his homeland.
AAP · Feb 4, 2024 Snapshot of round 15 of the A-League Women season A look at round 15 of the A-League Women season, where a Matildas superstar turned in one of the best individual performances of the campaign to date.
AAP · Feb 4, 2024 Canberra stun top-ranked Melbourne City in ALW upset The A-League Women's top side has been stunned by a cellar-dweller, with Canberra United rolling Melbourne City 3-1 on Sunday evening.
AAP · Feb 2, 2024 Fogarty lays down marker to young Raiders Jamal Fogarty says he's ready to play a more dominant role in Canberra's youthful spine after being promoted to vice-captain for the upcoming NRLseason.
AAP · Jan 31, 2024 Interest in 16-team A-League expansion cools A-League Men expansion could stop with the soon-to-be-announced addition of Canberra as the competition's 14th club.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024 Detection of highly potent opioid in MDMA prompts emergency warnings and renewed calls for pill testing Head of Canberra pill testing venue says nitazenes are a ‘serious problem’, with the risk of overdose ‘extreme’ due to opioid naivety
AAP · Jan 28, 2024 Speckmaier fires Phoenix to ALW home win over Canberra Wellington have tasted ALW victory for the first time in five matches thanks to two goals from Mariana Speckmaier, while Central Coast beat Newcastle 2-0.
AAP · Jan 27, 2024 Sprinter Torrie Lewis breaks Australian 100m record Torrie Lewis has supplanted Melissa Breen as Australia's fastest woman, the teenager clocking 11.10 seconds over 100m in Canberra.
AAP · Jan 26, 2024 Skipper Healy may miss T20 clash with South Africa Australia's women's T20 series against South Africa kicks off on Saturday morning when the two sides do battle at Canberra's Manuka Oval.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2024 Thousands rally in solidarity on Invasion Day in Melbourne, Sydney; AFL clubs call for 26 January date change – as it happened This blog is now closed.