The Latest Breaking News from Canberra

Canberra smash Newcastle 3-0 to end shaky ALW form

Canberra United have snapped their A-League Women losing streak with a comprehensive 3-0 win on their travels against the Newcastle Jets.

AAP · Feb 5, 2023

NRL players Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton arrested in Canberra after nightclub incident

The pair will face the ACT Magistrates Court after a fight allegedly broke out between the pair in the early hours of Sunday.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023

NRL stars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton arrested, charged after birthday brawl

Mitchell and Wighton, friends and teammates, were arrested in Canberra CBD, both men charged with fighting and Mitchell also with resisting arrest

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2023

A-Leagues to revise heat policy after Canberra v Western women's game goes ahead in extreme conditions

A 3pm game between Canberra United and Western United resulted in multiple players experiencing symptoms of heat strain, prompting the APL to revise its threshold.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

Canberra man found guilty of raping woman he had previously dated

Thomas Earle is found guilty of rape and committing an act of indecency after pleading guilty to the crimes.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

Getaway driver in murder of Canberra man Glenn Walewicz spared more time behind bars

Reatile Ncube, 19, was charged with being an accessory after the fact and was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court today.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

Canberra man Adam James Britt faces ACT Magistrates Court over alleged murder of partner

ACT police were called to a residence in Canberra's north in September last year, where a woman was badly injured. Now, her partner has been charged with her murder.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Canberra's emergency department wait times worst in the country

New figures show the ACT had the lowest proportion of people leaving emergency departments within four hours of arrival of any state or territory last financial year, and it was the worst performer in all triage categories.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Friday essay: how Blanche d'Alpuget's 'warts and all' biography of her lover Bob Hawke helped make him prime minister

Blanche D’Alpuget was born in 1944, the daughter of Lou d’Alpuget and Josie Stephenson, and grew up in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. She attended Sydney Church of England Girls’ Grammar School and, briefly, the University of Sydney before becoming a journalist with the Daily Mirror, rival newspaper of the Sun where…

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

Coroner finds Canberra man who died in Calvary Hospital's emergency department was given no 'chance of survival'

A coronial inquest reveals systemic failings at Calvary Hospital, while experts are scathing of the treatment of a patient who should have been rapidly referred to the ICU.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023