The Latest Breaking News from Canberra

ACT government commits $153 million to fix potholes and improve roads across Canberra

The ACT's roads have become riddled with potholes due to high rainfall, and now the ACT government has committed $153 million to solve the problem.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Federal Labor prepared to compensate states in effort to drive down energy bills

Commonwealth to compensate states for imposing cap on coal prices, treasurer says, meaning bill relief for Australian households in first half of 2023

The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2022

Maternity patients still being diverted from Canberra's Calvary Hospital after fire

A small fire leads to maternity patients being sent to other hospitals. The smoke originally meant that all ambulances were being diverted and the emergency department was only open for urgent cases.

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

NZ minister pleased with citizenship talk

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta have met in Canberra and discussed the progression of voting rights and citizenship.

AAP · Dec 1, 2022

Change promised after 'hard-to-read' report uncovers raft of issues at Canberra's Dhulwa Mental Health Unit

A damning report into governance and policies at Canberra's secure mental health unit has listed assaults on staff and confusion about the facility's purpose among a number of issues that need urgent action.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

Canberra man Hayden Todkill has charges against him dropped over stabbing at Kingston Foreshore

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions discontinues an attempted murder charge against 26-year-old Hayden Todkill after a stabbing outside a pub.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

Demand so high for Canberra's pill-testing service that 27 people were turned away ahead of Spilt Milk music festival

Billie* wasn't sure about the contents or purity of the MDMA she purchased, so she decided to see exactly what was in it. Hers was one of 106 samples tested at Australia's first fixed-site drug-testing service last week.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Indigenous advocates return to Canberra to ask for compensation over Youpla mess

Advocates are in Canberra asking the government to compensate the thousands of people who put their money into funeral insurer Youpla. But finding out exactly who they are won't be easy.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Australia has second wettest spring on record, with parts of country coldest in decades

Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra had the coldest spring weather in 30 years, while Sydney did not reach 30C for first time in three decades

The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022

PM talks trade, defence ties with Vietnam

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met the president of Vietnam's national assembly to discuss economic and security co-operation.

AAP · Nov 30, 2022