Big Swoop joins new Royal Mint collection | Annabel Crabb's rice pudding with a twist

Just 18 months after swooping into Canberra, a giant magpie is being recognised as one of the nation's top 'big things' on new $1 coins from the Royal Australian Mint.

Nearly a thousand people have come forward to have their drugs tested and the results suggest a host of dangerous supplements and contamination may be found in the country's party drugs.

A heavily pregnant public servant spent weeks during Canberra's winter "holed up" in a tiny room and only turned on central heating after going into labour, a Senate inquiry has heard.

From growing gardens and laying artificial turf to parking cars and trailers, here's what you can and can't do with the nature strip out the front of your Canberra home.

The government is considering a blanket ban on students' use of mobile phones from first to last bell, as well as several other restrictions to apply in public schools.

If you're looking for ways to cut costs and live more frugally to get through this time — whether it's by reducing your energy or food bill or giving a second life to old clothes — here are some handy tips.

Annabel Crabb's fancy rice pudding has a brûléed top. Serve with roasted rhubarb and blackberries.