The ACT Senate race for the next election has been blown open with Wallabies and Brumbies great David Pocock announcing he is to run as an independent candidate.
Subscriber: A notorious Canberra criminal "went into cleaning mode" and mopped up the scene of an alleged murder attempt just six weeks after being released from a lengthy prison stint on parole.
The number of full-time jobs in the ACT renewable energy sector could double in the next five years, a peak body says, after a new industry survey found around 1500 people already work in the sector.
Subscriber: Demolition of the former Australian Labor Party headquarters in Barton has begun as developers make way for a six-storey commercial development worth more than $85 million.
Video: Police have confirmed five children have died after a jumping castle at Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport, was thrown about 10 metres into the air by a gust of wind.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has boasted Australia's rebound from lockdowns has been stronger than any other developed nation, but warned mutating strains were the crux of ongoing uncertainty.
It was delayed by 12 months due to COVID but Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes, which opens to the public today at the National Museum of Australia, is worth the wait.
Subscriber | Analysis: The daughter of former American president John F Kennedy brings more than just her family name to the role of US ambassador to Australia, writes Harley Dennett.
Transport Canberra bus driver Gail Ward is spreading the true spirit of Christmas around the national capital, decorating her bus every day with festive trimmings to delight her passengers.
Peter Mulholland, the Canberra Raiders' recruitment and high performance director, is being remembered as one of rugby league's great characters after losing his battle with cancer on Thursday.
