Elise Pianegonda

From mid-next year, ACT residents will have access to free medical and surgical abortions up to 16 weeks of gestation.

Canberra hot air balloon sculpture Skywhale was damaged by strong winds during a recent display in Ballarat and will require repairs before returning to the skies.

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has apologised after saying that if he could not have “tough conversations” with his players he may as well be coaching netball.

Reports of a possible link between COVID-19 and an inflammatory syndrome are now coming from the UK, US and Italy. But Australian doctors are urging parents to remain calm, reiterating that the combination is extremely rare.

Dr James Muecke’s work preventing blindness earned him the title of Australian of the Year for 2020 but he says firefighters and emergency services workers are the true Aussie heroes.

George Thaung was best known as the man behind late-night food destination The Mandalay Bus, but, since his death, it’s George’s kindness that leaves the biggest hole in Canberra’s heart.

A name and some unusual notes in a magazine, left at a Canberra hospice, catches the attention of police in one of the ACT's longest-running missing persons cases.

The death of a 35-year-old man at Casuarina Sands to Canberra’s west this week prompts calls for lifesavers at popular river swimming spots.

Security footage of a ram-raid at a hotel in the New South Wales town of Queanbeyan shows an armed robber firing a gun at a door while an employee hides behind it.

The daughter of renowned environmental scientist Mary White, charged with murdering her mother in an aged-care facility, is granted bail with strict conditions.

If humans cause the Earth’s global average temperature to increase by a further 1 degree Celsius, the world could face a “hothouse” climate and trigger further warming — even when all human emissions cease, an international study finds.

Ten years ago the first Handmade market drew 2,000 customers to its 36 stalls. Now more than 25,000 people flock to the market’s 260 boutique businesses each weekend.

A 26-year-old man under police guard at the Canberra Hospital steals an officer’s gun and fires at the ceiling before being tasered in a busy emergency department.

London has Big Ben, Melbourne has the entrance to Flinders Street Station and Sydney has its Town Hall — but what about Canberra?

London has Big Ben, Melbourne has the entrance to Flinders Street Station and Sydney has its Town Hall — but what about Canberra?

The sport of broomball may seem like a wacky modern invention, but players claim its origins can actually be traced back 1,000 years to battle-hardened Vikings.

It may not be something you’ve given much thought to, but the coat of arms on the High Court of Australia is actually incorrect — thanks to a pretty small detail.

It’s a rare phenomenon, possibly now solved by advancements in car technology, but it’s a possibility your car’s security system could be confused by the strong signals at Telstra Tower.

Cars, couches, fridges, mattresses and old beds are just some of the items being dumped in the ACT's national parks, putting Canberra's water supply at risk and frustrating rangers.

Cars, couches, fridges, mattresses and old beds are just some of the items being dumped in the ACT’s national parks, putting Canberra’s water supply at risk and frustrating rangers.