Elise Scott

A man who alleges he was sexually abused by Australia’s 13th governor-general says he is “overwhelmed” that a major road in Canberra’s north will be stripped of a name he associates with abuse he suffered as a child.

Just days after launching its much-awaited, somewhat-derided integrated public transport network, the ACT Government is touting record ridership numbers — but there are questions over whether the figures are actually good news.

Doctors feared a Canberra woman who had suffered a stroke would never wake from her coma, but when she did, her husband was reminded of the young woman he fell in love with.

A Government review has found the ACT's consumption of plastic bags will hit pre-ban levels within the next few years if tougher action on plastic bag use is not taken.

Damian De Marco, who was sexually assaulted as a child, is calling for the Catholic Church to be banned from operating Australian schools unless it agrees to report abuse revealed during confession.

Greyhound racing will be banned in Canberra in just over 12 months, despite an independent report finding no evidence of live baiting in the ACT.

Centrelink blames human error for a mistake-filled letter sent to a Melbourne student which, among its faults, misspells the agency's name and cites the wrong law as reason to request information about the man's Austudy allowance.

Most people know that Walter Burley Griffin designed the original plan for Canberra but much of his plan was never realised.

Singapore Airlines will review its international flights to and from Canberra, but the company insists it remains committed to the region, and the move is designed to make the service more successful.

The post-Christmas boom is hitting charity stores as many Aussies turn their annual clean-out into generous donations. But not everything is a wanted donation.