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The corpse flower at the Australian National Botanic Gardens is at least 15 years old but had never flowered before now. 

Vanessa Brettell and Hannah Costello have employed and trained more than 60 migrant and refugee women through their social enterprise cafe Stepping Stone in Canberra. The pair have now been named Australia's Local Heroes for 2025. 

While many of Canberra's suburbs and streets are unsurprisingly named after prime ministers and pioneers, there are some quirky exceptions and places that have taken on double meanings. 

People across Australia gather to commemorate Remembrance Day and honour those who have died while serving in conflicts and peace-keeping operations.

Police found the hand statues, along with other allegedly stolen items including a pump action rifle, while searching a 39-year-old man's home in north Canberra. 

With Labor set to form government in the ACT, what exactly did the party promise voters during the election campaign?

Canberrans will head to the polls on Saturday to choose the 11th Legislative Assembly. Here's everything you need to know about where to vote, what time the polls close, how to fill in ballot papers and when we're likely to know results. 

Canberra mother-of-two Laura Haworth was 23 years old when she was last seen at her friend's house in Queanbeyan more than 16 years ago. 

Police say they suspect Canberra woman Laura Haworth, who's been missing for more than 16 years, has "met with foul play".

The man and two women who died were passengers in the car when it left Bungendore Road and rolled in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands on Sunday afternoon.