Poll call to overshadow Dutton’s budget vision
Anthony Albanese is to call election on Friday as Peter Dutton announces a plan to protect gas supply for Australians, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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A gas reserve and $1 billion earmarked for pipelines and storage will bring down power prices, the opposition leader says, as he promises cost-of-living relief.
Tackling kitchen skills, food preparation and nutritional knowledge, district manager Don White says Men’s Kitchen is the best opportunity for men over 60 to learn valuable skills and recharge their social batteries.
A woman left a shoe store in the Canberra Centre late on Wednesday afternoon allegedly without paying for items. When confronted by staff, she allegedly threatened to stab them. Police want to know who she is.
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Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone
Four loggerhead turtle nests remain in incubators after a rapid rescue operation. (HANDOUT/ANDY MARSHALL)
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No-tomorrow Brumbies focused only on the Highlanders
Knowing the heat is on, the ACT Brumbies are focused solely on the Highlanders in a must-win Super Rugby Pacific clash in Canberra.
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Cyber detectives scour court system breach for leaks
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Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
Less paperwork and shorter queues will greet Australian travellers at US airports under a deal the government says shows the nations' strong relationship.
The gauntlet has been thrown down ahead of a cost-of-living election with voters being asked to choose between cheaper fuel or more tax cuts.
A packed comedy festival launch has been abandoned after an audience member suffered a medical episode and died in the packed theatre.
A 35-year-old man has been extradited from WA accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Civic nightclub in 2022.
Drug-infused sweets, baked goods and cookies and almost 75 kilograms of cannabis have been uncovered during a major police operation.
Debate has turned to the fate of the few thousand brumbies thought to remain in a national park after a shooting campaign to protect native wildlife.
Fake news and pandemic fatigue are weighing on vaccination rates, with doctors urging people to get the jab and avoid a horror flu season.
Woolworths is the only major supermarket chain to flunk a government-funded report on grocery prices across Australia.
A 40-year-old man has been charged after allegedly strangling and assaulting two teenagers at his Kambah home on Tuesday night.
All eyes are on the election after the federal government used its budget to lay the groundwork for the impending campaign and play up its tax cuts.
Inflation continues to ease, with the headline figure falling 0.1 per cent in February, but it likely won't be enough to prompt an interest rate cut until May.
