Laws stripping terrorists’ citizenship pass lower house
New laws stripping Australian citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terror offences have passed the House of Representatives.
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A 23-year-old man of Pakistani origin has died following an incident at Casuarina Sands earlier on Sunday.
Reforms in the ACT will see bar and nightclub licensed venues required to use security cameras, with footage is to be retained for 30 days.
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Higgins says she couldn’t scream during alleged rape
Brittany Higgins has described in detail her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann while testifying at a defamation trial in the Federal Court.
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Severe weather warning for the ACT
Severe thunderstorms could produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the next several hours over the ACT region, says the Bureau of Meteorology.
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CPI eases to 4.9 per cent in October
Inflation cooled to 4.9 per cent over the 12 months to October, down from the 5.6 per cent growth recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in September.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a national apology to survivors of the drug thalidomide and their families, announcing some new initiatives.
Halfback Jamal Fogarty has signed a new deal with Canberra, who are continuing preparations for life without Jack Wighton.
The Albanese government has secured the support of the final crossbench senator it needs to get its contentious Murray-Darling Basin laws over the line.
Charges against a police officer accused of tasering a 95-year-old woman who later died will be upgraded to manslaughter.
The federal government will urgently legislate to enable some of those released from immigration detention to be preventatively detained.
Haig Park’s 100th anniversary will be celebrated with a party featuring all-ages activities, market stalls and entertainment on Saturday.
Property developers will be held responsible and accountable for residential developments they undertake, under new legislation to be introduced to the Assembly.
The Canberra Liberals want the government to remove the proposed 120m² size restriction on second dwellings and allow for separately titled dual occupancies on RZ1 blocks over 800m².
First-time, low-range drink drivers will be fined an immediate $800 and a six-month loss of licence under a new infringement scheme.
In her fIrst bylined story for "CityNews", new reporter KATARINA LLOYD JONES shares the incredible success of 10-year-old jiu-jitsu champ Robbie Sanderson.
Brittany Higgins briefly stepped into the witness box in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, describing how she began working in politics after campaigning at university.
The Australian Federal Police Association is calling on the ACT government to review the penalties for assaults to frontline community service providers following the serious assault of a police officer.
