CSIRO to partner with pharmaceutical giant for research
A five-year partnership between CSIRO and Moderna has been unveiled to help develop research to biosecurity threats in Australia and the Pacific.
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The government is accused of peddling a double standard as the tax office refuses to absorb credit card surcharges it can no longer pass on.
Canberra house rents have slipped from their record high, falling $10 to $700 a week in the September quarter as the capital recorded the highest vacancy rate among Australian capitals.
Housing commencements and completions have fallen sharply in the ACT, with just 561 homes started and 667 completed in the latest quarter, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
Health
Science storyteller Chloe Lim takes STEM honour
Canberra science storyteller Dr Chloe Lim has won the STEM Teachers Award at the 2026 Women of Colour in STEM Awards in Melbourne.
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Warning Australia’s AI advantages being bled overseas
Australia needs to act now to secure domain over parts of AI's supply chains, and it has some natural advantages in the field, experts say.
Education
UC finds $244,000 in staff underpayments
The University of Canberra has identified almost $244,000 in underpayments to 255 current and former casual academics following a review of six years of payroll records.
One Nation claims the cost of rents would be slashed by thousands of dollars a year under its migration proposal, following internal modelling.
Crowds have congregated at Bondi Beach to mark the moment when the deadliest terror attack Israel has suffered began three years ago.
Former ABC broadcaster Richard Morecroft has been remembered as a passionate environmentalist and great Australian.
Boosting visa processing and dusting off a mothballed home affairs program will ensure tens of thousands of people are deported under a new coalition plan.
A 47-year-old man has been charged after allegedly strangling, suffocating and assaulting his partner at their south Canberra home last month.
More than 150 traffic infringements were issued and 15 drink and drug drivers caught on ACT roads over the long weekend.
Canberra Airport has proposed a new covered stadium near Commonwealth Park, arguing a city-centre venue could bring major sporting events, concerts and visitors into the heart of Canberra.
Plans for Light Rail Stage 2B have been revised following public feedback, with changes to the State Circle alignment, a proposed power substation and the Melrose Drive Bridge.
Nurse Practitioner of the Year Kate Reed-Cox is changing how people approach end-of-life care. She talks to DHWANI PATHAK.
There's "no end in sight" for Australian consumers stuck in a "cost-of-living nightmare" as rising interest rates and fuel prices squeeze household budgets.
The coalition will temporarily slash net overseas migration to a third of current levels if it wins the 2028 election in a bid to fight against One Nation.
Anthropic says it would not have waited to tell the government if one of its models had hacked a public site, but says Australian law is still lagging.
