Plane showdown sparks airport security review call
Security arrangements at a major regional airport have been questioned after a teen was charged over allegedly trying to bring a gun onto a commercial flight.
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Cyclone Alfred has begun to make its presence felt after millions of people anxiously waited for days, with tens of thousands of homes without power.
Mass fish farm deaths caused by bacteria and warmer waters have resulted in more than 5500 tonnes of salmon being dumped at waste facilities.
Thousands of people have already been forced to evacuate as a swollen river rises in a town ravaged by floods three years earlier.
Sports news
Matildas plummet to joint all-time low in FIFA rankings
The Matildas' deflating SheBelieves Cup display has resulted in the Australian women's team slumping to their joint-lowest FIFA world ranking of No.16.
Politics
Federal Labor scores first poll win in eight months
Labor's popularity has finally rebounded, albeit narrowly, as the government pulled ahead of the coalition weeks ahead of the election, YouGov polling shows.
Police
Police raid in Lyons seizes gel-blaster and drugs
An 18-year-old man has been arrested after being found with an illegal gel-blaster in Lyons early on Thursday morning.
Anxious residents have been told to prepare for the worst with destructive winds, wild storms and torrential rain expected as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
Australia's wealth divide reached its worst level in more than two decades, after excluding a temporary narrowing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A landmark review into how the criminal justice system manages sexual violence has been released, with extra funding given to help support victim-survivors.
Australia is still pushing for an exemption to US tariffs but businesses are waking up to the possibility they may need to be flexible to mitigate their impact.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
Joe Tapine and Xavier Savage have both pleaded guilty and will be sidelined following Canberra's impressive round-one NRL win over the Warriors in Las Vegas.
An unpredictable tropical cyclone has stalled off Australia's coast, ensuring an anxious wait continues for millions of people after bunkering down for days.
Seven teenagers, who were all either on bail or subject to good behaviour orders, have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in multiple home burglaries and stolen vehicles across Canberra since February.
Billions in damage and a flurry of insurance claims are expected to follow Cyclone Alfred, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers is confident the industry is prepared.
If it's not one thing, it's another, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman have been charged following the lockdown of the Canberra Outlet Centre last Thursday.
Australians were bombarded with millions of spam texts from a major telco that didn't allow them to unsubscribe without providing personal information.
