Liberals call for ACT domestic violence audit
The Canberra Liberals are calling on the ACT government to identify gaps in Canberra's domestic and family violence services within six months, rather than waiting until 2028.
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It's the unanswered questions of the universe that inspire prize-winning ANU physicist Susan Scott. She tells reporter DHWANI PATHAK she hopes her career will inspire more young women to pursue science.
Independent MP Helen Haines has lost a leg and remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in a suspected deliberate attack in her electorate.
A barber dubbed a hero for intervening in an attack on federal MP Helen Haines insists he was just one of many people who stepped in to help.
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Asset freeze threatens Vietjet’s domestic plans
Prospects of a new domestic Australian airline have been thrown into doubt after Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet was hit with a worldwide asset freeze over an unpaid $360 million aircraft leasing debt, reports SCOTT MAYMAN.
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Pauline Hanson apologises for vulgar cartoon on rival
The One Nation leader says a cartoon mocking her Senate rival Jacqui Lambie over a serious health condition will be edited.
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Hazard reduction burn planned for Mount Taylor
A prescribed hazard reduction burn is scheduled for Mount Taylor Nature Reserve today, subject to suitable weather and fuel conditions.
Civic Library will remain closed until December after a water leak caused damage to the building and mould was discovered in wall and floor cavities.
A 23-year-old man was allegedly stabbed multiple times after stopping his car near a group of people throwing objects at passing vehicles in Belconnen last week.
The development of artificial intelligence is happening so fast it is critical that regulation keeps pace, the online watchdog says.
A 27-year-old Dunlop man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly holding a man captive, repeatedly assaulting him and forcing him to drink a substance that affected his consciousness.
The ACT government has tabled a five-year youth justice plan in the Legislative Assembly today, focusing on early intervention and reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the justice system.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly speeding and driving with methamphetamine in his system while carrying a woman wanted by police.
As independent MP Helen Haines fights for her life after being attacked outside her regional electorate office, tributes from all sides of politics are flowing.
The ACT government will introduce legislation in the Legislative Assembly today to implement its previously announced gambling reforms, including mandatory cashless gaming and a reduction in poker machine numbers.
Pregnant women face 'sham' redundancies, diminished duties when returning to work and refusal of flexible work arrangements, the human rights commission found.
A university failed in its handling of complaints from Jewish students over comments made during a pro-Palestine demo, the National Student Ombudsman says.
Autonomous submarines could soon be deployed across Australia's coastline as previously under-wraps details of the drone program are revealed.
A former chief Australian law officer has been made head of the national corruption watchdog months after the previous office-holder resigned amid controversy.
