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- Roosters earn shot at NRLW season with win over Canberra The Sydney Roosters are the first team through to the NRLW grand final after a 20-10 win over the Canberra Raiders.
- Roosters book third consecutive grand final spot with victory against Raiders There were hair pulls and bloodied noses, but the Roosters managed to secure a 20-10 victory against Canberra to book themselves a spot in the NRLW grand final.
- Jugement gifts four points to Sergis Canberra fails to take a bomb which leads to Jess Sergis running away to score.
- Woman dies after being hit by vehicle south of Canberra A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
- World-class and revolutionary: why the ACT is now paying the price for a vision How the Canberra school funding crisis unfolded.
- One of the great stories of the 2003 Canberra bushfires Even more than two decades after the disaster, stories continue to emerge.
- Fifty and out: Why Millie Elliott is walking away from footy at the peak of her powers The Roosters superstar will bring up a half-century of NRLW appearances in the preliminary final against Canberra on Saturday.
- Kangaroo skin sculpture honouring 'every survival story' wins Defence art prize An Indigenous artist has won the 2026 Napier Waller Art Prize for the first time.
- Raiders to table Hudson Young revised four-year, $4.4 million deal Canberra are doing everything to stop the Origin star going to the open market on November 1, and will next week table an upgraded offer for the back-rower.
- Two Canberra lawyers tried to deter former partner from $500k: court The Supreme Court has found two Canberra lawyers tried to deter a former partner from pursuing contractual benefit programs.
- Dad allegedly groomed, took explicit photos of daughter over several years Police arrest north Canberra man over alleged child abuse images.
- Audiences can have their cake and eat it too at this moving Canberra performance The Whole Cake is performing at north and south Canberra venues.
- How a bunch of hardy volunteers are about to change dementia care in Canberra And help people like Margaret who has found the journey a struggle.
- The most successful coach in history has made a shock exit from the club she built The latest news and gossip from around the grounds in Canberra.
- Federal Government hit with fine after schoolgirl burned at Questacon exhibit The nine-year-old girl suffered burns to her hands when she used alcohol-based hand sanitiser and touched a plasma globe exhibit at Questacon.
- More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive Liu Jinsong’s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive – and implore both sides to pursue deeper ties.
- Manufacturers: Gas carve-outs could mean top-dollar bills or ‘closing operations permanently’ The peak body for manufacturers says Canberra’s draft could cut exporters’ local gas targets.
- 'Horrific': Commonwealth fined after child's hands caught fire at Questacon The commonwealth has been fined $140,000 over an incident where a child's hands caught fire at Questacon in July 2022.
- 'All we did was fun stuff': ACT public school system in 'crisis' ACT public school teachers have taken industrial action for the third time this year, with schools opening two hours later on Thursday.
- Demand for petrol in Canberra is dropping. It's not lowering prices. Government backs a fresh inquiry into ACT petrol price pinch.
- Fresh support offered for ACT renters at risk of homelessness New $250 grants also on offer to help at-risk renters.
- Canberrans told to direct anger at Trump over nation's most costly fuel The ACT is the most expensive capital city in the country for motorists to fill up their tanks.
- Police target hooning at 'totally unacceptable' rural gatherings A joint operation by ACT Policing, ACTP Intelligence, Rural Patrol and Tuggeranong Police Station has targeted hooning in rural Canberra. Police warned against late-night gatherings in rural areas.
- Cars seized as police target burnouts, 'hooning' in rural ACT The operation occurred along the western fringe of Canberra.
- Canberra's western edge might be protected in full, Steel says But govt needs technical studies to make the case for tighter protections.
- Federal government urged not to let fire ant eradication funding lapse Advocates are urging the federal government to commit to funding the next step of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program in the next budget.
- What the ACT wants its 10-year pools plan to consider said Consultants sought to craft Canberra's 10-year pools plan.
- Albanese defends Australia’s social media enforcement action from Trump admin’s ‘censorship’ blast In a formal response issued by the US embassy in Canberra, the Trump administration said Australia’s proposed policy would likely lead to censorship of speech.
- War of words over Greens' proposal to co-locate data centres and pools A war of words has began over a suggestion from the ACT Greens that co-locating data centres with Canberra's public pools should be considered.
- New details revealed about missing man James Parrett's last known movements Police have renewed calls for information about the whereabouts of missing Canberra man James Parrett, after police investigators traced his last known movements to places on the NSW South Coast.
- Australia, EU pledge to ‘explore the potential’ for deeper ties amid ‘associate member’ murmurs Australia, EU pledge to ‘explore the potential’ for deeper ties amid ‘associate member’ murmurs.
- New festival at ANU hopes to revive Canberra's live music scene New ANU festival might fill the gap left by cancelled festivals.
- Legacy of loss haunts raw debut by Canberra author Jacob K Gallagher His Pop's stories inspired The Doubles, set around Werris Creek.
- Data centres are a hot issue. Could they heat Canberra's swimming pools? Andrew Barr says data centres and pools won't mix in Canberra.
- 'It will be massive': first look at new Canberra sports facility amid facelift 'It will be massive': first look at new Canberra sports facility amid facelift.
- Talks shift to workload as ACT says no more in the bank for pay rises Talks continue to land enterprise agreements in ACT public sector.
- Challenges loom in a tough Assembly. But there are opportunities, too Halfway through the term, Canberrans should expect more of their MLAs.
- Aged care service pays million-dollar bill after hundreds of staff were underpaid The Canberra charity has apologised to workers and paid arrears.
- Elderly man dies after vehicle collided with mobility scooter in Canberra's north A 95-year-old man has died after a crash in Canberra's north earlier this month.
- Apple store sued after using disabled bathroom as storage, change room Apple has been ordered to pay damages to a former employee at its Canberra Centre store whose disability needs frequent and sudden use of a bathroom.