Emily Anderson

A rescue helicopter has winched five people and a blue heeler puppy to safety after their boat filled with water off the north Queensland coast. 

Life-saving medical care often relies on clear communication but there are concerns deaf Australians are missing out. 

Bruce Drabsch's daughter Melinda Dagger, who was travelling to hospital to be with her ailing father, was phoned by a doctor and asked to inform her mother her husband of more than six decades had died, because no Auslan interpreter was provided.

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council says microplastics and chemicals from artificial lawns can contaminate stormwater.

A man who allegedly "stormed a home" and threatened a mother and son with a taser while demanding prescription drugs and cash will remain in custody.

It was a schoolyard sport so common it once rivalled cricket as the most popular in Australia. But now grassroots teams are struggling to fill a team sheet.

Police allege the the man was trying to deliver drugs, nicotine patches, USB sticks and a smart watch to prisoners inside a Canberra jail.

By day, Canberra public servant Del Goncalves works in a typical office and wears typical office clothes, but come nightfall, she dons a bunny costume and trades her office for a wrestling ring.

Three alleged kidnappers were trying to recover a $200,000 debt from a 52-year-old man in Monash on September 21, a court has heard, while rejecting their bail application.

Two men have been charged with assault after an alleged coward punch attack during a junior rugby sevens grand final on Sunday in which a referee was knocked unconscious.

Simon Tayoun's been a devout member of the Green Army since he watched his first-ever game of rugby league in 1987, and now he's become an unofficial mascot by bringing his custom drum to every game he can to lead the Viking Clap.

For many Nepalese families living in Canberra, the arrival of parents from overseas is both a helping hand with raising children and a connection to their homeland. 

Royalla residents and the local mayor want to halt plans to transform an empty field over their back fence into a million-tonnes-per-year rock quarry, but they're concerned nobody is listening.

A night out on Bek Gillespie's first holiday as a family with her two nine-month-old twins descended into a frightening situation when one daughter put her fingers into a bowl of dumpling sauce.

After a five-year wait, a new hydrotherapy pool is ready to open in Canberra's south, and while it's being welcomed by those living with chronic health conditions, concerns remain that it won't be enough to meet demand. 

High heater use, population growth and a push towards electrification has seen an uptick in unplanned power outages in Canberra this winter as the electricity network struggles to cope with demand.   

The number of First Nations languages being actively "re-awakened" is expected to have doubled in the past five years.

Regulators issue a prohibition order to shut down a food business when there's an imminent threat to public health. So why have so many been issued?

A gazebo in the heart of the CBD is at the centre of a row between the government and a hospitality venue owner. He says it's already cost him $150,000.

Christine Yerbury has been waiting since October to receive an occupational therapy assessment to allow her to receive a Deaf-appropriate device.

The Viking Group wanted to build a $33 million club in a region with the highest rate of gambling losses per person in NSW outside of greater Sydney. Many in the community had other ideas.

They were an iconic fashion pair that took Australia by storm, and now 80 designs from the personal collections of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson are on show at the National Gallery of Australia. 

ACT Attorney-General Tara Cheyne sat through a debate about a motion on women's safety quietly, thinking she wouldn't speak. But then she stood up with conviction and spoke about an incident she'd never talked about before.

A man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl he met on a dating app has repeatedly denied he knew she was underage, telling the jury he thought she was a "petite 19-year-old".

When masters student Kinneret Pezarkar moved to Canberra from Mumbai, she found making friends a challenge despite being surrounded by other students who had left their support networks behind.