Rosie King

The annual showcase of the year's top political cartoons has opened at Old Parliament House in Canberra, depicting the biggest national and global events with satire and wit.

A 39-year-old man has been jailed for two years after stealing cash from a secure drawer at Flight Centre in Canberra at least seven times, and then mountinga campaign of dishonesty" to delay sentencing.

A new report by victim-led advocacy organisation With You We Can makes the case for all victim-survivors of sexual violence to have access to independent legal representation.

Liam used to dread walking through the school gates. Now, he can't wait to learn — but it took leaving a system that made him feel ignored to get there.

Once complete, the new UNSW campus will be an education hub for thousands of students and staff, and is expected to provide a much-needed injection to the city's economy. 

Many people struggle to approach the subject of death with family, and what kind of care they want to receive in their final months or years.

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions says her office does not have enough funding to deal with an increasing annual case load of more than 23,000 charges.

A 38-year-old man has been spared jail time, partly on account of his autism diagnosis, after raping a woman he met online and filming their sexual encounters without consent.

A survey of women in Canberra about the state of their wellbeing and health reveals large gaps in access and affordability, as well as the staggering statistic that almost half of respondents felt doctors weren't taking them seriously.

They served their country, but veterans are struggling to find GPs that accept the veteran healthcare card, leaving them stranded.

Questionable uses of force by staff on children and insufficient recording of incidents in Canberra's only youth prison are just a few of the critical findings in an independent oversight committee's new report.

A jury sees a police interview with one of the two alleged victims of a former Canberra childcare worker accused of acts of indecency, in which the three-year-old said the man touched her "a lot".

A record number of patients have visited Canberra's emergency rooms this winter, with expected wait times pushing above nine hours at Canberra Hospital last night.

Canberra's Parkinson's community has long been campaigning for the ACT government to employ a specialist Parkinson's nurse who can visit patients at home. The ACT government says planning is underway to create the position but a start date has yet to be confirmed.

It's hoped the ACT Health pilot program, beginning in six months, will reduce the number of Canberrans facing lengthy waits for an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis.

Plans to overhaul the 60-year-old ANU School of Music, including dropping one-on-one instrument lessons, have been met with shock and dismay by students and former staff.

Canberra therapy providers say looming changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are "devastating", forcing some to reduce their fees and leaving others staring down another year with no price increase.

The wife of Canberra Raiders star Josh Papalii, Mesepa Salesa, is convicted of assault and handed a good behaviour order in the ACT Magistrates Court. 

Canberra 28-year-old Jett Black, who was among a group of detainees that in late 2020 started a prison riot sparked by a lack of cigarettes, no dessert and COVID restrictions, walks free from court.

The Canberra Liberals leader says coercive control stripped power, freedom and independence from the two women closest to her.

Former AFL umpire coach, 70-year-old Michael Rigo, is sentenced to prison for indecently assaulting a 16-year-old Canberra boy on four occasions after training sessions in the 1980s.

The Australian War Memorial confirms it will make further changes to its display commemorating Ben Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross medal, after he failed to appeal a finding he was complicit in war crimes on the balance of probabilities.

A global shortage of ADHD medications is forcing doctors to get creative and pushing pharmacists into a "Hunger Games" style battle to secure supply.

The man, who was 18 years old at the time, raped a 15-year-old he met in the pool at a tourist park and indecently assaulted another teenager.

Chief Justice Lucy McCallum described the perpetrator's actions as "extremely serious" adding the impact on the victim had been "grave".