ACT

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a Federal Court ruling that found on the balance of probabilities he raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in 2019.

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a Federal Court ruling that found on the balance of probabilities he had raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.

A decision in Bruce Lehrmann's Federal Court appeal to the findings in his failed defamation case against Network Ten will be handed down tomorrow — and whatever the outcome, there will be consequences for all.

Senior ACT public servants will soon be required to demonstrate their work towards ending the inequality experienced by First Nations people.

ACT Attorney-General Tara Cheyne is found to have breached the code of conduct for a parliamentarian over an anonymous text message she sent criticising former Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee.

A Canberra man has been jailed over a string of road rage attacks committed "for trivial reasons", and fined $10,000 for performing a Nazi salute outside a Queensland synagogue.

The Australian National University has abandoned a controversial plan to absorb its School of Music into a single course after extraordinary public pressure.

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.

Canberra's biggest charities dumped almost 600 tonnes of waste last financial year, with the declining quality of donations a key factor in goods ending up as landfill.

About 50,000 Australians are set to lose access to free-to-air television using their existing technology. And the troubles do not end there, with many customers also reporting regular and prolonged internet outages. 

When Marlene Engelhorn inherited tens of millions of dollars from her grandma, she felt she had two choices: do something about it, or confirm she was "full of sh*t". 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese marries his partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony at his official Canberra residence, after details of the wedding were kept top secret.

The cancellation of Jetstar flights due to an issue with Airbus A320 planes has left passengers stranded across Australia.

Men make up more than 75 per cent of all suicide deaths in Australia, but Lifeline says they only make up about 40 per cent of helpline service users — and even when men do seek help they experienced "high levels of disengagement".

Australia's emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19 shutdowns, but there's still a lot of work to do.

One of a handful of Rosenberg’s goannas living in the ACT’s hill reserves has once again wandered off, prompting calls from a local conservation organisation for help bringing him back.

Not all Australians aged under 16 will "magically disappear overnight" from social media, the nation's online safety regulator says, amid a legal challenge to pause the start of the federal government's ban.

The former leader and deputy prime minister has confirmed his long-awaited political move.

The baby boy — estimated to be less than 24 hours old — was found Thursday morning outside a fire station.

The federal government will expand a "lifeline" service for survivors of sexual violence, which advocates say is fully booked.