Groovin The Moo Canberra date announced for 2016

Jil Hogan 2:34 PM   Music festival Groovin The Moo will return to Canberra in 2016 on Sunday April 24.

Man jailed for stabbing his two brothers

Michael Inman 2:14 PM   A Canberra man who stabbed his two younger brothers, puncturing one's lung, has been sentenced to almost three years jail.

CSIRO to continue to trim staff

Henry Belot 1:33 PM   The peak science body is pressing ahead with plans to trim its workforce despite reports the federal government is planning to restore funding.

Was Abbott right to stop the road rage?

John Thistleton 12:40 PM   Tony Abbott stopped a woman's road rage on Wednesday, but it has started something else.

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No jail for shoe store manager who stole $70,000

Michael Inman 12:00 PM   The manager of a Civic shoe store who stole more than $71,000 will serve no time behinds bars.

'Get stuffed': Queanbeyan tells NSW government what it really thinks

Kimberley Le Lievre 11:35 AM   Queanbeyan City Council will not agree to merge with any neighbouring council - telling the NSW government to 'get stuffed'.

Humpback whale 'poses' for a stunning pic

Toni Houston 11:32 AM   Self proclaimed 'fanatic whale photographer' snaps stunning photo of humpback whale on the south coast.

Goulburn escapee pleads guilty to prison break

Peter Oliver 11:23 AM   Inmate created international headlines by escaping from jail using just a blade, mop handle, sheets and a pillow.

APS falling behind on Indigenous representation

Henry Belot 10:58 AM   Government renews commitment to boost Indigenous representation in the APS, as almost all departments miss their targets.

Police union tries to poach public servants

Michael Inman and Megan Gorrey 9:33 AM   Border Force staff aren't police, but the police union still wants them.

Traffic, weather, top news and today's cartoon in one click

7:23 AM   The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.

Andrew Carville's family label disappearance as 'out of character'

Katie Burgess 6:34 AM    The morning after Canberra man Andrew Carville vanished, his mum Audrey received a phone call which rattled her.

Charles and Camilla touch down in Canberra

Emma Macdonald 12:03 AM   Prince Charles and his wife Camilla greeted by dignitaries as they arrived in Canberra.

Surprised kids and decades-long wish fulfilled at Royals' visit

Clare Sibthorpe and Alexandra Back 10:09 PM   Wednesday was a day Yass man Peter Walker had been waiting for for many years.

Royal reign brings...rain

Staff Reporters 9:32 PM   The arrival in the capital of Australia's future king Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, sparked only small crowds but substantial traffic chaos as Remembrance Day, royal traffic protocols and steady drizzle combined to create a perfect storm for drivers on Canberra's roads on Wednesday.

Canberra health care workers struck with complaints

Emma Kelly 9:26 PM   There were 194 complaints made against Canberra health workers in the 2014-2015 financial year, a new report has revealed.

Tony Abbott shuts down road rage after woman blasts his cycling bunch

John Thistleton 9:14 PM   Tony Abbott stopped the boats. Now he's turned his attention to a rage-fuelled driver.

Rebels case may collapse due to unlawful seizure, flawed evidence

Christopher Knaus 8:21 PM   The Rebels southside president allegedly possessed a shotgun and other weapons.

Gang-gang. Steam trains skittled Pialligo soldier settler's livestock.

Ian Warden 8:00 PM   clarification.

Skipping breakfast linked to 'hanger' in the classroom

Henry Belot 11:30 PM   Students who skip breakfast are twice as likely to become "hangry" at school.

Man who used fake female Facebook profile in rape sentenced

Christopher Knaus 7:20 PM   The elaborate Facebook deception left one victim 'scarred for life'.

Simple changes could cut childhood obesity rates

Henry Belot 11:59 PM   Childhood obesity rates could be slashed if families made small changes to their diet, research shows.

War Memorial's first space named after a soldier

Emma Kelly 7:08 PM   The Australian War Memorial has named a gallery and courtyard after Captain Reg Saunders, the first indigenous Australian to be commissioned as an officer in the Australian Army.

Royals dodge rainy weather for tree planting at National Arboretum

Tom McIlroy 6:48 PM   Rain didn't deter Canberra's most committed royal watchers on Wednesday, with dozens of dignitaries and school children watching Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall plant trees at the National Arboretum. 

Indigenous author remembers soldiers who rose above brutal colonial past

John Thistleton 6:10 PM   Daughter remembers forgotten fathers from two world wars.

Tasty truffle treat tempts Duchess of Cornwall

Henry Belot 6:01 PM   The Duchess of Cornwall joined a truffle hunt in Majura Park.

Gang-gang 100 years ago: Today's babies to be debt-burdened adults

Ian Warden 11:45 PM   One hundred years ago today, Sydney's Australian Worker peered into the post war future and wondered: "What will Baby say about this war [the Great War underway since 1914] when he grows up?"

Hit and run driver destroyed his car in a bid to avoid detection, court told

Michael Inman 5:54 PM   A man destroyed his car after running over a cyclist in a bid to avoid prosecution, an ACT court has been told.

Carter resigns from ACT Property Council after a decade

Kirsten Lawson 5:44 PM   Catherine Carter will leave the ACT Property Council to set up a private consultancy.

Government input on tram poll defended

Kirsten Lawson 11:30 PM   Getting the client (in this case, the government) to help design survey questions is important to make sure all key issues are covered, says Piazza Research.

Delays expected for IKEA's opening week

Clare Sibthorpe 4:21 PM   Major delays are expected when IKEA opens its doors next Monday.

Royal visit: Rain falls on royalists' parade at Remembrance Day ceremony

Alexandra Back 4:05 PM   The day two royals came to visit was a two-umbrella kind of day in Canberra.