Newborn babies gifted bibs ahead of Red Nose Nose Day

8:21 PM   A gift of 150 bibs has been made to newborn babies at Canberra's Centenary Hospital for Women and Children ahead of Red Nose Day.

Sepik sculptures donated by Attenborough now on display at NGA

Sally Pryor 8:17 PM   It was half a lifetime ago, on a perilous expedition to remote Papua New Guinea, that Sir David Attenborough acquired three abstract works of art.

Convoy combats PTSD stigma

Ashley Wick 8:11 PM   The condition affects more than one million Australians.

'The bastards deserve 20 years': Canberra employee caught for ATM theft

Megan Gorrey 8:09 PM   ATM technician who stole more than half a million dollars said the thieves deserved 20 years behind bars. Then he was caught for the crime.

Greens Senate candidate boycotts ACL event

7:48 PM   ACT Green Senate candidate Christina Hobbs has boycotted an event hosted by the Australian Christian Lobby and called on other candidates to do the same.

Canberra garbage truck drivers plan Friday strike

7:42 PM   Canberra's garbage truck drivers will strike for the fourth time in just over a month as an industrial dispute with the contractor SUEZ drags on.

Wild weather puts wind up district's sheep farmers

John Thistleton 7:26 PM   Alert out for lambs and hungry sheep as more rain to come with wind.

What's on in Canberra June 24-26

Jil Hogan 7:22 PM   Your guide to what's going on around the capital this weekend.

Cranes and new cafes show Canberra's job market on the rise

John Thistleton 7:11 PM   Construction, retail, tourism and more public service contracting drive jobs growth in Canberra.

Affordable housing launched in Lawson

Rachel Packham 4:53 PM   Low to middle income families will have the opportunity to settle in the sought after suburb.

Malfunctioning car leads to firefighters being called to Dickson car park

4:09 PM   Nine people were evacuated from a block of Dickson units after a car was billowing smoke in the car park.

ACT Policing to hold training exercise at CIT Bruce

3:28 PM   If you see police swarm the Canberra Institute of Technology's Bruce Campus on Wednesday and Thursday, don't be alarmed.

Lyons man fights charge over Mr Fluffy dispute

Clare Colley 2:57 PM   A Lyons man has pleaded not guilty to blocking a demolition truck from a neighbouring Mr Fluffy house.

Canberra house price growth slumps in March: ABS

Emma Kelly 2:06 PM   A year of solid growth did not shield Canberra from a quarterly slump in residential property prices.

Snowy Hydro Southcare CEO Chris Kimball steps down

Katie Burgess 1:45 PM   A brush with cancer led former ABC presenter Chris Kimball to take up a post at the head of Snowy Hydro Southcare but now it's inspiring him to seek his next adventure.

'Would have had to have a little crane': Bronze fountain stolen from Canberra front yard

Clare Sibthorpe 12:52 PM   Owner 'sick to the stomach' when saw his beloved water feature had disappeared - and amazed at how the heavy fountain was stolen.

Music review

Chamber music works played by masters

Reviewed by Jennifer Gall 12:41 PM   A demanding program of chamber music was brilliantly played without gimmickry or flamboyance.

Canberra weather: a day's reprieve before rain returns

9:31 AM   The sun managed a peek through the clouds on Monday before predicted rain settles over the capital again after the weekend deluge.

'Work out a way to make the country better'

Katie Burgess 8:42 AM   Charlie Salvestro helped to build the project that defined Cooma, but now he doesn't know where the town is going.

Canberra mornings: Traffic, weather and what's on in one click

8:18 AM   The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.

Public service ends epic 'Coon cheese' racism struggle

Noel Towell 12:00 AM   He said "I just like plain old Coon cheese". He got a five-year legal battle.

Namadgi's antiquity makes our lives seem frothy, bubbly

Ian Warden 11:45 PM    Readers, is Matthew Higgins, the man in our picture, posed at Belconnen beside the "brutalist" flanks of Geocon's mighty under-construction Wayfarer apartment skyscraper? Or is he out in the brutishly rocky wilds of Namadgi National Park?

Bus driver sacked after threatening 'another Columbine'

Noel Towell 12:00 AM   'If ACTION management touch me, this will be another Columbine'.

Pledge to 'go hard' on cutting residential stamp duty

Kirsten Lawson 12:00 AM   First focus is abolishing stamp duty for commerical property worth less than $1.5 million

Public service casuals thrown Labor lifeline

Noel Towell 12:00 AM   Poorly trained Centrelink casuals adding to customer misery, says Labor.

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