Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory in the federal election, saying it is vital for the nation that all sides of politics work together to make this term of parliament work.

Canberra received a month's worth of rain in a day over the weekend, but escaped the worst of the wild weather that lashed the NSW south coast.

The bellwether voters of Eden-Monaro aren't impressed

A person has died in a fiery crash when a car hit a stone wall in Campbell late on Monday night.

Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield has acknowledged some areas of Canberra's south have poor internet access, but has not included them on the NBN priority list.

Tributes have continued to flow for a humble window cleaner who became a routine feature at a Dickson intersection for more than 20 years.

Bikies would face two years behind bars if they repeatedly defied consorting bans under tough new laws being considered by the ACT government.

When Janina Wojcik left her Altona home on Christmas Eve 1962, she told her husband she was going on a holiday. He never saw her again. Fifty four years later, it emerged she'd created a new life in Canberra.

A narrow and often overcrowded stretch of footpath along Lake Burley Griffin is allegedly sparking rage between cyclists and pedestrians with some claiming it's too narrow for everyone to enjoy safely.

Cyclists have restrained three people after they allegedly assaulted and robbed two riders in Tuggeranong, police said.

Naplan results are out today, and we've ranked schools by how well the same group of students improved their results over two years.

When 34-year-old Caitlin Moorhouse experienced a sharp pain in her shoulder, she put it down to lifting her beautiful and much-wanted newborn daughter.