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Veterans often face a distinct set of challenges when trying to enter the civilian workforce, but companies are increasingly seeking out former Defence personnel for employment opportunities.

Tennis legend Andre Agassi says Nick Kyrgios's next coach must accept the mercurial young star warts and all and delve deep into his tortured soul.

Two of Australia's national galleries welcome hundreds of dogs to their grounds, allowing art-lovers the chance to involve their furry friends in two major exhibitions.

Meet the people behind the helicopters and planes which helped control the raging Tarago and Sutton grassfires over the past week.

A Canberra man who allegedly detonated fireworks in the bathrooms of two Canberra nightclubs in 2011 is refused bail after undergoing mental health tests.

Imagine handling objects worth millions of dollars and, on the rare occasion, smeared with the blood of a US president. It is all in a day's work for a conservator.

This week's devastating fire at Tarago that destroyed a home and burnt out almost 3,400 hectares was sparked when a bird flew near powerlines, firefighters say.

New South Wales premier-in-waiting Gladys Berejiklian is likely to be the state's next premier, but she is already facing pressure from the Deputy Premier to scrap council mergers in regional areas.

A clubhouse used by the Comancheros outlaw motorcycle gang is partially destroyed by a suspicious fire in the Canberra suburb of Fyshwick.

Thanks to milder weather, firefighters finally contain two big grassfires in southern New South Wales — one of which destroyed a property near Bungendore.

A fire north of Canberra near Sutton is contained, but a 3,300-hectare blaze near Tarago to the north-east of the ACT is still out of control.

Children love to see the stuffed teddy bears and honey pots at Pooh Bear's Corner, but who created this Clyde Mountain spectacle?

The past is being dug up at Triabunna on Tasmania's east coast at a site believed to have once been a British military barracks.

Canberrans living on the edge of the city are being urged to join volunteer town brigades, also known as Community Fire Units.

A 3,300-hectare grassfire at Tarago, north-east of Canberra, destroyed a rural home in the path of the blaze with "scary" speed, according to a farm worker who saw the devastation unfold.

The man responsible for the Hoddle Street massacre loses his bid for an extension of time to bring a case for damages against the Commonwealth.

The National Archives helps Canberra children learn about cooking in the 1950s and '60s.

Fire crews on the ground say at least one property has been destroyed by the out-of-control Currandooley blaze north-east of Canberra.

Take a look behind the barbed wire at Cooma jail to see how the prisoners live and what the corrections officers have to deal with on a daily basis.

Former senator Rod Culleton says he will take a "self-imposed" moratorium from his job, after losing his place in the Upper House following a bankruptcy case against him, but he says he will stay in his electorate office.

Rock band British India will headline an Australia Day concert on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, to replace the annual Parliament House event cancelled after a decision to make the Australian of the Year Awards invite only.

ABC Canberra's newest presenter Dan Bourchier looks back at how his career started washing windows at the Tennant and District Times.

A man is charged with a slew of offences after allegedly trying to smuggle ice and tobacco into the Goulburn jail during a visit to an inmate on Sunday.

Cicadas provide the soundtrack to Australia's summer but they can be hard to spot. Here's a guide to some of the most common varieties.

Across 2016 Curious Canberra looked into 47 of your questions - take a look back at the top 10 answers, and submit new questions for 2017.