Australian Capital Territory

Shopping trolleys dumped on footpaths, nature strips and in waterways have long been a problem in Canberra, so what's being done about it?

A good week for the crossbenchers, not so much for the government. Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, hosts of the Party Room, choose their winners and losers.

Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected as the cause of death for three family members found dead at the bottom of a concrete water tank in New South Wales' Tablelands, police say.

Canberra lawyers launch a scathing attack on the ACT Government accusing it of "wilfully" hiding the fact several people may have been sent to jail illegally, because of a glitch.

Three people found dead in an empty water tank at a rural property in the New South Wales Tablelands overnight were from the same family, authorities confirm.

The Catholic Church reveals which schools and children's homes had more than 20 claims of child sexual abuse — one institution alone faced 219 accusations.

The ACT Government announces plans to install an oversight agency in Canberra's jail, acknowledging it "must do more" to improve the care of prisoners after the death of inmate Steven Freeman.

The ACT's six Introductory English Centres are giving migrant and refugee children a head start in language and culture.

Two popular cafes in Canberra are forced to close after an unknown number of people are hospitalised with food poisoning.

Farmers and processors are close to sealing a deal for a code of conduct on milk price contracts, with all but fresh milk giant Lion having indicated they are prepared to sign.

ACT police investigate a fire that destroyed a residential unit in Waramanga and caused smoke damage to a neighbouring unit.

Senior Coalition Minister Christopher Pyne says the Government has no "absolutely no desire or intention" to increase taxes to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

A Canberra wildlife protection group needs more volunteers to help with a new wombat-mange treatment trial.

A mange-infested wombat in the ACT tries desperately to cure his itching.

Lord Sebastian Coe, president of the IAAF, executive chairman of CSM Sport and Entertainment, and chairman of the British Olympic Association addresses the National Press Club in Canberra.

Carparks may not be the most appealing of places, although those familiar with one in Canberra might beg to differ.

A Canberra man who made a daring escape from Canberra's prison last year and got his girlfriend pregnant during the eight days on the run is sentenced to 15 months' jail.

A Canberra father who allegedly rammed a parked car outside his children's school is charged with high-range drink driving, with police saying he blew more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit.

Retired Wallaby Andrew Walker puts his hand up to come out of retirement to play for the injury-hit Brumbies if they want him.

Dementia is set to cost Australia an estimated $18 billion a year by 2025, as Alzheimer's Australia calls for a national strategy to combat the disease.

Ongoing job cuts in Airservices Australia leave the network at "breaking point" and senior managers express fears the new regime is "a huge risk to public safety", an ABC investigation reveals.

A RSL club faces an extraordinary attack from Bec Cody over toilet wall tiles which depict Indigenous men — criticism the club says is "ridiculous" and "out of order".

Photos of Berlin from the early 1990s document a space created by stateless workers where the wall once stood.

The Federal Opposition is drafting Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendments, to guarantee delivery an extra 450 gigalitres of water for the environment.

Following the Bourke Street tragedy, the Canberra Liberals warn the ACT should also urgently rethink its approach to granting bail.