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Australia can build an affordable and secure electricity network with 100 per cent renewable energy, using existing technologies, according to research by the Australian National University.

A bladder cancer survivor teams up with his urologist to create a new charity and deliver free Australian education resource for patients after frustration about the lack of local information available.

In 1975 an exhibition of sculptures was held in Commonwealth Park.

It took a team of overseas doctors to discover why Sofia Belmonte had a stroke at just eight years old and now she is concerned PBS changes could put her at risk of another.

Like a seagull to a chip, Canberrans love to flock to the latest food adventure. But there may be too many venues trying to feed Canberra at once.

The NSW Waratahs slog their way to a 19-13 win over the Western Force in their season-opening clash.

Many backyard weeds, including dandelions, plantain and cat's ears, can make a nutritious and delicious addition to your diet, urban forager Sarah Aylott says, but you have to be very sure you know what you are picking.

A woman is rushed to hospital after taking a potentially deadly drug, similar to the substance that killed three people in Melbourne last month, that was falsely sold as MDMA.

The violent murder of Tara Costigan at the hands of her former partner Marcus Rappel shocked and devastated Canberra. But what has changed in the years since her death?

A judge describes the actions of Marcus Rappel, who killed his ex-partner Tara Costigan with an axe in her Canberra home while she held their week-old daughter, as being "vicious and cowardly".

Australia could "take the heat out of the housing market" and make home prices more affordable by cutting negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, the head of Australia's Reserve Bank admits.

Attorney-General George Brandis was personally involved in the Bell Group matter one month earlier than he says he was, it has been claimed.

A worker who stood alongside Opposition leader Bill Shorten complaining the penalty cuts would cost him $109 a week will not lose a dollar — and is a Labor Party member.

Two teenage brothers from Canberra remain behind bars over an alleged social media blackmail scam that police say lured in victims on Grindr and Facebook.

The way you walk is almost as unique as your fingerprint, and a researcher at the University of Canberra hopes tracking the way older people move could be used to prevent potentially fatal falls.

A Canberra man who grabbed his partner by the throat and choked her three years ago is resentenced and handed more jail time, after an error was made during the original sentencing.

Gerry and Rosemary Franklin have made the tough decision to move into retirement accommodation after living in their family home for almost half a century.

As Australia's five teams put the finishing touches on their Super Rugby preparations, improving their record against New Zealand rivals is a key priority.

Frontline services will be impacted as jobs are slashed from the federal Health Department, the public sector union warns.

Two giant American air tankers, known as Southern Belle and Thor, have proven themselves yet again this bushfire season, the NSW RFS says.

Australia's Ross River virus has the potential to become a global epidemic, similar to the Zika virus, researchers say.

Dozens of street signs in a South Australian town a forming a unique "open access" war memorial — the only one of its kind in Australia.

Lawyer and former US Congressman Bob Inglis addresses the National Press Club in Canberra on how conservatives can lead on climate action in the age of Donald Trump.

As the Australian National University opens its new $53-million student accommodation block, other students say they are being locked out of the rental market by exorbitant pricing.