Doctors groups call on the ACT Government to "set a community standard" and take a firm stance against mixed martial arts and other combat sports, but should stop short of banning them.
Trevor Hickman lives in a small brick house he's seen all over the city — a three-bedroom ex-government house that was built in the 1960s. It prompted him to ask: Who did the original design?
New research on concussions could provide the "holy grail" doctors and sport scientists have searched for — a simple, objective test that cannot be cheated.
Recklessly disregarding the cautionary tale Toy Story, two Canberra artists encourage children to tear apart old pre-loved soft toys and reassemble them into new — and sometimes terrifying — creations.
The opulent tastes of US President Donald Trump are well known, and their influences can be traced back to French aristocracy and the splendour of Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles.
A former Canberra teacher accused of two acts of indecency on a student in the 1980s, including one at the old Canberry Fair site, goes on trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
The Catholic Education Office in Canberra says it "absolutely failed parents" by planning to quietly move a disgraced priest to a home beside schools, after a group of 80 people meets with the Archbishop over the matter.
A meth user who surprised visitors to the War Memorial in Canberra by parading naked nearby was driven to do so by a combination of poor mental health and drug abuse, the ACT Supreme Court hears.
A century past its economic prime, the tiny former gold mining township of Captains Flat, 40 kilometres southeast of Canberra, is fighting tooth and nail for its existence.
Ben Wyatt is making history as the first Aboriginal person to be treasurer in a state or federal government in Australia, as part of the incoming WA Labor administration.
Malcolm Turnbull says his Government will be "very happy" to fund the $2 billion expansion of the Snowy Mountains hydro scheme if the Victorian and New South Wales state governments won't chip in.
The father of alleged murder victim Sabah Al Mdwali labels her husband and accused killera dog, andhits out atthe defence's suggestions he was in her house at the time she was killed.
No solid news about the future make-up of the Super Rugby competition is leading to frustration in Australia, with speculation one team is likely to be culled.