Federal Attorney-General George Brandis argues his office and department have already changed their handling of correspondence in the wake of the Lindt Cafe siege, despite fiery criticism from Labor senators.
Fifty years after a group of Indigenous leaders stood on the steps of Parliament House to mark a successful referendum on Indigenous recognition, those campaigners and their families gather on the steps once again.
Corruption and maladministration at the Australian National University cost taxpayers millions of dollars over just a matter of months, according to allegations levelled by a former senior staff member.
A Canberra man who allegedly caused an explosion outside the Australian Christian Lobby headquarters, seriously burning himself in the process, is expected to appear in court next month.
As the Government scores goals on traditional Labor policy areas, you can almost see the steam rising from the Opposition benches, writes David Lipson.
Up to 32 asylum seekers have slipped through the cracks in Canberra and likely do not know about a new deadline to apply for protection visas, Legal Aid ACT says.
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and his wife Nicola are donating $400 million to be used for a number of causes, including cancer research and the eradication of slavery.
A series of incidents at the Australian Defence Force Academy, including the Skype sex scandal, appear not to have deterred women from signing up to serve.
Canberra Raiders hold off the Eels in a tight one as Manly posts a convincing 30-10 win over the Gold Coast Titans. Look back at all the crucial stats in our NRL ScoreCentre.
Jurors running their own criminal investigations using the internet and social media is increasingly risking Australians' right to a fair trial, two senior legal minds in Canberra warn.
A woman felt she was "looking into the eyes of Satan" when she was raped and bashed by her former partner, and says she now lives "as a corpse with no future", an ACT court hears.
You might have thought clinical trials are reserved for patients with life-threatening conditions, but participants in perfectly good health are needed too.
America's FBI intervened after Australian man Thomas Keski Nummi Wilson groomed a girl in Colorado over the internet, sending her sex toys, gifts and his University of Canberra photo ID, and paying her mother $10,000, a court hears.
An Army veteran who tried to strangle an RSPCA officer when she attempted to seize his therapy dog avoids further jail time with a suspended sentence in the ACT Supreme Court.
Unions ACT claim new research shows 70 per cent of young workers in Canberra have been harassed or bullied, while half have been employed in unsafe conditions.
The time when the phone book was the go-to source for phone numbers and business information has long since passed — so why is it still delivered to so many households?
