SANZAAR is expected to announce a decision on the format of Super Rugby at 6pm (AEST) on Sunday, with a number of teams facing possible axing from the competition.

When astronauts finally arrive on Mars, there are fears they will not be able to set foot on the Red Planet's surface, due to the loss of proprioception — or the sense of movement — which is where a group of Canberra researchers comes in.

When cyclist Mike Hall died last week on the final stretch of a 5,500-kilometre endurance cycling race, hundreds of people watched it happen via a dot on a map.

The Brumbies extend their unprecedented winning streak against Australian Super Rugby opposition to 10, with a 43-10 thrashing of Queensland at Canberra Stadium.

Two teenagers who allegedly murdered a Queanbeyan service station attendant, stabbed a second man and bashed a third with a tyre iron are extradited by an ACT magistrate to face court in New South Wales.

Maged Al Harazi, who is accused of killing his wife in their Canberra home two years ago, faces off with prosecutors as his long-running trial comes to an end.

Police are close to charging two men suspected of killing a Watson man last year, a Canberra court hears, as their alleged accomplice is refused bail for a second time.

Friends and Queanbeyan locals mourn the death of petrol station attendant Zeeshan Akbar as police investigating the attack suggest it was terrorism related.

Two teenage boys are arrested after allegedly going on a rampage that left one man dead and another seriously injured in Canberra and Queanbeyan.

A Canberra man on trial for killing his wife, Sabah Al Mdwali, by stabbing her 57 times, changes a key piece of his evidence.

Two Canberra brothel owners with bikie links are awarded half a million dollars, after the NSW Court of Appeal found their insurer should have expected bikies to be involved in the sex industry.

Livestock production is often blamed as one of the highest carbon emitters but a new study shows livestock farmers can be carbon neutral and maintain production and profitability.

A rare baby siamang gibbon makes its public debut at Canberra zoo, although excited visitors will need to keep a close eye out for the animal, who is sticking extra close to mum.

A switchboard fire at Canberra Hospital sees all outpatient services and elective surgeries cancelled, and leaves the emergency department equipped to deal only with major trauma.

An elite wheelchair athlete says he has been unfairly barred from competing in the half marathon event at a running festival to be held in Canberra this weekend, despite meeting the criteria on the event's website.

A huge effort begins to purge waterways in Canberra's south of European carp — but it's smelly, muddy work.

Young homeless people in Canberra are being forced into trading sexual favours in exchange for accommodation, homelessness advocates say.

A former University of Canberra law lecturer is found guilty of raping one student and indecently assaulting others, under the pretence of plagiarism meetings.

Former Family First senator Bob Day was not validly elected at last year's federal poll, the High Court finds, ruling that he breached the Constitution, however a recount will likely favour his running mate.

Two NSW Liberal MPs question plans for a $1.5 billion power station which has drawn vocal community opposition in the state's south.

Sir Peter Lawler, a little-known public servant who was instrumental in setting up the AFP and repealing the White Australia policy, dies aged 96.

Researchers at the Australian National University hit a new world record in the development of a low-cost solar cell that could revolutionise the way we generate solar electricity.

The President of Afghanistan is greeted by more than 1,000 protesters in Canberra, rallying over the treatment of the country's Hazara community.

An Army veteran who broke into Canberra's RSPCA shelter to get his assistance dog back pleads guilty in the ACT Supreme Court to trying to strangle an animal inspector.

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