Canberra, Australia News

There's a lively part of Canberra - at least at night - just a trot from Parliament House.

NEW DELHI: As Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd landed in Mumbai, India Wednesday conveyed its concerns over recent attacks on Indian students in that country and stressed the need for Canberra to take "effective steps" to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

A block of vacant land in Canberra's inner-south has sold at auction for $7.65 million - considerably less than expected.

Frontrower Dane Tilse has committed to the long-term Canberra cause by signing a contract extension with the Raiders until the end of 2012.

A Qantas jumbo jet takes off. [File image]. Map: Darwin 0800 Qantas has announced it will begin direct flights between Darwin and Canberra in February.

ACT police say they are lost for words after someone posted footage on YouTube of a driver speeding through Canberra.

The controversial plan to build thousands of homes under Canberra Airport flight paths has proceeded to the next stage.

The controversial plan to build thousands of homes under Canberra Airport flight paths has proceeded to the next stage.

The ACT Government will today order the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission to hold an inquiry into the Cotter Dam cost blow-out. The ACT Greens had planned to move a motion in the Legislative Assembly yesterday asking the Government to refer an inquiry to the commission, but did not need to after Environment Minister Simon Corbell ...

Glimmerglass , the leading supplier of intelligent optical switching systems, today announced that Robert Lundy, President and CEO of Glimmerglass, will speak at the MilCIS 2009 conference held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, Nov.

CANBERRA, Australia -- Britney Spears has done it again, hitting the headlines during her first Australian tour over a row about lip-syncing and a lackluster performance that her tour promoter said had left her "extremely upset." Australian media reported that fans walked out of the first of Spears' 14 Australian performances that was staged in ...

Hundreds of people gathered at the Australian War Memorial this morning to remember fallen service men and women.

"Love, trust and intimacy and commitment are found at the heart of all good relationships," he said.

AN ACT Greens Bill to legalise civil ceremonies between same sex couples has been passed by the Territory's Parliament.

Ron Cahill suspended. Who said our legal apparatus moved slowly?

ACT Scouts have introduced new guidelines on mandatory reporting of child abuse and police checks in a bid to reassure parents their children will be safe in the organisation.

Calvary sale survey a 'push-poll' Posted November 11, 2009 09:02:00 Updated November 11, 2009 09:18:00 The ACT Opposition has dismissed the results of a controversial survey that was commissioned by Little Company of Mary Health Care about the sale of the Calvary Hospital.

A neck injury has forced former Canberra Raiders five-eighth and rugby union convert Mark McLinden into early retirement.

The ACT Greens want Environment Commissioner Maxine Cooper to investigate the Government's tree-felling program, especially the criteria for taking down trees and whether the risk of falling limbs is being overstated.

Almost two-thirds of Canberrans support the ACT Government's purchase of Calvary Hospital, according to a poll commissioned by the Little Company of Mary.