Homesteads combine the pastoral with luxury

Hamish Boland-Rudder They're more than the icons of Australia's pastoral history - they're also the last vestiges of a luxurious rural colonial lifestyle which is slowly being reinvented on Canberra's rural fringe.

Police chase leads to arrest in Griffith

Hamish Boland-Rudder A man was arrested after a police pursuit in Canberra’s inner south on Tuesday, despite police terminating the chase.

Inner north, Gungahlin among nation's most charitable

Hamish Boland-Rudder Residents of Gungahlin are among the most generous in Australia, as the ACT comes out on top of a list of the most charitable jurisdictions in the country, according to a new report released on...

Cannabis bust comes from public help

Hamish Boland-Rudder A public tip-off has led police to a large cannabis stash in a home in Canberra’s south on Wednesday.

A beginner's guide to two-up in Canberra

Hamish Boland-Rudder The odds in a game of two-up are simple. The pennies fly in the air, and, in a traditional two-coin game, you can either have two heads, two tails, or one of each.

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Cops investigate Macarthur grass fire

Hamish Boland-Rudder A grass fire that sent flames leaping up to 15 metres above Macarthur over the weekend may have been deliberately lit.

Elderly man woken and bashed in Kambah home

Hamish Boland-Rudder An elderly man has been assaulted in his bedroom in the middle of the night in a violent home invasion in Canberra's south.

Shot in the night stirs old war memories

Hamish Boland-Rudder Garang Leek hadn't heard a gunshot since he escaped a war zone in Sudan four years ago - until the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Crashes cause traffic delays across the capital

Hamish Boland-Rudder Four separate traffic incidents have caused delays for commuters across the ACT on Friday morning, with crashes including an injured motorcyclist near the city, a cyclist in Barton, and a ute on its...

Canberrans still up early for partial eclipse

Hamish Boland-Rudder, Tegan Osborne Canberrans may not have been treated to the spectacular total eclipse witnessed on the beaches of Cairns, but here in the capital there were still plenty of people gazing at the sky this morning.

Partial eclipse still worth an early start for Canberrans

Tegan Osborne, Hamish Boland-Rudder Canberrans may not have been treated to the spectacular total eclipse witnessed on the beaches of Cairns, but here in the capital there were still plenty of people gazing at the sky on Wednesday.

Mystery police operation in Wanniassa

Hamish Boland-Rudder Mystery surrounds a seemingly elaborate police operation involving the bomb squad, a carpark full of police vehicles, and possible bikie links.

No free parking for accused meter thieves

Hamish Boland-Rudder While it isn't unusual to get in trouble for not putting money into a parking meter, two men in Griffith were arrested yesterday for trying to take the parking meters themselves.

Flood watch in ACT and surrounding regions

Edited by Hamish Boland-Rudder Full coverage of evacuations, warnings, river levels and weather forecasts. All times are in AEDT.

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Mini quake shakes ACT

Hamish Boland-Rudder Small aftershocks are expected to continue for up to two weeks following this morning's minor earthquake near Canberra.

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Rude awakening: a wee quake rumbles to rouse region

Christopher Knaus, Hamish Boland-Rudder It would be hard to get much closer to the epicentre of the great tremble of Canberra than Geoff Kell.

Rude awakening: a wee quake rumbles to rouse region ...

Christopher Knaus and Hamish Boland-Rudder It would be hard to get much closer to the epicentre of the great tremble of Canberra than Geoff Kell.