Tip-off leads to burglary arrest
Stephanie Anderson An anonymous tip-off has led ACT police to their first arrest in an investigation into a spate of aggravated robberies.
Scabies cases triple in a week in national capital's jail
Stephanie Anderson Scabies cases at the Alexander Maconachie Centre have almost tripled within a week.
ACT house prices take a hit
Stephanie Anderson Local median house prices dropped by 5 per cent over the June quarter, with Canberra the only capital city to record a fall in median house prices, new statistics have revealed.
Battle for the shires
Stephanie Anderson QUEANBEYAN'S Mayor Tim Overall is set to return to the top job, after early results indicated he had gained almost 55 per cent of votes in yesterday's NSW local government elections.
Review of phones in exams
Stephanie Anderson The use of mobile phones during tests will be reviewed by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies after receiving a raft of complaints from local students.
Months to live: Courtenay reveals gastric cancer diagnosis
Stephanie Anderson Award-wining author Bryce Courtenay has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, after doctors told him last month there were no further options to cure his illness.
Hot shots are our winter freeze frame winners
Stephanie Anderson A tiny bubble nestled between stalks of frost-covered grass has taken out the top place in The Canberra Times Winter Photo Competition.
This home away from home has Raiders firing for finals campaign
Stephanie Anderson The Raiders aren't the only ones anxious about the finals this weekend, with preparations already under way at Rydges Eagle Hawk Resort, the Green Machine's home away from home for the past three...
Man dies in Belconnen motorcycle crash
Stephanie Anderson A man has died after coming off his motorbike in Melba this afternoon, the seventh fatality on Canberran roads this year.
Man up, here comes Bambi von Smash'r
Stephanie Anderson If player names like Fisti Cuffs and Fleetwood Smack are anything to go by, this isn't a game for the weak-hearted.
Yarralumla couple's Roman Holiday gone awry
Stephanie Anderson It may have begun like Roman Holiday, but for Tim and Beverly Wilson their trip to Italy’s capital was more Mr Bean than Audrey Hepburn.
Brumbies' namesake still firing
Stephanie Anderson At 30 years old, Jack has lived through more local history than most horses.
Grass regenerates as burning issue
Stephanie Anderson Canberra is facing its biggest grassfire risk since the late 1980s as vegetation throughout the capital surges.
Canberran one of three killed
Stephanie Anderson A LARRIKIN with a lot of potential is how friends and colleagues have described Private Robert Poate, a Canberra-born soldier killed in Afghanistan this week.
Man hurt in dam fall
Stephanie Anderson A WORKER has been hospitalised after falling several metres while abseiling at the enlarged Cotter Dam site yesterday.
Two shot in head
Stephanie Anderson NSW Police are investigating a triple shooting after two men were hospitalised with life-threatening gunshot wounds on the south coast yesterday.
Ice causes road delays
Stephanie Anderson Weekend traffic has been delayed and multiple cars towed as drivers struggle with the icy conditions near Lake George this afternoon.
Snowy end to winter
Stephanie Anderson Winter has been given an icy farewell with a smattering of snow falling across the capital region this afternoon.
Fines for drivers on the phone
Stephanie Anderson More than four drivers a day were fined for using a mobile phone while behind the wheel in the capital this month.
Workplace fined for sacking grieving son
Stephanie Anderson A Queanbeyan worker who was fired after taking time off to care for his dying mother has won compensation and his former workplace has been hit with fines of almost $19,000.
