Canberra ACT news, sport and weather | The Canberra Times

Kathy Pritchard is desperate for help. Picture: Trevor Collens

'Torturous hell': The harrowing story of a Border Force officer and his desperate wife

Nicole Hasham

Pyne, Bishop to face inquiry despite departmental all-clear

UPDATED
Senate orders inquiry into Pyne, Bishop's new jobs

Sally Whyte

Audit highlight's Defence failures on credit card use

Audit highlights Defence failures on credit card use

Daniel Burdon

Days after the murder of Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese in Canada another body has been found.

'Growing community concerns': More teens missing in Canada murder twist

Peter Mitchell, AAP US Correspondent
2hrs ago

'Disappointed and surprised': NEC suing government over failed IT contract

'Disappointed and surprised': NEC suing government over failed IT contract

Daniel Burdon
2hrs ago

Why do we really subsidise private health insurance? Picture: Glenn Hunt

OPINION
Don't expect govt to fix hodgepodge that is our private health system

Crispin Hull

Deepak-Raj Gupta, who on Tuesday will be officially confirmed as Labor's new member for Yerrabi. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'Big shoes to fill': Deepak-Raj to be the ACT's newest parliamentarian

Dan Jervis-Bardy
1hr ago

Public servants employed to do nominally the same work are paid tens of thousands of dollars a year more or less than each other. Picture: Tanya Lake

OPINION
Are rational public service salaries too hard?

The Canberra Times

OPINION
Two complaints mean ACT stadium's lights must go unused

'Back in their box': Labor warns Morrison backbenchers on super

Body found after Dalton house fire

Boral clears major hurdle in quarry upgrade

Kathy Pritchard is desperate for help. Picture: Trevor Collens

'Torturous hell': The harrowing story of a Border Force officer and his desperate wife

Tourists and Canberrans alike enjoy the Captain Cook jet which has returned to normal service after recent repairs. Picture: Karleen Minney.

Have a Captain Cook at the lake's jet back in action

1hr ago

Mrs Fray owners Amy Farrell and Andi O'Day. Picture: Jamila Toderas

A home for Canberra's minimalist brides

Mellow Yellow House. Picture: Anthony Basheer

Canberra architects to show off top solar passive designs

No Whey: Apostle Whey Cheese co-owner Julian Benson said the GIs would unfairly impact Australian dairy producers. Picture: Mark Witte

Dairy producers fear popular cheeses to disappear off shelves

Simon Toohey spent a lot of time smiling in the kitchen. Picture: Supplied

Cooking up a storm after MasterChef

Pyne, Bishop jobs to face Senate scrutiny

22m ago

Liberal MP focuses on son in first speech

23m ago

New Zealand to introduce gun register

35m ago

On-the-spot fines of $1000 for NSW farm trespassers

43m ago

Funerals: the times they are a-changing

43m ago

Raiders can collide in nines World Cup

43m ago

Get the digital version of Today's PaperRead Now

'Disappointed and surprised': NEC suing government over failed IT contract

'Disappointed and surprised': NEC suing government over failed IT contract

2hrs ago

Audit highlight's Defence failures on credit card use

Audit highlights Defence failures on credit card use

Pyne, Bishop to face inquiry despite departmental all-clear

UPDATED
Senate orders inquiry into Pyne, Bishop's new jobs

Barnaby Joyce is worried increasing compulsory super will make it hard for employers to keep staff.

'Back in their box': Labor warns Morrison backbenchers on super

Scott Morrison wants drought funding to pass quickly when parliament resumes on Monday.

Parliament weighs drought, farm invaders

Scott Morrison says he won't be making any deals to get a bill for a drought fund across the line.

No deals on drought fund laws: Morrison

Paul Osborne

Major Stuart McCarthy broke ranks in 2015 to call for action on the drugs. Picture: Brendon Thorne

Health checks for soldiers part of trial

Katie Burgess

Public servants employed to do nominally the same work are paid tens of thousands of dollars a year more or less than each other. Picture: Tanya Lake

OPINION
Are rational public service salaries too hard?

The Canberra Times

AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINION
The most thankless 'public' job in Australia is about to get harder

Mark Kenny

There's a fundamental problem with Canberra's cycle laws

There's a fundamental problem with Canberra's cycle laws

Letters to the editor

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: AAP

OPINION
Just because you disagree with someone doesn't make them a liar

Amanda Vanstone

Unaipon is about the Aboriginal inventor, philosopher, writer and storyteller, played by Tyrel Dulvarie (centre). Picture: Jamila Toderas

REVIEW
Bangarra celebrates 30 years with pride

Michelle Potter

Megan Cope with, on the wall, a work she created: an ancient map of the current war zone plus aviation symbols. Picture: Jo-Anne Driessens.

How a peaceful Aboriginal artist got on with Australian warriors in the Middle East

Steve Evans

Simon Toohey spent a lot of time smiling in the kitchen. Picture: Supplied

Cooking up a storm after MasterChef

Karen Hardy

Unaipon is about the Aboriginal inventor, philosopher, writer and storyteller, played by Tyrel Dulvarie (centre). Picture: Jamila Toderas

REVIEW
Bangarra celebrates 30 years with pride

Colin Ogilvie with the 1927 Bean Sundowner that was driven from London to Sydney by Francis Birtles. Picture: Elesa Kurtz.

On restoration road: gnarled hands that protect our precious motoring past

Peter Brewer

Dr Kate Flaherty will speak on Shakespeare, the moon and the Globe. Picture: Jack Fox/ANU

Exploration of the lunar effect on Shakespeare

Ron Cerabona

Australia have maintained their grasp on the Ashes and will now set their sights on an outright series win. Picture: AP

Australia retain Ashes in a testing draw

Bailey Simonsson scores a try. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Raiders can collide in nines World Cup

43m ago

Michael Oldfield and the Raiders are bracing for a major test. Picture: Karleen Minney

No longer on the outside: Oldfield braces for Panthers test

1hr ago

New Zealand's players celebrate after winning the Netball World Cup final match between Australia. Picture: AP

NZ beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller

Katie Ledecky of United State, silver, Ariarne Titmus of Australia, gold, and Leah Smith of US, bronze, celebrate on the podium of the Women's 400m Freestyle. Picture: AP

Titmus sets up swim rivalry with Ledecky

Laine Clark

China's Sun Yang, centre, holds up his gold medal as silver medalist Australia's Mack Horton, left, stands away from the podium with bronze medalist Italy's Gabriele Detti right, after the men's 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championship Picture: AP

Horton's podium swim protest disrespects China: Sun

Laine Clark

Usman Khawaja is in a race to be fit for the Ashes after injuring his hamstring in the World Cup.

Khawaja racing clock for Ashes opener

Rob Forsaith

Kangaroos forward Nukurua Ngere fends off a Warriors opponent. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Slow starts a barrier to Warriors' finals hopes

David Polkinghorne

Which beer? The expert advice on matching your brew with your snacks

Which beer? The expert advice on matching your brew with your snacks

Road Jet is the new stress free way to travel

Road Jet is the new stress free way to travel

Bringing technologists together to connect, collaborate, and learn

Bringing technologists together to connect, collaborate, and learn

Float away anxiety, stress, injury and pain

Float away anxiety, stress, injury and pain

Are you a stakeholder in the development of Northern Australia?

Are you a stakeholder in the development of Northern Australia?

Advertiser content

Cat motel more than accommodation, it's a place of love and care

Cat motel more than accommodation, it's a place of love and care

Sponsored Content

SPOT THE WILDLIFE: The Leopard is one of Africa's "big five" along with lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffaloes found in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Southern Africa's natural wonders

Sponsored content

PNG PM James Marape has arrived in Canberra for a six-day tour of Australia.

Australia pledges to deepen ties with PNG

8m ago

A Senate inquiry will look into new jobs of ex-cabinet ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne.

Pyne, Bishop jobs to face Senate scrutiny

22m ago

Liberal Member for Ryan Julian Simmonds makes his maiden speech in parliament.

Liberal MP focuses on son in first speech

23m ago

DEARLY DEPARTED: The new report found funeral costs vary from state to state and between metropolitan and regional areas.

Funerals: the times they are a-changing

43m ago

Fifty years on, Bill Wilcox returned to the exact spot in the Vietnamese jungle where he was caught up in a life and death situation on the day of the moon landing.

One small step on Vietnamese soil brings back memories of heroism

Julia Wythes
43m ago

Farm Online and The Land started the campaign to stop animal vigilantes entering farms, with tougher trespass laws that have been followed through by the NSW Government today. Inset is one of the farm owners who saw their biosecurity breached on farm by activists and another who had their details published online.

On-the-spot fines of $1000 for NSW farm trespassers

John Ellicott
43m ago

Tourism WA has dropped a campaign featuring celebrity chef George Calombaris over his wages case.

Tourism WA dumps Calombaris campaign ads

48m ago

Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad is referring herself to the CCC over a property purchase.

Qld's deputy premier refers herself to CCC

Nicholas McElroy
1hr ago

NZ leader Jacinda Ardern is introducing further gun control laws pledged after the mosque massacres.

New Zealand to introduce gun register

35m ago

NZ leader Jacinda Ardern is introducing further gun control laws pledged after the mosque massacres.

New Zealand to introduce gun register

35m ago

Riot police fired tear gas as thousands of protesters targeted China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong.

'Triad attack' after violent HK protests

1hr ago

Riot police fired tear gas as thousands of protesters targeted China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong.

'Triad attack' after violent HK protests

1hr ago

Robert Morgenthau (pictured) was the inspiration for a top prosecutor in the TV series Law & Order.

Longest-serving Manhattan DA dies at 99

2hrs ago

Robert Morgenthau (pictured) was the inspiration for a top prosecutor in the TV series Law & Order.

Longest-serving Manhattan DA dies at 99

2hrs ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger at Comic-Con International. Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Schwarzenegger will be back in the new Terminator film

Lindsey Bahr

Mrs Fray owners Amy Farrell and Andi O'Day. Picture: Jamila Toderas

A home for Canberra's minimalist brides

Amy Martin

MANAGE YOUR PAIN: Simple activities including daily stretching, exercise and relaxation can help you manage your pain.

Tips to manage your pain

No visit to Nambucca would be complete without a walk along the V-Wall.

Nambucca hasn't changed, and that's great

Rochelle Tubb

Street residents Gwyn Headley and Sarah Badham

That's a bit steep: record taken from NZ

The colours and astonishing culture of India are endlessly beguiling. Picture: Supplied

Yours, faithfully

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Cheryl Field

Sam Provost, and Shanna Provost.

Take 5: An artistic milestone

Alex Dalton, of Eden, and Neville Goldring, of Melbourne.

About town: Going back to nature

Kim Chapman, of Griffith, left James Rogers, of Walcha and Paul Selwood, of Wollombi.

Take 5: Art lovers experience waves of colour

Ron Cerabona

National heavy vehicle laws have councils caught between a rock and hard place. Photo: Rachael Webb

Council-owned saleyards face cost-shifting strife

1hr ago

National heavy vehicle laws have councils caught between a rock and hard place. Photo: Rachael Webb

Council-owned saleyards face cost-shifting strife

1hr ago

Farm Online and The Land started the campaign to stop animal vigilantes entering farms, with tougher trespass laws that have been followed through by the NSW Government today. Inset is one of the farm owners who saw their biosecurity breached on farm by activists and another who had their details published online.

On-the-spot fines of $1000 for farm trespassers

Farm Online and The Land started the campaign to stop animal vigilantes entering farms, with tougher trespass laws that have been followed through by the NSW Government today. Inset is one of the farm owners who saw their biosecurity breached on farm by activists and another who had their details published online.

On-the-spot fines of $1000 for farm trespassers

The 2019 ASC of NSW Next Generation Committee. From left to right, Bianca Williams, Cassilis, Carl Schubert, Dungog, Camilla Herbig, Collie, Amiee Snowden, Tocumal, Heather Earney, Bedgerabong, Tim Green, Nimmitabel, Abbie Wilesmith, Milton, Joe Murphy, Bribbaree, Sarah Cudmore, Griffith, Isabel Hawken, Lowther and Tobi Payne, Parkes.

All the photos from the ShowAll Rural Ball

The 2019 ASC of NSW Next Generation Committee. From left to right, Bianca Williams, Cassilis, Carl Schubert, Dungog, Camilla Herbig, Collie, Amiee Snowden, Tocumal, Heather Earney, Bedgerabong, Tim Green, Nimmitabel, Abbie Wilesmith, Milton, Joe Murphy, Bribbaree, Sarah Cudmore, Griffith, Isabel Hawken, Lowther and Tobi Payne, Parkes.

All the photos from the ShowAll Rural Ball