Lottie Twyford

The ABC spoke to three ACT small business owners who said while they're seeing more stock stolen, dealing with the issue was a financial and moral challenge.

A party of community independents, who say they're inspired by the success of Senator David Pocock at the last federal election, will contest this year's ACT election. 

Residents of South Jerrabomberra just outside the ACT are required to take a dog-leg route if commuting in or out of Canberra because there is, at present, no access road from the highway to the suburb.

The ACT government's $16,000 fresh lick of paint sees the much-loved Braddon mural updated for the first time since it was added seven years ago.

While a police crackdown on dangerous driving had an impact, the ACT's crime statistics for last year reveal a concerning story, with reports of family violence continuing to increase behind closed doors.

It's a popular spot with bird-watchers and walkers in Canberra now. But once upon a time these grasslands were used as a military firing range

In the event of another summer dominated by bushfires, are our cities better equipped than they were in 2019?

Multiple videos circulating on social media appear to show a brawl at Summernats involving dozens of men, some of whom are wearing "crowd safety" vests. 

Canberra's RSPCA shelter is caring for more than double its usual number of animals.

Sufferers of the sometimes-debilitating skin condition are being urged to take steps to prepare now, with pollen and heat predicted to make the painful condition of eczema worse this summer.

Singaporean-born Nathanael Koh started school at age three and university at 11, despite having been diagnosed with global developmental delay as a baby.

Bungendore residents are divided over the site selected for its high school with the location set to swallow up part of the town's only park. 

The next stage of Canberra's light rail project is a 1.7-kilometre extension to Commonwealth Park. By the time it opens, it will have been more than eight years since the last stage was completed.

Growing up, Cristal Jones believed she didn't have good fitness levels or took easily to any sports. But after a health kick and having kids, she decided to change that narrative.

Brittany Higgins tells the Federal Court she tried to "reclaim" the dress she alleges she was sexually assaulted in by wearing it at a Liberal Party function in the months afterwards.

The ACT Supreme Court found the man's so-called "hard extraction" from the cell involved an excessive use of force. 

Having worked on construction sites since he was a teenager, Joel Anderson was used to hearing phrases like "have a cup of concrete and harden up", which led him to launch his own mental health platform designed for blue-collar workers.

Widow Julia Evans says she reassured her late husband he was in good hands at the hospital. She now says she was very wrong. 

Harrison and Jarad are turning their painful pasts into a legislative change campaign to remove the provision for character references when sentencing convicted paedophiles in the ACT.

Patrons will overhear many different languages at this pub in Canberra as a group of polyglots gather.

It's estimated one in five Australians live with chronic pain and lobby group Painaustralia is calling for more Medicare-funded allied health visits for those living with the condition.

World-record-holder Caroline Campbell, who only started running in her fifties, credits the regular habit with her survival.

The $12 million purpose-built health facility for Indigenous people in Canberra's south has been open for over six years, but its eight beds have never been slept in.

Mena's mental health deteriorated after an injury forced her to stop playing soccer. Now the program that helped her develop positive coping strategies has lost its Commonwealth funding, prompting outrage from the ACT government.