Australian Capital Territory

David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll

With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator

Paul Karp

08, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

State and territory leaders to sign joint statement backing Indigenous voice to parliament

Move will give a fresh push to Labor’s referendum plans, with Liberals and Greens yet to agree their positions

Paul Karp

31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Walter Sofronoff to lead inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case

Former judge will investigate damning allegations made by prosecutor Shane Drumgold about police conduct

Christopher Knaus

31, Jan, 2023 @10:04 AM

Invasion Day 2023: a guide to protest marches and events across Australia on 26 January

People across the country will gather to call for change on 26 January and celebrate First Nations survival and culture

Mostafa Rachwani

25, Jan, 2023 @9:58 AM

Australia live news update: fifth child airlifted to hospital with irukandji jellyfish sting; Albanese and Dutton trade insults over Indigenous voice

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Stephanie Convery (now) and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)

08, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Melbourne shrank while Queensland grew: what the pandemic did to Australia’s population

The Victorian capital is still on track to outpace Sydney as the biggest city in Australia but Covid lockdowns slowed that growth

Amy Remeikis

04, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Independent inquiry to be held into handling of Brittany Higgins’ allegations against Bruce Lehrmann

ACT chief minister and attorney general have announced inquiry following claims police pressured director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC not to pursue the Lehrmann case

Paul Karp

21, Dec, 2022 @5:05 AM

Brittany Higgins settles personal injury claim against the commonwealth

Lawyers for the former Liberal staffer said she had agreed a settlement after a ‘short mediation’

Katharine Murphy and Christopher Knaus

13, Dec, 2022 @1:08 PM

Bruce Lehrmann case: police union condemns ‘smears’ against investigators and backs calls for judicial inquiry

ACT prosecutor complained in a letter to police chief he was under pressure from officers not to prosecute the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

Christopher Knaus

08, Dec, 2022 @9:30 AM

Power and politics: how the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins sparked a reckoning

The trial concerning an alleged sexual assault in the heart of Canberra has heard about the effects of ‘party implications’ and the culture of parliament

Michael McGowan and Christopher Knaus

07, Oct, 2022 @7:00 PM