Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sung would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later.
The new Gungahlin cricket club growing at an 'exponential rate'
Within five years, the junior club has grown from two teams to having close to 200 players and has plans to become Canberra's first new Premier Cricket club in decades.
Grace Tame fights against a legal loophole frustrating abuse survivors
In every Australian state and the NT, churches cannot be held vicariously liable for historical child sexual abuse perpetrated by their priests. Grace Tame is leading the charge for change.
Cocaine-dealing used car salesman warned to 'keep nose clean'
Nicholas Kozac pleaded guilty to possessing a trafficable amount of cocaine after he was caught with nearly 100 grams of cocaine.
'No remorse': Former ANU academic jailed for six years for raping two people
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum says Rick McGary has not accepted blame for the rapes, which occurred in Canberra in 2020 and 2016.
NSW paramedics reunite with baby they unexpectedly delivered at home
Rachel Szigeti was preparing to leave for the hospital to give birth to her second baby when she realised the moment had suddenly arrived. That was when her husband Cedric sprang into action and called paramedics.
ANU stabber 'may never be safe for release into the community'
The man who stabbed two Australian National University students in 2023 is given a nominated sentence of life to be carried out in a secure mental health facility.
Home buyers hit by harsh debt pursuit, inquiry finds
A legislative inquiry has criticised the ACT government for aggressively recovering debts from people it found were ineligible for stamp duty concessions.
Tom McLuckie outside court after Shakira Adams is sentenced over his son Matthew's death
The father of Matthew Mcluckie, Tom McLuckie, speaks outside the ACT courts after the driver who caused his son's death is sentenced.
Tom's son was killed in a horror crash. Today the driver got the maximum penalty
Shakira Adams had no licence and methamphetamine in her system when she drove a stolen car at least 177 kilometres per hour into Matthew McLuckie's car.
CSIRO receives $233m funding boost but up to 350 jobs still to go
Just a month after announcing 350 job cuts, the CSIRO has received a funding boost, but proposed job cuts will still happen, the national science agency says.
Bywong man pleads guilty to dragging conscious kangaroo behind car
A Bywong man pleads guilty in the Queanbeyan Local Court to aggravated animal cruelty after dragging a conscious kangaroo behind his car earlier this year.
Advocates concerned over wombat management plan
The ACT government is considering how to better manage the territory's wombat population, in response to challenges being experienced by farmers.
Emotional vigils held as Bondi survivors return to pay tribute
Crowds gather at Bondi to lay floral tributes and mourn, just 24 hours removed from a mass shooting that left 15 people dead.
Man accused of trying to kill two women at the ANU faces court
One of two women stabbed in an attack at the Australian National University two years ago tells the ACT Supreme Court she will never feel safe again.
'We are born into that fear': Canberra's failure to fix systemic racism
After 24 years of Labor government, First Nations people in Australia's capital are frustrated and exhausted by a lack of meaningful progress to close the gap.
'We were just crying': Kendrick Lamar serenades 9yo at Spilt Milk
American rap superstar Kendrick Lamar brought the house down at Spilt Milk in Canberra, but it was his interaction with a nine-year-old superfan that stole the show.
Three quarters of the 'bush capital' sees decline in tree coverage
It's called the 'bush capital', but three quarters of Canberra's suburbs have recorded a decline in tree coverage.
United Nations inspectors warn Australia is breaching human rights
A delegation of United Nations inspectors have raised the alarm about Australia's detention facilities and a breach of human rights.
How to prepare for bushfires, from action plans to emergency bags
After a fast-moving bushfire reached the front door of her home in 2023, Kay Douglas is now better prepared in case it happens again.
Exhibit explores Korean culture from Gangnam Style to KPop Demon Hunters
Whether it's KPop Demon Hunters, Squid Game, or Gangnam Style, Korean pop culture has made its mark in Australia — and the National Museum of Australia's new exhibition explores just that.