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Georgia Curry bought a postcard from an op-shop after the cursive writing and old stamp caught her attention. It unlocked a 79-year-old mystery she still can't quite figure out.

Researchers say one in 50 young people aged 18 to 40 have genetic variants that put them at risk of developing cancer or heart problems.

A budget deficit and proportionally high debt, along with rising health costs and major infrastructure projects, see ACT's credit rating downgraded to AA.

Central midfielder Max Balard scores two minutes into his international debut as the Socceroos defeat New Zealand 1-0 in the first leg of the Soccer Ashes in Canberra.

A mother and son have been cleared of kidnap charges after they collected two of the woman's younger teenage sons as they walked to school and took them interstate, away from their father.

Canberra's only prison breached the human rights of a former Aboriginal detainee by illegally strip-searching her while she was held in remand there in 2021, the ACT Supreme Court has found.

The new portrait comes in two parts — known as a diptych — and will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery from September 6 to mark Tina Arena's 50-year career.

Your health is at stake as climate change impacts deepen, but it's not too late to do something about it, according to the new chair of the ACT Climate Council. And some Australians making hyperlocal changes are already reaping surprising benefits.

Shadow Environment Minister Angie Bell says the Coalition hasn't commissioned its own modelling to help make a decision about its energy policy.

The mid-00s was the age of fallen kids TV stars like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes. It's now the setting of a riff on Shakespeare's Macbeth.

The former Victorian premier has defended a decision to travel to China for a military commemorative event, saying a constructive relationship with Australia's largest trading partner was in the country's national interest.

Seven men have been arrested and another man is in custody in relation to a double stabbing in Queanbeyan last month, in what NSW Police say was a targeted attack connected to outlaw motorcycle gang activity.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stopped short of condemning former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews for attending a military parade in China, saying a former Coalition senator attended a similar event a decade ago. 

Your health is at stake as climate change impacts deepen, but it's not too late to do something about it, according to the new chair of the ACT Climate Council. And some Australians making hyperlocal changes are already reaping surprising benefits.

The concert was set to take place in the Great Hall of Parliament House and celebrate Japan's defeat in World War II, but it was blocked by Australian officials, sparking a diplomatic blame game.

Victorian company Palmanova loses its High Court battle over the possession of a pre-Columbian basalt artefact, bought from an American gallery in 2020.

An independent working group has found systemic issues within Libraries ACT, including that workplace culture is affecting morale and contributing to increased closures.

The man is one of three people who were slated to be removed to Nauru in February under the government's newly minted agreement with the island nation, which was stepped up at the weekend with a $400 million deal.

The CSIRO says its advice to gas giant Santos over a major methane leak should stay secret to protect its "commercial activities". The Clean Energy Regulator says it has no records of its advice.

A 17-year-old boy who admitted possessing and controlling extremist material and was described as having a fixation on violent jihad has been released on a two year recognizance order by the ACT Children's Court today.