Skip to main content
Today is
CANBERRA

ABC Canberra

Latest

Guard was watching TV in lead up to Indigenous inmate's death, inquest hears

A guard has admitted to watching a soccer game on TV in the moments leading up to the death of an Indigenous inmate, an inquest has heard in its first day.
Group of people at smoking ceremony

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custodyby Courtney Barrett Peters

Raiders leader in moon boot, Broncos captain confident of finals return

Canberra enforcer Josh Papalii is in serious doubt for the Raiders' qualifying final against Brisbane after suffering an ankle injury at training.
Canberra Raiders player Josh Papalii with his hands on hips, grimacing

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

It accidentally became a skateboarding mecca. Now it's up for heritage listing

The city of Canberra may only be 112 years old, but it has many things worth preserving, like a brick skate park in the south, and pine trees and 1960s flats in the north.
A skateboarder on the top of a brick wall.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Urban Development and Planningby Lish Fejer

The enormity of the ancient Silk Road

Let's travel along one of history's greatest networks of connection: the Silk Road.  From medieval caravan routes to monasteries and markets, this web of trade shaped religions, cultures, and empires across Eurasia. 
A desert landscape with the words "The Silk Road, Northwest China" superimposed.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Ancient Historywith Sirine Demachkie

'Loopholes and lags': The ACT's gun registry is still mostly paper based

The ACT Firearms Registry remains mostly paper based. Both police and the government say the "very analogue" system needs to go fully digital as soon as possible. 
A handgun with a label tied to it.
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Crime Preventionby Adam Shirley

Iva Davies' Pub Rock Conversion

Loud, sweaty, and unapologetically Aussie...the 1980s pub rock scene was where legends were made.
Duration: 37 minutes 58 seconds

Published: Source: Listen

Words with (Kansas) Friends

After meeting through an online word game fifteen years ago, Nan, Lois and Estelle never imagined they’d end up creating an art exhibition together.
Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Radio CanberraTopic: Friendshipwith Emma Bickley

ABC Radio Canberra

ABC Radio CANBERRA

Live. Evenings

with Renee Krosch
to
Play Live RadioSchedule
Listen on the go on ABC listen app

Connect with ABC Canberra

Discover more on Facebook and Instagram. Text us on 0467 922 666 (rates apply) or call us on 1300 681 666.

Get the ABC Canberra newsletter

Sign up for regular updates from ABC Canberra

Your information is being handled in accordance with the ABC Privacy Collection Statement.

Watch

Hundreds of firearms are seized by ACT Policing each year. (ABC News: Adam Shirley)

Police and ACT government say mostly paper-based gun registry needs to go fully digital
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Source: ABC News

Australians benefiting from hyperlocal eco-living

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.
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds

Source: ABC News

Two men were taken to hospital with "serious injuries" after the incident at a Queanbeyan business on Crawford Street on August 8.

Two men were taken to hospital with "serious injuries" after the incident at a Queanbeyan business on Crawford Street on August 8.
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds

Source: ABC News

Veteran healthcare cards promise free medical treatment, but patients say many GPs won't accept them

Pat McCabe served in the Royal Australian Navy but now struggles to find any GP who will accept her veteran healthcare card.
Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds

Source: ABC News

Other ways to listen

Listen online, on the ABC listen app, on channel 25 on your television,via DAB+ Digital Radio or On Air

  • 666 AM

Or ask your smart speaker to "play ABC Radio Canberra"

Back to top

Footer