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• 'Terrible to watch': Why one family pulled their son from a Canberra public school

  Liam used to dread walking through the school gates. Now, he can't wait to learn — but it took leaving a system that made him feel ignored to get there. 2025-11-03 19:38:51

• Insurer calls for climate action as severe weather drives premiums up

  A report from IAG and a scientific research centre finds escalating risk from severe weather events in south-east Queensland, New South Wales, and south-west Western Australia.  2025-11-03 18:52:18

• Students with disability isolated, unsupported in ACT public schools

  Liam used to dread walking through the school gates. Now, he can't wait to learn — but it took leaving a system that made him feel ignored to get there. 2025-11-03 08:15:16

• Canberra man avoids jail sentence over violent home invasion

  Xiantao Shang went to an apartment seeking a woman who owed him money. When told she was not there, he and an accomplice forced their way in and assaulted the couple inside. 2025-11-03 08:05:00

• Gail wants the choice to 'die with dignity'. From today she can

  From today Canberrans like Gail Ford will be able to apply for the ACT's new voluntary assisted dying scheme, which its advocates say gives dignity in death to applicants. 2025-11-02 19:51:06