What's in the News?

• Four-year-old boy dies after car crashes into Canberra shopping centre

  The accident happened at Mawson shopping centre in Canberra's south.  2026-01-18 03:17:08

• Man charged over pipe bombs found in Canberra

  The 41-year-old Belconnen man is charged in relation to the 15 pipe bombs found along the shore of Canberra's Lake Ginninderra this week.  2026-01-18 00:19:49

• None in family history, yet 'cancer still found us in the worst way'

  Abbey was "joy on two legs" and now she is gone, another lost to brain cancer. Somehow her family must carry on, as the fight continues for more funding to bring this horror disease to an end. 2026-01-17 21:20:37

• Broken bones, ignored warnings: Inside Canberra's childcare staffing failures

  Staffing and supervision gaps at Canberra childcare centres have resulted in children sustaining broken bones and dislocated jaws, regulator files have revealed, prompting the ACT government to promise change. 2026-01-17 21:16:58

• Liberal election autopsy delayed after Dutton suggests report defamatory

  The report, co-authored by Liberal grandees Pru Goward and Nick Minchin, has now been sent to a legal team to ensure it is watertight while the party decides what step to take next. 2026-01-17 19:01:43