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• Australians face record high rents as agents see 'inquiries flooding in'

  Rents are soaring in several capital cities as low vacancy rates collide with rising interest rates and population growth. 2026-07-08 13:59:40

• Canberra paramedics become patients every couple of days

  ACT Ambulance Service recorded more than 190 occupational violence incidents last financial year.  2026-07-08 09:38:45

• Housing inequity in Australia 'must focus beyond age'

  The federal government must look at age and wealth together to meaningfully deal with the growing wealth divide between generations, according to The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS). 2026-07-07 21:24:29

• Year 11 and 12 students should be forced to study maths, review says

  A committee has found students in the ACT should study maths through to the end of year 12 to ensure they have better long-term outcomes, arguing a lack of maths understanding can exacerbate social inequality. 2026-07-07 06:05:05

• ADFA cadet facing 79 extra charges after hidden camera found in bathroom

  Police allege Tain Stephens was living at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra when he hid a camera inside a soap dispenser in a female bathroom to capture intimate recordings of women. 2026-07-07 01:56:07