ACT

New data shows the average time patients spent being treated in ACT emergency departments has improved in the past financial year, but Canberra Health Services still failed to meet all but one of its emergency wait-time targets.

At first glance artists Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar seem to have little in common besides gender and career choice, but a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia is inviting visitors to take a closer look.

Speaking to Stateline, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr concedes the government should have waited several more days before rolling out a new public transport ticketing system that was plagued with problems as it went live. 

According to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, patients are waiting longer in public emergency departments to see a doctor. 

Speaking to Stateline, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr concedes the government should have waited several more days before rolling out a new public transport ticketing system that was plagued with problems as it went live.

The Canberra woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was prepared to pay $20,000 for her parents to be killed and had paid $7,500 towards that goal.

After more than 25 years of reporting on Australian politics, Greg Jennett will farewell Afternoon Briefing as he leaves ABC's Parliament House bureau.

The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal found the ACT government discriminated against the public servant over her criminal history.

This year's Paris Games was the worst performance from the Australian rowing team at the Olympics in decades, highlighting gaps in the sport's accessibility — but a new initiative set up in Canberra is hoping to change that.

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found advertisements linking the UN's aid agency in Palestine, UNWRA, with Hamas on Australian websites. It's part of a global ad campaign to discredit the agency. 

Four Canberra schools have recorded above average results in this year's NAPLAN tests of literacy and numeracy skills.

The ACT Legislative Assembly acknowledges widespread problems happening at Genius Education, which claims to run more than 30 centres across the country, including five in the ACT.

Ruby's House is a rare example of a residential service which supports young people who may otherwise fall into homelessness or couch-surfing due to family conflict.

The founder of Invisible Disabilities Australia says she was "treated appallingly" while going through security at the Canberra Airport, being wheeled into "what can only be described as a cupboard" to be pat down.

The decision to review the ticketing scheme comes after some users say the system still suffers glitches and concerns it could be used to collect personal data from devices.

From their new position on the crossbench, the Greens are backing calls for the Assembly to review the controversial transport ticketing rollout.

Driving in later life can bring its own challenges, and while rules around older road users vary widely across the country, options for navigating those challenges include licence assessments and conversations around so-called "driving retirement". 

More than a dozen staff at Genius Childcare centres in the ACT have resigned while others have taken stress leave amid allegations of ongoing pay delays.

Australia's surveillance of bird flu has been described as a possible "model" to follow globally with the spread of the H5N1 strain of the virus causing concerns for international health authorities.

University of Canberra interim vice-chancellor Stephen Parker, who was brought on in September to prepare a 2025 budget addressing the university's difficult financial position, has resigned from the role.