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A survey of 2,600 Australians living with chronic pain reveals nearly half of respondents have given up work, while two-thirds report their condition has impacted their family relationships.

The ABC was invited along to observe ACT police carrying out a four-week blitz targeting public disorder and crime on the streets.

Newcomers to Canberra are often struck by the absence of front fences, which is the result of just one of the obscure rules in place in the nation's capital.

These lonely sentinels are an anachronism when every commercial ship navigates using now-ubiquitous electronic global positioning, but they retain a special place in the hearts of seafarers.

With an uncertain future in rentals and campus accommodation, these Canberra students have turned to co-operative living.

A man convicted of raping his former partner 11 times has been jailed for more than 13 years, with the judge saying "no woman deserves to be the subject of this appalling treatment".

A group of people who allegedly assaulted a man and were armed with a rifle, baton and tyre iron when they broke into a Canberra home are believed to have gone to the wrong address, according to ACT Policing.

Emergency ambulance services aren't always free if you're travelling interstate. It depends what jurisdiction you're from, and which one you're going to.

Police went to a home in Scullin on Wednesday night where they say they were confronted by a woman screaming and a man allegedly preventing her from leaving the house.

The inaugural Batik Air flight from Bali to Canberra earlier this month is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which said the plane travelled "below minimum altitude".

The University of Canberra Hospital is now the second public health facility in the country to have robots helping with rehabilitation. 

From symphonic wind to band and swing, through to jazz and rock. The Australian Army employs about 160 full-time musicians, whose duty is to entertain.

Cutting edge technology is speeding up the recovery process for patients with serious neurological injuries at Canberra Hospital.

James Griffin is accused of sending harassing messages via Facebook to ACT Legislative Assembly member Tara Cheyne.

One of the key police support figures for families of those killed when MH17 was shot down, Yvonne Crozier, says for some families that terrible day 10 years ago "feels like it was yesterday".

After being rescued by emergency helicopter in Tasmania, Kayla Dempsey was shocked to receive the massive bill more than a year later.

Michael Stanley Cooper showed "a high level of depravity" by storing the material, a prosecutor in the case tells the ACT Supreme Court. 

The court heard Marquis Monte Rex Mack raped the woman and labelled parts of her body with a permanent marker, while also threatening to distribute intimate images. He will be eligible for parole in 2026.

Disease authorities say there is potential for the arrival of a bird flu strain that has already been detected in Asia and Antarctica.

Donald Morley's body has been found less than three months after he was sentenced for murdering his wife of 69 years at their home. 

The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania has shocked the world, but US presidents are no strangers to attempts on their lives. 

Many people with disability are frustrated with the $1.2 billion program that's supposed to help them find jobs. Now it's getting an overhaul.  

When house-hunting, Bianca Knox quickly fell in love with a 1970s Canberra cottage, but finding ways to keep her home heated in Canberra's harsh climate without breaking the bank was a priority.

The Australian National University has acknowledged "changing expectations" around its investments.

Over two decades, Cuz Boxing has created a supportive community that aims to help members reach their full potential in the ring and outside it.