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Like all ambitious rebuilds, it comes complete with drama, delay, cost overruns and the grit to persevere through to completion.

Gold Coast retiree Adrian Sim says the treasurer has announced a "retail budget" full of sugar hits. And he is not the only one disappointed.

Two security guards who punched patrons in a brawl at Summernats have escaped jail time, with a judge labelling the situation as "highly volatile".

An inquiry into Canberra's troubled MyWay+ ticketing system has been told the personal details of public transport users were likely accessible on the internet before and after its launch.

A dead fish used as a prop in the Senate, a Hollywood superstar's intervention and Labor being shouted at as a "pack of mongrels" all have featured on the day a new law to protect salmon farm jobs in Tasmania is passed.

Sarah Hanson-Young used the dead salmon in a plastic bag to question Labor over its plans to change the law to protect salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour.

Chief business correspondent Ian Verrender says tax cuts were the "surprise" of the federal budget as he answers the common questions submitted by everyday-Australians.

A former public servant accused of paying a young relative hundreds of dollars to send him indecent images of herself has been denied bail in the ACT Magistrates Court.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says Labor's latest tax cuts won't help families suffering under cost-of-living pressures.

The Australian National University's vice-chancellor vows to stay the course amid sustained pressure on her leadership, while blasting her most vocal critics for using her gender as a tactic to undermine her.

Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell says some of the tactics used by the National Tertiary Education Union's no-confidence campaign against are "absolutely" being driven by the fact she is a woman.

Alan Kohler looks at some of the budget pressures that are fuelling deficits this year and beyond.

Jane Hume speaks on the Coalition's policy on government work from home conditions.

Sue-Anne Hunter is the Deputy Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, the first truth-telling inquiry into Australia's failure of it's First Nations People.

A former All Blacks prop is in the frame to be wearing Wallabies colours against the British and Irish Lions, while Harry Wilson shows his leadership value in the latest round of Super Rugby Pacific.

The trial of a man accused of attempting to import methamphetamine from America through the mail hears allegations he planned to organise the shipment on the dark web.

Motorsport fans lap up the first round of the Australian Rally Championship held in the forests surrounding Canberra, with Lewis Bates securing victory on home turf for the first time. 

A Canberra man and woman are banned from owning a pet for 10 years after pleading guilty to animal cruelty. 

Labor has recorded a $720 million budget saving by cutting back on private consultants - making room for new spending, including $8.5 billion for bulk billing and $1.8 billion to extend energy bill subsidies.

Ricky Stuart says the NRL's crackdown on obstruction is over after Canberra was on the wrong end of a questionable bunker ruling. 

When Sunita Kotnala first came to Canberra, there was no women's shed, something she felt was needed. Now she helps other women gain the confidence to use power tools and make things with their hands.

During the Canberra Balloon Spectacular, pilot Justin Galbraith bounces the basket of his hot air balloon across the surface of Lake Burley Griffin and throws out a towline to pull along hundreds of kayakers and paddle-boarders in his wake. 

An expansion to the ACT's portable long service leave scheme, which allows those in casual or insecure work to access the entitlement even if they switch employers, is being put on hold amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

We asked voters across the country to tell us what issues concern them most at the upcoming federal poll.

An area roughly the size of New Zealand will be protected under a $250 million commitment in the budget.