The decision to overlook Canberra as a host city for the 2027 World Cup has been slammed “distasteful”, “disgraceful” and a “slap in the face”.

Canberra residents who spent hundreds of dollars on tickets to a water lantern festival promising "fun, happiness, hope and great memories" now suspect the event could be illegitimate.

Rugby union legends have questioned why Canberra has been overlooked as a Rugby World Cup host, with the capital's aging stadium blamed for the snub.

Four months after the US State Department announced its approval of the sale of a new batch of AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range

The lifting of trade tariffs by China triggered a surge in Australian wine exports last year, but it is unclear whether Chinese demand will remain strong after buyers have restocked, an industry body said on Wednesday.

From celebrations large and small, to the thousands who became new citizens and tens of thousands of others who rallied for Indigenous rights, Australia Day has been marked across the country in varying ways.

Here are 25 incredible experiences waiting for you in Canberra in 2025: Pompeii Exhibition at the National Museum of Australia (December 13, 2024 – May 4, 2025): Explore ancient Roman life through immersive displays and artifacts.

The prime minister has flagged $6.4 million to educate people about the horrors of the Holocaust as the world marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Australia is now more dependent on a single market than it has ever been since the late 1940s when our biggest customer was the United Kingdom.

Anthony Albanese says he is “disappointed” after Peter Dutton snubbed the national Australia Day ceremony in Canberra.

Thousands flocked to beaches across the country to soak up the sun on Australia Day. Sydney turned on a glorious summer day on Sunday with temperatures in the high 20s. Everyone was in high spirits as they splashed in the water and fired up the barbecues.

Australia’s women had already retained the Ashes and now they’ve won the series against England. The Australians won the rain-affected second Twenty20 by six runs in Canberra to extend their 100% start to the series and move into a 10-0 lead with just one more T20 and a test match remaining.