35+ min ago  (589+ words) Travis Bazzana happily concedes that the soundtrack to his debut Major League Baseball at-bat was a cliche. Following the advice of his parents Gary and Jenny, the first Australian to be taken with the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (324+ words) Aine Tighe's heartbreaking run of knee injuries has continued, with the star Fremantle forward ruled out for the entire 2026 AFLW campaign in a huge blow to the Dockers' finals hopes. Tighe's recent struggles began in September, 2024, when she tore the…...

58+ min ago  (482+ words) A woman who was sexually assaulted a decade ago continues to grapple with "confusing and conflicting" emotions as her rapist is spared jail, a judge has said. Lachlan John Cohen, 28, was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court on Wednesday, April…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (539+ words) The government says they seized nearly half a million cigarettes and about 175 kilograms in loose tobacco after raiding six Canberra retail outlets. Two weeks after The Canberra Times exposed the city's flourishing black market cigarette trade, the Australian Border Force…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (330+ words) Australia's growing challenges with racism and anti-Semitism will take centre stage at the launch of a new scorecard on human rights. The Australian Human Rights Commission president Hugh de Kretser will deliver the first annual assessment of human rights in…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (802+ words) You know that saying "it never rains but it pours"? There's a fair chance a few people at the AFL have been pondering that this week after another round of incidents it could have done without. If it wasn't the…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (385+ words) A major early childhood education and care provider at the centre of a shocking case of alleged abuse committed by a former worker plans to shutter about 40 centres across the nation. The decision means parents using the "underperforming" centres will…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago  (365+ words) Electric vehicle chargers could be installed in the basements of more than 400 apartment buildings around Australia as part of a $3. 4 million investment in the technology. Sydney-based charging company Ready Steady Plug announced plans to expand its charging network on Wednesday…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1005+ words) What is it with steak and is it having a moment in Canberra? The answer to the latter is clearly yes, as two new steakhouses are set to open in Civic in the next few weeks. And both are in…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (774+ words) Rarely a day goes by that Joe Oguns doesn't think about his son, Josh. But after enduring the unthinkable loss of his 14-year-old son last July, the father is devoted to making sure no other parent has to experience what…...