Landlords in the nation’s capital will be allowed to evict tenants only for government-approved reasons after Labor and the Greens passed its no-cause eviction laws. Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said the move was designed to deal with the challenging rental market in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). “We have heard from the community that no-cause evictions…

A Chinese national who attacked a Falun Gong practitioner in Australia’s capital city of Canberra last year has apologised to his victim and been fined $3,000 (US$1,973.59) by the ACT Magistrates Court. Kang Zhao, 30, was arrested by police after trying to leave the country in December 2022. He pleaded guilty to all charges, including…

Australians could see many more coffees flying around the suburbs after Google announced plans to test technology designed to load its drones and boost the number of airborne deliveries. The tech giant’s drone arm, Wing, which operates in the skies above Canberra and Logan City, on Brisbane’s south, revealed plans to trial new advances on…

Police have recovered the body of an eight-year-old boy who was missing after his mother and brother were earlier found dead in a pond in the Australia’s capital of Canberra. Officers had been searching since Saturday for Pranav Vivekanandan in the water of Yerrabi Pond and the surrounding bushland at Gungahlin, in Canberra’s north. They previously…

Canberra Airport in the Australian capital city has been evacuated and locked down following reports of gunshots inside the main terminal building. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time. Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested at the scene. A firearm has been recovered. “CCTV has been reviewed and at this time…

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will roll out the “most extensive financial incentives in the country” as it pushes to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 and encourage drivers to buy electric vehicles (EVs). The Labor-Greens-led ACT government’s ambitious plan for the nation’s capital also includes a goal for 90 percent of new…

A travelling commission will meet in the nation’s capital this week to hear from people with lived experience of Australia’s mental health support systems. It will be the fifth stop on a three-month-long tour across the country to understand how Australians are interacting with mental health and suicide prevention services and how they can be…

The Canberra mother of a Calwell High School student has disputed an government official’s claim that recent reports of student violence on campus were “rare,” saying her Year 8 child has endured multiple attacks and security lockdowns after students formed violent mobs during staff shortages. This comes after the school was forced to ban two…

CANBERRA, Australia—Australians should be ready to share in an experience full of energy and cultural insight with Shen Yun Performing Arts, said the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Rattenbury, after enjoying a performance at Canberra Theatre on April 1. “The show was so enjoyable … so colourful, so energetic,” Mr. Rattenbury said. “The…

Karma Singey, the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Australia, praised Shen Yun Performing Arts and its presentation of “China before communism” after attending the March 31 performance in Canberra, the country’s capital. It was New York-based Shen Yun’s opening performance to kick off its 2022 tour Down Under that will bring the…