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Tent collapses on TODAY hosts during live coverage from Canberra

TODAY Show hosts Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson had a spill of their own in Canberra this morning when the tent they were filming under collapsed on Wilkinson's head live on air. Reporting on the leadership spill and Malcolm Turnbull's imminent ... >> view original

Canberra 'well prepared' to accept refugees

ACT Multicultural Affairs minister Yvette Berry believes Canberra is "well prepared and willing" to support hundreds of additional refugees, after the federal government boosted its humanitarian intake by 12,000 places. The decision was prompted by the ... >> view original

Now, let's get Mike Baird to Canberra

And while we're at it, if NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian doesn't want to replace Baird as premier, let's send her to Canberra too. She's a good mate of fellow Armenian-Australian Hockey, so she can take his seat of North Sydney if Mike prefers ... >> view original

University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker resigns

Professor Parker has overseen the largest growth and reform of the University of Canberra during his two terms – just last month succeeding in securing a variation on the Territory Plan to allow the UC to proceed with a $1 billion campus redevelopment. >> view original

Tony Abbott's daughter Louise swaps Geneva for Canberra

Louise Abbott, who works for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was working as an executive assistant to Australia's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, is believed to be back in living in Canberra. Margie Abbott gave The ... >> view original

Man critically injured in gas explosion at Canberra McDonald's

A man has been critically injured with serious burns to his hands and arms after allegedly igniting a gas bottle at a Canberra fast-food restaurant. Police allege the 41-year-old man was mentally ill and entered the McDonald's restaurant in Braddon ... >> view original

Liberal leadership challenge: Tony Abbott gets played by the Canberra game

"This course of action has been urged on me by many people over a long period of time," he declared. Abbott might have refused to buy into the "gossip" and dismissed the Canberra game, but it didn't matter. His colleagues were going to play on without him. >> view original

Where magpies swoop in Canberra: Cyclists fall prey to swooping birds

Spring may have only just sprung but Canberrans are already falling prey to swooping magpies around the capital. There have been more than 60 magpie attacks throughout the ACT since swooping season began in late July, according to social tracking ... >> view original

Canberra school's plan to build sports centre on neighbourhood oval ended by ...

The ACT Government has killed off plans for a private primary school to build a sports centre on a neighbourhood oval in Canberra's north, after strong community opposition. Brindabella Christian College wanted to build a multi-storey sports pavilion ... >> view original

Canberra taxi drivers to strike over Uber on Wednesday morning

A number of Canberra taxi owners and drivers are planning to launch strike action on Wednesday morning to protest the planned arrival of ride sharing company Uber. The strike, which is set to last between 8am and 11am across the ACT, has been ... >> view original