Economics: The unemployment rate has spiked higher to 3.7 per cent in January as the economy shed 11,500 jobs, surprising economists who had expected joblessness to remain steady.
Health: Australia's chief medical officer has stressed the COVID-19 pandemic is still underway, predicting "another couple" of COVID-19 waves throughout the year, as well as a "long tail" that will impact the nation.
The journalism you trust. Check out our digital subscription plans today.
Court: A screaming arsonist says he was at his wit's end when he used an aerosol can to set a neighbour's front door on fire during a dispute about loud music.
Police: A person has been conveyed to hospital in a serious condition after a single-vehicle incident southbound on the Tuggeranong Parkway on Thursday.
Defence: Defence says "miscommunication on the ground" was the likely reason why Canberra's police and emergency services were told the two unexploded bombs found at Campbell Park last week were a training exercise.
Court: A business has been hit with a $300,000 fine after a delivery driver's right leg was broken in six places when he was hit by a forklift operator who drove blind.
Infrastructure: A construction company has been awarded a $172 million contract to build the long-awaited bridge across the Molonglo River in Canberra's west.
Public service: The backlog of veteran compensation claims still sits at more than 42,000 and is growing, but Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh says he remains confident it will be cleared by the middle of next year.
Streaming: After Netflix ditches Arrested Development, it will live only in our memories, on YouTube and dusty DVDs. The move is baffling given the platform was responsible for reviving the Emmy-award-winning show.
