The latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll shows Tony Abbott is leading the Coalition towards an electoral wipeout. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen.
Malcolm Turnbull is cementing his lead over Tony Abbott as the most popular choice as Liberal leader and prime minister across all major voter groups, according to new polling which also shows the Coalition is facing a 36-seat electoral wipeout.
Despite Mr Abbott telling party faithful on Saturday that the government had "had two great years in government", his party would have been swept from office on the back of a devastating 7.5 per cent swing had an election been held on the weekend, the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll reveals.
- Three quarters of medical students are taught by routine humiliation in hospitals with almost all students witnessing some form of mistreatment, according to a new study.
- The ACT's latest snapshot of gambling in the community shows a 19 per cent fall in total expenditure since 2009, but outlines the stark impact of problem gambling on families.
- The Australian National University will construct a new $53 million student residence on campus that will be home to 500 students.
- Some frontline police officers in the ACT have not completed a four-day mental health program despite the force pledging to train all officers within a year.
- Efforts to untangle some of Canberra's most confusing brand names have already cost more than $570,000, according to the latest report on the rebranding of ACTEW Water.
- The Abbott Government's public sector wage policy could divide Australia's defence community, according to a new paper from the Defence Force Academy researchers.
Raiders man of the match Shaun Fensom, looks disappointed as he leaves the field. Photo: Graham Tidy
It's the final bitter pill of a frustrating year - a crucial refereeing gaffe has ended the Canberra Raiders' season.
The Raiders' finals hopes have ended in controversial style after Manly fullback Brett Stewart scored the match-winning try from an offside position in Sunday's 26-24 win at Canberra Stadium.
Stewart scored with two minutes left to give Manly victory, but replays confirmed he was in front of the play-the-ball before he backed up a Daly Cherry-Evans pass in the same play to score.
- Australia was the bear that was poked in the preliminary rounds of the Netball World Cup, and the proud and hugely competitive beast that responded in the match that mattered, defeating New Zealand 58-55 to claim a third consecutive title.
- Ever since Ricky Stuart and the Canberra Raiders copped a massive fine for "questioning the integrity of referees" earlier this year, the club has bit its lip on decisions by officials, writes Jon Tuxworth.
- His already vast army of critics appears to have doubled in size overnight yet a defiant Quade Cooper believes he can deliver in pressure games for the Wallabies at the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
- Football legend Leigh Matthews believes Essendon need a fresh start more than ever, without James Hird.
- Remember Eden Park. It could be a catch-cry for two generations of Wallabies trying to draw inspiration from a black hole that seems to subsist on a sporadic diet of green-and-gold jumpers.
- Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis has again been caught up in controversy, with the tennis youngster involved in an on-court altercation with American Ryan Harrison at the Cincinnati Masters.
- NFL aspirant Jarryd Hayne went from novelty act to main attraction in a pre-season game on Saturday night in Houston. The San Francisco 49ers rookie made a play that had everyone - including national media - talking and tweeting about the former Parramatta Eels fullback.
Rug up and embrace winter with a degustation dinner, wine tastings performances and more at various Canberra region venues as part of this year's Fireside Festival. Until August 31.
Bare: Degrees of Undress remixes the National Portrait Gallery's collection around nakedness, with portraits of some of the country's most recognisable faces in various states of undress. Until November 15. Free.
Experience a pre-historic discovery trail exploring the world of dinosaurs and Mesozoic plant fossils at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. During National Science Week until August 23. Includes weekend guided tours: 11.30am, 1.30pm and 6.30pm. Guided tours from $12.
Artist Cherry Hood on her property in Towrang, near reflections of the valley below. Photo: Jay Cronan
Construction materials multi-national Holcim wants to shift its huge new, hard-rock quarry two kilometres further into the picturesque Towrang Valley, closer to the rustic slate and shale home, where artists from all over Australia and New Zealand learn Ms Hood's style of painting.
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Tim McGrath and son Arthur, 1, of Weston get up close and personal with Australovenator during National Science Week. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
For nine days until Sunday, August 23, during National Science Week, the monsters will migrate from the National Dinosaur Museum to feature in the Prehistoric Garden Trail, an immersive experience of palaeontology on the side of Black Mountain.
Visitors encounter seven dinosaurs and plant fossils among the plants and landscapes they once inhabited. Gardens ranger Ryan Godfrey says the response has been unprecedented, with extraordinary numbers of people visiting.
Today: Cloudy with a possible shower. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h. Min 3, max 12.
Tuesday: Morning frost and fog before a mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds. Min -3, max 12.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Light winds. Min -3, Max 13.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning. Light winds. Min -1, max 17.
Friday: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Min 2, max 19.
Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two and the chance of a thunderstorm. Min 8, max 17.