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Young people are taking the initiative to quit vaping through Canberra's first dedicated support program for under-25s. Nicotine Knockout opened in March and is already helping motivated young adults overcome addiction with judgment-free support.
After breast cancer surgery, Aarthi Ayyar-Biddle made a bold choice that challenges beauty standards. The Canberra mom chose to keep one natural breast and skip reconstruction, modeling body confidence for her teenage sons.
Thousands traveled to Canberra for the National Folk Festival's 60th anniversary, with many carpooling and taking public transit to overcome skyrocketing fuel costs. The community spirit proved stronger than economic challenges as attendance actually increased from last year.
Australia's capital just hit a major clean air milestone, with electric vehicles jumping from barely 400 to 15,000 in five years. One in every 20 Canberra vehicles now runs on batteries instead of fossil fuels.
Teenagers in Canberra now have access to Australia's first free trauma-focused mental health service designed by young people who've been through it themselves. The program combines therapy, peer support, and family care in one safe space.
A Canberra primary school replaced Mandarin with Australian Sign Language, transforming how 500 students connect with nine Deaf classmates. Now kids chat silently across playgrounds and struggling learners shine in new ways.
After 16 years of elite rugby, prop James Slipper will break Super Rugby's all-time games record Friday night while already planning his next season. The father of two has found a second home in Canberra, where his remarkable career continues to defy expectations.
A newborn boy found at a Canberra fire station last November is healthy and thriving with loving foster carers. Officials are reaching out with compassion to his birth family, seeking information to help shape his beautiful future.
Green and golden bell frogs are hopping back into Australian wetlands after vanishing in 1981, thanks to scientists who built 180 heated shelters that protect them from a deadly fungus. Over 300 captive-bred frogs are getting a second chance at wild life around Canberra.
A world-first project in Canberra is using tiny heated greenhouses and saltwater pools to help frogs fight off a deadly fungus that's wiped out 500 species worldwide. If it works, this simple solution could save amphibians across the globe.
Cameron Myers just became the youngest person ever to win one of track's most prestigious indoor races. The Canberra teenager outran defending champions and Olympic medalists to make history in New York.
After years of community campaigning, Australia's capital territory has promised to build a new 50-meter outdoor pool in Woden by 2028. The announcement is part of a broader aquatic strategy to modernize Canberra's aging pool facilities.
Australians will soon get 10 cents back for every wine and spirit bottle they recycle, expanding a program that's already saved 440 million containers from landfill. The change arrives mid-2027 and could divert an extra 13 million bottles from waste each year.