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Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new "10X-Prizes." And their leader, Dr.

Our nearest neighbour has been treated to visits from the Governor-General, new Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite, Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and this week Queenslandpremier Campbell Newman .

In this photo provided by Australian Capital Territory Municipal Services Minister Shane Rattenbury, blood trickles down Rattenbury's leg after he was attacked by a kangaroo, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

DENISON Independent MP Andrew Wilkie will introduce legislation to address ongoing incidences of horrific cruelty committed against Australian live export animals overseas.

New York-QT Hotels and Resorts announced the acquisition of Victoria's largest ski resort property, Quay West Falls Creek, which will be rebranded as QT Falls Creek and opened in time for the Australian winter season, starting June 1. Located roughly halfway between Melbourne and Canberra in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria, QT Falls ... (more)

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard believes Australians are entitled to know the opposition leader's plans for government when he delivers his budget reply speech before the federal election.

Canberran novelist John O'Neill's new book Kafira is being launched on Wednesday the 29th at Paperchain in Manuka.

EMILY BOURKE: Australia's counter-terrorism laws could be about to be wound back, that's if the Federal Government adopts recommendations from two major reports.

A DOG has retrieved what is believed to be a stick of gelignite from a disused industrial building in country Victoria, putting the area into lockdown.

Public servants and visitors to Canberra's national institutions will be forced to pay for parking in the Parliamentary Triangle from next year.

Federal largess to the ACT was minimal in the Budget despite the announcement it would claw back $74 million to consolidated revenue from local motorists stung by new paid-parking rules.

THE controversial Skywhale balloon, "bullying" and name-calling were all on the agenda at question time in the Legislative Assembly today.

CANBERRA'S roads are generally considered to be pretty good, but the NRMA still wants to know which one you hate the most.

Treasurer Wayne Swan says he is more concerned about the future of the country than his own political prospects as he prepares to hand down his sixth budget.

TONY EASTLEY: As Australia sets aside more money to pay for the processing of asylum seekers, the Australian Federal police and the Indonesia National Police say they've caught up with a notorious people smuggler.

Online CBT interventions have demonstrated efficacy in decreasing depressive symptoms and can facilitate the dissemination of therapies among the public.

THE first days of Canberra's 2013 International Music Festival were a bittersweet reminder of why this city has always valued its musical heritage.

AUSTRALIA'S failure to properly recognise its soldiers from the Boer War is a national embarrassment, a prominent war veteran says.

Illusionist Kevin Spencer believes that magic can be therapeutic, especially with sick children, because tricks give them something in their lives they can control.

Another round of Indigenous leaders has graduated from Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre Ltd, with 20 participants completing a Certificate II in Indigenous Leadership in Cairns this week.