NEWS
JobSeeker increase isn’t enough, says chief minister
Canberra advocates for a "more sustainable, liveable and permanent rate above the poverty line" has slammed a lack of increase for income support.
OPINION
Few sitting days to keep government to account
Letter writer COLIN LYONS, of Weetangera, thinks our Legislative Assembly doesn't sit nearly enough, especially compared to other parliaments.
POLITICS
‘Deadly’ mushrooms on the rise, warns health chief
The growth of poisonous death cap mushrooms is expected to increase heading into autumn, sparking a warning from Canberra's health chief.
Federal government pours millions into light rail extension
More than $132 million of federal funding has been committed to getting the light rail from Civic to Commonwealth Park.
ARTS
Artsday / Festival lights up ‘the triangle’ with colour
It's about to get a lot brighter and more colourful at the Parliamentary Triangle when the Enlighten Festival kicks off this weekend, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA in her latest artsday – what's on – column.
Revealed: 500 years of making masterpieces
The National Gallery of Australia is on to a sure thing with its coming blockbuster, “Botticelli to van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London”.
LIFESTYLE
QUEANBEYAN
Antique vehicles roll into Queanbeyan for a good cause
More than 600 antique cars, motor bikes, special interest and modified vehicles will be rolling into the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday (February 28) for the annual "Shannons Wheels" vehicle display.
Hope springs eternal with park refurbishment
NICK OVERALL shares the story of the remarkable woman remembered in the naming of a recently refurbished park in West Queanbeyan.
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ACT government ‘snubs’ struggling small business
Phillip Business Community president Tom Adams is frustrated by the lack of ACT government support to small businesses in the past year and can cite multiple small businesses that have been forced to shut or move during the pandemic.
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