Ahead of its impending budget, the ACT government has announced a spend of more than $15 million on suburban infrastructure projects in central Canberra.
A 36-year-old Narrabundah man – who was subject to bail conditions – was arrested late on Friday night and charged over multiple burglaries at construction sites across Canberra since February.
The ACT government says its upcoming budget will spend, in partnership with the federal government, $200 million to begin the journey to building a new convention centre and entertainment precinct, and a new aquatic centre in Civic.
In this third column on the effects of zoning reform on 'missing middle' dwellings – duplexes, dual occupancies, townhouses and low-rise apartments – planning columnist MIKE QUIRK looks at land values and housing affordability.
A man and woman are facing aggravated burglary charges after allegedly stealing items from recycling bins at the Mitchell Resource Management Centre early on Wednesday morning.
"While MP Andrew Leigh is singing the praises of traditional suburbs such as Hackett, the ACT government’s ideological mindset is to strategically bomb them with more apartments and higher-density living," writes columnist MICHAEL MOORE.