Five years ago, Australia had 28,000 financial advisers. Today there are 16,000. That’s according to a review of financial advice commissioned by the previous government and released by the Albanese government, writes PETER MARTIN.
"The ACT government is obviously conscious of the fact that when it comes to locking up Aboriginal peoples, we Canberrans are in a class of our own," writes columnist JON STANHOPE.
Welcome to the year of the ACT bunnies as Mr Coolio leads us back to the new normal. KEEPING UP THE ACT is back!
The ACT is predicted to fall up to 7100 dwellings short of the National Housing Accord targets, according to analysis by Master Builders Australia.
UPDATE: Police report that Elijah Bandy, missing since Sunday evening, has been located safe and well.
Letter writer JANINE HASKINS, of Cook, writes in praise of pill testing saying: "Let’s get real; people are going to use substances whether they are decriminalised or not – let’s make it a safe experience for them".
UPDATED: 10.30pm – A MOIST and unstable airmass was producing the threat of isolated heavy rainfalls with thunderstorms tonight. However, by 10.30pm, the Bureau of Meteorology had moderated its earlier warnings for Canberra and Queanbeyan.
Transportable mobile device detection cameras are being rolled out across Canberra roads from today (February 14).
The Canberra Liberals are questioning a $25 million contract for "media placement and advice" in the Chief Minister's directorate, for collecting data from Canberrans.
DEMOLITION work has begun on the 50-year-old Woden bus interchange, making way for the construction of the new CIT campus.
Update: February 13, 9.10am: Police say missing Matthew Beal has been located "safe and well"
A 19-year-old man fell to his death from a cliff at Gibraltar Falls this morning.
