Bad weather and potholes have driven the ACT government to announce a 52 per cent increase in road maintenance funding to $153 million over the next four years.
"The 'Healthy Prison Review' is damning. There is simply no other descriptor that reflects the extent of the failings identified in the management and operation of the AMC," writes JULIE TONGS.
'Tis the season for dodgy political doings. Come with KEEPING UP THE ACT as we share a timeless tale of jobs for the boys...
Calvary Hospital has been evacuated following an electrical fire in the Xavier Building.
Police are investigating several cases where sellers of mobile phones have had the phone stolen.
NEW Year's Eve fireworks will light up Lake Burley Griffin, with displays at 9pm and midnight.
AN 18-year-old woman who attended the Spilt Milk music festival in Canberra on November 26, has died from meningococcal disease.
The ACT's first government-certified carbon-neutral event, the "Out of the Ordinary" poetry conference, will be hosted by the University of Canberra.
THE proposed new Planning Bill vests too much power in the hands of the planning authority, says the Combined Community Councils of the ACT.
Letter writer MAX FLINT says the infill of transport corridors does not depend on light rail, only on an efficient transport mode for the corridor. "This is especially so for Woden, already well serviced by buses."
Two suspended drivers were separately arrested over the weekend, one for running red lights and the other for not stopping for police.
The Canberra Liberals have vowed to stop the tram to Woden, if they are elected in 2024.
