Homebuilding in the ACT is forecast to fall 15 per cent over the next five years, with Master Builders predicting the territory will fall about 2550 homes short of its National Housing Accord target.
"For Canberra to become an 'ideal' city, it must address unmet community needs in health, housing, transport, and education. Priorities need to be based on detailed analysis rather than rhetoric," says planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Canberra's public transport information needs an overhaul, with passengers facing inaccurate timetables, confusing service alerts and an unreliable MyWay+ app, according to a new report.
Four Canberra places spanning the city's pastoral beginnings, architectural development and growth of the public service have been recognised in new ACT Heritage Council decisions.
More than 70 per cent of Canberra general practices have signed up to a system giving them access to patients’ ACT public health records with their consent.
Canberra children aged up to eight will be able to access developmental support without a formal diagnosis or referral when the Thriving Kids program launches tomorrow.
New columnist HAMOUDI AL-SAGHIR is a remarkable young Syrian refugee with a terrible story of survival. In his first piece, he shares a glimpse of his confronting past and his youthful optimism as he thrives at studying law at the ANU.
As we proudly salute five years of the innovative KEEPING UP THE ACT comic strip, its mysterious creator – Shush Capital – reveals how the strip is technically assembled and the intense human creativity behind it.
“The more stories in my pocket, the more I can adapt.” Multilingual Angie Ouyang, the inaugural Canberra Region Tour Guide of the Year, shares some of her techniques with reporter DHWANI PATHAK.