Canberra house prices suffer sharpest fall in years
Canberra house prices have fallen by almost $28,000 in three months, while unit prices have dropped to their lowest level in almost five years, according to Domain's latest House Price Report.
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Family of MP confirm Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after an alleged attack.
The central question for a probe into a closed-shop grants round is who made the calls on $560 million of taxpayer funding for Labor election promises.
Debate is growing over whether increasing protection for members of parliament will make them too inaccessible to their constituents.
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ACT seeks permanent Anzac Day holiday rules
The ACT government will introduce legislation in the Legislative Assembly today (October 21) to guarantee a public holiday on Anzac Day, with an additional Monday holiday whenever April 25 falls on a weekend.
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Assembly passes faster housing approval laws
The ACT Legislative Assembly has passed changes to planning laws aimed at speeding up housing approvals and making it easier to build additional homes on existing residential blocks.
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Scrutiny on social media for fanning political violence
As parliamentarians grapple with a violent attack on their colleague Helen Haines, an inquiry will hear how social media is driving Australians to extremism.
After being targeted with vile imagery, slurs and a co-ordinated letterbox drop, a political candidate says she will not run for parliament again.
The ACT Greens are pushing to extend overnight poker machine closures by an additional six hours a week, challenging the ACT government's decision to scale back its original gambling reform commitment.
Michelle Heyman says Canberra United have never been better placed to return to their trophy-winning ways after new owners rescued the A-League Women club.
The Canberra Liberals are calling on the ACT government to identify gaps in Canberra's domestic and family violence services within six months, rather than waiting until 2028.
It's the unanswered questions of the universe that inspire prize-winning ANU physicist Susan Scott. She tells reporter DHWANI PATHAK she hopes her career will inspire more young women to pursue science.
Independent MP Helen Haines has lost a leg and remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in a suspected deliberate attack in her electorate.
A barber dubbed a hero for intervening in an attack on federal MP Helen Haines insists he was just one of many people who stepped in to help.
Prospects of a new domestic Australian airline have been thrown into doubt after Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet was hit with a worldwide asset freeze over an unpaid $360 million aircraft leasing debt, reports SCOTT MAYMAN.
The One Nation leader says a cartoon mocking her Senate rival Jacqui Lambie over a serious health condition will be edited.
A prescribed hazard reduction burn is scheduled for Mount Taylor Nature Reserve today, subject to suitable weather and fuel conditions.
Civic Library will remain closed until December after a water leak caused damage to the building and mould was discovered in wall and floor cavities.
A 23-year-old man was allegedly stabbed multiple times after stopping his car near a group of people throwing objects at passing vehicles in Belconnen last week.
