The ACT government’s draft climate strategy has been slammed as "hollow words", with conservationists accusing Labor of falling behind while climate impacts worsen.
The Canberra Liberals have called on ACT Finance Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith to explain comments made on ABC radio that the government had improved the territory’s fiscal bottom line by half a billion dollars.
Master Builders ACT chief executive Anna Neelagama says Canberra is facing a second wave of inflation, warning pressure on households and builders is “not over”.
Police are appealing for witnesses after allegations emerged that a youth support worker sexually abused a teenager in Canberra more than two decades ago.