Infrastructure Canberra cannot locate 38 of its 200 community facility tenancy agreements, while 84 per cent of the agreements it holds have continued beyond their original terms, an ACT Auditor-General's report has revealed.
A 46-year-old Evatt man has been charged after police seized firearms, drugs and an assortment of prohibited weapons from his home during an investigation into an alleged kidnapping earlier this month.
Master Builders ACT has criticised the ACT government's response to the Integrity Commission's Operation Kingfisher investigation, calling for an independent Procurement Commissioner and sweeping changes to government contracting.
The Canberra Liberals are calling for a ban on recording-enabled smart glasses and other wearable recording devices in ACT government workplaces, public schools and sensitive public facilities, with exemptions for legitimate uses.
Almost 600 public housing properties remain vacant in Canberra while more than 3650 approved applicants wait for a home, prompting two ACT politicians to demand greater transparency over the management of public housing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"Some folks never learn to read the room… they hear someone’s pain that reflects their experience and say to the woman weeping at her miscarriage, 'that’s nothing, I had six of them'," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
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.
