"Without soundly based strategies, what makes Canberra a great place to live – access to services, transport, employment, health, education and nature – will continue to diminish," says planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Independents for Canberra will seek to formally prevent the same person from being both chief minister and treasurer concurrently in the next Legislative Assembly.
It's D-Day for Canberra based Rex Airlines passengers to re-book their cancelled flights with Virgin, however there's still time for an alternative with Qantas or Jetstar.
Two men acting suspiciously outside the window of a home in Franklin were confronted by the resident, who was assaulted with weapons early on Sunday morning, police allege.
A 35-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting another man with a hockey stick in an unprovoked attack at a residence in McKellar last week.