No more jobs for mates, vows the new Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher on a mission to clean up the culture. Then she calls for a report... oops.
From the tough and dangerous assignment that was serving in Afghanistan, former soldier DAVID NICOLSON salutes one of his mates... Flojo, the explosive-detection dog and its role in lifting morale so far from home.
Major renewal works on Commonwealth Avenue Bridge will start on Thursday with changed traffic arrangements to support preliminary construction activities.
Construction of the light rail track will start later this month to connect the existing light rail network to Light Rail Stage 2A: City to Commonwealth Park.
"To get dangerous, dead trees removed by our local government requires the 'patience of saints'," says letter writer ERWIN WEGNER of Giralang.
Two P-plate drivers caught exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h have had their licences suspended on the weekend.
A man allegedly brandished an axe during an attempted bike theft in Civic on Sunday afternoon.
An ill-fated attempt to boot two Liberal MPs from the party has resulted in the leader and her deputy stepping down to pave the way for a new direction.
A 27-year-old man will is facing court after allegedly driving at police and hitting an officer when they attempted to arrest him on Friday afternoon in Fyshwick.
A car, stolen on October 10 from a home in Casey, was found abandoned in a school car park in Weston on Friday night. A man was arrested nearby.
The overnight closure from flooding and faecal contamination of the police watch house in Civic has once again put the community, police officers and detainees at risk, says Liberal MLA Deborah Morris.
Peter Harris, a young Wiradjuri cultural leader, is the 2025 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year.
