Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has introduced a private senator's bill that would require affordable housing to be included in residential developments on Commonwealth land sold or leased to private developers.
Canberra Liberals say the ACT Government has issued almost 58,000 mobile phone camera fines worth more than $36 million without tracking error rates or conducting an independent review of the system.
Master Builders ACT has welcomed the release of land for the Kingston Quarter, saying the project will help deliver more housing while providing work for the local construction industry.
Independent ACT Senator David Pocock will seek to strengthen the Federal Government's proposed gambling advertising laws with six amendments, including a complete ban on gambling advertising and inducements.
Just over a year ago, Imran Amjad's daughter Uqasha was killed riding her motorbike along the Barton Highway in Nicholls. In the months that followed, Imran and his family began building something in her name, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
A 31-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found stolen jewellery worth about $11,000 when they discovered him asleep in a car on Hindmarsh Drive.
A 25-year-old NSW man has been charged after allegedly leading police on a dangerous pursuit through Canberra's south before tyre deflation devices brought his car to a stop.
"Surely the ACT Government isn’t going to be allowed to plough on in its usual arrogant fashion," asks letter writer PENNY MOYES, emboldened by the Auditor-General's damning report on the Phillip pool.
Three new fully bulk-billing GP clinics are opening across Canberra under a $10.5 million Commonwealth initiative aimed at improving access to primary healthcare.