Three men are facing court following the discovery of the largest illegal controlled and prescription drug distribution network ever identified in the ACT and Victoria.
The ACT government has cancelled the midnight New Year's Eve fireworks at Lake Burley Griffin. There will be only a 9pm event with no show to welcome in the New Year.
A 68-year-old Melbourne man will face the ACT Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Irma Palasics in 1999. It is the second arrest in an investigation that has spanned more than 24 years.
Letter writer RON LEICHT says: "We can't get roads fixed, footpaths fixed, hospitals to run efficiently, but we sure need the tree police!" The tree police? We'll let him explain...