The Australian National Eisteddfod’s Bands & Orchestras event last week saw awards spread evenly across the competition, with six Platinum awards, 25 Gold, 32 Silver and 11 Bronze awards presented.
The ACT Government will spend $7.4 million on new support measures aimed at helping low-income households manage housing and cost-of-living pressures as part of the 2026-27 Budget.
Carol Wapshere's memoir, How to be an IT Grrrl, traces a career that spans decades, countries, and a tech industry that was not built with people like her in mind, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
What a privilege it was to have been present to hear one of the world’s great scientific gurus... pity about the venue, bemoans letter writer DENNIS MARTIN.
Canberra households on regulated electricity tariffs will pay more for power from July 1, with the ACT’s independent regulator approving an average 2.7 per cent increase in standing offer prices.
The ACT Greens will push for faster expansion of Canberra’s public transport network, including extending light rail to Mawson and funding a dedicated bus corridor to Belconnen.
The ACT Government will spend $58.8 million on community services and frontline support programs as part of the 2026–27 Budget, including legal assistance, homelessness services, DV response and support for vulnerable Canberrans.
A 54-year-old O’Connor woman, who is on bail for similar offence earlier this month, has been charged after allegedly making 34 non-emergency Triple Zero calls overnight.
Main construction has begun on duplication of 4.5 kilometres of William Hovell Drive between John Gorton Drive and Drake-Brockman Drive, with the ACT and federal governments jointly funding the $107.25 million road upgrade.