A 14-year-old boy, who was on bail for 18 previous similar offences, has been charged with driving a motor vehicle without consent, unlicensed driving and breach of bail after police arrested him and a 14-year-old girl.
HUMAN rights and social justice advocate Tom Calma is the Senior Australian of the Year for 2023 and the second consecutive ACT nominee to win the award.
A Transport Canberra bus and a dark-blue Volkswagen Golf collided at the intersection of Drakeford Drive and Hurtle Avenue, Bonython at about 5.45pm on Monday.
Police searches in Torrens and Greenway yesterday (January 24) found stolen chainsaws, tools, firearm parts, drugs, ammunition and unlawfully obtained firewood, and brought two men to court for allegedly vandalising endangered trees.
The ACT's first zero-emissions bus has hit the road, with 11 more battery electric buses to begin operating in the coming weeks, and procurement to purchase 90 more underway.
"Imagine Canberra today with part of the money spent on the Spanish tram invested in e-buses and the rest in essential public services, such as health, housing, schools, the police, etcetera," writes Prof BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.