The ACT Government says it will spend $1.34 billion over the next seven years on a new northside hospital, bringing its total commitment to the project to almost $1.5 billion over a decade.
"What this government is now doing is abandoning any effective control on residential densities in suburban areas… at the same time reducing standards for on-site car parking," writes planning expert RICHARD JOHNSTON.
"Minister Steel specifically stated in his announcement that the government is looking at making changes to the existing taxation regime arrangements for property." says letter writer RON EDGECOMBE.
An Evatt resident was threatened with knives after disturbing several people inside their McGill Street home early Sunday morning.
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that caused extensive damage to a home in Richardson early Sunday morning.
A 16-year-old boy has had his trail bike seized after police responded to reports of motorcycles being ridden through several Belconnen suburbs on Saturday afternoon.
Canberra have secured a much-needed NRL win against North Queensland to snap an eight-year hoodoo and keep themselves in top-eight contention.
A 43-year-old Richardson man has been charged with multiple offences after police seized cannabis plants, suspected drugs, firearms and anabolic steroids during a search of his home.
Canberrans are invited to mark Reconciliation Day on Monday, with the ACT Government hosting a free community event at John Dunmore Lang Place, the grassed area between Questacon and the National Portrait Gallery.
A 36-year-old Wamboin woman has been charged with possessing child-abuse material after alleged child exploitation images were discovered at a Belconnen photo printing business.
A 20-year-old Spence man has been charged following an alleged shooting incident in Belconnen earlier this week.
The ACT Government will spend millions on programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Canberrans as part of the 2026-27 Budget, with funding directed towards health, housing, justice reform and community-led services.
