The ACT is ranking near the bottom nationally for children’s physical health and wellbeing, with sector leaders warning early nutrition support is falling short and calling for a government-funded Early Childhood Nutrition Hub.
Canberra volunteers will host a fundraising art exhibition next week to support an Afghan family of seven living in Pakistan as they seek permanent resettlement.
Two men have been charged after a man was allegedly assaulted and knocked unconscious at a Taylor home last month, with police making a second arrest following early morning negotiations on Saturday.
Three people have been charged following separate family violence incidents across Canberra in the past 24 hours.
The ACT Greens say Treasurer Chris Steel has failed to confirm whether Labor will fully scrap the territory’s health levy, questioning the government’s commitment to removing the charge from Canberra ratepayers.
A Kambah man has been charged with a string of sexual assault and child abuse material offences following allegations involving teenage girls.
A 33-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting his partner at a Turner home on the weekend.
A driver allegedly led police on a dangerous cross-border dash through Canberra’s inner south last week, travelling on the wrong side of the road and colliding with another vehicle before fleeing.
"It was an awesome display of the power of the press, with the newspaper proprietors easily defeating an elected cabinet minister." Historians ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER recall how the Commonwealth Censor took on the media… and lost.
"Gen AI research points to a potential loss of human capital through undermining three important characteristics of a high-functioning workforce: critical thinking skills, subject knowledge and motivation," says Dr KAREN MACPHERSON
"The Canberra Liberals have reached the point where ideology must finally concede to pragmatism. They can achieve nothing in permanent opposition," writes GWYN REES.
A two-day Total Fire Ban has been declared for the ACT from 12am Thursday until 11.59pm on Friday, as weather conditions drive elevated fire danger across the territory.
