A 42-year-old man has been charged after an allegedly stolen car was driven at high speed and on the wrong side of the road during a police pursuit through Canberra early Thursday.
The 2026-27 ACT Budget has passed the Legislative Assembly, with new spending on housing, health and community services alongside cost-of-living measures.
The ACT government will introduce legislation to strengthen hate crime and vilification laws, including expanding bans on Nazi symbols and requiring courts to consider hate motivation when sentencing offenders.
The ACT government has introduced changes to its property developer licensing scheme that would remove individual directors' liability for serious building defects where developers take out compliant Latent Defect Insurance.
A prescribed hazard reduction burn is scheduled to begin at Gossan Hill Nature Reserve in Bruce today, subject to suitable weather and fuel moisture conditions.
The Canberra Liberals will move for the government to investigate expanding paediatric cancer and blood disorder services at Canberra Hospital so more children can receive treatment closer to home.