The Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia ACT has called on the ACT government to suspend sharp increases to firearms licensing fees, due to start on July 1.
MIKE WELSH, drivetime announcer at 2CC in 2012, dreamt up a stunt to boost his ratings that may have changed the destiny of Australian politics, for which he apologises.
An estimated 8000 people packed Tuggeranong's South.Point Shopping Centre on Saturday for the AustIndia Fair, one of Canberra's largest indoor multicultural celebrations.
Two men who were already subject to bail conditions have been charged after police chased a stolen four-wheel drive through several Canberra suburbs before it crashed through locked gates at a Lawson construction site overnight.
"When community life weakens, the national mood becomes scratchier... More public argument takes place through suspicion rather than trust. Problems that could have been solved around a table are left to harden," writes ANDREW LEIGH.
Qatar Airways will resume flights to Canberra in December, restoring a direct international connection to the national capital after more than two years.
The ACT Government will spend $2.7 million in the 2026–27 Budget to begin implementing a 10-year plan aimed at improving water quality in Lake Tuggeranong and reducing blue-green algal blooms.
The ACT Government has delayed the expansion of its portable long service leave scheme to the hospitality, accommodation, hairdressing and beauty industries by six months, citing the difficult conditions facing many businesses.