"Surely, for a project like that of the extension of light rail to Woden, the public has the right to hear from a truly independent expert about the extensive impact this project has upon their life," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
The ANU's full leadership team should not assume that the Canberra community, which includes many concerned ANU donors, will remain committed to supporting ANU getting to wherever it is being driven to, says letter writer SUE DYER.
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At 46, Jason Day is in his fourth year as an apprentice sprinkler fitter. Despite being the oldest in his class, he loves the job: "I’ve done a million different jobs but never done one where I jump out of bed in the morning like this.”
From 56 entries, four books have been shortlisted for the 2025 ACT Book of the Year award that showcase storytelling across memoir, non-fiction and historical reflection.
A 33-year-old man from Ngunnawal was caught speeding at 133km/h in a 90km/h zone on Caswell Drive near Aranda.
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its credit rating for the ACT government to AA from AA+ with the "expectation that ACT will incur large deficits after capital accounts and its debt will be structurally higher than in the past".
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All prison staff need training, says the ACT Human Rights Commission, after the ACT Supreme Court found on Thursday that the human rights of a female detainee had been seriously breached.
A suspended 29-year-old man's allegedly high-speed driving burst through Narrabundah, Fyshwick and Queanbeyan early on Thursday morning came to halt when he ran into a mob of kangaroos.
UC's dartR software team has won an Australian Museum Eureka Prize, taking top spot for an open-source tool that has transformed how genetic data is analysed – helping to improve breeding programs and protecting endangered species.
NSW and ACT detectives have charged seven men and seized multiple firearms as part of a cross-border investigation into a double stabbing in Queanbeyan last month.
