"The increase in locally renewably-produced energy would free-up oil supplies for use in areas where increasing electrification is more complex such as mining and manufacturing," says letter writer MIKE QUIRK, of Garran.
The ACT Greens are pushing for urgent cost-of-living relief and long-term economic reform, warning that Canberra households are being squeezed by rising fuel and food prices with insufficient government support.
Cockatoos learn what’s safe to eat by watching each other, in a discovery that helps explain how the iconic Australian bird thrives in city life.
The ACT Government has confirmed the State Circle East alignment for Light Rail Stage 2B, which will extend services from Commonwealth Park to Woden.
A grassroots group is beginning the process of selecting a community-backed independent candidate to contest the federal seat of Canberra at the 2028 election.
A 29-year-old woman, who was subject to bail conditions, has been charged with burglary after she allegedly broke into a Hackett home and stole property early Sunday morning.
An elderly woman has died following a house fire in Hughes early on Saturday morning.
ACT ambulance stations were forced to close 42 times in the first three months of 2026, as the service recorded its busiest start to a year and staffing pressures continued to intensify.
A 38-year-old man has been charged after police allege he drove a utility at his partner’s father and fled from police in Canberra’s north.
The Central Basin and West Basin of Lake Burley Griffin have been closed to swimming and other high-contact activities due to extreme levels of blue-green algae.
About $40,000 in cash, two loaded firearms, ammunition, cannabis and suspected methamphetamine were seized and a 48-year-old Belconnen man charged following a police search.
A prescribed ecological burn is set to get underway in Kowen on Friday, as part of ongoing efforts to manage vegetation and reduce bushfire risk across the ACT.
