‘No plan, no targets’: ACT climate paper slammed
The ACT government’s draft climate strategy has been slammed as "hollow words", with conservationists accusing Labor of falling behind while climate impacts worsen.
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A 39-year-old man has been charged with multiple family violence offences after allegedly repeatedly breaching bail and court orders.
The Canberra Liberals have called on ACT Finance Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith to explain comments made on ABC radio that the government had improved the territory’s fiscal bottom line by half a billion dollars.
A 56-year-old woman has been charged following the alleged assault of a four-week-old baby in Braddon.
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‘Second wave’ of inflation presses down on housing
Master Builders ACT chief executive Anna Neelagama says Canberra is facing a second wave of inflation, warning pressure on households and builders is “not over”.
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Week-long search for wanted man has towns on edge
The mystery of the whereabouts of accused triple killer Julian Ingram has residents across hundreds of kilometres nervous about leaving their houses.
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Labor relents, Woden to get a new 50-metre pool
A new 50-metre outdoor public pool is planned for Woden as part of a wider overhaul of Canberra’s ageing pool network.
Police are hunting a man after a series of alleged assaults and property damage in Gungahlin.
Nationals MPs are standing behind leader David Littleproud after a renegade backbencher announced his intention to challenge for the leadership.
Analysts are warning of an imminent Reserve Bank rate hike, after the central bank's preferred inflation measure came in above forecast.
Millions of Australians will wake to cooler conditions after a day of record-breaking heat, though not everyone will escape the scorching temperatures.
A new shadow cabinet might be the refresh the Liberal Party needs, a key moderate says, as Sussan Ley's rivals angle for her job.
Police are appealing for witnesses after allegations emerged that a youth support worker sexually abused a teenager in Canberra more than two decades ago.
Canberra is getting a new direct international flight — with Bali back on the departure board, reports SCOTT MAYMAN.
From apprentice chef at the old Canberra Hospital, Rhonda Arnall has run restaurants in Aranda and Cook before branching into ice cream. And that’s not the half of it. DAVID TURNBULL continues his series of stories of remarkable Canberrans.
Police are looking for a man and woman after a late-night assault inside a busy Braddon bar on Lonsdale Street.
Community group Save Big Splash has launched a petition to the ACT Legislative Assembly, ramping up pressure on the ACT government to intervene and reclaim the long-closed Big Splash waterpark.
Millions are bracing for record heat across multiple states, with Melbourne due its hottest day since the devastating Black Saturday of 2009.
Households sweltering through record-breaking heat have been assured the electricity grid can withstand a massive surge in demand for cooling.
