Liberal MP rules himself out of leadership challenge
Andrew Hastie will not contest a potential leadership challenge against Sussan Ley, after saying he does not have the numbers for a move.
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The ACT Government has taken a formal step towards terminating the Crown lease for the Big Splash Water Park, notifying the lessee that the Territory Planning Authority is considering ending the agreement.
The Canberra Liberals say the ACT has again been short-changed on health funding, despite a fresh National Cabinet announcement that will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to the territory over the next five years.
The original athlete accommodation block at the Australian Institute of Sport will be demolished to make way for a new world-class High Performance Testing and Training Centre as part of a major redevelopment of the Canberra campus.
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Wallaroo locals lose fight over contentious solar farm
A solar farm that will power 40,000 NSW and ACT homes has been given the go-ahead, with a court ruling it is not "inconsistent" with a region's rural character.
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Ley gives Nationals a week to save the coalition
A deadline has been drawn up by the Liberal leader for her Nationals counterpart to come to the table and reunite with the coalition.
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Hospital funding impasse ends in last-minute $25b deal
National cabinet has signed off on an extra $25 billion of federal funding for public hospitals over the next five years.
Canberrans are being urged to support local charities as the Canberra Day Appeal returns across February and March.
A man was allegedly assaulted and knocked unconscious at a Taylor home last week.
Sexual abuse claims against former talkback host Alan Jones have been disputed by multiple witnesses, his lawyer alleges.
A pub baron and his family are set to become the owners of conservative agenda-setting talkback stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
A stubborn "heat dome" has produced dozens of temperature records as Australia continues to hold the title of hottest place in the world.
A 37-year-old Braddon woman has been charged with murder following an investigation into the death of a man at a Braddon unit.
The ACT government’s draft climate strategy has been slammed as "hollow words", with conservationists accusing Labor of falling behind while climate impacts worsen.
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.
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”.
The mystery of the whereabouts of accused triple killer Julian Ingram has residents across hundreds of kilometres nervous about leaving their houses.
