Fears new trust tax changes will smash small businesses
Advocates have urged for existing small businesses earning less than $10 million a year to be carved out from increases to taxes on trusts.
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Financial pain, contempt for Canberra, a white-hot immigration debate and the Bondi massacre have made Australians more miserable and fragmented.
Community consultation has opened on plans for a new suburb in Canberra's north-west that could accommodate around 3000 homes.
Canberra Liberals MLAs Mark Parton and Deborah Morris will host a community safety forum in Tuggeranong on Monday (November 9) following a series of violent incidents in the district.
Update
David Jones collapses after landlord talks fail
Department store chain David Jones is going into administration after 188 years of operations after a breakdown in talks with its landlords.
Education
AI ‘detox’, anti-Semitism lessons in education overhaul
Restricted access to AI, compulsory civics lessons and anti-Semitism education will form the basis of a nationwide curriculum overhaul.
Education
Bureaucrat growth outstrips teachers 12-fold
Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has questioned the ACT government's education spending priorities after figures revealed the number of bureaucrats in Education Directorate grew more than 12 times faster than the public school teachers.
The Conservation Council has called for an immediate halt to new and expanded data centre…
Government lawyers are laying out their High Court defence of a world-leading social media ban, warning the development of young people's brains was at risk.
The former private chef for Alan Jones has testified she didn't see any inappropriate behaviour while working for the talkback titan.
Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has accused the ACT government of failing public housing tenants with disability after an inquiry found Housing ACT missed opportunities to access up to $36 million in Commonwealth funding.
An 18-year-old learner motorcyclist has lost his licence for six months after being caught travelling at 116km/h in a 60km/h zone in Palmerston.
Punters are being reminded there are consequences to cutting public spending as another cash rate rise fuels calls for Canberra to tighten its belt.
A 24-year-old Bruce man has been charged after allegedly kicking and repeatedly punching his housemate in the head, leaving him seriously injured.
Australians who take weight-loss drugs will have more options as the first daily tablet version of a GLP-1 medication is approved for use in the country.
Major ticket retailers have copped a sharp rebuke on a leading consumer advocate's 2026 naughty list for alleged roles in soaring event costs.
More questions are being asked about a flagship submarine treaty following a months-long public inquiry and as naval experts flag broader sustainability issues.
Two Australians have been confirmed to be among the 69 killed in a high-speed train crash in Spain last week.
Twelve new electric vehicle fast-charging bays have opened across three sites in Belconnen as the ACT's total EV registrations surpass 20,000.
