Liberals, Greens raise alarm over school budget cuts
The Canberra Liberals and ACT Greens are demanding answers over proposed 2027 funding cuts to some ACT public schools and colleges, with both parties saying schools were blindsided by the changes.
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The ACT’s financial position is “not sustainable”, with government policy decisions driving persistent deficits, rising debt and increasing interest costs, a Legislative Assembly inquiry has found.
A Labor politician in the Top End has stood aside from a key role after police laid an additional charge against him, alleging a breach of bail.
Simi Sasagi isn't ruling out playing for Samoa at the Rugby League World Cup despite dealing with a persistent shoulder injury that requires surgery.
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Work to start on $124m Gungahlin college
Construction of Gungahlin’s second public college will begin in September, with the ACT Government spending $124 million on the new school in Nicholls.
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‘Bridge too far’: commissioner calls out WA GST attack
Comments from the WA premier describing the Productivity Commission as "east coast clowns" went too far and undermined its work, its head says.
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Universities head warns of consequences to student cuts
The peak body for domestic universities will call for greater funding and autonomy and considered debated on any plans to reduce international student numbers.
Helping patients feel safe and supported when cancer is diagnosed, by providing unbiased financial support – that’s the goal of the local not-for-profit organisation Rise Above, reports TIA PRIEST-WILLAMOTT.
“We’re not asking for a unicorn with a rainbow. We’re asking for a safe and efficient system. We know we can do better,” new AMA president Dr Betty Ge tells reporter DHWANI PATHAK.
"The most interesting aspect of other people, the point where we go inside them, is…
Canberra collector Neil Abbott has spent more than five decades building a collection of more than a million pieces. And he’s not finished yet, he told reporter DHWANI PATHAK.
Koala Airlines has revealed more about its plans to launch later this year, but whether the Australian start-up will fly to Canberra remains unclear.
ACT Police has accepted criticism following the wrongful gunpoint arrest of an Indigenous teen, but hasn't confirmed what penalties officers might face.
A planned overhaul of the government's migration policy has been delayed again, with the prime minister confirming it's not on the agenda at national cabinet.
Data centre developers will be forced to avoid sites that could be used for housing instead, under new standards planned by the federal government.
Federal lobbying rules offer little to voters, an advocacy group says, with current rules excluding businesses which do their lobbying in-house.
The National Reconstruction Fund's latest investment promises to build apartments 20 per cent cheaper and 50 per cent faster than traditional methods.
A federal aged care program has been labelled a "public policy failure" as the government denies issues exist, a former inspector general says.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has launched the finals series with a strongly-worded statement about allegations that have rocked the Sydney Swans.
