Integrity Commission dives into pool planning allegations
The ACT Integrity Commission has confirmed it is investigating corruption allegations linked to planning changes at the controversial Phillip Pool redevelopment.
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Police have now released a face-fit image of a man they believe allegedly assaulted one of the teenage boys in Jacka earlier this month.
A major international meat buyer has suspended Australian poultry and egg imports after two seabirds tested positive for the a deadly bird flu strain.
A Franklin chef has won the ACT regional final of the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award for the second year running.
Politics
Labor launches One Nation attack on paid parental leave
Six months of government-funded paid parental could eventually be extended, as Labor seizes on Pauline Hanson's attacks on the scheme.
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Cold comfort for Reserve Bank in mixed inflation report
Despite a fall in headline inflation, a larger-than-expected rise in the underlying figure to 3.6 per cent will concern the Reserve Bank.
Police
Neighbour strangled after alleged break-in
A 45-year-old Kambah man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a neighbour’s home and strangling him early Wednesday morning.
A 49-year-old Kambah woman has been charged after allegedly stealing a vehicle and assaulting her partner.
The opposition leader has clarified his position on multiculturalism after previously refusing to say whether he supports the idea.
Immigration, Pauline Hanson and Islam were among the subjects touched on in the since-canned interview with anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson.
The stories of those who have served their nation are being shared as a major new gallery opens at the Australian War Memorial.
A major tax overhaul predominantly targeting housing is expected to pass parliament this week despite outcry from the opposition and business groups.
Most expensive IVF "add-ons" either have no fertility benefit or lack evidence that they work, according to Australian research.
Clever detective work by scientists has uncovered the Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater in the outback, dating back three billion years.
More Australians are turning to online fundraisers to help cover the rising cost of a loved one's funeral, raising $28 million in the previous year alone.
Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.
Katrina Roff has been part of the netball world for most of her life, thanks to it being “part of her DNA”. TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets the new boss of Netball ACT.
Childcare director Reesha Stefek is leaving a legacy shaped by instinct, grief, and an unshakeable belief that early childhood care can and should be better. She talks to DHWANI PATHAK.
Alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith won't be attending the opening of a new gallery at the Australian War Memorial after he fell ill.
