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1. Government agency spent $230k on internal workplace investigations
2025-10-12 18:30:00
Three staff members at the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General were directed away from the workplace amid internal investigations last financial year, it was revealed in Senate estimates. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...
2. Barr's return 'was not guaranteed': here's how close we came to having a new chief minister
2025-10-08 18:30:00
It appeared to be a done deal on election night. Andrew Barr drank a beer from the podium as Labor celebrated its seventh-straight election victory. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website &...
3. 'An active partner': Defence contractor ready to cash in on AUKUS deal
2025-10-03 19:30:00
Defence contractor Serco is calling for changes to make it easier for private companies to cash in on the $368 billion AUKUS submarine deal between Australia, the United States and theUnited Kingdom. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or...
4. Noisy dogs drive resident barking mad, 'but nobody can do anything'
2025-10-03 19:30:00
A Tuggeranong resident says she is being driven from her house by the noise of her neighbours' barking dogs - and says no one seems to be able to help her. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue reading LIMITED TIME OFFER...
5. Knocked out for 20 minutes and left with a $5000 bill: Canberra's most dangerous roads revealed
2025-10-03 01:30:00
A Canberra driver was knocked unconscious for almost 20 minutes in a rear-end crash along Barry Drive in Acton. He woke up in the ambulance, unsure who had badly rear-ended his red sedan and could not provide a description of the vehicle. Subscribe...
6. 'We have the answers': First Nations leaders condemn Closing the Gap bill inquiry
2025-10-02 19:30:00
Standards for ACT public servants to improve outcomes and cultural safety for First Nations people should become law and an inquiry examining the proposal is neither appropriate nor necessary, a group of Aboriginal community leaders says. Subscribe today...
7. The government chose gas money over the world's oldest rock art
2025-09-30 19:30:00
This is the extraordinary tale of modern-day Murujuga, the world's most significant concentration of ancient rock art, and the letter from the minister that acknowledges the devastation about to be unleashed on this unique cultural site. Subscribe today...
8. Liberals' new 'perform or be dumped' contract for ACT candidates
2025-09-30 19:30:00
Liberal Party candidates running for ACT seats at the next federal election will need to commit to raising $250,000 each, under a new, wide-ranging performance contract designed to improve the party's electoral chances. Subscribe today for the news that...
9. 'History of late payments': ACT government calls out club over ground fees
2025-09-30 07:20:58
Gungahlin United is under pressure to fulfil its repayments for nearly $200,000 in ground hire fees with the ACT government stating the club is "not meeting its obligations". Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue...
10. What to do if you're being bullied in the APS
2025-09-28 19:30:00
The most recent State of the Service report, published by the Australian Public Service Commission late last year, suggests that bullying and harassment remain widespread in the APS. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue...
11. Minister allowed water to flow for Netflix film despite officials' concerns
2025-09-24 20:19:28
The Water Minister approved releasing water from Lake Ginninderra to improve a waterfall's flows across the border while Netflix filmed an action thriller despite officials' concerns over the legal power to lower the lake and the environmental...
12. Brace yourself. The Coalition was right about the climate target
2025-09-22 19:30:00
The Coalition is right. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue reading LIMITED TIME OFFER All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All other regional websites...
13. New rezoning plan would see 1000 new homes built along light rail line
2025-09-22 02:00:00
Five-storey apartment buildings would be allowed along the northernmost section of Northbourne Avenue under a rezoning plan the government believes will make way for 1000 new homes in Canberra's north. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or...
14. Carbon capture 'critical' as government's agriculture climate plan released
2025-09-19 02:17:32
Labor's long-awaited decarbonisation policy for agriculture reveals that the government is banking its net-zero hopes on the industry reducing emissions associated with production, coupled with increasing on-farm nature repair and turbocharging carbon...
15. Keep raiding our super and you'll only create a smaller, meaner country
2025-09-18 19:30:00
Rumours are swirling that the government may reconsider its superannuation tax changes that will hit those with balances above $3 million with new taxes, including taxing unrealised capital gains. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup...
16. 'Paradigm shift': ACT enshrines Australian-first housing right
2025-09-17 07:20:48
Access to adequate housing will become a human right in the ACT in a nation-leading expansion of the territory's rights law that the bill's architect said amounted to a "paradigm shift". Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to...
17. Avoiding 'grossed up' Calvary settlement cost confused the public: inquiry
2025-09-15 19:30:00
A two-stage media strategy to avoid a "grossed up" valuation for the final cost of settling the Calvary hospital takeover confused the public and made the minister look like she had something to hide, a parliamentary committee has found. Subscribe today...
18. Revealed: The top 15 questions I get asked at the beginning of spring
2025-09-11 14:30:00
1. Can I plant my tomatoes now? Of course! No laws forbid you from planting tomatoes whenever you like. The tomato plants may die in a late frost, of course, or stay stunted from being plonked into cold soil, and new tomato seed in the garden bed may rot...
19. Trying to find a park in Civic? Your favourite car park might be gone
2025-09-10 19:30:00
It's 5pm on a Wednesday night in Canberra's city centre, and you're late to dinner. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue reading LIMITED TIME OFFER All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper...
20. New shadow cabinet rules set 'dangerous precedent', cut out backbenchers: Lee
2025-09-10 05:15:00
The Canberra Liberals' shadow cabinet has overturned "one of the most fundamental conventions" of the party and diminished democratic representation by stripping backbenchers of the right to contribute to key decisions, a former leader says. Subscribe...
21. Pensioners 'forced to sell their homes' amid skyrocketing council rates
2025-09-09 21:00:00
Amanda Peppernell was so infuriated by another council rate rise that she made her feelings known at a council meeting. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue reading LIMITED TIME OFFER All articles from our website & app...
22. Yvette Berry says Fiona Carrick must feel like 'pulling her hair out'. She wouldn't be the only one
2025-09-09 19:30:00
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23. You see AI as a threat. I see it helping shape a better future
2025-09-09 19:30:00
Artificial intelligence is often described in apocalyptic tones. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue reading LIMITED TIME OFFER All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Crosswords, Sudoku...
24. Is the government making it harder to hold them accountable?
2025-09-05 19:30:00
The issue of open government and Freedom of Information (FOI) is again in the news, after the federal government proposed major reforms to the system. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue reading LIMITED TIME OFFER All...
25. The analysis report that doesn't exist: how govt used 'dodgy evidence' to downgrade Phillip pool
2025-09-04 19:30:00
How much effort actually went into determining that a 25-metre indoor pool would meet the requirements of the Woden community has now been called into question after Sports Minister Yvette Berry finally conceded no specific "needs analysis" document into...
26. ACT cools on firm 2045 wood-fired heater ban for Canberra
2025-09-04 19:30:00
The Environment Minister has distanced the government from a firm date for a ban on wood-fired heaters her predecessor announced two years ago, with the government insisting it was only ever agreed in principle. Subscribe today for the news that...
27. Australia's pandemic shield: Centre for Disease Control one step closer to Canberra
2025-09-03 01:35:00
A long-awaited Australian Centre for Disease Control is one step closer after Health Minister Mark Butler introduced legislation to set up the new statutory agency, to be located in Canberra. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to...
28. Can ACT question time be more than a 'theatre of noise where accountability dies'?
2025-09-01 19:30:00
It's not called question time for nothing. The hour set aside for the members to ask ministers questions in the Legislative Assembly each sitting day is rarely about the answers. Subscribe today for the news that matters Login or signup to continue...
29. Cremation's untold story: what happens before you receive your loved one's ashes
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30. Hefty bill puts ACT off ripping up Sullivans Creek concrete channels
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31. Concern about lack of consultation on Manuka Hotel cinema disappearance
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32. 'Fighting for every dollar': new data matches gloomy business outlook
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33. Moves to stop people getting hounded over small debts
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34. What will support viable regional news? The answer is closer than you think
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35. Driver in head-on crash admits killing 20yo Matthew McLuckie
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36. Australia will get a childcare educator register and a CCTV trial - we still need more to keep kids safe
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37. It is impossible to see a meaningful path forward on fiscal reform. There are two reasons for this
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38. The next steps for ANU now forced redundancies have been ruled out
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39. When spring has sprung clothes will be flung
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40. Are they having a laugh? All it's missing is a stylised bullet hole
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41. Nearly half of 32 'dryland ovals' could be reactivated for sports use: ACT government
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42. ACT needs tougher electoral laws to act against deepfake AI ads: commission
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43. The challenges of creating a new Palestinian state are so formidable, is it even possible?
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44. 'What a fiasco': minister demands 'immediate action' over 'unauthorised' tolls
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45. Australian Government weighing national road-user charge for EVs – report
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46. 'My car was in Canberra': drivers' rage over duplicate plate bungle
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47. Major tech flaw sees ACT drivers wrongly charged for Sydney tolls
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48. Attorney-General's Department set for an office refurb
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49. Fears FIFO work will turn gold towns into ghost towns
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50. I asked where Labor's promised bulk-billing GP clinics are. I'm still none the wiser
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51. At this rate, the only outcome from this summit will be making us poorer
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52. We're not above scrutiny. But claims of police racism don't stack up
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53. Will Manuka Hotel still have cinemas? We tried to find out
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54. Govt labelled 'gutless' for lifting ban on PwC contracts
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55. 'They don't complain': Racism in the APS 'a big problem' but is 'underreported'
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56. The stakes are never higher than when the chips are down
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57. The solution to Australia's skills shortage hiding in plain sight
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58. 'Fundamentally concerning': Ombudsman finds agencies unlawfully cancelled welfare payments
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59. The old-school practice that's holding Australia's productivity back
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60. Help 'completely oblivious' to firms' light rail plight stirs class action
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61. 'Straight out of Utopia': Traffic lights galore on the $100m Athllon Drive duplication
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