ACT News
Australian of the Year celebrations in the capital
Laurence Inkpen 2:22pm Australian of the Year finalists from all of the states and territories arrived at Parliament House on Saturday to attend a morning tea hosted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Motorcyclist taken to hospital following collision with 4WD
EWA KRETOWICZ 2:12pm An ACT motorcyclist who became trapped under a 4WD after a crash on the Federal Highway near Lake George has been flown to Canberra Hospital with serious internal injuries.
Pursuit near Bywong ends in arrests
EWA KRETOWICZ 12:32pm A police pursuit along the Federal Highway near Bywong on Saturday morning has ended with two men in hospital and two women in jail.
WorkSafe lifts two prohibition notices over Dickson asbestos
11:54am Two of the five business closed after authorities found dangerous asbestos in a Dickson building will be allowed to resume trading.
13yo girl charged after police chase in Canberra
9:51am A 13-year-old girl will face court after a police chase that involved a stolen car driving the wrong way down Northbourne Avenue, police said.
Civic assaults while using ATM
9:12am A man punched a man using an ATM in the head, then attacked two people who came to help the victim in Civic in the early hours of the morning, police said.
Music to celebrate with
Nigel Featherstone I play the soundtrack to Brideshead Revisited, but that is odd, because I'm not fond of classical music,
ACT police vow clampdown on antisocial behaviour at Australia Day concert
BEN WESTCOTT Teenagers planning to behave irresponsibly at Saturday's Australia Day Live Concert will quickly find themselves getting the attention of police.
Young Australian of the Year award invitation into people's lives, finalists told
Kelly Hayward The young and inspirational were in town on Friday, on the eve of the Australian of the Year Awards, vying for the title of Young Australian of the Year.
Professor Peter Collignon says golden staph infections in ACT hospitals could be cut by half
BEN WESTCOTT Patients at ACT hospitals are needlessly contracting potentially deadly infections, according to a leading health academic.
Survivor reality TV show doctor, Ramona Salins, sets up shop at Braidwood
JOHN THISTLETON Snake and sandfly-infested islands with back-stabbing people are no place for a princess.
Weapons drawn as man rushed police, ACT Magistrates Court told
MICHAEL INMAN Police were forced to draw guns after a man allegedly threatened them with an incendiary device, a court has heard.
Asbestos scare shuts Dickson businesses
Nipuni Wijewickrema Several Dickson businesses could be shut for months after an asbestos scare in the busy inner north commercial precinct.
Caroline Buchanan: Riding high for a capital Australia Day
FLETA PAGE Caroline Buchanan has experienced the highs and lows of Canberra and of sport, but as the ACT's Australia Day ambassador in 2014, she is on top of the world.
Killer known to victim in Phillip New Year's Day murder
Christopher Knaus and Michael Inman Police believe the killer responsible for the New Year's Day murder in Phillip was known to his victim and stole his mobile phone, using it to make calls after the attack.
Land Development Agency reaps $14m from Woden Green stake
MEREDITH CLISBY The Land Development Agency has sold its share in the Woden Green project for $14m.
Megan Washington and Lior to kick off Australia Day concert
FLETA PAGE Megan Washington describes Canberra as an ''orderly city'', but one where she hints she has clearly had some fun times during her previous visits.
Time for hot rods to Kruse into Queanbeyan
DAVID ELLERY Fans of films and television series such as American Graffiti and Happy Days will be able to inspect Australianised versions of their dream machines when almost 200 modified cars descend on the city this weekend.
Australia Day in Canberra: what's on
Nipuni Wijewickrema 5:03pm The national capital is set to get Australia Day celebrations in full swing with a host of activities this weekend.
Private Capital
Foodies get back to Braddon's Mandalay Bus
MEGAN DOHERTY 9:42pm Great to see the yellow double-decker Mandalay Bus once again serving food at the end of Lonsdale Street near Haig Park in Braddon.
First Tralee land blocks sold to developers
MEREDITH CLISBY The first blocks of land have been sold at Tralee more than 15 years after the controversial development was first slated.
Mandalay Bus open again in Braddon
MEGAN DOHERTY The yellow double-decker Mandalay Bus is once again serving up the food at the end of Lonsdale Street near Haig Park in Braddon.
Turner Polish Club fire deliberately lit
Police believe a fire that damaged the Polish White Eagle Club earlier this week was deliberately lit and have linked it to a burglary.
Window shattered by shotgun blast in Holt
Police have revealed a Holt business was victim to a shotgun blast last weekend.
Jessica Mauboy puts on a hot show in Canberra
MEGAN DOHERTY A Canberra resident who attended the Jessica Mauboy concert at the AIS Arena last Saturday night complained to the Australian Sports Commission about why the air-conditioning had not been turned on.
ACT politicians not chicken about declaring gifts
MEGAN DOHERTY When it comes to gifts received, our ACT politicians appear to be exceedingly conscientious in their declarations.
Trioli turnaround
Chris Uhlmann bringing ABC AM to Canberra after Virginia Trioli host switch
MEGAN DOHERTY The great AM presenter switcheroo has created an unexpected bonus for Canberra - the esteemed ABC Radio current affairs program will be presented full-time from the national capital rather that its traditional home, Sydney.
Australian Valuation Office job cuts criticised by Labor, unions
Stephanie Anderson and Ben Westcott The closure of the Australian Valuation Office "smacks of an ideological preoccupation with cutting government services", the Opposition says.
Trapped joey rescued by Queanbeyan firefighters
BEN WESTCOTT A tired and wet joey who had fallen into an abandoned dam was rescued by Queanbeyan rural firefighters near Wagga Wagga on Tuesday.
Another Domino's robbed with machete
A Domino's Pizza shop has been robbed a masked, machete-wielding man.
Moore St building evacuated after gas smell
BEN WESTCOTT A Moore St building has been evacuated and the street has been closed, after a smell of gas was reported on Friday morning.
Loud explosive noise before Tuggeranong fire
A loud explosive noise was heard before the start of a suspicious grass fire in Tuggeranong on Thursday.
Man leads police on 120km/h pursuit through Dickson, Downer
Police were led on a 120km/h chase through Downer, pursuing a car with home-made number plates on Thursday, they said.
Murrumbateman crash closes Barton Highway
BEN WESTCOTT A two-car crash on Friday morning near Murrumbateman has left one male driver with chest and spinal injuries.
Canberra Mornings Live: Friday January 24
TEGAN OSBORNE Bringing you breaking news from across the capital and beyond, including weather, traffic updates and what the capital is talking about.
Tuned In
Dream line-up for our best-ever Big Day Out
Simon Tatz This year's Big Day Out was almost the ultimate line-up for my wife and me.
Bird help guide takes flight
IAN WARDEN The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) has zoomed into the brand new, second edition of the Field Guide to the Birds of the ACT.
Elvis Presley photos chronicle a legend in the making
SALLY PRYOR If anyone can claim to be an Elvis Presley aficionado, it must be Warren Perry.
My Kitchen Rules contestants from Canberra trying to stir up some local support
MEGAN DOHERTY Canberra's first contestants on My Kitchen Rules officially unveiled at an industry function at the National Arboretum.
University of Canberra Cooper Lodge rises above squalor
Kelly Hayward A grand piano and sprawling city views sound like extras reserved for luxurious apartments but, at UC, this is the new standard.
Australian award finalists share stories of inspiration
Megan Doherty ''Is that the stage?'' Huy Nguyen exclaimed, looking at the technology-laden behemoth being set up on the lawns of Parliament House.
All change: ACTION overhauled delayed as planners start again
LISA COX The ACT government is overhauling its new plan for buses after passengers complained the proposal cut too many stops.
Fewer GPs as ACT bucks national trend
STEPHANIE ANDERSON The number of doctors in the ACT is falling as Canberra continues to report the lowest rate of bulk-billing in the country.
Ministers forced to approve last-minute millions
ROSS PEAKE Ministers were forced to approve tens of millions of dollars in last-minute spending on Parliament House just weeks before the opening.
After turf warfare, Green Square gets its colour back
EMMA MACDONALD Landscapers will descend on Green Square, removing the much-maligned spiky natives.
Tree family shows off its cutest new member
Nipuni Wijewickrema The National Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating the arrival of its newest resident, Mani, a rare Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo.
Two to stand trial in ACT Supreme Court on abduction, rape
Michael Inman Two men alleged to have used social media to abduct and rape a woman have been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
Union members protest on behalf of garment makers outside Cambodian emabassy
Nipuni Wijewickrema Canberra's shoppers are being urged to think twice about buying products made in Cambodia following the shooting of garment workers protesting in Phnom Penh about low wages.
Public service jobs cut as ATO closes Australian Valuation Office
NOEL TOWELL The federal government will ditch 113 years of history and nearly 200 public service jobs when it closes the Australian Valuation Office.
