Latest ACT News
Another Canberra town centre expands pay parking
Tom McIlroy 12:01 PM The ACT government will expand pay parking rules in Phillip from July 1.
Win a Dendy Cinemas gift card for your mum this Mother's Day
10:56 AM Mums love movies. Dendy Cinemas is screening some great movies for mum, so a gift card is the perfect gift. Here's your chance to win one worth $99.
Pushing symphonic boundaries
Janet Wilson 10:42 AM The Canberra Symphony Orchestra's next concert features two major works by Beethoven and Schubert that represent a very individual take on the genre of the symphony.
Brilliant cast acts with poignancy and power
Peter Willkins 10:34 AM This is as fine a production of Tennessee Williams' autobiographical play as you are ever likely to see.
Traffic, weather, cartoon: all in one spot
7:11 AM The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.
Green light for sweeping changes to ACT planning regime
Ross Peake 11:45 PM The federal government will give the green light on Thursday to a major shake-up in planning laws for the ACT.
Another setback for Giants-Grocon Manuka Oval bid
Kirsten Lawson 10:09 PM Greens Minister Shane Rattenbury will move in the ACT Parliament on Thursday to force the government to go back to the drawing board on planning for Manuka Oval.
A Canberra favourite to close but it will be replaced by something even 'more'
Megan Doherty 10:08 PM It's the end of an era for Shop Handmade, one of Canberra's favourite retail outlets.
Mr Fluffy victims suffering stress and financial disadvantage
Emma Macdonald 10:06 PM Mr Fluffy victims have endured significant mental anguish as they have had to leave their homes, relocate their families and accept their exposure to a Class 1 carcinogen, according to an ANU study.
'My car was upside down, I was absolutely terrified'
Katie Burgess 10:00 PM Madeline was upside down after a serious accident. Then came the kindness of strangers.
Students cheer end of fee deregulation
Hugo Hodge 11:00 PM ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt is concerned about federal funding cuts to higher education but students are pleased university fees will not be deregulated.
Budget 2016: Average families left in the dark
Clare Sibthorpe 8:54 PM One Canberra father feels low and average income earners got only crumbs from the federal budget cookie jar.
New Aldi store in Canberra's north
Megan Doherty 8:49 PM So did you buy the pizza oven at the new Aldi opening in Canberra?
Childcare worker cops $400 fine for smacking girl
Megan Gorrey 8:47 PM A childcare worker convicted of inappropriately disciplining two children at a north Canberra childcare centre has been fined $400 and handed a 12-month good behaviour order.
Knife found on body of alleged murder victim Andrew Carville
Megan Gorrey 8:47 PM A 24-centimetre carving knife was found on Andrew Carville's dead body.
Defence votes no to pay deal - again
Noel Towell 8:44 PM Union says result is a 'hammer blow' to public service industrial relations policy.
Plebiscite funds better spent on Canberra institutions: Barr
Tom McIlroy 12:00 AM Some of the $160 million earmarked in the budget for a same-sex marriage vote should be invested in Canberra's national institutions
Liberals continue their pursuit of Chief Minister Andrew Barr over Brumbies land deal
Kirsten Lawson 12:00 AM Liberals also question who paid University of Canberra's sponsorship of the Brumbies
Opposition call for Assembly budget officer for election costings
Tom McIlroy 12:00 AM ACT political parties could soon have access to an independent budget officer for policy costings.
Government to park tram compound elsewhere
Kirsten Lawson 12:00 AM Instead, the government will use an area near the Olympic Pool in the city.
Crap Music Rave Party adds second show for Canberra
Jil Hogan 5:55 PM It seems that deep down, we're all a sucker for dancing to slightly tragic music.
Liberals question why $7.5m tax was waived for Brumbies
Kirsten Lawson 5:35 PM Liberals also question involvement of former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont.
What's on in Canberra's arts scene
Sally Pryor 5:31 PM What's on in Canberra's arts scene from May 6.
Teen and elderly woman hospitalised after car crashes
5:13 PM 14-year-old girl and 90-year-old woman taken to hospital, with another five-car crash hurting others.
Gang-gang. Our iconic bus shelters: 'monstrosities, fungi'
Ian Warden 11:45 PM Canberra's FWWs (First World Whingers) are world class and Canberrans are so easily disgruntled by the new. And so it comes as no surprise to learn that when first introduced even our iconic 'bunker' bus shelters upset some Canberrans.
Where to next for Aldi in Canberra?
Megan Doherty 12:00 AM The German-based retailer is continuing to focus on the growing northern suburbs with its 11th store in the territory.
Gang-gang. 100 Years Ago. War's end? Germany 'already beaten'
Ian Warden 11:45 PM Wonderful news for war-weary Australians! Because Britannia really does rule the waves, Sydney's The World's News carolled 100 years ago this week, "Britain Has Already Beaten Germany [in the Great War of 1914-1918]."
How young couples are affected by federal budget
Clare Sibthorpe 3:28 PM A Macgregor couple expect most of Generation Y to be largely unfazed by the 2016 federal budget, except for cheers from the unemployed.
Bringing to life the World War I sketches of Franz Marc with music
Chris Latham 12:45 PM For the first installment of his Flowers of War concert project, Chris Latham celebrates the work of artist Franz Marc, who was killed at Verdun in 1916.
A journey full of musical treasures
Jennifer Gall 12:15 PM From the Bach family to Rossini, solo instrumental to choral music, the quality and diversity in these concerts was impressive.