'Make Australia republic then change the date': ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr
Australia should wait until it becomes a republic to change the date of its national day, ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has said.
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Katie Burgess
Katie Burgess is a reporter for The Canberra Times
Canberra Theatre Centre 'threatened' over Australia Day billboard ad
The threats have now been referred to police, ACT Policing confirmed.
Could the ACT ditch its ban on billboards?
The ACT could relax its ban on billboard advertising, after Chief Minister Andrew Barr foreshadowed a planning committee review into the large scale advertisements on Wednesday.
Street light management still up for grabs in Canberra
Seven companies are vying to take Canberra's costly and inefficient street light network off the ACT government's hands as more LED lights are installed around the city.
A very expensive welcome to Canberra? Cost of new signs at city entrances probed
The "impressive" welcome to Canberra comes with an impressive price tag.
Loophole closed after Summernats failed to submit noise monitoring report on time: EPA
The ACT's Environmental Protection Authority has closed a loophole that allowed the organisers of Summernats to get away with failing to submit a noise monitoring report.
Union 'deeply concerned' after guard injured at Canberra prison
The union for prison guards says it is "deeply concerned" after at least one prison guard was injured by a detainee at Canberra's Alexander Maconochie Centre.
WorkSafe ACT investigation into botched Mr Fluffy demolition probed by Auditor-General
A WorkSafe ACT investigation into how one of their own inspectors was exposed to large plumes of asbestos-contaminated dust was mired by procedural errors, the ACT's audit-general has found.
ACT cemeteries send 'post-burial surveys' to hundreds of grieving families
Canberra Cemeteries have defended sending surveys to hundreds of grieving families last year asking them to rate the cemetery on its customer service, weeks after they buried their loved ones.
Last of Canberra's old school parking meters phased out
When this parking meter first came online, parking cost 20 cent per hour and the cars were a lot different.
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