Canberra Now: City swelters, and ANU music school's new head
A total fire ban is in place, as Canberra is set to swelter through 41-degree heat on Friday and Saturday.
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Doug Dingwall
Doug Dingwall is a reporter for The Canberra Times
Students fear impact of income support cuts
Changes to youth income support will bar access to university and heighten financial stress on young people struggling to make ends meet, ACT students fear.
Total fire ban declared for ACT as extreme heat takes hold
A total fire ban will be in effect across the ACT on Friday, when temperatures are forecast to exceed 40 degrees.
Canberra Now: Subcontractors in the dark, and winemakers' fears
Subcontractors have been left in the dark by an ACT building company's collapse, and winemakers hope for an end to hot weather.
Passengers safe after bus driver spots flames
More than 20 bus passengers are safe after evacuating when their driver saw flames at the rear of the vehicle.
Payments uncertain as ACT construction firm enters administration
SMI Group goes into administration - had ACT government contracts.
Canberra Now: Convention centre plans halted and robot surgery arrives
The ACT government puts a new convention centre for Canberra on the backburner, and robot surgery arrives in the ACT.
ACT could join high speed rail funding drive
The ACT could join neighbouring states in raising funds to build a high-speed rail link connecting Sydney to Melbourne under 'value capture' models proposed in a federal government report tabled on Tuesday.
Canberra Now: Senior government resignation and Centrelink misery
The senior ranks of the ACT chief minister's directorate are in turmoil, and Centrelink clients are in for a harder time with strike action.
Truck spills 80 litres of glue over road in Hume
A glue delivery came unstuck when a truck spilled 80 litres of the product over the road in Hume on Monday.
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