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ACT Greens oppose Geocon's 14-storey Garema Hotel proposed for Canberra city

ACT Greens oppose Geocon's 14-storey Garema Hotel proposed for Canberra city

Geocon lodged a development application for its proposed Garema Hotel earlier this month.

  • by Han Nguyen

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'We shouldn't have to fight': The people falling through the cracks in the NDIS
Federal

'We shouldn't have to fight': The people falling through the cracks in the NDIS

A Canberra mother needed a new battery for her wheelchair and modifications to her house. Instead she was offered a spot in a group home.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Australian National University set to eclipse stargazing world record
Australian National University

Australian National University set to eclipse stargazing world record

The university expects to shatter its own Guinness World Record stargazing mark on Wednesday evening.

  • by Blake Foden
ACAT fined lawyer $20,000 for failure to pay employees super
Canberra

ACAT fined lawyer $20,000 for failure to pay employees super

The director of a Canberra law firm has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for failing to pay superannuation to employees.

  • by Michael Inman
Recycling waste piles high at Hume, but govt says 'no cause for alarm'
Canberra

Recycling waste piles high at Hume, but govt says 'no cause for alarm'

The government won't provide any information about just how much recycled waste is at the facility, but bales are stacked higher than the fences.

  • by Blake Foden
Wombat stabbed 13 times in brutal killing south of Canberra
Canberra

Wombat stabbed 13 times in brutal killing south of Canberra

An autopsy revealed the female wombat had 13 knife wounds and no other injuries.

  • by Blake Foden
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'Broken man' sentenced over death of daughter in car crash
Canberra

'Broken man' sentenced over death of daughter in car crash

Christopher Ward pleaded guilty to negligent driving causing death of his seven-year-old daughter Acacia.

  • by Alexandra Back
Canberra households spend the most on owning and running vehicles
Canberra

Canberra households spend the most on owning and running vehicles

The average household is spending nearly $10 extra each week on vehicle registration and insurance, while we're still forking out the most on fuel.

  • by Blake Foden
New electorate should be named after Charles Bean: Kerry Stokes
Electoral Commission

New electorate should be named after Charles Bean: Kerry Stokes

The War Memorial chairman and media mogul said the war historian wasn't anti-Semitic.

  • by Sally Whyte
The Canberra schools bursting at seams, and those less than half full
High school

The Canberra schools bursting at seams, and those less than half full

New ACT school capacity figures reveal uneven enrolments in both north and south.

  • by Sherryn Groch & Markus Mannheim
Police investigate suspicious fire at under-construction house
Canberra

Police investigate suspicious fire at under-construction house

Officers arrived at the house in Moncrieff on Thursday night to find it well alight.