Politics
ACT
Food fuels Canberra's booming night-time economy
Turnover in Canberra's restaurants and cafes has grown by 40 per cent since 2009 to nearly $2 billion last year.
- by Katie Burgess & Karen Hardy
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Opinion
Indigenous
A decade after saying 'sorry', a new generation is struggling
Indigenous children in Canberra are 12 times more likely to be in foster homes than other ACT children.
- by Helen Watchirs
Construction
Property sector calls for third party appeals to be cut
Residents groups have questioned why they've been left to police illegal developments instead of the planning authority.
- by Katie Burgess
Canberra life
Five things to do in Canberra this weekend, September 14-16
Our pick of what to do in Canberra this weekend.
- by Serena Coady
Election
Pokies and property developers: here's who donated to ACT political parties last year
The ACT Greens have urged political parties to refuse donations from pokies venues, as the Barr government forges ahead with a ban on donations from property developers.
- by Katie Burgess
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Health
Independent inquiry into culture at ACT Health
The minister has responded to months of pressure but stopped short of a full board of inquiry.
- by Sally Whyte
Hospitals
AMA calls for judicial inquiry into workplace culture of ACT Health
The peak body for doctors in the ACT cites a "litany of missteps, maladministration, bullying complaints" over the past year.
- by Katie Burgess
Election
Creeping flesh, sneaking admiration
Socrates drew his chair up to mine and challenged me: “Ian, why do you have a secret sneaking admiration for ACT Liberal Senator Zed Seselja?”
- by Ian Warden
Light rail
Staff turnover blamed for rise in safety breaches on light rail build
A high turnover of staff to Sydney and Melbourne contributed to the rise in incidents, internal ACT government documents have shown.
- by Katie Burgess
Updated
ACT government
Janet Anderson pulls out of Canberra Health Services top job
The new boss of Canberra Hospital has pulled out of the job, just days after it was announced she would take the helm of the troubled organisation.
- by Katie Burgess
ACT government
Could Dorothy Dixers be cut from the ACT parliament's question time?
They're the scourge of Question Time in Westminster parliaments all around the world, and can lead to some pretty cringe-worthy moments.
- by Katie Burgess