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ACT government puts a stop to Canberra Casino expansion

ACT government puts a stop to Canberra Casino expansion

The announcement comes as Aquis Entertainment announced on it had been in talks to sell the casino.

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Space sham: Andrew Barr blasts space base decision
Space

Space sham: Andrew Barr blasts space base decision

ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has blasted the federal government's decision to overlook Canberra as the permanent home for Australia's space agency.

  • by Dan Jervis-Bardy
Canberra Now: Authority ignored advice on hotel; and ACT baby boom
ACT government

Canberra Now: Authority ignored advice on hotel; and ACT baby boom

Plus police work to solve mystery of who shot a Canberra dog on Monday night.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Baby boom for Canberra as fertility rate rises, data shows
Fertility

Baby boom for Canberra as fertility rate rises, data shows

Nicola and Simon Newton's newborn son, Finley, who was born on Sunday, starts life in the midst of a Canberra baby boom.

  • by Jasper Lindell
Loyalty is a mug's game according to the banks
Opinion
Editorial

Loyalty is a mug's game according to the banks

What value do the major banks place on customer loyalty? "Not very much at all" appears to be the short but most accurate answer.

  • by The Canberra Times
Blood test could give new hope for irreversible eyesight loss
Health

Blood test could give new hope for irreversible eyesight loss

A new blood test being developed at the ANU could save millions of people from going blind.

  • by Daniella White
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Five things to do in Canberra this weekend, December 14-16
Canberra life

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend, December 14-16

$5 beers, polo paddleboarding and Judith Lucy bringing the laughs.

  • by Serena Coady
Doma Group lodges plans for a $75 million office building in Barton
Planning and development

Doma Group lodges plans for a $75 million office building in Barton

The developer has applied for works approval for the six-storey 10,900 sq m building, which it hopes will one day house public servants.

  • by Han Nguyen
New site for hospital expansion named after cost blowout fears
Health

New site for hospital expansion named after cost blowout fears

A new site for the $500 million Canberra Hospital expansion has been announced after fears of a cost and time blowout.

  • by Daniella White
'Very unexpected': Bullet found in dog's leg in Waramanga
Pets

'Very unexpected': Bullet found in dog's leg in Waramanga

Alice and Amanda Hanks are keeping Ruby, a dachshund-labrador cross, inside after it was apparently shot last Monday

  • by Jasper Lindell
Police seek help to find missing teenage girl
Canberra

Police seek help to find missing teenage girl

Grace Abbey-Moore was reported missing on December 10.