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'You've got to be so much': housing targets at risk as builders collapse
'You've got to be so much': housing targets at risk as builders collapse

Houses, apartments in all districts are now dropping in price
Houses, apartments in all districts are now dropping in price

Driver with baby allegedly triggered police pursuit on major road
Driver with baby allegedly triggered police pursuit on major road

Charge against one of three alleged Chinese spies withdrawn
Charge against one of three alleged Chinese spies withdrawn

London pedigree meets Canberra dining at The Lotus
London pedigree meets Canberra dining at The Lotus

Inside the public service promotion slowdown: redundancies hit career paths
Inside the public service promotion slowdown: redundancies hit career paths

ANU slides to lowest-ever spot in global university rankings
ANU slides to lowest-ever spot in global university rankings

Why the federal government's inflation blame game doesn't add up
Why the federal government's inflation blame game doesn't add up

ACT paramedics called to thousands of substance-related incidents per year: report
ACT paramedics called to thousands of substance-related incidents per year: report

Infrastructure House hits market as department consolidation begins
Infrastructure House hits market as department consolidation begins

Want to be more resilient? Move to Canberra
Want to be more resilient? Move to Canberra

Home Affairs orders rapid retirement of legacy systems amid AI cyber threats
Home Affairs orders rapid retirement of legacy systems amid AI cyber threats

Redundancies top $700m as public sector wage bill climbs
Redundancies top $700m as public sector wage bill climbs

Inside Bimberi youth jail: staff fed up with assaults, working 'for free'
Inside Bimberi youth jail: staff fed up with assaults, working 'for free'

Murderer takes stand, admits brutal assaults were 'form of torture'
Murderer takes stand, admits brutal assaults were 'form of torture'

Police seeking witnesses, dash-cam footage following cop car collision
Police seeking witnesses, dash-cam footage following cop car collision

How much extra home owners face on mortgage bill as cash rate hits 15-year high
How much extra home owners face on mortgage bill as cash rate hits 15-year high

Teen driver to be charged after head-on collision left man fighting for life
Teen driver to be charged after head-on collision left man fighting for life

Dating app meeting led to 'bizarre and unpredictable' violence, prosecutor says
Dating app meeting led to 'bizarre and unpredictable' violence, prosecutor says

MoG'ed again: these teams moved agency three times in four years
MoG'ed again: these teams moved agency three times in four years

Mortgage holders brace for highest interest rates since 2011
Mortgage holders brace for highest interest rates since 2011

Behind her poker face, 12-year-old Eva is in constant pain, with no cure in sight
Behind her poker face, 12-year-old Eva is in constant pain, with no cure in sight

Anger as Vikings gets green light for new club across the border
Anger as Vikings gets green light for new club across the border

Final act of love: community mourns animal advocate, actor killed rescuing kangaroo
Final act of love: community mourns animal advocate, actor killed rescuing kangaroo

Tribunal upholds $20k stamp duty against home buyer who moved four months after purchase
Tribunal upholds $20k stamp duty against home buyer who moved four months after purchase

You have no idea what that local police officer just faced
You have no idea what that local police officer just faced

Chasing the sun: your guide to Canberra's best outdoor dining
Chasing the sun: your guide to Canberra's best outdoor dining

'Frankly ridiculous': Pocock slams Defence for logging Dell and HP as small businesses
'Frankly ridiculous': Pocock slams Defence for logging Dell and HP as small businesses

Why Canberra's new swarm of 'magical' moths might bring good luck
Why Canberra's new swarm of 'magical' moths might bring good luck

Diagnosed at 48, Amanda is running a half marathon to prove a point
Diagnosed at 48, Amanda is running a half marathon to prove a point

Death of great doggie-doo pioneer - but his work must continue
Death of great doggie-doo pioneer - but his work must continue

'Fascinated by death, wants to hurt people,' report said of killer 15 years before murder
'Fascinated by death, wants to hurt people,' report said of killer 15 years before murder

'Thank you and farewell': First woman to lead ACT public service retires
'Thank you and farewell': First woman to lead ACT public service retires

Departments hit insourcing targets on paper while contractor spending surges
Departments hit insourcing targets on paper while contractor spending surges

Man accused of mall attack gets 'very, very strict' bail
Man accused of mall attack gets 'very, very strict' bail

'I owe everything to my wife': two broken arms and a lung clot couldn't stop this Canberra champ
'I owe everything to my wife': two broken arms and a lung clot couldn't stop this Canberra champ

Missing 13yo Holly last seen in Banks on Sunday
Missing 13yo Holly last seen in Banks on Sunday

The insects causing a stir on the South Coast are heading our way
The insects causing a stir on the South Coast are heading our way

Inside the decade-long transformation remaking Dickson's centre
Inside the decade-long transformation remaking Dickson's centre

Why 70s new wave rocker Tim Finn never expected to be selling out big rooms at 74
Why 70s new wave rocker Tim Finn never expected to be selling out big rooms at 74

Even me and Eric Abetz can agree, this system is broken
Even me and Eric Abetz can agree, this system is broken

Man arrested after brandishing replica firearm on bus
Man arrested after brandishing replica firearm on bus

Two charged after allegedly using drones to deliver drugs into prison
Two charged after allegedly using drones to deliver drugs into prison

Vikings wins battle to get new club just across the ACT border
Vikings wins battle to get new club just across the ACT border

Dense as Hong Kong: inner-city residents protest 'dangerous' commuter traffic
Dense as Hong Kong: inner-city residents protest 'dangerous' commuter traffic

Fraught Accenture contract gets $21m boost after damning audit findings
Fraught Accenture contract gets $21m boost after damning audit findings

'He died in my lap': why the National Police Memorial is so important to Mick Keelty
'He died in my lap': why the National Police Memorial is so important to Mick Keelty

Families are bleeding at the bowser while Canberra does nothing
Families are bleeding at the bowser while Canberra does nothing

The government wants less outsourcing. These agencies spent $500m more
The government wants less outsourcing. These agencies spent $500m more

Let a directly elected chief minister pick ministers broadly: Tyrrell
Let a directly elected chief minister pick ministers broadly: Tyrrell

Ryan is running for his mum - from where she was born to where she is buried
Ryan is running for his mum - from where she was born to where she is buried

Losing no-worse-off GST deal would rip 900 teachers' salaries from ACT, Steel says
Losing no-worse-off GST deal would rip 900 teachers' salaries from ACT, Steel says

'Absolutely beyond comprehension': parents, educators respond to school cuts and strikes
'Absolutely beyond comprehension': parents, educators respond to school cuts and strikes

'Shocking': ACT agency spent more on legal fees than compensating abuse victims
'Shocking': ACT agency spent more on legal fees than compensating abuse victims

Drugs, cash seized, two arrested following inner north police searches
Drugs, cash seized, two arrested following inner north police searches

Woman dies after being hit by vehicle south of Canberra
Woman dies after being hit by vehicle south of Canberra

Sure, AI can generate songs - but it can't win over a rowdy crowd
Sure, AI can generate songs - but it can't win over a rowdy crowd

The ACT tried to revolutionise education. Now it's paying the price
The ACT tried to revolutionise education. Now it's paying the price

Ian Warden's head is killing him - and One Nation might be to blame
Ian Warden's head is killing him - and One Nation might be to blame

One of the great untold stories of the 2003 Canberra bushfires
One of the great untold stories of the 2003 Canberra bushfires

Inside the heartbreaking isolation of Australia's dementia crisis
Inside the heartbreaking isolation of Australia's dementia crisis

Gastric bypass patient awarded $300k in medical negligence suit
Gastric bypass patient awarded $300k in medical negligence suit

Jury finds man guilty of sexually assaulting 11 people, including family members
Jury finds man guilty of sexually assaulting 11 people, including family members

See all the Andys at the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday
See all the Andys at the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday

Former public servant allegedly supplied, trafficked drugs while serving sentence
Former public servant allegedly supplied, trafficked drugs while serving sentence

Developer Jaime Farrelly pleads guilty to impersonation, firearm charges
Developer Jaime Farrelly pleads guilty to impersonation, firearm charges

The sight that made my heart skip a beat - and why you should see it too
The sight that made my heart skip a beat - and why you should see it too

Dad allegedly groomed, took explicit photos of daughter over several years
Dad allegedly groomed, took explicit photos of daughter over several years

When rogue AI agent 'scaled a fence', it reinforced Albanese's case for tough guardrails
When rogue AI agent 'scaled a fence', it reinforced Albanese's case for tough guardrails

Police appeal for driver who left scene of crash with pedestrian
Police appeal for driver who left scene of crash with pedestrian

Audiences can have their cake and eat it too at this moving Canberra performance
Audiences can have their cake and eat it too at this moving Canberra performance

Serious hate speech to attract jail time in proposed ACT law change
Serious hate speech to attract jail time in proposed ACT law change

Why our casual approach to AI is dangerous
Why our casual approach to AI is dangerous

Three charts show boutique firms are telling agencies how to spend money
Three charts show boutique firms are telling agencies how to spend money

How a bunch of hardy volunteers are about to change dementia care in Canberra
How a bunch of hardy volunteers are about to change dementia care in Canberra

A minority voted for EV chargers a month ago. A new law could make it happen
A minority voted for EV chargers a month ago. A new law could make it happen

The most successful coach in history has made a shock exit from the club she built
The most successful coach in history has made a shock exit from the club she built

How many fans do you actually win with this smug moral superiority?
How many fans do you actually win with this smug moral superiority?

Email address 'looked at once a day': how Services Australia failed to report hack by AI model
Email address 'looked at once a day': how Services Australia failed to report hack by AI model

Allegedly armed driver arrested following chain of cross-border chases
Allegedly armed driver arrested following chain of cross-border chases

Man arrested after bomb scares in South Coast schools and shopping centre
Man arrested after bomb scares in South Coast schools and shopping centre

'Not an isolated event': department learns fate after child's traumatic burning
'Not an isolated event': department learns fate after child's traumatic burning

Teen allegedly assaults man he met on dating app, leaving suspected brain injury
Teen allegedly assaults man he met on dating app, leaving suspected brain injury

Demand for petrol in Canberra is dropping. It's not lowering prices.
Demand for petrol in Canberra is dropping. It's not lowering prices.

Law firm directors' 'campaign' to deter partner from $500k court action
Law firm directors' 'campaign' to deter partner from $500k court action

Cheyne will not tolerate contractors' 'unclear answers' on MyWay+
Cheyne will not tolerate contractors' 'unclear answers' on MyWay+

Stop giving the public service impossible jobs and then blaming them when the system collapses
Stop giving the public service impossible jobs and then blaming them when the system collapses

How past athlete abuse claims sparked a new push for AIS oversight
How past athlete abuse claims sparked a new push for AIS oversight

We need transparency over school budgets
We need transparency over school budgets

The invasion of the body snatchers: a history darker than any fiction
The invasion of the body snatchers: a history darker than any fiction

Inside the NGA's new dining space, with garden views and top food
Inside the NGA's new dining space, with garden views and top food

'I often feel bored': year 6 student Caleb on the reality of public school life
'I often feel bored': year 6 student Caleb on the reality of public school life

Education Directorate flags spike in violence as schools face budget cuts
Education Directorate flags spike in violence as schools face budget cuts

Fresh support offered for ACT renters at risk of homelessness
Fresh support offered for ACT renters at risk of homelessness

Janice lost her husband to this disease. She's determined to help others avoid the same fate
Janice lost her husband to this disease. She's determined to help others avoid the same fate