ACTEW chief gets $140,000 pay cut
Noel Towell and Lisa Cox Outgoing ACTEW chairman John Mackay says the water utility's managing director, Mark Sullivan, has agreed to a $140,000 pay cut in a move that is hoped will ''take the sting'' out of the controversy...
Hanson fixed on assembly number
Lisa Cox The size of the ACT Legislative Assembly should increase to 25 MLAs across five electorates in 2016, an independent review has recommended.
Critics quick to hit slow-down moves
Lisa Cox The 40km/h zones in Civic, Belconnen and Tuggeranong will not be an effective road safety measure, the Canberra Liberals say.
Travel around the city to get slower but safer
Lisa Cox The ACT government is beginning work to slow drivers in the busiest parts of Civic, Belconnen and Tuggeranong.
Speed limits too high, says union
Lisa Cox Canberra's building union wants the speed on more territory roads reduced to 40km/h.
Twice in one week: Corbell uses call in powers for development
Lisa Cox ACT Sustainable Development Minister Simon Corbell has used controversial call in powers to approve a four-storey office development in Bruce.
ACT set for an extra $20m in GST revenue
Lisa Cox The ACT is set to receive an extra $20 million in GST revenue in the next financial year, a meeting of the states and territories has confirmed.
ANU working to shut down 'confessions' website
Lisa Cox The ANU will move to shut down a Facebook page bearing its name and containing graphic descriptions of sexual violence towards women.
Court denied extra judge
Lisa Cox The ACT government and Greens have used their numbers to block a motion to expand the territory's Supreme Court bench.
Meeting for local council erupts into power brawl
Lisa Cox A meeting of the Belconnen Community Council to discuss embattled riding organisation Pegasus descended into a brawl over the ongoing struggle for control of the council.
'Loutish' behaviour stalls council AGM
Lisa Cox Former Canberra Liberals candidate Matthew Watts has accused members of the Belconnen Community Council of deliberately stalling a second annual general meeting to elect a new council executive.
Abbott backs Humphries ahead of key meeting
Lisa Cox Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has backed Senator Gary Humphries for the Canberra Liberals' number one Senate nomination if a fresh ballot is called after Wednesday night's showdown.
Libs make frantic calls ahead of crucial meeting
Lisa Cox Both sides in the Canberra Liberals preselection battle are frantically lobbying party members for their vote at Wednesday night's crucial party meeting.
Feuding council prepares for vote
Lisa Cox The Belconnen Community Council has set a date to elect a new executive and end the six-month dispute that has divided the council.
Sun up, sun down … a perfect day around the clock
Sally Pryor, Fleta Page and Lisa Cox Build it and they will come.
Crowd tops 150,000 as families come out to play (and eat ice cream)
Fleta Page, Lisa Cox and Stephanie Anderson Canberra's 100th birthday celebrations attracted more than 150,000 party-goers on Monday, with age no barrier to the 11 hours of non-stop entertainment on offer around Lake Burley Griffin.
Liberals in turmoil over voter eligibility
Lisa Cox and Noel Towell There is still confusion about voter numbers in the Canberra Liberals' Senate preselection, just two days before ballots are due be cast.
Liberals fight to keep lid on feud
Lisa Cox and Noel Towell The Canberra Liberal preselection row has descended ''into the gutter'' according to a senior MLA .
Nature's fury kept at bay ... for now
Christopher Knaus, Lisa Cox, and Bianca Hall The ACT emerged largely unscathed from Tuesday's horror fire conditions, but authorities have warned the danger is far from over.
Singers hit right note at Year of the Snake party
Lisa Cox People born in the Year of the Snake are typically introverted and not big talkers, says Sam Wong, patron of the ACT Chinese Australian Association.
