Rudd a valuable campaigner: minister
Ross Peake The Labor MP holding the nation's bellwether seat describes Kevin Rudd as a ''magnificent campaigner'' who is helping the government in a tough election battle.
Monaro candidates shape up for stoush
Ross Peake As leadership tension in the Labor Party rises, the Liberal candidate in the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro is accusing the Labor incumbent of ''running away from'' Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Asbestos rumours dismissed
Ross Peake Telstra is dismissing rumours asbestos has been found in telephone pits in Gungahlin as the national broadband network rolls out.
Call for public service to embrace social media
Ross Peake The public service must find the will to vastly extend its embrace of social media to create a "digital democracy" marked by far greater citizen participation.
NCA withdraws embassy proposal for Stirling Park
Ross Peake The controversial plan to build embassies in Stirling Park is officially dead today as the National Capital Authority withdraws the proposal.
ASIO office behind schedule
Ross Peake The new ASIO building will not open for at least another several months, behind schedule and over budget.
Piper's lament: too few bands for Anzac parades
Ross Peake On Anzac Day in villages around Canberra, Diggers have to march in silence because they do not have bands to keep time on their big day of the year.
Race is on to get hooked up
Ross Peake The race is on to see how many Canberra households and businesses will be connected to the national broadband network before an incoming Coalition government pulls the plug on the project.
Department merge puts Nishi lease under cloud
Ross Peake The future of government-leased areas in the Nishi mixed-use development at Acton is again under a cloud after Julia Gillard announced on Monday the Department of Climate Change would effectively end.
Gray salutes recruits before move up the political ranks
Ross Peake The country's most senior public servant has disclosed that he isn't always work hungry.
Local heroes put their lives on the line
Ross Peake University of Canberra student Aiden Sibrava was sitting on a rock at Tuross Head when he heard sounds that prompted him to put his life on the line.
'You can't always be popular': wise words from senior public servant
Ross Peake The nation's most senior public servant has revealed there are days– not necessarily Mondays – when even he just doesn't want to go to the office.
Libs could sack climate staff and sub-let offices
Ross Peake An incoming Coalition government might sack staff from the doomed Climate Change Department if they refuse to take redundancies.
'Dunk-a-Raider' the big draw at Convoy for Cancer fair
Ross Peake Raiders stars are up for a dunking on Saturday to help raise money for families affected by cancer.
Convoy for Canberra back on the road
Ross Peake The Convoy for Cancer is returning to Canberra, assembling hundreds of trucks to delight spectators, but is set to irritate Queanbeyan by snubbing that city.
Odd man out - Kelly is OK with Tralee housing plan
Ross Peake Mike Kelly is the odd man out in the federal Labor government in the row over the approval for the Tralee housing development.
Tralee approval 'won't affect' airport expansion: NSW
Stephanie Anderson, Ross Peake The controversial Tralee housing development won't inhibit the growth of Canberra Airport, claim NSW politicians, who could not rule out the possibility of noise complaints from future residents.
Leaders shape up to woo Greens
Noel Towell, Lisa Cox, Ross Peake Canberra Liberals leader Zed Seselja says talks with the ACT Greens about forming government will be subject to ''parameters''.
Scare campaign will fail: Kelly
Ross Peake Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly believes the tentative results of the ACT election indicate Tony Abbott's scare campaign against the carbon tax will not prove effective in next year's federal election.
Negotiate quickly to ward off instability, Lundy urges Greens
Ross Peake The ACT Greens should fulfil their role as kingmakers as soon as possible, according to Labor senator Kate Lundy, who is concerned a political vacuum could damage business confidence in the territory.
