A family's tribute after bittersweet victory
Megan Doherty It is a bittersweet victory.
ACT pushing to finish projects in wake of ASIO fiasco
Megan Doherty The ACT government says it is working as quickly as possible to resume projects left unfinished as a result of the financial collapse of a company that worked on the controversial ASIO building.
A humble Holden and split bill for VIP visit
Megan Doherty Taxpayers will be picking up at least some of the tab of the billionaire Sultan of Brunei's visit to Canberra.
Runaway lamb found three days after truck crash
Megan Doherty That truck crash in Campbell last week in which scores of sheep were killed or escaped has had an amazing - and quite sad - postscript.
Sultan visits Government House, sans golden roller
Megan Doherty Arriving at Government House on Thursday morning in a humble Holden Caprice rather than his usual gold-plated Rolls-Royce, the Sultan of Brunei was warmly welcomed by Governor-General Quentin Bryce...
Ex-teacher risks arrest and being labelled a NIMBY
Megan Doherty A 69-year-old retired school teacher risked arrest on Wednesday as he staged a sit-in in his quiet Weston street.
ActewAGL, resident remain poles apart
Megan Doherty ActewAGL doesn't have the money to put existing overhead powerlines underground in established areas of Canberra, according to a senior manager.
Material help for those in need of TLC
Megan Doherty Between the liquor store and the pie shop in Phillip sits Addicted to Fabric, where inside there is an explosion of colour and out the back the chat is spirited.
Sultan touches down in Canberra
Megan Doherty One of the world’s richest men, the Sultan of Brunei, has arrived in Canberra on Wednesday morning as part of a three day visit to Australia.
Ross Solly toppled from breakfast ratings throne
Megan Doherty Ross Solly's reign as the King of Canberra Breakfast Radio has come to an end with the ABC host knocked off the perch by 104.7's Scotty and Nige.
Private Capital
Le Nevez up for Logie
Megan Doherty Canberra's own Matt Le Nevez has scored a Logies nomination for his role in the Channel Ten show Offspring.
McDermott returning to where it all began
Megan Doherty When former Canberran, ex-member of the Doug Anthony All Stars and artist Paul McDermott was asked for one word that he thought summed up the national capital, he was emphatic: ''Nice.''
Canberra a city of rat runners
Megan Doherty New studies are showing cars are consistently speeding through suburban streets in Canberra while traffic loads on residential streets are above acceptable levels, with "rat running" a likely...
Canberra stronger decade after fires, says Deek
Megan Doherty Canberra legend Robert De Castella, who lost his Chapman home in the 2003 firestorm, believes the national capital is a stronger city 10 years after the disaster.
A day that will always be remembered and respected
Megan Doherty Canberrans have been urged to harness the energy and community spirit that followed the January 18 firestorm to tackle ongoing problems in the national capital such as homelessness as a lasting...
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We remember
Megan Doherty It was our worst day. Our blackest day. The day fire, smoke and ash blocked the sun and hurled Canberra into a nightmare that some still struggle with a decade later. But it was more than that.
Relics of the ashes to forever
Megan Doherty They are the relics of the firestorm. Items plucked from the rubble of homes. Where a garden gnome could become as precious as a wedding ring because it survived and it was a link to another life, a...
Chauvel Circle of friends 10 years after fire disaster
Megan Doherty Chauvel Circle in Chapman is where bonds of a neighbourhood were forged even tighter when the 2003 firestorm struck.
Remembering a tragedy of momentous proportion
Megan Doherty Canberra pauses on Friday to mark one of the most devastating events in its still-short history - the January 18 firestorm.
Expression of gratitude down to a T
Megan Doherty It was a T-shirt with a simple and heartfelt message. It made its first appearance not long after the January 18 firestorm in 2003.
