Authorities close street as fire leaves $500,000 bill
Phillip Thomson A Spence house was gutted by fire on Saturday with an estimated $500,000 damage done.
Second doctor suspended
Phillip Thomson Two doctors from the same medical practice have been suspended within three weeks of each other.
From backyard to food bowl
Phillip Thomson A burgeoning movement in Canberra is aiming to be one step ahead of the looming world food crisis
Making ends meet
Phillip Thomson Phillip Thomson talks to three Canberra people in different professions about how they manage to pay the bills.
Airport's flock of galahs a hazard
Phillip Thomson Canberra has seen planes landing without clearance, cars driving onto the runway and airspace mix-ups.
For tree's a jolly good fella - with a bit of luck
Phillip Thomson So far there are not enough men to sprout the seeds of love, but Edwina Wright and her friends are optimistic.
From little garden to an urban farmland
Phillip Thomson This is a garden that one day might lead to a small commercial farm, says landscape designer Bronwyn Morgan.
Journey's end echoes life
Phillip Thomson Mary Waterford has given a lot of life for a woman who deals daily with death.
Miracle machine aids war on germs
Phillip Thomson It looks like a coffee machine but the short, fat contraption is designed to issue life-saving data.
AFP accused of bullying culture
Phillip Thomson The Australian Federal Police Association says a bullying culture has developed in the federal police force.
Bike black spots named
Phillip Thomson Canberra cyclists are involved in four recorded collisions a week and a number of them happen on a small stretch of busy road.
Canberra surgeon suspended amid probe
Phillip Thomson Embattled Canberra orthopaedic surgeon Richard Hocking has been suspended by the Australian medical watchdog amid a two-year investigation.
Canberra surgeon's suspension lifted
Phillip Thomson Canberra orthopaedic surgeon Richard Hocking is no longer suspended from practising medicine after he appealed his ban, but a severe new restriction has been placed on him so he cannot perform...
Surgeon fights suspension bid
Phillip Thomson A Canberra surgeon was suspended for allegedly giving experimental treatment to a nine-year-old boy.
No push for local health watchdog
Phillip Thomson The ACT government will not follow Queensland's lead and appoint a new health ombudsman.
Limits on bike lanes, says minister
Phillip Thomson CANBERRA'S road network is too vast to have separated cycle lanes everywhere, according to the territory's minister who looks after roads.
Woman loses leg: doctors quizzed
Phillip Thomson Australia's medical watchdog has launched an investigation into two Canberra surgeons when a woman had to have her leg amputated after hip surgery went wrong.
Authority urges end to leakage
Phillip Thomson THE National Capital Authority will ask ACTEW Water why raw sewage from some of Canberra's richest homes is leaking and continually shutting down large sections of Lake Burley Griffin.
Cyclists told to learn etiquette
Phillip Thomson MORE Canberra bike riders need to learn cycling etiquette, says the ACT's minister in charge of bike paths.
It's the wheel thing: one coffee boosts your energy cycle
Phillip Thomson DRINK no more than one coffee a day and if you're a cyclist do it before the ride, says a Canberra nutritionist.
