Libs back union call for bigger PS pay rise
Lisa Cox Canberra Liberals leader Jeremy Hanson is backing union calls for more money for the territory's 20,000 public servants.
Territory losing war on weight
Lisa Cox and Tom McIlroy The number of Canberrans who are overweight or obese has reached an all-time high, with the latest Council of Australian Governments healthcare report showing the city's residents continue to get...
PS unions say Gallagher broke pledge
Lisa Cox Unions have accused the ACT Labor government of breaking an election promise to the territory's 20,000 public servants.
Super bug cases on rise
Lisa Cox The number of golden staph cases detected in the Canberra Hospital rose in 2011-12, new figures show.
One in five nursing home residents malnourished, study finds
Lisa Cox One in five residents of Canberra's nursing homes is malnourished, new research has found.
GST rise a 'godsend' to ACT
Lisa Cox An increased or broader goods and services tax would be welcomed by the territory's finances, say economists.
Households $100 better off from tax reduction
Lisa Cox The ACT government will cut about $25 million from insurance tax revenues in the next financial year.
Gallagher says GST should be on table
Lisa Cox and Peter Jean Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has broken with her federal Labor colleagues by backing Coalition moves to include the goods and services tax in a proposed review of the tax system.
Centenary events get public approval
Lisa Cox Nearly 80 per cent of Canberrans say they have enjoyed the city's centenary events so far, an ACT government-commissioned survey has found.
Cotter Dam stands high and dry as sign of shortage of rainfall
Lisa Cox Canberra's old Cotter Dam wall was expected to disappear at the end of summer but the rainfall never arrived to submerge it.
Residents fear mental health facility
Lisa Cox The owners of a popular children's farmyard nursery have voiced their fears about the construction of a forensic secure mental health facility across the road.
Govt, ACTEW take hit for salary fiasco
Lisa Cox Failings by both ACTEW and the ACT government led to the debacle over the under-reporting of executive salaries at the water utility, the ACT Auditor-General has found.
Speed limits too high, says union
Lisa Cox Canberra's building union wants the speed on more territory roads reduced to 40km/h.
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.
ACTEW exec pay not for the auditor
Lisa Cox Executive pay at ACTEW will escape scrutiny by the territory's Auditor-General when she examines the regulation of Canberra's water and sewerage pricing.
Gallagher criticises Hanson's leadership
Lisa Cox Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says Jeremy Hanson has been incapable of making a decision since taking over the Canberra Liberals leadership.
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.
Gallagher 'happy to donate' extra pay to charity
Lisa Cox, Hamish Boland-Rudder The ACT’s Chief Minister will donate any additional pay to charity, should the territory’s politicians be granted a salary bump over the next financial year.
Double the size of the Assembly: report
Lisa Cox The size of the ACT Legislative Assembly should increase to 25 MLAs across five electorates in 2016, an independent review has recommended.
