Lawyers' largesse in insurance debate
Lisa Cox Three of Canberra's biggest personal injury lawyers spent almost $50,000 last year on donations to political parties that were opposed to the ACT government's reforms to motor registration...
Taylor third high-profile Liberal exit
Lisa Cox THE Canberra Liberals have lost another powerbroker with Victoria Taylor resigning as the party's general secretary.
Goodness of her art for fire victims
Lisa Cox CANBERRA artist Margaret Hadfield-Zorgdrager learned her skills painting the landscapes of the Warrumbungles.
Suspected Majura Park gas leak
Lisa Cox Majura Park shopping centre evacuated due to suspected gas leak.
Firefighters brace for more heat and high winds
Lisa Cox, Christopher Knaus, Stephanie Anderson Strong winds and rising temperatures are the main concerns for crews fighting the Cobbler Road blaze near Yass, as bushfires continue to burn around the region.
Feeding stock is the next problem
Lisa Cox Farmers on burnt-out properties in southern NSW are desperately seeking feed supplies for sheep and cattle that have survived the bushfires this week.
Nimmitabel homes spared, but stock losses could cut deep
Lisa Cox Hopes are building in Nimmitabel as owners return to their properties to discover their homes have been spared, But reports are emerging of devastating livestock losses.
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.
Winds to blame for blackouts amid surges
Lisa Cox More than 8500 homes and businesses were left without power on Tuesday and demand for electricity surged as the city sweltered in temperatures above 35 degrees.
An election promise to count on: outdoor smoking bans coming
Lisa Cox Laws that have banned smoking near playgrounds, swimming pools and bus stops in NSW will be introduced in the ACT.
Summer stalks capital again
John Thistleton, Lisa Cox and Christopher Knaus A total fire ban has been declared across the ACT as emergency services face the kind of extreme conditions which created Canberra's devastating 2003 firestorm.
ACT prepares to activate full fire alert mode
Lisa Cox ACT emergency services have declared a Total Fire Ban for the whole of the ACT for 24 hours from midnight on Monday night, as the capital faces fire conditions not seen in years.
This hot spell is far from over
Lisa Cox The last time Canberra endured five days in a row above 35 degrees, Bob Hawke was prime minister.
There's no looking back with a baccalaureate
Lisa Cox As well as studying six subjects in year 12, Narrabundah College student Max Milosevic started a futsal team, did extra French lessons and volunteered for the National Folk Festival.
Gallagher promises a more decisive 2013
Lisa Cox Katy Gallagher says she has been too consultative and not decisive enough in her first 18 months as Chief Minister.
Crash victims praised at funeral
Lisa Cox Family members have laid to rest a Fijian couple killed in a Boxing Day accident on the Hume Highway.
Wallaby birth rate taking a leap up
Lisa Cox Of the 40 southern brush-tailed rock wallabies living in captivity in Australia, 25 are housed at the Tidbinbilla Animal Breeding Centre.
Summernats begins with roar
Lisa Cox Thousands of spectators have flocked to Civic to watch a convoy of street machines for the opening 26th Summernats.
The clean-up: 15 cubic metres of rubbish and a few stragglers
Stephanie Anderson and Lisa Cox Intoxicated teens wandering the streets were the main source of trouble for Canberra police on New Year's Eve, which drew one of the largest crowds on record.
New year arrival turns up just in time for the party
Lisa Cox A girl should know how to make an entrance and Annabel Ekin-Smyth made hers at 12.01am on New Year's Day.
