Speaker rules 'senator elect' jibes out of order
Lisa Cox ACT MLAs have been warned not to call Canberra Liberals MLA Zed Seselja names ahead of his departure from the Legislative Assembly.
New laws on sex attract criticism
Michael Inman and Lisa Cox New laws forbidding sexual relationships between young people and adults in authority are fundamentally flawed, says a peak legal body.
Greens block ACTEW salary audit
Lisa Cox The ACT Greens have blocked a move to have the $855,000 salary of Canberra's water chief investigated by the Auditor-General.
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New sex offence laws passed
Lisa Cox Laws forbidding sexual relationships between young people and their teachers, coaches, counsellors and other adults in authority roles were passed by the Assembly on Tuesday.
Coe queries rail spending
Lisa Cox The ACT government has spent close to $1 million in 18 months developing its Capital Metro light rail project.
Hypothermic newborn sent home from hospital
Lisa Cox A newborn baby had to be admitted to Calvary Hospital for mild hypothermia after she was discharged from The Canberra Hospital without treatment.
Legislative Assembly remembers Chris Peters
Lisa Cox The ACT Legislative Assembly has paid tribute to Canberra Citizen of the Year Chris Peters, who died of pancreatic cancer in February.
Marion gets her name on a view
Lisa Cox The ACT will rewrite a wrong by renaming the view from the top of Mt Ainslie Marion Mahony Griffin View.
Treasurer accepts ACTEW pay 'error'
Lisa Cox ACTEW says its managing director's $855,000 pay packet puts him in the bottom 25 per cent of executives doing comparable work.
City-Lake blueprints go on show
Lisa Cox The ACT government is embarking on the consultation phase for its City-to-the-Lake plan, opening up an exhibition space in Civic where Canberrans can view the blueprints.
ACT set for an extra $20m in GST revenue
Lisa Cox The ACT is set to receive an extra $20 million in GST revenue in the next financial year, a meeting of the states and territories has confirmed.
Workers let down as TAMS scrap maintenance deal
Lisa Cox Workers at a Canberra company that carries out urban maintenance in the territory's inner north face an uncertain future after the ACT Government ended their contract.
Move to resolve ACTEW pay row
Noel Towell, Lisa Cox and Hamish Boland-Rudder A special meeting will be held between ACTEW and its shareholders in an attempt to resolve a salary row.
Feuding council prepares for vote
Lisa Cox The Belconnen Community Council has set a date to elect a new executive and end the six-month dispute that has divided the council.
Opposition claims Comcare report buried
Lisa Cox, Noel Towell The federal opposition says it would welcome a crackdown on dubious Comcare claims but doubts the system will see any changes before the federal election.
'Time to bury the hatchet': Humphries
Lisa Cox Liberal Senator Gary Humphries has called for calm following Wednesday's resolution to the Senate preselection feud that has divided the party for nearly two months.
Greens MLA questions ACTEW's claim pay error was 'honest mistake'
Lisa Cox, Stephanie Anderson ACT Greens Minister Shane Rattenbury has questioned claims by ACTEW’s board that its failure to correctly report its managing director’s $855,000 salary was an ‘‘honest mistake’’.
Libs make frantic calls ahead of crucial meeting
Lisa Cox Both sides in the Canberra Liberals preselection battle are frantically lobbying party members for their vote at Wednesday night's crucial party meeting.
Libs back Gallagher's concerns over ACTEW chief's pay
Lisa Cox, Noel Towell Canberra Liberals Leader Jeremy Hanson will demand a briefing with ACTEW’s management and the ACT Government following claims the water corporation misled the government and taxpayers over its...
Abbott backs Humphries ahead of key meeting
Lisa Cox Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has backed Senator Gary Humphries for the Canberra Liberals' number one Senate nomination if a fresh ballot is called after Wednesday night's showdown.
