Historic Government House pine trees to be replaced
Lisa Cox The National Capital Authority plans to remove historic pine trees along the entrance to Government House.
Sign-up app for first-time voters
Lisa Cox Simon Sheikh thinks the ACT's unregistered voters could be his ticket to the territory's second Senate seat.
ACT poll funding breaches incur fines
Lisa Cox and Noel Towell Two industry lobby groups face fines from electoral authorities after breaking political funding laws in last year's territory election.
Locals stew over party catering choices
Lisa Cox The caterer for Canberra's centenary bash was searching for vendors as two weeks before the event
First NDIS grants to be delivered soon
Lisa Cox Disabled Canberrans will be able to apply for one-off cash grants from July as the first tranche of funding through the National Disability Insurance Scheme flows to the ACT.
Queues for food leave sour taste
Lisa Cox Commercial caterers stayed away from Canberra's 100th birthday party on Monday because they thought the event was too financially risky.
Sun up, sun down … a perfect day around the clock
Sally Pryor, Fleta Page and Lisa Cox Build it and they will come.
Crowd tops 150,000 as families come out to play (and eat ice cream)
Fleta Page, Lisa Cox and Stephanie Anderson Canberra's 100th birthday celebrations attracted more than 150,000 party-goers on Monday, with age no barrier to the 11 hours of non-stop entertainment on offer around Lake Burley Griffin.
Big birthday bash goes like clockwork
Sally Pryor, Fleta Page and Lisa Cox Build it and they will come.
Biggest Black Opal for 15 years
Lisa Cox Canberra's Black Opal Stakes has drawn its largest crowd in more than a decade, with more than 10,000 turning out for the event's 40th anniversary.
Water works: variety of entertainers take to the boats
Lisa Cox A group of Canberra musicians will take to Lake Burley Griffin on Monday with nothing but a tugboat for the rhythm section.
New date set for Libs meeting
Lisa Cox The Canberra Liberals have set a new date for a debate ton he validity of their bitter preselection process.
Sports miss out after govt backs off from pledge
Lisa Cox The ACT government has walked away from its pledge to provide space for fencing and table tennis at the redeveloped Lyneham indoor sports centre.
Canberra Liberals meeting back on
Lisa Cox An extraordinary meeting to debate the Canberra Liberals bitter preselection process is back on.
Authorities fail to keep tabs on kids put into care
Noel Towell and Lisa Cox Child protection authorities found 861 substantiated cases of child abuse in the ACT in 2011-12, with neglect and emotional abuse the most common forms of mistreatment.
Leading women join Seselja preselection challenge
Noel Towell, Lisa Cox Members of the Canberra Liberals' Women's Council have joined the internal revolt against the preselection process that installed Zed Seselja as the party's No. 1 Senate candidate.
Women's Day awards axing 'disappointing'
Lisa Cox The ACT government has cancelled Canberra's International Women's Day Awards for the first time in the ceremony's 17-year history.
More Liberal chaos as key meeting postponed
Lisa Cox The chaos engulfing the Canberra Liberals continues with a special meeting to consider overturning the party’s preselection postponed.
Consider a mayor for Canberra, says Evans
Lisa Cox Canberra should have a directly elected leader similar to a mayor, according to former Senate clerk Harry Evans.
Effort enforcing bag ban 'obscene': Seselja
Lisa Cox Inspectors from the Office of Regulatory Services spend almost 40 per cent of their time enforcing the territory’s ban on plastic bags, an Assembly Committee has heard.
