Canberra's first people still a matter for debate
Noel Towell The long-running battle over Canberra's indigenous heritage may never be definitively settled, a confidential ACT government briefing says.
Woolworths 'in ACCC probe'
Noel Towell Woolworths is being investigated over the way it does business in Canberra, according to a rival operator.
Ticketing glitch to force fare refunds
Noel Towell ACTION buses will have to refund tens of thousands of dollar in fares it has overcharged Canberra school children in recent days.
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.
Change in culture is needed on PS compo
Noel Towell Review recommends changes to public service culture to rein in workers' compensation claims.
ACTEW boss pay cut 'a matter for the board'
Noel Towell Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says it was not her job to accept the offer of a pay cut by ACTEW Managing Director Mark Sullivan.
Water utility tapped on costs
Noel Towell Canberra's water utility ACTEW has been asked by its chief shareholder for an explanation of its ''corporate largesse''.
Overdose inmate sues govt
Michael Inman, Noel Towell A prisoner at Canberra's jail is suing the ACT government after being given two cups of methadone to drink by a staff member who thought the substance was pineapple juice.
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.
Gallagher reveals 'nah' to offer of federal seat
Noel Towell Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said "nah'' when offered a safe federal seat three years ago.
Government demands more information on ACTEW boss's pay
Noel Towell The ACT Government is still demanding answers from Canberra’s water utility ACTEW over the under-reporting by $234,000 of its managing director’s salary.
ACTEW chairman not about to resign over 'honest mistake' on executive's pay
Noel Towell ACTEW chairman John Mackay says he has no reason to resign over the under-reporting of the water utility's managing director's salary by $234,000 because it had been an ''honest mistake''.
Fifty shades of Libs at the Rex
Noel Towell In the end, it was a shade over 300 Canberra Liberals who showed up to their preselection showdown on Wednesday night at Braddon's Hotel Rex.
Troubled ASIO building claims another victim
Noel Towell Another local building firm has become a casualty of the dispute over Canberra's $633 million ASIO office building project.
Zed ahead: Libs end Senate row
Noel Towell The Canberra Liberals have settled their internal Senate preselection feud decisively with the party voting on Wednesday night to allow the nomination of Zed Seselja to stand.
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...
Claim ACTEW misled govt
Noel Towell ACTEW misled its shareholders, the government and the ACT's taxpayers over managing director Mark Sullivan's $855,000 annual salary, Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says.
Libs liken city revamp to failed office tower plans
Noel Towell, Stephanie Anderson, Lisa Cox The Canberra Liberals say they doubt if the ACT Government’s grand designs for the rebirth of Lake Burley Griffin’s west basin will ever come to fruition.
Late pay and long hours, workers say
Noel Towell Dozens of foreign workers in Australia on 457 skilled visas have allegedly been exploited by a Canberra company on building sites around the capital.
Libs row a matter of legal opinion
Noel Towell, Lisa Cox and Ross Peake Both sides in the Canberra Liberals' bitter Senate preselection dispute have called in lawyers.
