Despots block mining windfall
Ross Peake The pay-off from helping developing countries to dig up their minerals could ''dwarf'' anything that aid might deliver, the government told international mining experts on Monday.
National tally room to go ahead this year
Stephanie Anderson and Ross Peake The Australian Electoral Commission has confirmed the national tally room will be running for the coming election, despite reports that commercial broadcasters may abandon the $1 million service.
Push to provide more places to shop in parliamentary precinct
Ross Peake A parliamentary committee will be given the green light to investigate the lack of shops in the parliamentary zone.
Defence puts books case
Ross Peake Defence says the age of pamphlets seized from a Canberra bookshop is the reason it took two years to examine them.
Schools 'to lose $16b' under Coalition says Gillard
Ross Peake ACT schools could lose up to $1.4 million each under a Coalition government, the federal government is warning in a new front in its campaign against Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
NCA to seek better services for parly triangle
Ross Peake The National Capital Authority will try to boost services in the parliamentary triangle as the thousands of workers in the precinct face paid parking.
Demand to fix amenities before any change
Ross Peake The lack of shops and amenities in the Parliamentary Triangle must be examined before paid parking is introduced, according to the parliamentary committee that blocked the building of embassies in...
Parking headaches in triangle
Ross Peake National institutions in the parliamentary triangle are wrestling with imposing paid parking on their staff and volunteers or risk having free parks swamped with public servants.
No sweeteners, with a sour taste on horizon
Ross Peake Wayne Swan's sixth - and possibly last - budget will lean on Canberra families.
Push steps up for a Boer War memorial
Ross Peake The grandson of the nation's first Victoria Cross winner is campaigning for a Boer War memorial to be built in Canberra to honour Australians who fought in South Africa.
Two years after military police raid, seized books are back
Ross Peake It may seem beyond belief, but military police have taken two years to deem that ageing handbooks are no longer a threat to national security.
Claims expose AusAID 'bully culture'
Ross Peake The federal opposition is worried about ''a culture of bullying and harassment'' in AusAID after discovering Comcare premiums for Australia's foreign aid agency have risen sharply in the past six...
Brawl fears over medal 'vigilantes'
Ross Peake The Anzac Day march in Canberra on Thursday could be marred by ugly scenes if veterans are accused of wearing medals to which they are not entitled.
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ACT risks election day fiscal cliff: analyst
Ross Peake The ACT economy risks stalling next financial year under the strain of federal government cutbacks, an economic study will warn on Tuesday.
ACT tops states in growth of real wages
Ross Peake The ACT has the nation's strongest growth in real wages according to a study to be published on Monday.
Kayaker helping fight high suicide rate
Ross Peake Australian Federal Police officer Andy Warton will set out on Saturday on a dangerous kayak journey around Samoa to raise awareness about the nation's high rate of youth suicide.
ACT to roll out Disabilty Insurance Scheme first
Ross Peake The ACT has signed an agreement on Friday that will lead to the full implementation of the national disability insurance scheme in the territory first.
Finance Department forced to shed jobs after savings shortfall
Ross Peake The Finance Department is preparing to cut jobs after failing to make the savings imposed by the federal government.
Call for public service to embrace social media
Ross Peake The public service must find the will to vastly extend its embrace of social media to create a "digital democracy" marked by far greater citizen participation.
NCA withdraws embassy proposal for Stirling Park
Ross Peake The controversial plan to build embassies in Stirling Park is officially dead today as the National Capital Authority withdraws the proposal.
