Fresh look for observatory
Ross Peake The long-derelict director's residence at the Mount Stromlo observatory will be partially restored under a federal grant to be announced on Friday.
Airport hit by 'brutal' PS travel cuts
Ross Peake Canberra Airport says it is being badly hit by the federal government's "brutal" cuts to travel by public servants.
Bike hire mooted to beat the parking pain
Ross Peake A bike hire scheme may be introduced in the parliamentary triangle to overcome objections to paid parking.
Gates touches down to lobby for aid
Stephanie Anderson and Ross Peake The world’s second-richest man Bill Gates has touched down in Canberra ahead of his sold out speech at Parliament House today.
Public cuts can 'create waste'
Ross Peake Cutting public sector jobs can cost more than it saves by forcing departments to do ''less with less".
Parliament House considers pay parking
Ross Peake Parliament House is urgently looking at whether to introduce paid parking as it tries to lift its visitor numbers back over the one million a year mark.
Anzac promo gear to hit the shelves at AWM
Ross Peake The Australian War Memorial is gearing up to sell a special range of promotional merchandise during the centenary of ANZAC.
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.
