Department merge puts Nishi lease under cloud
Ross Peake The future of government-leased areas in the Nishi mixed-use development at Acton is again under a cloud after Julia Gillard announced on Monday the Department of Climate Change would effectively end.
Humphries hits back over Libs row letter
Ross Peake The internal row within the Canberra Liberals was intensifying on Monday, on the eve of another vote for preselection for the party's Senate candidate.
Local heroes put their lives on the line
Ross Peake University of Canberra student Aiden Sibrava was sitting on a rock at Tuross Head when he heard sounds that prompted him to put his life on the line.
T-shirt sends message to personnel on front line
Ross Peake Canberra residents are being encouraged to wear a specially designed T-shirt on Anzac Day to show their support for Australia's serving personnel.
Icons go orange for Harmony Day
Ross Peake Iconic buildings in the heart of Canberra will turn orange on Wednesday night as the national capital prepares for Harmony Day.
Public service to reveal amended responsibilities
Ross Peake The upper ranks of the public service are about to be told what will be expected of them under significant changes to the Public Service Act.
Union alarmed over think tank's talks on public service cuts
Ross Peake The public service union is alarmed that a conservative think tank has discussed proposed savings with the Coalition that include cutting 24,000 ''less productive'' government jobs from ''bloated''...
Canberra carbon tax bill angers opposition
Ross Peake The federal opposition has complained the ACT government is now paying carbon tax for the Mugga Lane landfill after liability was transferred from the operator, Remondis.
PS managers ranked the worst
Ross Peake Public service managers rate poorly in a study released by the Australian Institute of Management.
Heavy-hitters brought in for Medicare, Centrelink
Ross Peake The federal government can't be accused of being short sighted after forming a taskforce to look at how public servants can best deliver Medicare and Centrelink services over the next 10 years.
Gallagher refuses to find role for Abbott
Ross Peake The ACT government will not change a centenary event to appease the federal Coalition.
Libs could sack climate staff and sub-let offices
Ross Peake An incoming Coalition government might sack staff from the doomed Climate Change Department if they refuse to take redundancies.
Free vote for MPs
Ross Peake Former prime minister Bob Hawke is proposing MPs have a free vote on significant issues, unconstrained by their party's policy.
Row brews over Afghan diggers display
Ross Peake A row is brewing at the Australian War Memorial over the new director's plan to close the area where the public can access their relatives' military history, to mount a display to honour Diggers...
Fight to honour fallen peacekeepers
Ross Peake Sarah McCarthy fought back tears on Tuesday when for the first time she actually held the War Memorial remembrance book recording her father's death as a peacekeeper.
Peacekeeper's death not 'warlike' enough
Ross Peake Sarah McCarthy fought back tears on Tuesday as she remembered her father's death as a peacekeeper.
Libs meet on poll stoush
Ross Peake Canberra Liberal Party members attended tense branch meetings en masse on Thursday evening as the bitter battle for the Senate preselection went into a new phase.
Peacekeepers may join war dead roll
Ross Peake The Australian War Memorial is about to consider a historic reversal of policy to allow the names of peacekeepers killed on active service to be added to the roll of honour of war dead.
Chris Peters passes away
Ross Peake and Lisa Cox Tributes are flowing from the Canberra community, marking business leader Chris Peters one of the greatest contributors to the city.
Peacekeepers may be added to roll of honour
Ross Peake The Australian War Memorial is about to consider an historic reversal of policy to allow the names of peacekeepers killed on active service to be added to the roll of honour of war dead.
