The Gold Creek School P&C president Michele Justin, and former president Michael Rush are concerned about the public housing that will be built next door. Photo: Jamila Toderas
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Hundreds of Gungahlin residents have opposed plans for a new housing development in their suburb, indicating the kind of opposition the ACT government will face as it tries to "salt and pepper" public housing throughout Canberra.
More than 1300 new public housing dwellings in groups of between 14 and 25 homes will be built in around Canberra over five years as the government looks to decentralise properties and cash in on valuable inner city land.
- The ACT's Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission has warned residents of apartments and small houses in Canberra will face the largest increases in water bills as a result of a new pricing structure.
- In his Nimmitabel home south of Cooma, Ben Green was shot by a man once considered a family friend.
- Joe Hockey's centre-piece budget plan to hand cash back to small businesses could be so popular it causes its own drain on the budget as unexpected millions scramble to take full advantage of the two-year scheme.
- Six billion dollars in investment in wind and solar power will be lost as a result of a compromise deal on the renewable energy target, energy market analysts say.
- Canberra woman Vanessa West has broken down in court as she spoke of how her gambling addiction led her to a serious and prolonged fraud of Medicare.
- Canberra author Mark Henshaw's novel The Snow Kimono has won a $40,000 prize in the NSW Premier's Literary Award.
- Hundreds of women and girls captured by Boko Haram have been raped, many repeatedly, in what officials and relief workers describe as a deliberate strategy to dominate rural residents and possibly even create a new generation of Islamist militants in Nigeria.
Besart Berisha , Kosta Barbarouses, coach Kevin Muscat, Leigh Broxham and Carl Valeri celebrate the win on Monday. Photo: Getty Images
It was only the second time Melbourne Victory midfielder Carl Valeri had been sent off in more than 12 years of professional football, but the Canberra product couldn't care less as he capped a fairytale return to Australia.
Valeri added the A-League championship to go with the Premier's Plate with a 3-0 win in Sunday night's grand final against Sydney FC.
- The ACT Brumbies have vowed to clamp down on their discipline after being hammered in the penalty count on their tour of South Africa, conceding a costly 32 penalties in two games with their season on the line.
- Canberra Raiders prop Paul Vaughan believes making the finals is a realistic goal this year, but says consistency will be the key to turning that into a reality.
- Canberra Raider Josh Papalii's recent form surge has not been enough to win back his Queensland jumper with the forward set to be overlooked for Origin I in Sydney on May 27.
- Canberra cyclist Kimberley Wells has been awarded this year's Amy Gillett cycling scholarship, which gives a female road cyclist the opportunity to live, train and compete in Europe with the Australian development team.
- Long touted as Australian golf's next big thing, teenager Minjee Lee - who turned professional just eight months ago - has delivered with a stunning final round surge to claim her maiden LPGA title.
Police have blocked of Hawdon Street near Officer Crescent in Ainslie. Police say they're checking on someone after a disturbance in the suburb but there's no threat to the public.
Drive safely on your commute and let us know if you see any traffic problems on the roads, via @canberratimes but only when its safe to do so.
YWCA Canberra's annual women's leadership conference, She Leads, brings together women speakers and panelists to inspire and resource emerging and developing female leaders in Canberra - it's at the Hotel Realm from 9am to 5pm.
Professor Jennifer Tucker from Wesleyan University will speak at 'Photography as a global language: how a photograph from Wagga Wagga changed British law' at the Australian National University at 5pm.
Colour My World, the National Gallery of Australia's first exhibition dedicated to the hand-coloured photograph, is challenging the medium's technical sameness by personalising the print.
Catch Ben Quilty's After Afghanistan and Alex Seton's As of today at the Australian War Memorial before they close next week.
Aubergine head chef Ben Willis. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Aubergine restaurant in Griffith has been named among the best 100 in The Australian Financial Review Australia's Top Restaurants.
In an Australian first, chefs and restaurateurs from 500 venues across the nation voted for their favourite dining experiences. The results, announced on Monday night at Melbourne's Crown, formed a list of the country's top 100 restaurants.
Canberra had several representatives in the list of 500, including Lilotang, Courgette, Temporada and newcomers Les Bistronomes and the Capitol Bar and Grill.
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A hazard reduction burn in the Kowen Forest didn't seem to bother horses on a property on the Kings Highway, just outside Queanbeyan, on Monday. Photo: Graham Tidy
Today: Showers. Min 4, max 16. Cloudy with areas of fog in the early morning.
Wednesday: Shower or two. Min, 8, max 17.
Thursday: Shower or two. Min, 5, max, 14.
Friday: Possible shower. Min, 5, max, 15.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Min, 3, max, 16.
Sunday: Possible shower. Min, 2, max, 16.
Monday: Shower or two. Min, 4, max, 14.
