31 May 06 | About one in 10 ACT patients wait more than 12 months for elective surgery and four in 10 wait too long for treatment in emergency departments of the territory's public hospitals, a new report reveals.
31 May 06 | Corey Jones - a qualified carpenter - believes the Kangaroos can salvage a hammer-and-nail job on their AFL season wreckage, starting against defending premier Sydney at Manuka Oval on Sunday.
31 May 06 | Smoking will be banned at outdoor cafes and bars, colleges and children's playgrounds in the ACT as part of new proposals to crack down on tobacco use.
31 May 06 | Canberra Raiders prop Troy Thompson feared his eye had popped out after a tackle on North Queensland Cowboys winger Matt Sing went horribly wrong on Saturday night.
31 May 06 | George Smith needed a Prime Minister's staff speechwriter to cope with his blitz of the ACT Brumbies' awards at Parliament House last night.
31 May 06 | Foreign ownership of Snowy Hydro will be limited to maintain its Australian character, but critics of the proposed $3 billion sale have vowed to fight on.
31 May 06 | The new owner of the Narrabundah Long Stay Caravan Park has rejected an offer to reverse the controversial sale and given residents 18 months to find new homes.
31 May 06 | A software firm has been awarded a $678,000 federal government grant to develop three products to help companies manage their infrastructure.
31 May 06 | Hammer thrower Stuart Rendell topped off his stellar season at an annual ACT Athletics presentation last night, winning the Globe Award for the most outstanding athlete.
31 May 06 | Michael Milton isn't a big fan of hot weather.
31 May 06 | Lyons Primary School teachers and parents have welcomed government support for a child-care centre at their school, hoping it will spare them from closure.
30 May 06 | The federal Coalition partners extolled their interdependent identities yesterday in the wake of Queensland counterparts deciding to merge into a single conservative force.
30 May 06 | Becoming the honorary president of one of Australia's most powerful professional bodies is not the free ticket to a year-long sabbatical some might imagine it to be.
30 May 06 | Australia's renewable energy researchers are operating in a "climate of fear", causing loss of expertise and tipping a former world-leading industry into decline, a leading scientist says.
30 May 06 | The Canberra Raiders will look for a second-straight win for the first time this season on Saturday, but may have to do so without forwards Alan Tongue and Troy Thompson.
30 May 06 | Some Beaconsfield heart melted the formality of Parliament House yesterday as freed Tasmanian miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb were greeted with wild cheers, whistles and requests for autographs and photographs by the people who had contributed so much to their remarkable rescue.
30 May 06 | Canberra Raiders youngster Michael Dobson could anchor the club's backline next season after impressing incoming coach Neil Henry during a recent stint in the English Super League.
30 May 06 | The Australian Defence Force has repeated that its capability is not overstretched although troops might have to stay in East Timor for a year.
30 May 06 | Under-enrolled Lyons Primary is to share a principal with nearby Curtin Primary when its headmaster retires next month, but the ACT Department of Education denies a lag in advertising the position is confirmation the school is to close.
30 May 06 | The ACT Government has handballed the responsibility to keep the Kangaroos in Canberra to the sporting public.