Local News
13 Sep 09 | THE ACT Government wants its autumn festival to be a collection of events similar to Tasmania's 10 Days on the Island celebration.
12 Sep 09 | Jeff Lindsay seems like a pretty normal sort of guy.
12 Sep 09 | Canberra's cultural institutions are in the grip of a construction boom, with enough building sites and orange fences to compete with the vibrant blooms at Floriade this weekend.
12 Sep 09 | The Face of Floriade, Antonia Kidman, tip-toed through the daffodils as Canberra's flower festival was launched in glorious spring weather yesterday.
12 Sep 09 | ACT Police have warned Tuggeranong residents to secure their cars after dark following a spate of arson attacks in the suburbs of Bonython and Chisholm.
12 Sep 09 | Myer unveiled a 14.8 per cent annual profit jump and kicked off its $2.4billion pre-Christmas public float as the share market hit fresh 11-month highs amid strong consumer sentiment.
12 Sep 09 | Spring brings with it many changes flowers bloom, the days warm up and magpies start swooping pedestrians and cyclists.
12 Sep 09 | Disease, land clearing, climate change and weak government environment policies are driving a wave of wildlife extinctions across Australia, a draft federal report says.
12 Sep 09 | Ditch the new sneakers that could give you blisters and consider rubbing a bit of Vaseline between your thighs to prevent chafing.
12 Sep 09 | Canberra schoolchildren are the nation's best readers and their grammatical skills are equal best with Victorians.
12 Sep 09 | Australians are the world's biggest greenhouse polluters, emitting 20.58tonnes of carbon dioxide each, a new global climate risk report says.
11 Sep 09 | How's this for a set of lucky numbers?
11 Sep 09 | Three criminals, including a child sex offender, have won more than $200,000 in compensation and costs from the ACT Government over their wrongful imprisonment by the territory's parole board.
11 Sep 09 | A new national warning system to alert residents about the potential for ''catastrophic'' bushfires is set to be introduced.
10 Sep 09 | Taxpayers have been left with a $580,000 tab after the Federal Government wined and dined dignitaries and threw parties for governors general, cricket devotees, award recipients and others.
10 Sep 09 | The Federal Government has conceded an East Timorese man may leave Australia before the Federal Police have finalised an investigation of his alleged involvement in torture and war crimes.
10 Sep 09 | A lake could still be built on the Molonglo River in the new Molonglo housing development as a proposal for a smaller pond was now being assessed by planning authorities.
10 Sep 09 | Indonesian officials believe a new probe into the deaths of the Balibo Five could damage relations between the archipelago nation and Australia.
10 Sep 09 | Business leaders say a new $100million industrial estate on the former Hume mill site south of Canberra will boost the territory's economic base.
10 Sep 09 | He may be 75 today, but Larry Sitsky sees his birthday as another excuse to celebrate Australian classical music.