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Australia’s football faithful in the capital put their own spin on the World Cup knockout agony, with public screenings, civic engagement and more community support than counterparts in cities like Ottawa and Wellington.
As the first residents settle into Molonglo Valley's Whitlam, urban planners say the ACT's approach to greenfield development is drawing comparisons — not always flattering — with new towns in Sweden, Singapore and the Netherlands.
Decades of deferred maintenance, shifting political priorities and a $250 million funding gap have brought the ACT government to this week's long-awaited blueprint for Canberra's ageing rectangular stadium.
ACT government planners confirmed corridor design progress on the Clunies Ross Street extension, putting Belconnen's property market and 30,000 daily commuters firmly in focus.
A federal expansion adding thousands of positions to the capital over three years didn't appear from nowhere — it's the end product of a long, bruising policy argument about what government should actually do itself.
A rare budget windfall driven by federal public service spending is reshaping what the ACT government can promise residents — but the benefits aren't reaching everyone equally.
A federal expansion plan will add thousands of positions across the capital's agencies by 2029 — and the data tells a complicated story about housing, commutes and classroom pressure.
Hundreds of residents have moved into Whitlam in the Molonglo Valley, and the suburb's rapid growth is already reshaping how services, schools and roads are being planned across west Canberra.
The territory has posted its healthiest budget position in years, but decisions on light rail, housing and public service pay will define whether the windfall sticks.
From Gungahlin to Woden, planners, economists and housing advocates are warning that decisions made now about light rail expansion will set the city's trajectory for a generation.
The ACT government's long-awaited masterplan for Bruce Stadium puts a $500 million price tag on Canberra's sporting future — here's what the figures actually mean.
A record-low vacancy rate of under one percent has exposed years of undersupply, stalled development, and a public service workforce that keeps growing faster than the city can house it.
One Nation is targeting Christian voters with a disciplined campaign push, but the polling data and Canberra's own religious demographics tell a more complicated story.
A decade of rapid suburban expansion and budget pressures has left emergency services stretched across a city that was never designed for its current population.
The accounting firm's controversial leadership appointment marks the end of a turbulent chapter that has reverberated through Canberra's professional services sector.
The Christian Brothers' controversial legal shield has reignited calls from ACT officials and abuse advocates for federal intervention to protect aging victims of institutional violence.
The eSafety Commissioner's damning evidence to a federal inquiry has triggered urgent questions about enforcement powers and whether new laws are needed to protect Australians from algorithmic amplification of extremist content.
A major New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry into property developer donations and Liberal Party branch stacking has accelerated, with fresh evidence examined this week raising questions about political donation practices.
New data from ACT Policing shows where emergencies cluster across the capital, and what residents should know about response times.
Why Canberra's transport system is struggling with 500,000 residents. Experts warn solutions are closing fast as population surges strain aging infrastructure.
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