Lucinda Garbutt-Young reports that a bureaucratic bungle has stalled work for months on an accessible house in Canberra's west and left a builder out of pocket.
Four and a half years since it was taken over by the COVID-19 surge centre amid the darkest early days of the pandemic, the Garran Oval has finally been returned to the public. Lanie Tindale spoke with some of the first families to enjoy a joyful return to it.
There are calls for Defence to pause its $1.7 billion overhaul of facilities and maintenance contracts after two of the contractors shortlisted in the program were named in a cartel case launched by the competition watchdog. Connor Pearce reports on the fallout of the ACCC launching civil proceedings against Ventia and Spotless Facility Services.
The RSPCA is looking for help to care for puppies over Christmas, due to an unexplained increase in numbers. Sally Pryor reports on the push to get some of these cuties to a more festive place than the kennel.
And we're entering a three-day severe heatwave. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe heatwave warning ahead of today's forecast top of 34. Monday is shaping up as a 38-degree scorcher.
