ACT politics: City Services Minister Chris Steel has defended the decision to cut funding from three major road projects, claiming the south-west corridor upgrade amounted to pork-barrelling.
Court: A former systems engineer stole more than $43,000 from the Department of Health and Aged Care through putting incorrect hours in his timesheets, a court has heard.
Industrial relations: One of Australia's top childcare providers has expressed support for controversial industrial relation reforms, breaking away from top business groups.
Education: More than 17 per cent of year 9 boys in the ACT failed to meet the minimum national standard for writing, with female students outperforming males across all NAPLAN metrics.
Explainer: The Australian women returning from Syria have all agreed to submit themselves to control orders, giving police sweeping powers to monitor their lives.
Cup day: Matthew Kelley says for small trainers like him having a handful of runners at Canberra's Thoroughbred Park on Melbourne Cup Day will be just as good as being at Flemington.