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ACT govt vows crackdown on 'sexist' ads amid Geocon dispute

ACT govt vows crackdown on 'sexist' ads amid Geocon dispute

The national advertising standards bureau last year cleared Geocon of any breaches, even finding some of its material depicted woman as confident and comfortable

  • by Dan Jervis-Bardy and Cassandra Morgan

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Protected wild horses chew ever-closer to Canberra's water sources

Protected wild horses chew ever-closer to Canberra's water sources

Controversial "heritage status" was granted for NSW's wild brumbies last year, posing a threat to the quality of the ACT's water supply.

  • by Peter Brewer
'Safer buildings in Canberra': Minister supports changes to fire laws

'Safer buildings in Canberra': Minister supports changes to fire laws

Mick Gentleman's support for changes to fire safety laws comes weeks after an internationally renowned expert's warning about heightened danger.

  • by Blake Foden
New Fyshwick centre to help treat Canberra's injured wildlife

New Fyshwick centre to help treat Canberra's injured wildlife

Volunteers have blamed the rise in the number of wombats brought to ACT Wildlife on the hotter climate and Canberra's building boom.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon
Feds ignored ACT's request to meet on feral horses

Feds ignored ACT's request to meet on feral horses

ACT environment minister Mick Gentleman asked environment minister Melissa Price to intervene on feral horse issue.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon
Canberra's drinking water catchment now 'endangered' area

Canberra's drinking water catchment now 'endangered' area

The wetlands that provide Canberra with 80 per cent of its drinking water have been declared endangered due to the threat of feral horses across the ACT border.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon
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Downer won't be swamped with high-density housing, minister says

Downer won't be swamped with high-density housing, minister says

Mick Gentleman said the majority of Downer would be untouched by the government's urban infill agenda

  • by Dan Jervis-Bardy
Dark water: how brumbies will destroy everything Canberra was built on

Dark water: how brumbies will destroy everything Canberra was built on

Canberra's park rangers are concerned green lighting a feral horse population in NSW will one day see the capital's water catchment collapse.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon
The eye in the sky that's the new weapon against Canberra bushfires

The eye in the sky that's the new weapon against Canberra bushfires

The Firebird 100 helicopter will be able to track blazes from more than 10 kilometres away and livestream footage to crews on the ground.

  • by Andrew Brown
Labor ministers consider supporting push to legalise cannabis

Labor ministers consider supporting push to legalise cannabis

Labor ministers are considering a push from their backbench to legalise cannabis for personal use in Canberra.

  • by Katie Burgess
A new supermarket war is shaping up in Canberra's south

A new supermarket war is shaping up in Canberra's south

The government says its new plan to rezone car parks for redevelopment will increase activity and the demand for services, but not everyone is convinced.

  • by Katie Burgess

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