Spike in number of clandestine drug labs, cannabis grow houses in ACT
Police are shutting down an increasing number of drug manufacturing and cultivation sites, but they remain rare in the national capital.
- by Blake Foden
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'Irreplaceable': Canberra man's search for World War I family heirloom
If not for a treasured French army helmet, Canberra man Igor Dopita might never have been born.
- by Blake Foden
A wacky, old aunt (and a former lawyer) want to cut kids' screen time
Former Canberra lawyer Carly Saeedi is set to launch a new business aimed at getting families to turn off their devices and switch on to the world around them.
- by Blake Foden
Migrants are moving to Canberra in record numbers
New arrivals have topped 10,000 in each of the past two financial years, with migrants making up about 28 per cent of ACT residents.
- by Blake Foden
Firies' overtime 'increased dramatically' despite plan to reduce it
ACT Fire and Rescue described its own spending on overtime as "unsustainable", but since putting a plan in place to reduce it, the annual bill has risen.
- by Blake Foden
'Not a pipedream': Government urged to keep eye on potential hyperloop
A parliamentary committee says the hyperloop proposal that could get Canberrans to four Australian capitals within an hour has "significant potential".
- by Blake Foden
Location, location, location: Canberra's site part of petrol problem
Canberra's inland setting means its residents are missing out on more than the benefits of living by the beach, according to fuel suppliers and retailers.
- by Blake Foden
ACT government works to re-design 'confusing' rates assessment notices
New-look rates notices issued last year made it appear as though the full year's bill had to be paid at once, rather than in instalments.
- by Blake Foden
Drone offences more common in ACT as new technology catches offenders
An increasing number of drone users are being busted flying in breach of aviation rules in the ACT, and the regulator is set to catch even more.
- by Blake Foden
Most kids spend 10 hours or more on screens a week, but not these ones
In one of Canberra's newest suburbs, you'll find the type of old-school family that's becoming increasingly rare in Australia.
- by Blake Foden
Opinion
Spending
Is the price really the price? Extra charges could be lying in wait
Be careful when you buy those event tickets. Baffling fees like paying to print your own tickets usually lurk in the shadows until the last moment.
- by Blake Foden
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