Harry Frost

The commission investigated whether officials were impartial and honest in awarding an $18.8 million refurbishment contract at Campbell Primary School to Lendlease, despite a bid by local firm Manteena being deemed better and cheaper.

Former ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay is committed to stand trial for allegedly grooming a teenage boy between 2022 and 2025.

After being flagged for development over a decade ago, the ACT government has reached an agreement for the sale of land at a former CSIRO agriculture research site to construction of thousands new homes.

The conventional wisdom is that Canberra is a largely left-leaning city, but the national capital is now among places in One Nation's sights as support for the party surges across the country.

Drug harm reduction advocates says there is little evidence that methamphetamine is more harmful in the ACT since being decriminalised, despite a Canberra Liberals commitment to recriminalise it if elected.

Some ACT government infrastructure projects, including health, emergency services and sports facilities in North Gungahlin, will be deferred to save about $700 million over four years.

The Canberra Liberals have distanced themselves from former leader Leanne Castley's allegation that she was threatened with physical assault, saying the remark related to an "animated discussion" that was quickly resolved.

The capital has long been known as a public service town, but with about two in three workers now employed in the private sector and the population expected to reach nearly 700,000 by 2050, is that reputation — and key economic driver — likely to change?   

In announcing his retirement from ACT politics, Greens leader Shane Rattenbury says he is looking forward to finding out what his next career move could be.

The ACT transport minister says there's "never been a better time" to consider purchasing an electric vehicle or using alternative transport modes as high petrol prices bite.