Harry Frost

Differing promises for roads and public transport have become key points of contention and difference between ACT Labor, the Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens in the coming territory election.

The leaders of the ACT's two major parties have outlined their visions – and traded barbs – over the future of Canberra at the ACT leaders' debate, but key questions remain unanswered.

The Greens confirm they will not join a Labor-led government as the ACT Legislative Assembly prepares to sit for the first time since the territory election.

Speaking to Stateline, the mother of five-year-old Rozalia Spadafora, who died at Canberra Hospital the day after her birthday in 2022, says the coronial inquest into her death had too narrow a focus.

Expecting to need another water source by the end of next decade, Canberra's water authority is considering whether the city will need to supplement the drinking water supply with purified treated sewage water in the future.

Some chargers along the Hume Highway have reportedly been down for months, meaning EV drivers are forced to plan ahead or take long detours. One driver says it made his "range anxiety" worse than usual this year. 

Transport Canberra's new ticketing system was intended to make paying for and planning routes on public transport easier, but almost two months since its rollout some commuters are still struggling to navigate MyWay+.

The ACT government insists most of its electric bus fleet is working as expected despite Transport Canberra having to send several vehicles back to their Sydney-based manufacturer due to technical issues.

The manufacturer of four electric buses temporarily pulled from Canberra's public service fleet say the ACT government never raised concerns about the vehicles' range despite citing it as a key reason the vehicles were taken off the roads. 

Brindabella Christian College is facing further scrutiny as it battles financial and governance challenges.