Historic boats and faithful reconstructions – century-old hire-boats, 1930s speedboats, sailboats, and Thames pleasure boats – will take to the waters of Lake Burley Griffin next weekend, in the biennial Canberra Classic Boatfest, held for the first time since 2018.

The hospitality industry do not have to pay their ACT liquor licenses, but wish the Federal Budget cut the draught beer tax, as expected.

Students in Years 4 to 6 at Macgregor Primary School will study remotely for the next week, owing to a shortage of teachers due to COVID.

What will Canberra look like in a decade for people with disability? How could it be better? The ACT Government wants to hear from you.

Canberrans on low incomes can now install rooftop solar power for zero dollars up front, and save up to $1,000 a year.

The expansion of national security agencies announced in this year’s Budget may result in an increase in the Australian Public Service, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr believes – but he is concerned about plans to move APS agencies out of Canberra.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has called the Federal Budget a missed opportunity for climate action, despite investment in low emissions technology..

The Federal Government has invested more than $1.3 billion in Canberra rail and road infrastructure projects – since 2013. But in this year’s Budget, the ACT received $51 million, mostly for roadworks.

Foremost in the Budget is what Treasurer Josh Frydenberg termed a “temporary, targeted, and responsible” cost of living package “to take pressure off household budgets”. The cost of living, he said, had risen due to the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine.

The Coalition promises that the 2022–23 Budget will “deliver Australia’s plan for a stronger future”, but does it meet Canberra’s needs? Is it really a plan for the future, or is it, as pundits and politicians from other parties argue, a short-term plan designed to win votes in the forthcoming election?

The public can nominate emergency services personnel, police officers, volunteers, and support workers for Rotary's community awards.

Canberrans can have their say on the ACT Government’s upgrades to Tuggeranong foreshore and a new recreation park in Casey.