ACT sets sight on zero-emissions government

The ACT government plans to cut emissions by more than a third by 2025.

23 September, 2019

Canberra gets its first Chief Digital Officer

National Capital looks to New Zealand for innovation talent.

13 July, 2015

Toyota Fleet makes strategic move on Capital

Dedicated new resources for Federal and Territory governments.

10 July, 2015

Laws could place Canberra cats under 24 hour house arrest

“The scientific evidence is that it’s not cruel.”

16 October, 2014

ACT Chief minister denies 16,500 APS cuts will trigger Canberra recession

Forecast for stagnation blamed on ritualistic Canberra bashing.

20 May, 2014

Paid parking permits for APS will have tickets locked to cars and zones

A bid to extract $73 million a year from public servants driving to work carries a raft of restrictions that prevent spot sharing and penalise car-pooling using different vehicles.

10 March, 2014

Canberra to build solar hub to boost renewable energy

The nation’s capital is planning to build a new “innovation precinct” to attract research and development into solar power with the goal of making Canberra a “leading city” in renewable energy.

6 March, 2014

Canberra the App reveals Capital’s undercover locations

Frustrated locals and tourists alike can now find the capital’s wealth of well-hidden resources thanks to some revealing smartphone innovation.

26 February, 2014

Trams set to roll as Canberra taps consortium for technical nouse

The Australian Capital Territory has embarked on the first stages of its light rail rollout after a consortium to deliver technical advice on how to integrate small trains into the city’s existing infrastructure was appointed.

24 February, 2014

Canberra seeks industry know-how for light rail procurement

By Paul Hemsley Canberra’s long awaited light rail project is gaining momentum as the Capital Metro Agency has commenced a search for technical advisers to guide the project towards its procurement phase in 2015. These technical advisers will be expected to have expertise in transport planning, engineering design, light rail operations, environmental assessment, urban design, […]

17 December, 2013

Fresh hunt for government Annual Report writers is on

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Prime Minister Tony Abbott may have pared back the names of his ministries in pursuit of Zen-like simplicity, but the public service’s peak professional group is determined not to let the executive arm of government stake out a monopoly on the values of plain English, clarity of thinking and […]

10 October, 2013

Planners want electrified cycleways

By Julian Bajkowski  The Planning Institute of Australia has a taken red pen to the ACT Government’s ‘Draft Strategic Cycle Network Plan,’ marking down the strategy as “fundamentally flawed” and arguing that cycleways need to be opened-up to other modes of alternative transport. The planning body’s Capital chapter is urging further consideration be given to […]

11 December, 2012

Rubbish bins wheeled to the forefront

By Julian Bajkowski Canberra is best known as the home of federal government, however the Australian Capital Territory’s own looming election has thrown up a distinctly local policy issue that transcends partisan brands: rubbish bins. In a curious turn of ideology, Canberra’s Liberal Party opposition has pledged to stage a market intervention in the local […]

28 August, 2012

Facility opens room to fight fire

The ACT’s Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will fight fire with improved fire facilities and three tankers. ACTRFS procured the facility south of the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve entrance for $2.1 million and the three tankers for $180000 each. Replacing three smaller light units which have reached the end of their service life, they are medium tankers […]

14 August, 2012