THOMAS IN THE NEWS

The ACT government has not yet granted the tender for the operation of the Old Bus Depot Markets more than a year after it started the process.

What a typical Canberran may earn in an hour is what employed detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre typically are paid after a week of work. A government response this week revealed jobs in...

A federal department has called on the Albanese Government to crack down on the multi-billion dollar online keno business over concerns a gap in anti-gambling laws is leaving addicts exposed to harm. 

Sport and Recreation Minister Yvette Berry has met with user groups to help them - and her - get a better understanding of what is possible on the site for the proposed new Canberra...

Dallas Clifford's eyes fill with tears when he speaks about the "fantastic" community at his apartment block in Canberra's Inner South. But he said he is one of many residents whose lives have been...

The ACT Legislative Assembly has passed a motion calling on the government to set a clear direction for the territory’s next climate change strategy, while voting down a push to bring forward the ACT’s...

Allegations of systemic discrimination against First Nations staff in the ACT Public Service have been referred to the ACT Public Sector Standards Commissioner.

Allegations of systemic discrimination against Indigenous staff in the Australian Capital Territory's Public Service have been referred to the ACT Public Sector Standards Commissioner.

First Nations leaders are demanding a formal investigation into claims made by Brendan Moyle, former head of the ACT Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, that senior ACT public servants blocked work...

Holding a rape victim's hand while they undergo medical examination in hospital is just one of the way Paula McGrady supports sexual violence survivors in Canberra.

2025 was the year of advocacy.  The student population was out in full force, protest attendance was at an all-time high, and there was palpable outrage in the air. 

Canberra's biggest landlord is under fire for failing to repair and maintain its properties in a timely way — or at all.

Public housing tenants have been left waiting months for urgent repairs, sometimes living with mould and leaking rooves, according to a new report from the ACT Ombudsman. The report, Falling through the gaps: How Housing...

An independent MLA hasn’t been successful in compelling the Legislative Assembly to implement all 13 reforms which he believes will “turn around” the early childhood education and care system – but they will at...

Community Services Minister Suzanne Orr has been slammed by other ACT members over what they called a “plan to make a plan” to address food insecurity in the Territory.

The ACT Government’s reasons for not including a diving facility in the planned $138 million Canberra Aquatic Centre don’t hold water for local politicians and community groups who have written to the Chief Minister,...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has won Assembly support for examining a package of 13 reforms to strengthen safety standards in Canberra’s early childhood sector.

Police will return seized art posters to a Canberra music venue that depicted Donald Trump and other world leaders in Nazi uniforms, confirming there would be no charges laid under new hate symbol laws.

A politician and tech chief executive are calling for the ACT to modernise its Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) system to help protect children after a childcare worker retained their card despite being fired...

A Canberra bar is being investigated under the federal government's new hate laws over a series of posters, which the owner says are satirical.