Brendan Nelson was appointed as director of the War Memorial in 2012,and will step down at the end of this year.

Brendan Nelson steps down as director of the Australian War Memorial

Brendan Nelson's departure from the role he has held for seven years paves the way for a new director to oversee the memorial's near $500 million expansion.

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Clubs will have to chip in thousands of dollars per month to a new diversification fund.

Clubs to chip in thousands of dollars to new diversification fund

The fund was a recommendation on how to reduce the Canberra industry's reliance on poker machine revenue.

  • Katie Burgess
The ACT government is ditching its common-law compulsory third party insurance scheme in favour of a hybrid,no-fault model.

No compensation for anxiety,depression caused by car crash

Psychological disorders caused by a crash won't be covered by the new compulsory third party insurance scheme.

  • Katie Burgess
Commercial property owners have been hit hard by recent rates rises.

Canberra's tax reform exposed huge flaw in system

A parliamentary committee even went so far as to call for compensation for some property owners.

  • Katie Burgess
A Change The Rules rally in Melbourne. Public servants in Canberra have been given permission to attend the gathering.

Public servants'encouraged'to attend union rally in lunch break

The event has been promoted with the tagline:"change the government,change the rules".

  • Katie Burgess
Ahead of a major overhaul of compulsory third-party insurance,a review of the existing scheme has found claims are taking years to finalise.

CTP premiums falling but scheme still expensive

Claims are taking an average of 2.7 years to finalise,and there are claims still being settled from 2009,a review of the current scheme has found.

  • Katie Burgess
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ACT Supreme Court chief justice Terence Higgins was to be the ACT's integrity commissioner.

Politics scuttles ex-chief justice's new gig as integrity commissioner

The Liberals would not support Terence Higgins' appointment,as he was a prominent member of the Labor party nearly 30 years ago.

  • Katie Burgess
Liberals leader Alistair Coe is suspicious of the new Capital Reserve fund,which would allow government agencies to draw down on funds from the forward estimates for infrastructure projects.

ACT agencies can now borrow from forward estimates for capital works

The ACT Opposition says the fund the government obscure the true state of the budget.

  • Katie Burgess
Damien De Marco leaves the Magistrates Court after giving evidence at the royal commission. The anti-child abuse campaigner is one of those hurt and angered by the archbishop's comments.

Church sex abuse survivor anguish over confessional seal comments

Survivors and their families have spoken of their hurt and anger,after an archbishop said priests would encourage people to self-report abuse.

  • Katie Burgess
Light rail on Northbourne Avenue. Public servants are under pressure to put in long hours ahead of the launch later this month.

Staff urged to put in late nights ahead of light rail launch

Transport Canberra deputy director-general Duncan Edghill even sent staff a photo of an empty office as part of a missive to work longer hours.

  • Katie Burgess