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Small business owners are trying to ride out tough conditions by closing earlier, working longer hours — or in some cases giving up days off altogether.
Man accidentally sets himself alight during arson attack on barber shop
ACT Policing have released footage of a man accidentally setting himself alight during an alleged arson attack on a Canberra barber shop.
Police looking for three men after graves allegedly robbed at Canberra cemetery
Damage to a woman's grave site was discovered by her husband and six-year-old son on her birthday, when they went to visit the Gungahlin Cemetery earlier this week.
Teenage kitchen hand awarded $65,000 after contracting salmonella at work
The then 15-year-old had been working at a Canberra cafe when she was hospitalised with a salmonella infection.
Australian Federal Police employee charged with wife's attempted murder in Canberra
The man allegedly attempted to strangle his wife "with force" before stabbing her with a 32-centimetre kitchen knife during a violent altercation at their home on Friday night.
'Breach of trust': Suspended prison sentence handed to Canberra soccer club president who stole funds
Aaron Alexander is handed two suspended prison sentences for stealing more than $23,000 from the Gungahlin United Football club while in charge of its finances.
'Call triple-0 and we'll be there': Frontline emergency services uprooted after lead, diesel discovered at station
A renovation of an emergency services station in Canberra's north uncovered lead dust and diesel particulates, with calls for staff to receive prompt health assessments.
Gungahlin United Football Club's 'name in tatters' after former president stole more than $23,000
The Gungahlin United Football Club says its former president Aaron Alexander's theft of more than $23,000 has left its volunteers experiencing "fear, anguish, hurt and frustration".
Canberra vets issue plea for 'empathy and patience' amid rise in abusive clients
A Canberra veterinary clinic has penned an open letter pleading for "change and awareness" after a rise in verbal abuse, aggressive behaviour and death threats among visitors and clients.
Wombat nicknamed Ian Thorpe after being rescued from Canberra pond by woman in kayak
A wombat earns the nickname, Ian Thorpe, after swimming for nearly 40 minutes before being rescued by a woman in a kayak from Yerrabi Pond in Canberra's north after a thunderstorm.
Urgent care clinics — the new medical service designed to ease pressure on hospital EDs
Urgent care clinics have been opened around Australia to help ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments — so where are they? When are they open? And do they bulk-bill?
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Almost half of Canberra's houses are still worth more than $1 million despite nationwide fall in prices
Fifteen Canberra suburbs, as well as Googong across the border, fell out of the $1 million zone over the past year — their median houses prices are now six figures.
Canberra is heavily reliant on cars. What would it take to change that?
With some developers no longer allocating parking to apartments and talk of a "car-free day" sometime soon, there are calls to improve public transport and make it easier to get around the national capital.
Canberra's population centre has crossed Lake Burley Griffin for the first time
Canberra's demographic heart recently climbed out of the lake and began crossing Parkes Way, after spending generations on the south side.
North Canberra to grow rapidly while the south may shrink as ACT population heads to 800,000
New Treasury modelling shows the inner north, Molonglo Valley and Belconnen are expected to be Canberra's fastest-growing districts.
Colleges and schools in Canberra's north and west becoming crowded
ACT college enrolments are predicted to grow by 17 per cent in five years, stretching schools in Gungahlin, Belconnen and Woden that are already under pressure.
Police treating deaths of mother and two sons found in Canberra's Yerrabi Pond as murder-suicide
ACT Policing say while the investigation is still ongoing, they believe only the three deceased were involved.
Outpouring of grief after bodies of two boys found in Canberra pond
The boy's school has offered counselling to students, while floral tributes are being laid at the pond where police divers found the bodies of the boys and their mother.
Body of eight-year-old boy found in Canberra pond
The body of Pravan Vivekanandan was found by police divers in Yarrabi Pond the day after the body of a woman and another young child were found.
Boy's body found in Canberra pond a day after mother and brother found dead
Police confirm that a body found in a pond is that of missing eight-year-old Pranav Vivekanandan, whose mother and young brother were found dead in the same pond on Saturday.
Woman and young boy found dead in Yerrabi Pond in Canberra's north
ACT police are investigating the deaths of a woman and a young boy whose bodies were found in a lake in Gungahlin this morning.