Midnight Oil to Perform in Canberra at Up Close In The Capital

Midnight Oil are set to perform in Canberra on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March this year in a show called 'Up Close In The Capital'.

The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra Acquires a Special Painting to Add to its Degas Exhibition

Canberra's National Gallery of Australia is presently hosting the Degas exhibition, which will now include the Edgar Degas Femme a sa toilette (Woman bathing) painting that the gallery paid about $1.1million for at the Paris' Yves Saint Laurent sale on Monday.

Canberra's Parks Receive an Upgrade

Canberra is about to commence building Eddison Park and renovate Glebe Park after Rudd approved the $2.2million developments.

Canberra and the ACT Government Remember the Trauma of their 2003 Bushfires

The Victorian Bushfires 2009 has struck an emotional chord for Canberrans as they recall the 2003 firestorm around Canberra that killed four people and burnt down approximately 500 houses.

Canberra Airport Encounters Security Incident

Canberra Airport has been held under scrutiny by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) after it was believed Canberra Airport breached security measures.

Canberra Filmmakers Rise to Stardom at the 2009 Tropfest

Duane Fogwell and Geir Brillan from Canberra won this year's Tropfest short film festival for the film titled NYE.

Canberra School Children Arrive to Swim in Contaminated Waters Despite Warnings

ACT school children arrived to compete at the blue-green algae infected waters of Lake Burley Griffin last Sunday in Canberra, despite health warnings from the National Capital Authority.

Failing Security System Stalls Operation of ACTs New Prison

It could take several months for ACT to install a working security system in its new prison.

Canberra art + design festival 2009 Puts on a Show this February

Canberra's Benedict House art + design festival summer 2009 has two exciting exhibitions that will run until 28 February - art:women and future:colour.

Public Service Job Cuts in Canberra

Canberra could be up for jobs cuts in the public service sector. ACT Senator Gary Humphries says that massive retrenching will occur to pay for the Federal Government's $42billion stimulus package.

University of Canberra Opens Campus Accommodation

The University of Canberra recently opened the University of Canberra Village, located in Bruce, Canberra - its first ever on-campus accommodation, with 507 rooms.

Canberra Airport Offers to Become Sydney's Second

After the Federal Government announced its plan to find a site for a second Sydney airport last year, Canberra Airport management is now pushing that its airport becomes the location.

The National Gallery Keeps Details About New Development Quiet

Canberra residents are wondering what secret the National Gallery of Australia are keeping from them as they watch a new development on the site begin, but receive no reports about it.

Canberra Arsonists in Mawson

Mawson, Canberra, was under threat on Monday morning when two teenagers were said to have set fire to grass behind Mawson's Southland Shops at 10.30am.

Canberra Residents Provide Overwhelming Donation of Goods to Victorian Bushfire Survivors

Canberra residents have responded so well to a Canberra radio station's request for goods for Victoria's bushfire survivors, that they have now been asked to contribute cash instead.