The Latest Breaking News from ACT

Canberra flu cases in children has increased rapidly in the last month.

A long-time teacher at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) writes to the ACT government and opposition expressing "deep concern" about a number of controversial consultancy contracts.

The energy load peaked at about 5.40pm on Wednesday night in the ACT.

The Australian electricity grid is under intense pressure.

An e-petition against greyhound racing to the Tasmanian parliament reached a record number of signatures last week, with 13,519 people demanding the state government end public funding of the industry. The previous record in Tasmania was 11,699 signatures, for an e-petition supporting end-of-life choices.

Pink-tailed worm-lizard action plan shows slow sign of pay off.

Here’s what state and federal governments provide to help residents adopt the latest technology and cut power bills

Canberrans are being asked to reduce their electricity consumption where possible due to "ongoing supply issues in the electricity market".

The CIT board says it will commission an independent audit of the latest in a series of controversial contracts issued to two consultancy firms, both owned by mountaineer and "complexity and systems thinker" Patrick Hollingworth.