Canberra's cultural institutions being crippled by cuts to arts sector ... and other top stories.

• Canberra's cultural institutions being crippled by cuts to arts sector ...

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra for the opening of the Tom Roberts exhibition with the National Gallery of Australia Director Gerard Vaughan. Photo: Melissa Adams  It is difficult to fathom the federal Coalition Government's agenda concerning the arts and arts funding in Australia.The particularly ill-considered and unprecedented $104.7 million raid on the funding of the Australia Council, by the then Arts Min..

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• 'Swiss cheese': Canberra plans to plug tax deduction holes

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Are tax deductions on the way out? Deputy BusinessDay Editor Nassim Khadem explains the proposed changes to taxation that would have Australians no longer claiming deductions. PT1M11S 620 349 Economist Saul Eslake describes Australia's personal tax system as being "like a giant Swiss cheese".In his words, it is a system "riddled with holes" that allow people to pay less tax on "particular types of income, earned in particular ways". These holes, ..

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• Canberra week in review 1902

  

  The political week began in Queensland for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his new deputy, Barnaby Joyce. Mr Turnbull kicked off a campaign in the north, giving Australians a taste of Election 2016. "Barnaby and I are here on our road trip. It's not Thelma and Louise, it's Barnaby and Malcolm, but we're on a road trip." Opposition Leader Bill Shorten quickly likened that comparison to what he said was the government's lack of action on tax reform. "Malcolm Turnbull waffling around Australia..

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• Canberra childcare worker accused of stalking child released on bail

  

  Canberra childcare worker accused of stalking child released on bail Posted February 19, 2016 18:00:26 A Canberra after-school care worker accused of stalking a child who had been in his care has been released on bail by the ACT Magistrates Court.The 25-year-old man, who has an intellectual disability, is facing three charges including possession of child pornography and using the internet to deprave a young person, as well as stalking.The court heard he met the child..

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• Drone crashes in middle of ceremony at Australian War Memorial

  

  Drone crashes in middle of ceremony at Australian War Memorial in Canberra Updated February 19, 2016 20:26:18 The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has launched an investigation after a recreational drone crashed during a ceremony at the Australian War Memorial.The drone was being used by a man from New South Wales on Thursday evening as the nightly Last Post ceremony was underway at 4:55pm.Peter Gibson from CASA said no-one was injured, but the person who was flyi..

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• Rising number of Canberra families turn to home education, self ...

  

  Rising number of Canberra families turn to home education, self-directed learning Updated February 19, 2016 16:01:20 Attending school is not compulsory, only receiving an education is, and that does not have to involve sitting at a desk in a classroom.In the Flaherty-Stewart household in Canberra, education involves exploring interests and passions, with outdoor excursions, computer programming, musical instruments, art and photography.Kate Flaherty said her two sons, I..

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• End of a Canberra Capitals era as Jess Bibby and Carrie Graf move ...

  

  Jess Bibby and Carrie Graf are leaving the Canberra Capitals at the end of the season. Photo: Jay Cronan At just 23 years old and with a back injury few doctors were willing to touch, Jess Bibby sat in a cockroach-infested hotel room next to a Sydney hospital with all her chips pushed to the centre of the table.The accommodation was all she could afford, barely able to scrape a cent together after paying for revolutionary surgery. I was writing with a whiteb..

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• Growing rental shortages bad news for Canberra tenants

  Vacancies in Canberra’s already tight home rental market continue to shrink increasing the grim prospect for tenants of rising rents. Latest Domain data reveals that Canberra’s vacancy rate for houses tightened slightly over January from the 1.2 per cent recorded over December to 1.1 per cent. Vacancy rates in Canberra, however, have also fallen over the past year down from the 1.3 per cent recorded over January 2014. Canberra continues with clearly the lowest vacancy rate for houses of all the..

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• Joseph Tapine launches legal action against Newcastle Knights in ...

  

  Joseph Tapine launches legal action against Newcastle Knights in bid to join Canberra Raiders Video will begin in 5 seconds. Plays Of The Week From slam dunks to double tons, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week. PT1M33S 620 349 Joseph Tapine has begun legal action against Newcastle, with the ugly stoush set to be resolved in the courtroom if he isn't granted an early release to join Canberra.The parties are at loggerheads..

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Conservation groups storm out of consultations over land-clearing law .	Canberra records third-highest childhood vaccination rates in Australia .
Canberra man charged with murdering his son in Gungahlin .	Eight-year-old boy allegedly murdered by father in Canberra .