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A federal expansion adding thousands of positions to the capital over three years didn't appear from nowhere — it's the end product of a long, bruising policy argument about what government should actually do itself.
A rare budget windfall driven by federal public service spending is reshaping what the ACT government can promise residents — but the benefits aren't reaching everyone equally.
Canberra's waterfront precinct has matured into a genuine destination for locals. Here's how to make the most of it.
While the ACT median sits at $835,000 and stamp duty pain spreads across the border states, one inner-north suburb is quietly rewarding buyers who do their homework.
A wave of new residential projects across the capital's growth corridors is bringing the ACT Home Buyer Concession Scheme back into sharp focus — and eligible buyers could pocket up to $36,750.
A proposed rezoning of Chifley's commercial spine could reshape one of Canberra's most undervalued inner-south pockets — and buyers are starting to notice.
A new affordability breakdown shows ACT renters are handing over more each week than counterparts in Geelong, Ballarat and Toowoomba, yet accumulating none of the equity gains those regional markets delivered over the past three years.
While visitors queue for Floriade and selfies at the War Memorial, Canberra residents are slipping into gorges, ridge lines and creek corridors that most guidebooks have never heard of.
Researchers have now mapped what eight weeks of meditation actually does to brain structure — and Canberrans are finding the evidence hard to ignore.
From Braddon to Kingston, a growing clutch of Canberra eateries are earning rare praise from dietitians for menus that actually deliver on the wellness promises they make.
With the ACT median house price sitting at $835,000 and rental vacancy rates near historic lows, a new class of purpose-built rental developments is positioning itself as a long-term alternative to ownership — but the fine print matters.
From Belconnen to Tuggeranong, ACT schools are rolling out structured mindfulness programs — here's what's actually on offer and what the evidence says.
Neuroscientists have moved well past the wellness clichés — here's the hard evidence on what regular meditation practice physically changes inside your skull, and where Canberrans can start.
As midwinter mornings draw early risers outside, a quiet movement is growing across Canberra's parks and lakeshores — and the research says it's worth the alarm.
Properties within 500 metres of Lake Burley Griffin's southern shore have recorded median price growth of nearly 18 percent over the past 18 months, leaving the broader ACT median in the dust.
A planned light rail extension to Gungahlin Town Centre's northern fringe is redrawing the city's property map, with developers already circling land parcels in Throsby and Kenny.
With studio memberships climbing and Canberrans increasingly stressed by housing costs and work-life pressures, knowing your Hatha from your Yin could be the most useful health decision you make this winter.
The capital's notorious continental winters fool residents into drinking far less than they need — and the consequences show up well before thirst does.
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