University of Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon says a focus on research, not just filling jobs, will deliver the greatest long-term benefits to the nation.
Canberra and the South Coast both feature in a special Australian Traveller list of 100 ways Australians can holiday at home this year.
Times Past
On this day in 1959, The Canberra Times reported that the six state premiers had accepted a six-year tax reimbursement plan from the federal government at the annual Premiers' Conference in Canberra. But the final agreement came after days of dramas and "near breakdowns" as the premiers struggled to compromise. READ MORE
