Call for Big Splash heritage listing, as mystery of owner deepens

The man who built the main iconic water slide at Big Splash says the site needs to be heritage-listed. As mystery surrounds the future of the beloved Macquarie water park, Megan Doherty spoke to a former owner about its importance to Canberra.

The long-running uncertainty over the head of the Department of Parliamentary Services has come to an end. Dana Daniel reports on the reaction and the unanswered questions about Rob Stefanic's departure.

Police are looking for witnesses after a Christmas party turned violent, Bageshri Savyasachi reports.

Caden Helmers has some long-awaited big news for Basketball ACT players, and Sarah Lansdown talks to some year 12 students who did particularly well at their ATARS, while noting how typical it is that the ACT government is handling the results in the way it is.

And Amy Martin speaks with a woman who was left fatherless 80 years ago and is only now learning his story.

Today will be another day in the high 20s before our hot weekend. We can expect a sunny day with a top of 28.

John-Paul Moloney, managing editor