Transport: Drivers on Canberra roads are thought to increasingly overtake cyclists at unsafe distances when speed limits are above 60km/h, with unsafe passing practices dropping off when the speed is capped.
Transport: A new ticketing system for Canberra's public transport network will be developed over the next year after the territory finally signed a contract to overhaul the way passengers pay for their journeys.
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Public Sector Informant | Public Eye: The average APS employee is 43 and either named Michael or Sarah. And increasingly, the average public servant is striding into work, clutching an insulated lunch bag.
Education: Australia's closest international neighbour is only a three-hour boat ride from Darwin but less than 1 per cent of ACT college students are learning the Indonesian language. And opportunities for further learning are dying.
Tourism | Watch: Royal National Capital Agricultural Society chief executive Geoff Cannock said the show welcomed more than 90,000 visitors on Friday and over the weekend.
Property: The ACT government this month knocked back an amended development application in Torrens which sought to approve some elements of a dual occupancy build after they had been completed.
Property: Canberra developer Morris Property Group has scaled back a commercial development proposal in Civic, reducing the building's height from 13 storeys to seven.
