Penny Travers

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Penny Travers

Labor's David Smith has retained the southern ACT seat of Bean, narrowly defeating independent candidate Jessie Price in a tight contest. The ABC is projecting Mr Smith will hold the seat for a third term despite a significant swing away from the Liberal Party and towards Ms Price. Results for the seat have been on a knife's edge since the Albanese government's landslide victory on May 3.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Coquohalla Connor |Penny Travers

The federal election result in the seat of Bean remains on a knife edge, with only a few hundred votes separating Labor's David Smith and independent Jessie Price. As the continuing continues, both major parties are reflecting on the results and what they might mean for the future of the Liberal Party in the ACT. Unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the Senate Jacob Vadakkedathu says the party needs to reflect.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Lynn Anderson |Penny Travers

The Canberra Baptist Church has been expelled from its denominational association after almost 100 years for refusing to support a conservative stance on same-sex marriage. The New South Wales and ACT Baptist Association, which is governed by member churches, voted to disaffiliate the Canberra Baptist Church during its annual assembly in Sydney on Saturday night, with 65 per cent of the delegates supporting the move.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Penny Travers

Federal Labor has given the green light to a new Canberra convention centre, pledging $100 million in funding for initial planning works, as well as a new aquatic centre, if re-elected next month. While the idea of building a convention centre and new pool in Canberra's city centre is not new, it's the first time enough money has been committed to get the projects underway.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Penny Travers |Charlotte Gore

The outgoing head of orthopaedic surgery at Canberra Hospital says the loss of a sixth surgeon is "not surprising" given changes to operational procedures he says "all of the directors of department hate". "There is no surgeon in the hospital who's happy about this," Professor Paul Smith said. "The system is really not conducive to a satisfactory standard of practice for the clinicians who are progressively being disenfranchised in that whole process.