The Riotact

Quality local news and views from Canberra and the surrounding region.

The Riotact was established in late 2000 to publish grass roots news, the opinion of the people and up to date information about the Canberra scene. “We’re aiming to expose Canberra to itself,” the founders wrote. “To demonstrate that community consultation can occur, and from the inside it’s a far more vibrant place than it looks from without.”

More than 39,500 articles and 550,000 comments have

been publishing on the platform since its inception. Recently revamped, under new ownership and with an all-new team, the RiotACT’s focus on Canberra continues, as does our desire to help readers let the rest of the community know about issues and events that matter to them through varied and informative points of view. If you have an interest that isn’t getting the coverage you would like, register and submit a post on it. As a small team we can’t publish everything that comes across our screens, but we do the best we can to give everyone a fair go.

09/12/2024

Voices of Bean wants an independent in the Federal Parliament, and Jessie Price has been chosen to fight the campaign.

Take note David Smith MP, an independent is coming after you. The community independents movement is ramping up ahead of…

09/12/2024

Forget fairy lights and blow-up Santas - a few of Canberra's inner-south suburbs have their own way of celebrating Christmas and it's a "bow-tiful" story!

December is a nice time to drive around and soak up the sights of Canberra. After dark, every second house…

09/12/2024

Is Dionisia Salas the next big thing in Australian art? Experience a major exhibition of the Canberra artist's work at the Goulburn Regional Gallery. Sasha Grishin explores some of the complexities of her art.

Canberra artist Dionisia (Dioni) Salas, presently based in Braidwood, is in the spotlight at a major exhibition at the Goulburn…

09/12/2024

Hannah and Minjun Kim were working in the kitchen together when their boss put Vincent up for sale during the pandemic. Now happily married, the new owners are bringing their love of fusion cooking and wine pairing to the fore with delicious results.

Married couple Hanna Kim and Minjun Kim have put their relationship to the test in one of the most challenging…

09/12/2024

The 2025 Workday Canberra International promises to deliver the very best of world tennis at Tennis ACT. Check out who you can see up close this year and why it's the hottest ticket this summer (especially for kids!)

Canberra will welcome many of the world’s top 100 tennis players and the next generation of superstars as they arrive…

09/12/2024

The ACT's youth detention centre is tougher on its inmates than the adult jail, a new report says. And it's not helping.

Detainees at the ACT's youth detention centre should be able to hug and kiss visitors, a practice that had been…

09/12/2024

A Canberra couple has shared what can follow when your settlement goes awry, and your precious deposit is in jeopardy (it's rare, but it happens).

In Matt Rastar's experience, the vast majority of home settlements go off without a hitch. The phrase you want to…

09/12/2024

After evicting 150 students from Jamberoo Action Park last week, management now says students will get a full refund and free tickets to return. But some are still not happy at how they were treated and unverified claims the students behaved badly.

Jamberoo Action Park has apologised to Telopea Park students it evicted last Thursday (5 December) and pledged to issue them…

09/12/2024

Goulburn’s recently elected mayor Nina Dillon says her parents provided the ideal role models for her new role. Here's why.

When Nina Dillon drives past a little cemetery at Merrilla west of Goulburn on her way to town from Parkesbourne,…

09/12/2024

The Opposition Leader is working to make antisemitism an election issue, saying Labor has sold out Australia's Jewish community.

Antisemitism isn’t usually an Australian election issue, but it is shaping up to be firmly in people’s minds when they…

08/12/2024

Iconic and historic but a little time-worn. That's the Sydney and Melbourne buildings in the city. But over the next 18 months, their facades will return to their original splendour.

The next phase of the revitalisation of the historic Sydney and Melbourne buildings in Canberra's city centre is underway with…

08/12/2024

Farmers and conservationists have teamed up to sign an agreement that could see threatened native animals, long missing from the hills around the Capital region, make a reappearance. Here's why.

The feeling country people have for the land, land that they inherited from their parents and their parents before them,…

08/12/2024

Senator Katy Gallagher may be nervy about her re-election but she shouldn't be too worried. Ian Bushnell explains why.

Is Katy Gallagher really that nervous about her ACT Senate seat, or has the general malaise in the Albanese Government…

08/12/2024

Despite dry conditions and other setbacks, Australia's agriculture is experiencing a high value of production year according to the latest ABARES figures.

Australia’s agriculture sector is on track for a high production value year even though drought is still making life tough…

08/12/2024

Moana 2 fails to live up to the original in almost every way, providing a chopped together mess that should have stuck to its original plan of being a TV show, writes film reviewer Jarryd Rowley.

Well, this is perhaps the most disappointing review I've had to write all year. Fresh off the AI monstrosity that…

08/12/2024

If you are one of the smarty pants who has already bought and wrapped your Christmas presents, you don't need Sally Hopman's advice. Everyone else should read on.

It's 18 days before Christmas, and all through the house, every creature is stirring – except for someone with nous.…

08/12/2024

The late Jann Aiton was a vet known for her special bond with animals. Now, the animals she left behind need your help.

Jann Aiton, a much admired and respected veterinary surgeon who serviced the ACT region, passed away in Braidwood Hospital on…

08/12/2024

Yes, you read that headline right! AKIBA is giving away free meals for one night only to celebrate a decade of dining in Canberra.

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but how about dinner? Canberra institution Akiba is celebrating its…

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RiotACT was established in late 2000 as a place for grass roots news, opinion and analysis, and over 41,000 articles have been published to date, generating over 560,000 comments.