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Can I vote online in the 2022 federal election?

As Australians prepare their postal votes or plan to head to the polls, let's take a look at the areas where you can vote online and how that has worked out — or not.

ABC News

Bring in health monitoring for firefighters in wake of PFAS research: union

The ACT United Firefighters Union said the ACT government had fallen behind in introducing the monitoring, which it had agreed to in 2020.

The Canberra Times

Close-contact students will stay home while term 1 rules remain for first fortnight

Masks will still be required in schools under an Education Directorate policy, despite the chief health officer saying a mandate was no longer a proportionate response.

The Canberra Times

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Just over half of patients in Canberra emergency departments seen on time

The latest figures from ACT Health showed there were more than 35,000 presentations to Canberra emergency departments over three months.

The Canberra Times

Alimentation Couche-Tard To Increase Ownership In Fire & Flower To 35%

Fire & Flower Holdings Corp.

Benzinga

Minority has already taken water rights

Aaron Smale argues it is not Māori but Pākehā farmers who have had preferential treatment.

Newsroom.co.nz

Expert optimism as ACT weighs up releasing contacts from isolation rules

An epidemiologist warned widespread COVID transmission would have an ongoing burden on the health system unless more was done to prevent long COVID cases.

The Canberra Times

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Fixes for four of Canberra's worst road black spots

The changes include banning right turns on Isabella Drive and Benham Street in Chisholm, except for emergency vehicles.

The Canberra Times

Higher home buyer scheme price caps welcomed as supply concerns linger

The federal government on Monday announced higher price gaps for its low-deposit home buyer schemes.

The Canberra Times

Double demerits hit 20 ACT motorists ahead of Easter weekend

Double demerits are in place until midnight on Monday and also apply to all mobile phone offences.

The Canberra Times

ACT expects consistent close contact rules across eastern seaboard

Andrew Barr said the ACT was working with the other states and territories, particularly on the eastern seaboard, because those jurisdictions were in largely similar pandemic situations.

The Canberra Times

Police investigate assault at a Canberra school

Police are actively investigating an assault which occurred at Gold Creek High School in full view of other students and teachers.

The Canberra Times

Book of the Week: Yes, Ministers

Act leader David Seymour reviews a political memoir

Newsroom.co.nz

Adriaan's mother fights for change after 'indescribable loss'

Coronial inquest heard, three and a half years on from tragic death

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Governing in a pandemic and without a coalition partner

Grant Robertson spoke to political editor @jo_moir about life without coalition buddies and Labour's governing majority hamstrung by covid.

ABC News

Ngunnawal people are revitalising their traditional language, one Canberra workshop at a time

Ngunnawal elder Caroline Hughes hopes one day her traditional language will be taught in Canberra schools, just like Japanese or French. For now, community workshops are spreading the word.

The Canberra Times

Wet weather creates dangerous conditions in ACT parks

ACT Parks and Conservation Service warn holidaymakers to take care.

The Canberra Times

ACT to make sweeping reforms to procurement in response to scathing audit

The ACT Government has accepted the recommendations of the Auditor-General's report into the Campbell Primary School modernisation procurement.

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The Canberra Times

More schools reported to WorkSafe, Calwell gets two more notices

The Education Directorate has received 2100 reports of workplace accidents and incidents across all ACT public schools this year.

The Canberra Times

Parents unaware of school safety issues at Calwell High School

Parents are worried about sending their children back to Calwell High School after it was issued a prohibition notice by WorkSafe ACT.

The Canberra Times

Warning of impending 'catastrophic event', as nurses scared to report assaults

Staff working at the Dhulwa Mental Health unit reported more than 100 physicals assaults over a six-month period.

ABC News

'Catastrophic event' imminent as physical assault rate escalates at Canberra's Dhulwa Mental Health Unit

Nurses working at Canberra's Dhulwa Mental Health Unit have reported having arms, noses and fingers broken by patients across a six month period, with fears of further escalation imminent.

The Canberra Times

Berry survives no-confidence, opposition demands resignation

The no-confidence motion was raised by the opposition after WorkSafe issued a prohibition notice to Calwell High School.

The Canberra Times

'Catastrophic event' imminent at mental health facility, nurses union says

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation's ACT branch has aired serious concerns around nurses safety.

The Canberra Times

Berry to face no-confidence motion over Calwell High School issues

The workplace safety watchdog issued a prohibition notice to Calwell High School over serious risks to health and safety.

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