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The Latest Breaking News from ACT

Police call for airport shooting witnesses

ACT police have asked their NSW colleagues to call for witnesses to the shooting inside Canberra's airport earlier this month.

AAP

Canberra Pet Rescue struggling to find homes for rising number of surrendered animals

The ACT-based animal rescue organisation says shelters are overflowing as many people are surrendering pets they adopted during the COVID lockdown.

ABC News

Trailblazing ACT senator to be memorialised with new statue

Susan Ryan's daughter said her mother would have been honoured and absolutely loved being selected as a subject for public commemoration.

The Canberra Times

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'Taskforce will be relentless in its mission' to tackle theft and dangerous driving: police

Operation Toric began on August 1 to address an increase in motor vehicle thefts and dangerous driving in the ACT.

The Canberra Times

Another COVID death in Canberra as new cases decline

A man has died with COVID-19, marking the ACT's 117th pandemic death.

The Canberra Times

Canberra has second-highest car theft rate in the country as taskforce launched to target stolen cars, dangerous driving

Stolen cars are being used to drive at police officers at an alarming rate and almost 1,700 cars have been stolen in the territory since July last year, according to ACT police.

ABC News

No new COVID-19 deaths as cases remain low

There were 384 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the territory.

The Canberra Times

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ClubsACT proposes trial of self-exclusion facial recognition technology for problem gamblers

ClubsACT propose a trial of facial recognition technology that alerts staff to problem gamblers if they enter the poker machine or gambling areas in some Canberra clubs. The system would see patrons "opt-in" to be excluded from the venues.

ABC News

Legislative Assembly defends its COVID-safe plan as estimates saga drags on

ACT budget estimates have been delayed over a COVID safety stand off.

The Canberra Times

Supermarket giant Coles to trial banning plastic produce bags across its stores in ACT

Plastic single-use fresh produce bags will be removed from the 12 Coles stores in the ACT by the middle of next month.

ABC News

Two COVID deaths reported in latest ACT Health update

The sad news comes as daily numbers in the ACT are trending down.

The Canberra Times

Coles ditches plastic fruit and vegie bags in major trial

Coles is ditching single-use plastic produce bags in some of its supermarkets as it trials a program encouraging customers to bring reusable options.

The New Daily

'Indefinite trial': Plastic bags for fruit and veg to be removed from ACT Coles

The days of peeling off a plastic bag for the apples are numbered in Coles supermarkets.

The Canberra Times

ACT to trial ban on fruit and vegetable plastic bags

The days of peeling off a plastic bag for the apples are numbered in Coles supermarkets.

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The Canberra Times

ACT records four more COVID deaths

The sad news comes as daily numbers in the ACT are trending down.

The Canberra Times

ACT planning minister uses call-in powers to block development for the first time

It is the second time the minister has used the controversial powers in a matter of months.

The Canberra Times

Union alarm over 'soft' court outcomes putting public, police officers at risk

Shane Rattenbury and ACT courts described as "soft on crime"

The Guardian - AU

Australian rental homes colder and more damp than WHO safety standards

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

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The Canberra Times

Canberra's tenants freeze in nation's coldest rental homes

Canberra renters tracked the temperatures of their homes over winter and the results will make you shiver.

The Conversation

It’s time to give the ACT and NT stronger voices in parliament

With more independents, women, Indigenous Australians and MPs from a multicultural background than ever before, federal parliament seems ready to deal with issues that have been lying dormant for years.

The Canberra Times

Daily COVID infection figures hit new low for 2022

COVID numbers continue to fall with ACT Health recording the lowest daily number all year.

The Canberra Times

Meet the criminals straightened out by 'transformational' sentencing

Eight offenders have graduated from the ACT Supreme Court's drug and alcohol sentencing list. None have reoffended.

The Canberra Times

'It makes me cry': Running frame offers freedom for kids with limited mobility

Now I Can Run allows children in the ACT with limited mobility to run, often for the first time.

The Canberra Times

'I thought I was going to die': Chaos at Canberra Airport after 'calm' gunman fired five shots

The shots hit glass windows, and seemingly were not aimed at anyone. No one was physically hurt.

The Canberra Times

Number of new COVID infections hits second-lowest level for 2022

It is the lowest number of new daily cases since early February.

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