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'Less people coming forward': ACT booster shot take-up falls behind

Less than half the eligible population in the territory have received their third vaccine dose.

The Canberra Times

ACT has nation's fewest police per capita but Canberrans feel safer than other Australians

ACT residents feel safer than most Australians and are less likely to be victims of crime despite having the fewest police per capita, but the police union warns that under-funding is harming officers' well-being.

ABC News

ACT man dies from COVID-19, 734 new cases

A man in his 80s has died from COVID-19 overnight, bringing Canberra's death toll from the virus to 26.

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At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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Data reveals how ACT wins on public safety but fails on satisfaction

The ACT public's satisfaction with its community police was the worst in Australia, a report on government services found.

The Canberra Times

Test all students and staff twice a week, or only close contacts? States have different school plans – here's what they mean

Schools will open for term one across Australia next week – except in Queensland which has delayed the start of the school year.

The Conversation

Man dies in Canberra's south as car crashes off bridge and into stormwater drain

The ACT records its second road fatality in the space of a week, after a man died when his car crashed off a bridge and into a stormwater drain in Canberra's south.

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ACT COVID hospitalisations reach new high

There are now 73 COVID-19 patients in Canberra hospitals, the highest since the pandemic began, as the ACT records 884 new infections.

AAP

ACT records 884 new cases, passing a week of daily infections under 1k

The cases were diagnosed from 648 PCR tests and 236 rapid tests.

The Canberra Times

Alleged drug driver to face court after driving stolen car

The man will face the ACT Magistrate's Court on Thursday morning with multiple charges.

The Canberra Times

ACT public housing spending dips despite 'urgent need'

The ACT government has wiped millions of dollars from social housing expenditure, prompting some groups to call it a housing crisis in the capital.

The Canberra Times

ACT records 896 cases with no COVID deaths

The ACT has recorded no COVID-19 deaths in the latest period with 896 cases of the virus reported by health authorities.

AAP

ACT records 896 new cases of COVID-19

The cases were diagnosed from 600 PCR tests and 296 rapid tests.

The Canberra Times

Crowds march for Invasion Day protests – as it happened

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No longer 'armchair activists': Black Summer bushfire trauma drives protesters

The pair received criminal convictions on Tuesday after a magistrate rejected claims there were extenuating circumstances to justify their charges being dismissed.

The Canberra Times

Champion for the disabled had the default of 'yes' to every challenge

Sue Salthouse has received a posthumous Australia Day honour for service as an advocate for people with a disability, and to the prevention of family violence

AAP

Ambulance volunteer gets 2022 gong

The 2022 Senior Australian of the Year is long-serving St John Ambulance volunteer from the ACT, Valmai Dempsey.

ABC News

NT COVID-19 contact tracing app to be upgraded to feature exposure site information

There has been frustration at the lack of COVID-19 exposure site information from the NT government in recent weeks, but an upcoming change to the Territory Check-In app is set to provide Territorians with more clarity.

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One death, 904 COVID cases in ACT

The ACT has recorded its third death in two days after a woman in her 80s died with COVID-19.

The Canberra Times

Woman in her 80s dies as ACT records 904 new cases of COVID-19

There are 67 people in hospital because of COVID, with three of them in intensive care, and one on ventilation.

ABC News

Many ACT parents 'grateful' face-to-face learning will return on schedule in Canberra schools

Like many Canberra parents, mother of two Gabrielle Connolly was thrilled to hear schools will be returning to face-to-face learning for the beginning of term one, as the ACT government introduces a host of measures to keep children safe.

The Canberra Times

Suspended jail term for former army major after $44k fraud

He admitted using a work credit card for 99 unauthorised transactions across the ACT and four Australian states.

The Canberra Times

ACT govt extends deadline for small business hardship scheme

Businesses can claim reimbursements of up to $10,000.

The Canberra Times

Education union concerned over lack of RAT certainty

Not all rapid antigen tests will be distributed by the first school day.

ABC News

Students won't need a negative RAT result before heading back to the classroom under ACT's return-to-school plan

ACT children from preschool to year 12 are set to return for face-to-face learning on January 31, with students provided two rapid antigen tests per week for four weeks.

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