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The Latest Breaking News from ACT

Home affairs department paid $16,000 to rent senior official’s ACT home through Airbnb

Deal was part of a half-a-million-dollar program for staff quarantining on returning from overseas

The Guardian - AU

Illegal campers moved on from Cotter Campground as protesters search for next site

The campsite, which has the capacity for 200 people, has been overwhelmed with campers vowing to remain in the ACT.

The Canberra Times

QR Code Check-Ins Could Be Wound Back In Vic Because Compliance Has Dropped By More Than Half

Daniel Andrews said on Sunday the codes were “under very active review” as COVID case numbers keep dropping.

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Four protesters arrested for trespassing

ACT police have charged four anti-vaccination protesters with trespassing, after an operation to evict demonstrators from a Canberra campsite.

AAP

Home Affairs racks up $500,000 Airbnb bill on quarantine for 72 staff

The Home Affairs department has blamed strict quarantine requirements for its $500,000 bill spent on Airbnbs for 72 government staffers.

ABC News

Three people arrested as police move on protesters refusing to leave EPIC showground in Canberra

Three people are arrested as police tell a small group of remaining protesters to leave the Exhibition Park campgrounds in the ACT.

ABC News

'Read between the lines': Barr takes aim at protesters' political backers

But ACT authorities have limited options to prevent protesters from gathering in Canberra, even if the locals don't like the people who turned up.

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PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Politician amid new ACT COVID cases as ventilation numbers spike

A federal politician has confirmed he has been struck down with COVID-19 while in Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Uncertainty over jobs data due to Omicron as nation records at least 47 virus deaths – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Adolescent mental health facility in Canberra won't be complete until 2023 while children as young as 13 are admitted to adult wards

The only adolescent mental health facility in Canberra won't be complete until 2023, while children as young as 13 are being admitted to adult mental health units.

ABC News

More action needed 14 years after stolen generations apology

Canberra's Gulanga Program, Dhunlung Yarra Service team and Yeddung Mura Aboriginal Corporation come together to mark the 14th anniversary of the national apology to the stolen generations.

The Canberra Times

Exhibition Park campers to be moved on after thousands attend anti-mandate protest

After nearly two weeks of anti-mandate protests in the nation's capital, Saturday's event was the biggest yet.

The Canberra Times

Latest snapshot of coronavirus impact

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Australia at 1700 AEDT Saturday, February 12.

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COVID-19 protesters force cancellation of ACT Lifeline charity book fair, breach barricades at Parliament House

Demonstrators protesting against a range of issues, including COVID-19 vaccine mandates, force the cancellation of Canberra's Lifeline book fair as police investigate an alleged assault at the campgrounds.

The Canberra Times

ACT records 428 new COVID-19 cases

There are 2618 active cases in the ACT.

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins case: top prosecutor warns against ‘commentary’ after Scott Morrison’s remarks

ACT’s director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold says he discourages public discussion by ‘by officers of the court and public figures’

The Guardian - AU

Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

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The Canberra Times

Gang-gangs in focus as ACT emblem risks entering endangered status

The ACT is coordinating national recovery efforts for the gang-gang cockatoo.

The Canberra Times

Electric vehicles could double or triple each year on ACT roads: Barr

Mr Barr said the ACT would continue to lead the nation on EV take-up, as he cut the ribbon on a Tesla showroom on Friday.

Newcastle Herald

Port Stephens Koala Hospital has questions around 'endangered' listing

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley on Friday announced koala populations in NSW, Queensland and ACT will be listed as "endangered", instead of "vulnerable".

The Canberra Times

ACT community sector forced to 'cut corners' over funding pressures

While demand has increased for community sector services government funding has not kept pace.

The Canberra Times

Farmers market cancelled as police prepare for protesters to target child vaccinations

Police have advised Canberrans that anti-vaccine mandate protest activity is expected to continue over the next two days.

ABC News

Koalas now considered endangered in NSW, Queensland and the ACT

Environmental groups say the federal government's decision to upgrade koalas from "vulnerable" to "endangered" in three jurisdictions is "grim" but "important".

The Canberra Times

Koalas endangered listing a national failure, ACT environment minister says

The new listing is recommended by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.

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