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ACT learner drivers will get access to online first-aid course

The ACT has taken up a suggestion of 2022 Senior Australian of the Year Val Dempsey.

The Canberra Times

ACT govt introduces new laws to give tenants greater rights

The ban on no-cause evictions would mean landlords would need a valid reason to evict a tenant.

The Canberra Times

Stephen-Smith and Castley clash over health funding

Opposition health spokeswoman Leanne Castley called on the ACT government to explain why it had cut health funding.

The Canberra Times

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Minister 'saddened and disappointed' as review finds unprofessional behaviour in govt body

The review found strained relationships present an "imminent risk to ACT heritage sites".

The Canberra Times

Police appeal to public to help find wanted woman

ACT Policing's Operation TORIC team have made numerous attempts to locate Natalie.

The Canberra Times

Summer rain needed to keep a lid on ACT's grassfire threat

Healthy summer rain is predicted - and needed - to keep the grassfire threat at bay.

The Canberra Times

Welfare groups cheer Centrelink deal by David Pocock, although Jacqui Lambie is no fan

ACT Senator David Pocock will back the industrial relations bill, but demanded the government review Centrelink income payments

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Court staff have to keep fight from breaking out as Ameen Hamdan sentenced over death of teen Alexis Saaghy

Two families had to be separated by ACT court staff as Ameen Hamdan was sentenced for negligent driving, causing the death of 16-year-old Alexis Saaghy.

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Colleges and schools in Canberra's north and west becoming crowded as city's teenage population surges

ACT college enrolments are predicted to grow by 17 per cent in five years, stretching schools in Gungahlin, Belconnen and Woden that are already under pressure.

ABC News

ACT 'running out of time' to head off spiralling bushfire threat

When the current green growth dries out, the bushfire threat to the ACT will be worse than ever.

The Canberra Times

Emergency services 'well and truly prepared' for more hailstorms this season

Emergency services are still responding to damage caused by a storm which hit parts of southern Canberra on Sunday evening.

The Canberra Times

Omicron cases were more likely asymptomatic than Delta in the ACT: study

Delta infections were more likely to result in hospitalisation, but lower vaccination rates might be the reason.

The Canberra Times

Canberra man accused of raping woman at Westfield Belconnen granted bail in ACT Magistrates Court

A 28-year-old Canberra man charged with the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a retail store is granted bail at ACT Magistrates Court.

ABC News

'Increasingly untenable': Frustrated nurses and midwives lash out at govt

A major review into culture reform is expected to be released imminently.

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The ACT now has a fossil as its latest formal emblem

The ACT has four formally adopted emblems. Do you know what they are?

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Magpie attacks in Canberra plummet this swooping season

Was this spring good for you? Maybe there was no terrifying flap of wings like last spring?

The Canberra Times

ACT to pay $17 million per month for AFP-provided police force

Mick Gentleman announced the four-year $800 million agreement on Friday.

ABC News

ACT paramedics and Transport Workers' Union call for better working conditions, rostering and support from Emergency Services Agency

Paramedics in the ACT are calling for more support from the Emergency Services Agency and rostering that doesn't see back-to-back 14-hour night shifts.

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'Years in the making and we are frustrated': Paramedics condemn ESA leadership

ACT Ambulance staff call for reform amid staff shortages and fatigue.

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ACT govt promises to do more to look after Lake Tuggeranong

ACT Greens Member Johnathan Davis has called on the ACT government to do more to protect Lake Tuggeranong from grass clippings and leaf litter.

ABC News

There's an overdose crisis happening in Australia. Is drug decriminalisation the answer?

Some experts say the decriminalisation of drugs will help to stem the number of fatal overdoses each year. Others aren't so sure.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: David Pocock has only just arrived in the Senate and now he's negotiating with the PM

He wouldn’t relish the comparison, but at the start of the Albanese government Senate crossbencher David Pocock finds himself with the sort of pivotal power independent Brian Harradine enjoyed during the early Howard years.

ABC News

ACT Magistrates Court throws out case against Amazon Australia boss after man alleges theft

Peter Nesic brought legal action against the head of Amazon in Australia, Janet Menzies. But his allegation against the executive was tossed out in less than 15 minutes.

ABC News

Territory rights bill likely to pass Senate next week, allowing for euthanasia debate in ACT and NT

The ACT and Northern Territory are a step closer to being able to legislate for voluntary assisted dying after a vote in the Senate today.

ABC News

The Victorian Liberals say the state's debt is larger than any other state and larger than NSW, Queensland and Tasmania combined. Is that correct?

Victoria's Shadow Treasurer David Davis and the Liberal Party say Victoria's debt is larger than Queensland, NSW and Tasmania combined. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

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