Daniel Burdon is a reporter for The Canberra Times
A quiet push by three of the nation's most powerful pharmaceutical lobby groups to derail moves to make codeine drugs prescription-only has likely delayed a final decision until at least next year.
More needs to be done to keep the ACT's young people out of the criminal justice system and help those using drugs to get off them.
Wahiba Omran was lying in a hospital bed when the school rang with the news her son had broken both his arms in an accident.
The ACT's nursing and midwifery union has called on all political parties contesting the election to guarantee staff to patient ratios.
A massive overhaul of the ACT's health system is in the works, after the health directorate awarded more than $700,000 worth of contracts to Ernst and Young to review the territory's clinical services and community health programs.
A year ago yesterday, David and Elizabeth Cusack were at Canberra Hospital, David stricken with pneumonia and Elizabeth suffering chest pains.
ACT Opposition claims Health Minister Chris Bourke confirmed a $90-million budget saving for Canberra Hospital.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has urged the ACT Remuneration Tribunal to consider "community expectations" and the territory's budget deficit when reviewing judges' pay-packets this year.
Two academics walk into a bar with a laptop, microphones and a thirst to help explain complex ideas in a relaxed, accessible way.
Construction workers on Canberra building sites may be facing pressure to speed up jobs due to delays caused by rain during one of the city's wettest winters on record.
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