'Big food' lobbying shaping health policies at public's expense
Lobbyists for 'big food' are potentially swaying health policies in favour of their corporate bottom line in Australia, new research has claimed.
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Daniel Burdon
Daniel Burdon is a reporter for The Canberra Times
ACT concessions for older Canberrans should be widened, water prices kept low, retired public servants' say
Retired public servants in Canberra have called on the ACT government to widen bus travel concessions to those aged 65 years old and ensure older residents of the national capital do not face a potential massive hike in annual water supply fees.
Manuka Pool, Oval and Kingston shops need protection plans, as heritage backlog continues
Residents of some of Canberra's oldest suburbs have called for a long-awaited conservation management plan to be implemented to protect Manuka pool and other heritage-listed assets across the inner south.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr urged to trump up $100 million affordable housing fund for lower-income Canberrans
The ACT's peak social services council has again called for $100 million to fund more affordable housing in Canberra.
Kambah man on road to recovery thanks to ACT home-delivery hospital treatment program
It was just before Christmas when John Hall fell ill with a high fever, leading to a trip to Canberra Hospital and several weeks at home in treatment.
Canberra's new blood cancer accommodation village at capacity, five months after opening
A new $7 million accommodation village in Canberra for people suffering from relatively rare blood cancers is now running at capacity, five months after it opened in August last year.
Growing delays in Centrelink processing claims for age and disability pensions, amid wider public service job cuts
The Department of Human Services, which controls Centrelink, has failed to meet its own targets for processing age and disability support pension claims, with the number of those processed within its target time falling about 20 per cent over the past three years.
Study of demand for suicide prevention services on agenda, but funding still uncertain
A major assessment of Canberra's demand for mental health services, including the need for more suicide prevention services, will be one of the key initial tasks of the ACT's new Office of Mental Health.
Canberra's new parents start new 'purple' program to help care for crying babies properly
New parents will be given formal training in a new program set up across Canberra's maternity wards to help them understand a crying baby is normal, and prevent future brain injuries among newborns.
Canberra's primary health body calls for audit of demand for suicide prevention services in the ACT
The body responsible for primary health care services in Canberra has called for an audit of the demand for suicide prevention services in the ACT, in the absence of reliable data on the need for such programs.
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