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Canberra courts construction delayed, with warning of further blowouts

Canberra courts construction delayed, with warning of further blowouts

More trials are expected to take place in Queanbeyan in the interim.

  • by Katie Burgess

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Rates inquiry extended as committee reveals it hasn't met for weeks
Rates

Rates inquiry extended as committee reveals it hasn't met for weeks

The committee had been due to report on the effect of rates increases on Thursday.

  • by Katie Burgess
ACT extends pokies scheme for a year, amid wait for 4000 cap
Gambling

ACT extends pokies scheme for a year, amid wait for 4000 cap

Canberra's pokie scheme has been extended, and a panel will advice on a potential casino sale.

  • by Daniel Burdon
Former speaker says ACT made 'mistake' in endorsing Katy Gallagher
Citizenship crisis

Former speaker says ACT made 'mistake' in endorsing Katy Gallagher

The High Court on Wednesday found Katy Gallagher ineligible to sit in the Australian Senate.

  • by Katie Burgess & Sally Whyte
Staff to be 'consulted' on ACT Health data review, two months overdue
Health

Staff to be 'consulted' on ACT Health data review, two months overdue

The health minister has come under fire this week for her handling of a litany of failures in ACT Health in the past year. 

  • by Katie Burgess
ACT Labor, Greens reject Liberals push for health documents
ACT government

ACT Labor, Greens reject Liberals push for health documents

The ACT Greens again sided with Labor to reject another Opposition attack on Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

  • by Daniel Burdon
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Heart-wrenching stories emerge from ACT's end-of-life choices inquiry

Heart-wrenching stories emerge from ACT's end-of-life choices inquiry

The ACT can't make laws on voluntary assisted dying, but a parliamentary committee is looking at the options available to dying Canberrans.

  • by Katie Burgess
Enough is enough: s44 needs to go to a referendum as soon as possible
Editorial

Enough is enough: s44 needs to go to a referendum as soon as possible

Given neither side of politics has handled this debacle well, it would make sense for Labor and the Coalition to reach agreement on a referendum question to be put to the people in conjunction with the 2019 poll.

  • by The Canberra Times
Plan to lift age of retirement for Canberra's magistrates
ACT government

Plan to lift age of retirement for Canberra's magistrates

Forced retirement at age 65 could soon be a thing of the past for Canberra's magistrates under a plan by the Canberra Liberals.

  • by Michael Inman
Proposal to collect food scraps in kerbside bins
ACT government

Proposal to collect food scraps in kerbside bins

Up to 40,000 tonnes of organic waste could be diverted from landfill under an ACT Government proposal to collect food scraps in kerbside bins.

  • by Michael Inman
ACT misses out on infrastructure spend despite GST boon

ACT misses out on infrastructure spend despite GST boon

The ACT appears to have been largely overlooked in the federal budget despite a higher-than-expected GST windfall.

  • by Katie Burgess