Politics
ACT
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
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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
The ACT appears to have been largely overlooked in the federal budget despite a higher-than-expected GST windfall.
- by Katie Burgess
ACT government
Ministerial diaries show who meets with ACT ministers
Andrew Barr meets big Chinese developers in January.
- by Kirsten Lawson
ACT government
Land tax exemption on vacant properties scrapped
Canberra's vacant properties will attract land tax under new laws passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
- by Michael Inman