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Janet Anderson pulls out of Canberra Health Services top job

Janet Anderson pulls out of Canberra Health Services top job

The new boss of Canberra Hospital has pulled out of the job, just days after it was announced she would take the helm of the troubled organisation.

  • by Katie Burgess

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Could Dorothy Dixers be cut from the ACT parliament's question time?
ACT government

Could Dorothy Dixers be cut from the ACT parliament's question time?

They're the scourge of Question Time in Westminster parliaments all around the world, and can lead to some pretty cringe-worthy moments.

  • by Katie Burgess
Some staff to lose entitlements, face anxiety with ACT Health split
Health

Some staff to lose entitlements, face anxiety with ACT Health split

The structures of the new organisations are yet to be finalised.

  • by Daniella White
A new supermarket war is shaping up in Canberra's south
Development

A new supermarket war is shaping up in Canberra's south

The government says its new plan to rezone car parks for redevelopment will increase activity and the demand for services, but not everyone is convinced.

  • by Katie Burgess
Time to update the electorate guidelines
Opinion
Election

Time to update the electorate guidelines

The decision to name the ACT's third Commonwealth Parliament electorate after a white Australian male calls for rethinking of how electorates are named.

  • by Kim Rubenstein & Katrina Hall
ACT minor parties host pub meet in hope to boost profile
Election

ACT minor parties host pub meet in hope to boost profile

Australian Progressives believe Canberrans want to see an "arrogant" ACT government taken down a peg, but like all minor parties, they face some big challenges.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon
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Report calls for Indigenous child protection cases to get priority
Indigenous

Report calls for Indigenous child protection cases to get priority

An early version of the review recommended cases involving Aboriginal kids be given to workers with "demonstrated cultural competency".

  • by Katie Burgess
Students ask ACT government for fairness over visa changes
Immigration

Students ask ACT government for fairness over visa changes

The protesters stood in wind and rain to ask for the changes to be grandfathered.

  • by Sally Whyte
What will happen if the Woden leg of Canberra's light rail is dumped?
Analysis
Public transport

What will happen if the Woden leg of Canberra's light rail is dumped?

Will we get light rail to Belconnen instead? Kippax? Perhaps even a trackless tram?

  • by Katie Burgess
ACT government knew about visa problem in April, didn't act until June
Immigration

ACT government knew about visa problem in April, didn't act until June

While the Chief Minister ultimately agreed it was the only option, he wasn't happy with how changes to the visa nomination program were managed.

  • by Sally Whyte
Chief Minister's Charitable Fund faces petition to give back money
Andrew Barr

Chief Minister's Charitable Fund faces petition to give back money

The campaign comes from a corner the government usually relies on - the unions.

  • by Sally Whyte