Politics
ACT
Rent cut missing from Opposition bill for landlord land tax break
A Canberra Liberals bill to give landlords who rent their properties through community housing providers an exemption on land tax does not guarantee a Greens proposal for a 25 per cent discount.
- by Daniel Burdon
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ACT government
Speeding drivers to receive lower payments under new CTP scheme
An extra 600 crash victims per year will be able access medical treatment and income support, under a new compulsory third party insurance scheme being introduced by the Barr government.
- by Katie Burgess
Drug reform
Liberals deny intervention in pill testing roadblock
Liberal politicians have denied influencing a National Capital Authority decision not to allow pill testing at an upcoming Canberra music festival.
- by Katie Burgess
Drug reform
Andrew Barr 'favourably disposed' towards legalising cannabis
The private members bill from the Labor backbench was tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
- by Katie Burgess
Healthcare
Speaker warns against future attempts to set up board of inquiry
Meanwhile ACT Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris has revealed she's still considering the prospect of public hearings in the upcoming health culture review.
- by Katie Burgess
Abortion
Doctors in Canberra can soon prescribe abortion drugs
The laws will come into effect in the next year.
- by Katie Burgess
Justice
From November, survivors of sex crimes can access restorative justice
Restorative justice brings offenders face-to-face with their victims so they can try to repair the harm caused by their crime.
- by Katie Burgess
Healthcare
Questions remain about witness protection ahead of ACT health inquiry
The Barr government has refused to say how witnesses in the upcoming inquiry into the workplace culture of the health system will be protected from reprisals.
- by Katie Burgess & Daniella White
Drugs
National Capital Authority quashes Spilt Milk pill testing
The National Capital Authority has said it will not allow pill testing to go ahead at the upcoming Spilt Milk music festival.
- by Katie Burgess
Health
Health Minister dismisses calls for board of inquiry
Ms Fitzharris said the AMA's call for a board of inquiry was "sudden" and, in the absence of criminal allegations or harm to people, unwarranted.
- by Daniella White
Animals
ACT praised for not restricting dog breeds
Unlike other jurisdictions, the ACT does not impose restrictions on dogs based on their breed.
- by Daniella White