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ANU mental health researcher lauded for collaborative approach

ANU Senior Research Fellow Dr Brett Scholz has received the ACT Mental Health Research Evaluation Award for his collaborative approach to research.

Bermagui residents welcome back SBS after a month of dead air

After more than a month without SBS broadcast signals, 1,500 people in the NSW South Coast town of Bermagui have welcomed SBS and NITV programs back to their TV screens this week. Federal...

First Nations tribute wins national architecture award

A national memorial to the wartime service and sacrifice of our First Nations people has received the Nicholas Murcutt Award for Small Project Architecture at the 2020 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Awards.

ACT picks up three national architecture awards

Canberra’s Sarah Lebner has been awarded the prestigious National Emerging Architect Prize at the 2020 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) National Awards tonight.

Democrats Abroad in Canberra sweat the race to 270

Members of Democrats Abroad Canberra have parked themselves in front of PJ O’Reilly’s projector in Civic today for a US Presidential election watch party, hopeful their candidate, Joe Biden, would receive the 270 Electoral College votes required to claim victory.

Calls to extend JobMaker subsidy to those over 35

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has joined their federal counterpart, ACOSS, in urging the Federal Government to extend the JobMaker wage subsidy to people over 35 who have been unemployed...

Barr takes on Climate Action in new-look Ministry

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr will lead the flagship Climate Action portfolio, along with Treasury, Tourism, Economic Development, and a Cabinet of nine ministers – six Labor and three Greens – in...

Youth mental health awareness program wins award

The Black Dog Institute’s partner Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) have won 2020’s major mental health award for delivering the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program to 2,300 students. Presented at schools...

ANU experts: bushfire recommendations must be implemented

Several ANU academics have endorsed the final report from the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements and its recommendations for better bushfire preparation and recovery, but noted its success lies within its...

Greens earn three portfolios in new governing agreement

After 10 days of negotiations, the ACT Greens and ACT Labor have released a blueprint for the 10th Legislative Assembly, uniting behind additional social housing funding and a faster transition away from...

Emma Davidson won’t leave anyone behind

New ACT Greens MLA for Murrumbidgee Emma Davidson has a long list of ambitions for her time in the Legislative Assembly.

Canberra United’s Powerchair football team gets new wheels

Rotary and Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy have provided Canberra United's Powerchair football team with a new set of wheels, to compete in the Australian Powerchair Football National Championship competition. Previously the ACT has...
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