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Nicholas Fuller

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Independent review to tackle ACT’s Indigenous imprisonment crisis

Professor Lindon Coombes, academic and former policy advisor, will conduct an independent review into First Nations overrepresentation.

ACT’s Afghan-Australian women empowered through education

Three young Afghan-Australian women hope to change the world and improve the lot of their sisters in Afghanistan.

ROGS: ACT Indigenous incarceration rates highest in Australia

The ACT has the highest Indigenous imprisonment rate in the country, and it is rising yearly, according to the 2022–23 ROGS.

ROGS 2022-23: ACT emergency department waiting times

For the fourth year in a row, the ACT had the longest emergency department waiting times in the country, ROGS data shows.

Performing without a safety net: Blank

Blank, by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, showing at the Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, 3-24 February.

Lifeline Canberra Bookfair to break fundraising records for suicide prevention

Three times a year, Lifeline Canberra’s bookfairs raise much-needed money for their 24/7 suicide prevention and crisis support hotline.

From farms to supermarkets: Inquiry announced

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will hold a year-long inquiry into pricing and competition in the supermarket sector, including the competitiveness of retail prices and allegations of price gouging, Prime...

Canberra is Australia’s most expensive city

Canberra has the highest cost of living in Australia, and is the 21st most expensive city in the world, according to a global database.

Canberra’s 2024 Australia Day honours recipients

Jan Dawes volunteered with Lifeline for 45 years - she is one of 25 Canberrans recognised in the General Division of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2024 Australia Day honours.

Tackling food insecurity: OzHarvest Canberra

As more local residents struggle to put food on the table, food assistance charity OzHarvest Canberra has had a record busy year.

Relief for ACT paramedics after four decades of gruelling shifts

The ACT Government will invest $19.7 million to increase the number of frontline paramedics and implement a new ACT Ambulance Service roster.

Canberra Business Chamber calls for reforms and less red tape

The Canberra Business Chamber published its pre-budget submission today, setting out its model to make Canberra a business hub.
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