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Nicholas Fuller

Nicholas Fuller

Electric vehicles increase by a third in ACT in three months

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the ACT is growing rapidly: Canberrans bought 1,000 EVs in the first three months of this year.

CHS: Outsourcing Fetal Medicine Unit jobs is ‘simply untrue’

The ACT Government has denied that Canberra Health Services is outsourcing staff for the Fetal Medicine Unit at Canberra Hospital.

CPSU: CHS has ‘dropped the ball’ on Fetal Medicine Unit

Canberra Health Services is outsourcing staff and services for the Fetal and Maternal Medicine Unit at Canberra Hospital.

ACTCOSS: Community sector cannot meet demand

Disadvantage and poverty are growing in the ACT, and demand for support services has increased, but funding is insufficient, and services are not adequately staffed, according to the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS)’s community sector snapshot, published this week.

Price hike for Canberra doctors on the cards

Canberra doctors could be forced to increase their bills by $15 a consultation or close their clinics if the ACT Government introduces a payroll tax, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners warns.

New ACT Heritage Council appointed for at least one year

A new Heritage Council has been appointed for at least one year to protect and manage natural, historic, and First Nations heritage in the ACT.

Bringing Africa to Canberra this weekend

This Saturday, 22 April, the African Festival in Commonwealth Park will celebrate the richness of African food, art, culture, and music, from north to south, east to west. “We are bringing Africa to...

Police union cannot support spit hood ban in ACT

ACT Policing will no longer use spit hoods, but the AFPA is concerned this makes community policing more dangerous.

Relief fund for Canberrans in rental stress

Canberra is the least affordable city to rent in Australia, but the ACT Government has set up a Rent Relief Fund.

Local business community says Phillip Place plan fails them

The ACT Government has released the place design brief for Phillip Block 1, Section 7 (the former Matilda Street car park), which it intends to develop into “a liveable, green, and vibrant neighbourhood”. However, the local Phillip business community says the proposal has failed them

Pedal Power ACT: stop driving, ride bikes to end cost-of-living crisis

Cycling advocacy group Pedal Power ACT believes the ACT Government should discourage driving and encourage cycling to ease the financial burden on Canberrans.

NCA unveils $137 million Commonwealth Bridge plans

Described as an engineering masterpiece, “the Ferrari of bridges”, Commonwealth Avenue Bridge turns 60 this year – and the National Capital Authority has received $137 million from the Federal Government to strengthen and widen the bridge, extending its life for another six decades.
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