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Report into ACT voluntary assisted dying bill published

27 recommendations; the Canberra Liberals reject the bill; and the ACT Greens call for measures for people with dementia.

Light rail will not be built until 2033

The public can now comment on the environmental referral for light rail the ACT Government sent to the Commonwealth Government last month.

Petition calls for more police to protect Watson and Downer

Inner north residents have started a petition, backed by the Canberra Liberals, to protect them from a wave of antisocial behaviour.

Gungahlin emergency services centre contaminated

Gungahlin Joint Emergency Services Centre has temporarily closed due to lead and diesel contamination.

ACT engineers’ registration scheme opens next week

The first phase of the Professional Engineers Registration Scheme will open for registration on 6 March, for civil and structural engineers.

Clean Up Australia Day: What the ACT Government will do

City Services crews are preparing for Clean Up Australia Day, the nation’s largest community-based environmental event, on Sunday.

ACT Government uses controversial call-in powers for housing

The ACT Government has announced two housing developments. But ACT Labor's use of call-in powers has angered other parties.

ACT Government: End in sight for paper school permission slips

An online Parent Portal, a secure online platform, will lshare student information between ACT public schools and parents and carers.

ACT tops economic charts, but faces business investment decline

Canberra's economy is leading the nation in earnings, employment, and retail growth, but business investment is plummeting, data shows.

Work begins on Molonglo River Bridge

Construction has begun on the first stage of works on the Molonglo River Bridge, the Australian and ACT Governments announced.

More ACT businesses receive zero emission vehicle grants

Three businesses have received funding through the ACT Government’s Business Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Grants program.

CFMEU accuses ACT Government of neglecting public housing

The CFMEU ACT branch has called for the ACT Government to in-source public housing maintenance and guarantee acceptable living conditions.

Commissioner to protect ACT’s Indigenous children begins her term

The ACT’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner began her five-year term today.

Steel: Molonglo will have Canberra’s sixth town centre

The ACT Government intends to reclassify the Molonglo Group Centre as a town centre, Chris Steel MLA announced.

Demolition of Canberra Hospital admin buildings begins

The ACT Government will demolish two buildings at Canberra Hospital to make way for a new facility for pathology and other clinical services. 

‘Light rail Stage 2B must not proceed’: report warns

A paper published today, 21st Century Public Transport Solutions for Canberra, calls for the ACT Government to stop light rail.

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