The ACT has recorded 1,242 new COVID cases and two virus-related deaths, as an Australian University is hoping to develop a COVID-19 vaccine to protect against all variants.
Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers in the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania are participating in a ‘smart charger’ trial looking at how home fast-charging technology can potentially reduce their energy costs as well as help manage the additional demands on the electricity grid during peak times.
The Federal Government has invested more than $1.3 billion in Canberra rail and road infrastructure projects – since 2013. But in this year’s Budget, the ACT received $51 million, mostly for roadworks.
The Coalition promises that the 2022–23 Budget will “deliver Australia’s plan for a stronger future”, but does it meet Canberra’s needs? Is it really a plan for the future, or is it, as pundits and politicians from other parties argue, a short-term plan designed to win votes in the forthcoming election?
A man in his 90s has died with COVID-19 in the ACT and there are 65 patients in hospital, one of whom is in intensive care, as the Territory recorded 449 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Sixty-three patients are in ACT hospitals with COVID-19, one of whom is being ventilated in intensive care, as the ACT recorded 529 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday.
