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ACT Auditor-General identifies problems with procurement

The ACT Auditor-General has identified a lack of expertise, deficiencies in legislation, and failure to follow guidelines.

ACT Government Procurement Board is not efficient, report finds

The ACT Government Procurement Board meets its statutory obligations, but is not operating optimally, according to the ACT Auditor-General.

ACT had highest rate of golden staph in Australia

The ACT was the only jurisdiction in Australia where rates of golden staph in public hospitals exceeded the national benchmark in 2021–22.

Recruitment brings ACT law reform council one step closer

The terms of reference for the ACT's new Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council, and steps to recruit members, have been released.

Canberra Liberals call for audit of Digital Health Record

Leanne Castley MLA has asked the ACT Auditor-General to conduct a performance audit of the $327 million information system.

ACT Legislative Assembly 27-29 June: bulk billing, light rail, and more

While the Budget dominated ACT political discourse this week, Canberra's MLAs also debated bulk billing, light rail, and more.

ACT Government scraps multi-million-dollar HRIMS project

The ACT Government will discontinue the multi-million-dollar Human Resources Information Management Systems (HRIMS) project started in 2017.

ACT nurse-to-patient ratios delayed: Liberals want answers

The Canberra Liberals will question whether the ACT Government has delivered the work conditions and environment to retain healthcare staff.

Canberra Liberals: Budget ‘full of deception and spin’

The Canberra Liberals claim that the ACT Budget will fail to fix more than a decade of decline under Labor-Greens government.

ACT Budget: $43.6 million for frontline health services

The ACT Government has announced it will inject $43.6 million into frontline health services in next week's Budget.

ACT Budget: Immediate relief for homeless

$20 million for homeless services will provide “immediate relief and support, until new housing can be built, the ACT Government announced.

More investment in ACT health, but will it be a ‘triple shield’?

The ACT has budgeted more than $200 million over four years to support health workers, provide more services, and better resource the system.

‘Largest investment’ in ACT police, but police are needed now

In the upcoming ACT Budget, the ACT government will spend $107 million to recruit 126 ACT Policing personnel over the next five years.

Auditor-General: ACT specialist outpatient plan ineffective

Operation Reboot – the ACT Government’s $3.5 million plan to provide 14,000 specialist outpatient appointments – did not meet its target.

$22 million for Canberra public schools

The ACT Government has allocated more than $22 million for 2023-24 to improve infrastructure at 37 Canberra public schools.

ACT Legislative Assembly week in review, 6-8 June

Calvary public hospital, petrol-free cars, rental affordability, the night-time economy, Gungahlin’s economic development, and wild horses.

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