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ACTCOSS and ACT Government clash over public housing hearings

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has called on the ACT Government to explain why public housing tenants, many of whom have been in their homes for decades, were given a 48-hour deadline to prepare for a formal hearing to argue why they should not be forcibly relocated.

New ACT Senator David Pocock thanks team, AEC

Local Nicholas Fuller -
David Pocock’s supporters thronged the Hub Civic Quarter this morning for the official declaration of the former Wallaby and environmentalist’s election as the ACT’s first Independent senator.

11 drivers on ACT roads to face charges after long weekend blitz

Local Newstime Media -
A 30-year-old Queensland man more than five times over the legal limit is among 11 drivers summonsed to court for driving offences detected by ACT Policing's high visibility enforcement activities across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

‘Broken housing market’ hurting ACT families, economy

Local Newstime Media -
Rents in Canberra are increasing more than any other Australian capital city and there is no sign they're about to stabilise or come down.

Person dies in Calwell house fire

Local Newstime Media -
A person has died after a house fire in Calwell last night, Tuesday 7 June, ACT Policing reports.

Third person arrested over 2021 Glenn Walewicz murder

Local Newstime Media -
A 38-year-old Holt woman was arrested this morning, Tuesday 7 June, in relation to the 2021 murder of Glenn Walewicz in Phillip.  

Giulia Jones reflects on a decade of ACT political service

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Giulia Jones’s decade-year career as a Canberra Liberal MLA ended last week with her resignation, due to family and health reasons.

ACT traders say goodbye to hawker fees for good

Local Jessica Cordwell -
Exciting news for local food trucks and pop-up businesses today with the ACT government announcing they’re permanently scrapping hawker fees.  

Police seek witness to April assault in Canberra City

Local Newstime Media -
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault in the City about 6.10am on Sunday 10 April 2022, near the intersection of Bunda and Genge Streets.

Canberra screenwriter helps pen feature ‘Get a Life, Alright!’

Entertainment Denholm Samaras -
Canberra-based screenwriter and videographer, Shamini Singhal, had the opportunity to ply her trade on new romantic drama Get a Life, Alright

Hall’s ‘band-aid’ stormwater solution frustrates residents

Local Denholm Samaras -
One of the ACT’s oldest residential areas, Canberra’s historic village of Hall has gone 140 years without a stormwater drainage system.

Amp It Up! live gig fund to plug in and play again for 2022

Entertainment Newstime Media -
Applications for the second round of the ACT Government’s Amp It Up! fund have today opened for local live music and performance venues.

2022 Canberra International Music Festival explores ‘polarity’

Entertainment Denholm Samaras -
The 2022 Canberra International Music Festival (CIMF) is setting out to reflecting the notion of polarity through a dynamic, varied program.

Police release footage relating to Pialligo Avenue road death

News Newstime Media -
ACT Policing has released footage relating to a collision on Pialligo Avenue in February which resulted in the death of a Queanbeyan man.

WorkSafe ACT investigates worker’s fall at Groovin the Moo

Local Newstime Media -
WorkSafe ACT is investigating a serious safety incident at the Groovin the Moo festival on Sunday 24 April in which a worker fell from a height greater than five metres and suffered significant but non-life-threatening injuries.

CSIRO Ginninderra site land release to accommodate 2000 homes

Local Denholm Samaras -
Senator for the ACT, Zed Seselja, today announced a portion of the CSIRO’s Ginninderra site will be directly sold off for housing.
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