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Woden Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens

A Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has opened in Woden, providing walk-in, bulk-billed care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

Federal funding for ACT non-government schools

Three non-government ACT schools will receive more than $2.5 million in Commonwealth funding for classroom upgrades under the Capital Grants Program. St Matthew’s Primary School in Page will receive $771,954 to refurbish three...

Provider named for new Woden urgent care clinic

A provider has been selected to operate the new Woden Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, which opens in January.

Review of Indigenous incarceration in ACT

Indigenous incarceration. Police misconduct. Greens vs horseracing. Women’s Safety Grants funds reallocated. Southside mental health centre.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 5 June

Climate activists protest gas project extension. Budget invests in young women in construction. Allegations over bikies in construction.

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 13 May

Labor incumbent MP David Smith has retained the seat of Bean; independent candidate Jessie Price will contest the 2028 election.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 8 May

Inquiry into Aboriginal deaths in custody. More funding for the community sector. Protecting endangered lizards.

Election results: ACT returns Labor, Pocock; Bean hangs in balance

Independent senator David Pocock and incumbent Labor politicians have been re-elected — except in Bean, which still remains in doubt.

Election week: ACT candidates’ messages to the public

With the election on Saturday, local candidates say why they’re running, why you should vote for them, and how their campaigns have gone.

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 16 April

The ACT will fall short of its housing target, MBA warns. Election commitments from Labor and independents. Audit of Phillip Pool planning.

Federal campaign begins: What politicians promise Canberrans

Five weeks tomorrow to the election, and ACT Labor, the Canberra Liberals, Senator Pocock, and the ACT Greens are all running.

The federal budget according to ACT politicians

Does the federal budget 'deliver for Canberra'? The answer depends, it seems, on whether one is a Labor politician or not.

Bulk billing incentive tripled for Canberra doctors

From today, the Federal Government has tripled the bulk billing incentive for GPs (a 34 per cent increase in payments).

The Voice: A change for the better – David Smith

I’m privileged to represent the seat of Bean, an electorate with boundaries that begin within 10 kilometres of Parliament House, but an electorate whose history extends back thousands of years. It includes...

Federal investment in ACT waterways

The Federal Government is investing more than $3.2 million to protect the health of ACT waterways, including the Jerrabomberra Wetlands.

Commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission

When I spoke in parliament on the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation, I reflected on my interactions with constituents before and during the 2022 election.

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