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ACT prisoners help reforest Yass

Prisoners at the Alexander Maconochie Centre have propagated 3,000 native plants to help restore endangered grassy woodlands in Yass.

Canberra Liberals: Mental health minister cannot answer questions

The opposition claims that mental health minister Emma Davidson could not answer questions about her own portfolio in Estimates Hearings.

Canberra Liberals promise more services for veterans

The Canberra Liberals have made an ACT election commitment to increase services and support for ACT veterans.

ACT Confiscated Assets Trust: More funding for rehabilitation

A family counselling pilot in prison, greater access to ACT courts for Jervis Bay residents, and implementing electronic monitoring.

From old lags to old masters: Art exhibition by ACT prisoners

The NAIDOC Community Art Exhibition showcases the talents of First Nations artists in the Alexander Maconochie Centre, Canberra’s prison.

Empowering Canberra’s First Nations youth through dance

Project Dust runs dance and movement classes for Aboriginal young people every Sunday at the Dark Carnival martial arts school in Phillip.

ACT Greens: Mental health Safe Havens in every town centre

The ACT Greens have promised four mental health Safe Haven hubs (walk-in centres) in Tuggeranong, Molonglo, Dickson, and Gungahlin.

ACT Disability Justice Strategy: Good, but room for improvement

Is the Disability Justice Strategy improving equal access to justice for disabled people? An independent review looks at its first 4 years.

ACT framework for disaster recovery

The ACT Government has released its first Social Recovery Framework, to help Canberrans recover from disaster.

ACT Budget: Cost-of-living relief

The 2024–25 ACT Budget will support Canberrans who are most impacted by cost-of-living pressures, the government promises.

More funding for Canberra drug checking service

The ACT Government will fund CanTEST, Australia’s first fixed-site health and drug checking service, until June 2027.

ACT Greens: Free ambulances

The ACT Greens have announced they would abolish the fees charged by the ACT Ambulance Service for emergency call-outs, if elected.

ACT Budget: Community health services

The ACT Government’s $2024–25 Budget allocates more than $15 million over the next four years to community health services

ACT Greens: Free support for people with autism and ADHD

The ACT Greens plan to establish a Neurodiversity Centre offering free support for neurodiverse people, including those with autism and ADHD. 

Election: ACT Greens would boost bulk-billing for Canberra GPs

The ACT Greens have promised to deliver four bulk-billing GP clinics across Canberra in the next term of the Legislative Assembly

ACT Government: $2 million to reduce risky health behaviours

Four organisations have received Healthy Canberra Grants funding across six projects targeting vaping and drinking.

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