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Canberra Liberals promise RSV vaccines for all infants

The Canberra Liberals would ensure all newborns and vulnerable infants could access a new vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

One-off boost for ACT health NGOs

Non-government health sector organisations will receive $1.65 million in additional funding from the ACT Government.

ACT politics: Wednesday 15 May

Domestic violence, coercive control, registry marriages, rental homes, and new schools: ACT politicians' concerns this week.

Canberra Liberals call for release of domestic violence guidelines

The ACT Government must release Ministerial Guidelines for domestic violence agencies to share information, the Canberra Liberals say.

Canberra Liberals push for coercive control laws

The Canberra Liberals will introduce legislation to create a standalone criminal offence for coercive control.

Canberra Liberals: ACT’s elective surgery waiting list lengthens

Elective surgery waitlists have increased by 30% since 2022, and more than 8,800 people are waiting for their operations, the Liberals say.

Canberra Liberals: Rebates for IVF

The Canberra Liberals have made an election commitment of rebates for IVF or certain Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments.

AMA: ACT public hospitals fall short of national standards

ACT public hospitals are not meeting national standards; the problem, the AMA ACT says, lies with care in the community.

ACT politics: Wednesday 10 April

Construction delays, renting, electric buses, healthcare challenges, and legislation for jury reforms and the night-time economy.

Politics roundup: Friday 5 April

The Emergency Services Agency wins an award; a $1.5 million contract for health infrastructure comms; and an intersex board.

ACT business: ‘deteriorated’ or ‘positive’?

Leanne Castley, deputy opposition leader and Shadow Minister for Business, is concerned by a “poor business climate” in the ACT.

Decrease in ANU interns joining Canberra Health Services

Fewer Australian National University medical graduates are doing their internships in the ACT hospital system.

Report into ACT voluntary assisted dying bill published

27 recommendations; the Canberra Liberals reject the bill; and the ACT Greens call for measures for people with dementia.

ACT tops economic charts, but faces business investment decline

Canberra's economy is leading the nation in earnings, employment, and retail growth, but business investment is plummeting, data shows.

Demolition of Canberra Hospital admin buildings begins

The ACT Government will demolish two buildings at Canberra Hospital to make way for a new facility for pathology and other clinical services. 

ACT Legislative Assembly’s first sitting week of 2024

Light rail, hospital wait times, and cost of living were once more debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly's first sitting week for 2024.

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