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In-person property inspections resume under tight restrictions

Real estate agents across the ACT have expressed confusion over the new inspection restrictions under lockdown and say it’s making it difficult for vendors and tenants. Partner and sales agent at McGrath North...

ACT ‘unlikely to get back to zero’

Dr Kerryn Coleman today said tightening restrictions isn’t the answer as the ACT is “unlikely to get back to zero" COVID-19 cases again.

Worksafe ‘disappointed’ by construction compliance breaches

Strict Covid-19 safety protocols have been implemented across ACT construction sites enabling residential construction to recommence, but ACT Work Health and Safety said some sites are not meeting these obligations. Work Health and...

Lockdown spikes demand for alcohol addiction services

The impact of excessive alcohol consumption is yet to be fully seen, but local Salvation Army addiction services are reporting an increase in demand for assistance during the ACT lockdown.

COVID-19 positive Canberra woman caught drink driving

Early on Sunday morning a Canberra woman, under home quarantine restrictions due to being COVID-19 positive, was charged with drink driving.

ACT records 16 new cases, 10 now in hospital

The ACT has recorded 16 new cases overnight, nine are linked and the remainder under investigation with 10 now in hospital.

Byron Bay and surrounds return to lockdown

Three council areas in the NSW northern rivers region, including Byron Bay, are being sent back into lockdown.

Staycation school holiday fun in lockdown

It’s the staycation we had to have. The school holidays kick off this afternoon through to Tuesday morning 5 October and though the ACT is still in lockdown, there’s plenty of fun to be had.

ACT home staging businesses permitted to resume

Home staging and styling businesses in the ACT have been granted permission to resume work during lockdown, but the income loss already suffered could see some businesses fold.

ACT records seven new cases, five cases in hospital

The ACT has recorded seven new cases overnight while the number of people hospitalised with or due to COVID-19 has dropped to five.

How schools, students and parents have been handling lockdown

The past two years have been challenging for school students, principals, teaching and school staff as they juggle the ups and downs of remote learning and the lack of social interaction that is a part of daily life on campus.

Hospital stress in NSW and Vic inevitable with reopening

Stress on the hospital system will occur as Australia reopens, but an infectious diseases physician think the worse-case isn't inevitable.

CAPO wanting more applications for annual grants round

With the ACT lockdown placing strain on the local arts sector, volunteer-led non-profit CAPO’s annual grants round come at an opportune time.

‘No turning back’: Victoria maps path to reopen

Melbourne will be in lockdown until late October, with greater freedoms to be granted to fully vaccinated Victorians once the state reaches the 80 per cent double-dose target. 

Three Victorian regions plunged into lockdown

Three more Victorian regions will join Melbourne and Ballarat in a seven-day lockdown due to rising COVID-19 case numbers in each area.

Canberra records 17 new COVID cases

Canberra has recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, 11 of which are linked and six are still under investigation.

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