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No new cases as Canberrans reminded kids included in 10-person limit at venues

Canberrans are being reminded that children are included in the 10-person limit at cafes and venues as ACT Police educated patrons and businesses at numerous venues over the weekend. This comes at the...

Investigating maternity care during COVID-19

A new university study is seeking participants to help gather an understanding of the experiences associated with receiving or providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nurses and midwives celebrated amidst coronavirus crisis

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Canberra’s nurses and midwives have been celebrated with the 2020 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards on International Nurses Day today, Tuesday 12 May.

ACT records 10,371 negative tests plus no new cases overnight

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the ACT in the past 24 hours to midday 7 May 2020.

Surge in Australians accessing news: UC study

Australians’ news consumption has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and young people, a study from the University of Canberra’s (UC) News and Media Research Centre has shown.

Canberra, get your hands on home-grown sanitiser

As hand sanitiser supplies dwindled, local distilleries turned to making product for frontline health workers, and now the public can get their hands on it.

Call for tax reform to bolster COVID-19 economic recovery

To help deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, Australia urgently needs a national coronavirus taxation summit to help reform our outdated tax system. The call comes from leading tax expert, Professor...

Canberrans with COVID-like symptoms urged to get tested

Canberrans with COVID-like symptoms are being urged to get tested to help the ACT keep flattening the curve.

Woman in her 20s is ACT’s latest confirmed case of COVID-19

The ACT has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours - a woman in her 20s who acquired COVID-19 overseas.

10 ways to process grief after death during a global pandemic

COVID-19 has significantly disrupted our experiences of, and our rituals associated with, dying, death and bereavement, according to Edith Cowan University lecturer and psychotherapist Karen Anderson.

Be aware of eased restrictions as ACT again records no new COVID-19 cases

An update to this story was posted on Monday 4 May. Canberrans are being asked to be aware of new regulations regarding easing of restrictions as the ACT records another day with no...

Rental snapshot paints grim picture amidst pandemic

The annual Rental Affordability Snapshot from Anglicare has once again highlighted the lack of affordable housing for low income households in the ACT and Queanbeyan. This year’s report comes as people grapple with...

Opinion: Canberrans want schools to be open

We’re starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel and Canberrans want schools to be open, argues Senator Zed Seselja, Liberal Senator for the ACT,

Punters save $1 billion during pokie shutdown

More than $1 billion has been saved in poker machine losses across pubs and clubs Australia-wide since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the Alliance for Gambling Reform. In a statement on 22...

No active COVID-19 cases in ACT for first time in 7 weeks

For the first time since 12 March when the first COVID-19 case was recorded in Canberra, there are no active cases in the ACT.

Pandemic profiteering: Fake vaccines and PPE flood the dark web

The sale of fake vaccines and other compromised medical items on the dark web poses a real risk to the health and safety of the public and needs to be dealt with swiftly, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology.

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