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Berry resignation fails to end Operation Kingfisher fallout

After Yvette Berry resigned from Cabinet, calls are growing for wider accountability, and to limit CFMEU influence and reform procurement.

Yvette Berry resigns as minister

Labor minister Yvette Berry MLA has resigned from Cabinet after the publication of the Operation Kingfisher report.

ACT Shelter questions government’s public housing milestone

The ACT government claims it built its 12,000th public housing home, but ACT Shelter says the figure misreports the size of the portfolio.

ACT buys CSIRO Ginninderra site as housing numbers questioned

ACT Government will buy ex-CSIRO site, but Liberals say the 3,000-home plan is too small and Greens want more public housing.

ACT land release plan targets 26,000 homes over five years

The ACT Government says it has a five-year land pipeline to deliver thousands of homes, but industry groups are sceptical.

ACT Government pledges 450 new public homes

The ACT Government will build 450 new public homes and boost repairs funding, but housing advocates say more long-term investment is needed.

‘Generational shift’ for ACT public schools

The ACT Government has promised to overhaul public schooling after a review found schools were under strain.

ACT restores rent relief fund after community sector pressure

The ACT Government has restored the Rent Relief Fund it cancelled last year to the community sector’s dismay. A new $5.2 million Housing Crisis Support Fund offers short-term grants covering up to four...

ACT schools to close; teachers stop work for first time in 15 years

The two-hour stop work action on Friday follows months of stalled bargaining, the Australian Education Union ACT branch says.

Woden youth homelessness facility opens after year-long wait

The Woden Education First Youth Foyer has opened, providing accommodation for 20 young people at risk of homelessness.

ACT public school enrolments open for 2027

Enrolments for ACT public schools open on Monday for all students from preschool to year 12 who start at a new school in 2027.

Federal, ACT governments strike $250m housing deal

The ACT and Commonwealth governments have struck a $250M housing deal to deliver 4,900 Canberra homes, including 1,700 for first home buyers.

‘Truly grateful’: ACT Sport & Recreation Investment Scheme

44 Canberra sporting and recreation clubs will share $4.2 million in the ACT Government’s Sport and Recreation Investment Scheme.

New teaching scholarship for ACT

The ACT Government has started a $4 million Scholarship and Career Pathways to Teaching Program.

Easier for retired teachers to continue teaching in the ACT

Since January, part-time teachers over 60 pay lower fees and do fewer hours of professional learning to register.

ACT cuts lease variation charges for social and affordable housing

The ACT will reduce lease variation charges on Community Housing Providers (CHPs) or private developers with social/affordable housing.

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