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Second child hospitalised in six weeks for eating death cap mushroom

A young child was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.

The Canberra Times

Schools make their own way through changing advice

Dr Kerryn Coleman urged close household contacts to stay home where possible despite the looser restrictions.

The Canberra Times

Rising demand so police seek civilians to take up the call

Police communications manages thousands of calls a week, and working to build their capacity to handle more as Canberra grows in size.

The Canberra Times

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Five ACT public schools visited by WorkSafe inspectors

The work safety watchdog inspected five public school campuses plagued by severe staff shortages.

The Canberra Times

Public servant charged with rape, indecent acts released on bail

The defendant, a 48-year-old man, is ordered to report to police once a week as part of bail.

The Canberra Times

Canberra restaurants selling like hotcakes

Interstate investors are taking note of Canberra's booming food and wine scene.

The Canberra Times

Can I vote online in the 2022 federal election?

As Australians prepare their postal votes or plan to head to the polls, let's take a look at the areas where you can vote online and how that has worked out — or not.

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Bring in health monitoring for firefighters in wake of PFAS research: union

The ACT United Firefighters Union said the ACT government had fallen behind in introducing the monitoring, which it had agreed to in 2020.

The Canberra Times

Close-contact students will stay home while term 1 rules remain for first fortnight

Masks will still be required in schools under an Education Directorate policy, despite the chief health officer saying a mandate was no longer a proportionate response.

The Canberra Times

Just over half of patients in Canberra emergency departments seen on time

The latest figures from ACT Health showed there were more than 35,000 presentations to Canberra emergency departments over three months.

The Canberra Times

Alimentation Couche-Tard To Increase Ownership In Fire & Flower To 35%

Fire & Flower Holdings Corp.

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Minority has already taken water rights

Aaron Smale argues it is not Māori but Pākehā farmers who have had preferential treatment.

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Expert optimism as ACT weighs up releasing contacts from isolation rules

An epidemiologist warned widespread COVID transmission would have an ongoing burden on the health system unless more was done to prevent long COVID cases.

The Canberra Times

Fixes for four of Canberra's worst road black spots

The changes include banning right turns on Isabella Drive and Benham Street in Chisholm, except for emergency vehicles.

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Higher home buyer scheme price caps welcomed as supply concerns linger

The federal government on Monday announced higher price gaps for its low-deposit home buyer schemes.

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Double demerits hit 20 ACT motorists ahead of Easter weekend

Double demerits are in place until midnight on Monday and also apply to all mobile phone offences.

The Canberra Times

ACT expects consistent close contact rules across eastern seaboard

Andrew Barr said the ACT was working with the other states and territories, particularly on the eastern seaboard, because those jurisdictions were in largely similar pandemic situations.

The Canberra Times

Police investigate assault at a Canberra school

Police are actively investigating an assault which occurred at Gold Creek High School in full view of other students and teachers.

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Book of the Week: Yes, Ministers

Act leader David Seymour reviews a political memoir

The Canberra Times

Adriaan's mother fights for change after 'indescribable loss'

Coronial inquest heard, three and a half years on from tragic death

Newsroom.co.nz

Governing in a pandemic and without a coalition partner

Grant Robertson spoke to political editor @jo_moir about life without coalition buddies and Labour's governing majority hamstrung by covid.

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Ngunnawal people are revitalising their traditional language, one Canberra workshop at a time

Ngunnawal elder Caroline Hughes hopes one day her traditional language will be taught in Canberra schools, just like Japanese or French. For now, community workshops are spreading the word.

The Canberra Times

Wet weather creates dangerous conditions in ACT parks

ACT Parks and Conservation Service warn holidaymakers to take care.

The Canberra Times

ACT to make sweeping reforms to procurement in response to scathing audit

The ACT Government has accepted the recommendations of the Auditor-General's report into the Campbell Primary School modernisation procurement.

The Canberra Times

More schools reported to WorkSafe, Calwell gets two more notices

The Education Directorate has received 2100 reports of workplace accidents and incidents across all ACT public schools this year.

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