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Drug decriminalisation laws passed in the ACT

The laws will come into effect in 12 months.

The Canberra Times

ACT government decriminalises small amounts of illicit drugs including speed, heroin and cocaine

The ACT decriminalises small amounts of commonly used illicit drugs, becoming the first Australian jurisdiction to do so.

ABC News

ACT expected to pass drug decriminalisation laws

There will be a 12-month implementation for the new laws.

The Canberra Times

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Police want high-range speeding drivers suspended, cars impounded

Police want tougher laws to impound cars and seize licences of speeding drivers.

The Canberra Times

'Everyone's struggling': Lowest paid staff in ACT govt call for pay rise

Workers are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living soars.

The Canberra Times

ACT Labor, Greens reject calls to condemn Gallagher over housing debt

But the parties have agreed to continue raising the matter with the Commonwealth.

The Canberra Times

Bruce Lehrmann trial: jury told they are not ‘answerable to public opinion’ as deliberations begin

ACT chief justice Lucy McCallum sums up case and directs jurors to ignore significant media interest in trial over alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

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Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer casts doubt on Brittany Higgins’ credibility during closing arguments in court

The ACT supreme court trial of Lehrmann is in its final stages, with the jury set to begin deliberations later on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Why Canberra's mowers can't keep up with our fast-growing grass

ACT Government's mowing supremo appeals to public for understanding for his keen team

The Canberra Times

Parton says govt needs to condemn 'in the strongest terms' housing debt 'backflip'

The opposition will bring forward a motion in the Assembly on Wednesday.

The Canberra Times

New drug detected at ACT fixed pill testing site

The drug is a ketamine-like substance.

The Canberra Times

Faster internet is coming as NBN Co rolls out plans for fibre upgrades in Newcastle, Hunter

Upgrades will also be made in suburbs across the ACT, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Newcastle Herald

Brittany Higgins was ‘right to be scared’ of political backlash in reporting alleged rape, court hears

In their closing arguments to the jury, the prosecution says there were ‘strong political forces’ at play when Higgins initially decided not to report to police

The Guardian - AU

Father, mother and their son identified as the three people killed in Whitlam crash

Three members from the same Bangladeshi family died in the Whitlam head-on road crash.

The Canberra Times

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Man allegedly became an 'ongoing risk' when fleeing police

The defendant will reappear in the ACT Magistrates Court on November 14.

The Conversation

The UN says access to a healthy environment is a human right. Here's what it means for Australia

The United Nations recently declared that access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a universal human right.

The Canberra Times

The crime statistic plaguing ACT at more than double national average

Police did not hit some key targets in their latest annual report performance assessment.

The Canberra Times

'Which of your friends are you going to kill'? The plan to reach teen hoons first

Commander Linda Champion is working with a police psychologist on how to put the brakes on the cycle of high-risk offending by young car thieves.

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The Guardian - AU

60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides

The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

PM’s office was told of alleged rape of Brittany Higgins 11 days after the event, court hears

Confidant of Higgins tells court he told an adviser about alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann, with her permission. Lehrmann denies the charge

The Guardian - AU

Australians overwhelmingly agree ‘stealthing’ should be a crime, study finds

A majority aren’t familiar with the term for non-consensual removal of condom during sex, a criminal act in four jurisdictions, so reporting is low

The Canberra Times

Mandatory COVID-19 isolation is over. Here are the rules now

Rules around mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods have changed. Here's what you need to know.

The Canberra Times

ACT students put creativity to test as city hosts international final

Canberra High School has two teams competing in the Tournament of Minds final.

The Guardian - AU

Where are people moving to, and from, in Australia? Find out with our census data interactive

These interactive graphics use the latest data from the Australian census to show patterns of internal migration

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Australia’s Shittest Towns Have Been Announced I’m Shocked All Of ACT Isn’t Considered A Town

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