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Coles ditches plastic fruit and vegie bags in major trial

Coles is ditching single-use plastic produce bags in some of its supermarkets as it trials a program encouraging customers to bring reusable options.

The New Daily

ACT to trial ban on fruit and vegetable plastic bags

The days of peeling off a plastic bag for the apples are numbered in Coles supermarkets.

Newcastle Herald

'Indefinite trial': Plastic bags for fruit and veg to be removed from ACT Coles

The days of peeling off a plastic bag for the apples are numbered in Coles supermarkets.

The Canberra Times

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ACT records four more COVID deaths

The sad news comes as daily numbers in the ACT are trending down.

The Canberra Times

ACT planning minister uses call-in powers to block development for the first time

It is the second time the minister has used the controversial powers in a matter of months.

The Canberra Times

Union alarm over 'soft' court outcomes putting public, police officers at risk

Shane Rattenbury and ACT courts described as "soft on crime"

The Canberra Times

Australian rental homes colder and more damp than WHO safety standards

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

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Canberra's tenants freeze in nation's coldest rental homes

Canberra renters tracked the temperatures of their homes over winter and the results will make you shiver.

The Canberra Times

It’s time to give the ACT and NT stronger voices in parliament

With more independents, women, Indigenous Australians and MPs from a multicultural background than ever before, federal parliament seems ready to deal with issues that have been lying dormant for years.

The Conversation

Daily COVID infection figures hit new low for 2022

COVID numbers continue to fall with ACT Health recording the lowest daily number all year.

The Canberra Times

Meet the criminals straightened out by 'transformational' sentencing

Eight offenders have graduated from the ACT Supreme Court's drug and alcohol sentencing list. None have reoffended.

The Canberra Times

'It makes me cry': Running frame offers freedom for kids with limited mobility

Now I Can Run allows children in the ACT with limited mobility to run, often for the first time.

The Canberra Times

'I thought I was going to die': Chaos at Canberra Airport after 'calm' gunman fired five shots

The shots hit glass windows, and seemingly were not aimed at anyone. No one was physically hurt.

The Canberra Times

Number of new COVID infections hits second-lowest level for 2022

It is the lowest number of new daily cases since early February.

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Man in his 20s dies with COVID as new cases fall

The ACT recorded 322 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Friday.

ABC News

Top young talent reach for global heights at NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in Canberra

The NBA's head of elite basketball says creating a global academy in the ACT is already paying off, as more graduates land in the top league.

The Canberra Times

Soap from fat? Art from plastic? Circular economy thriving ahead of waste strategy

Greens MLA Jo Clay launches zero-waste ideas ahead of Circular Economy strategy.

The Canberra Times

Teachers 'hopeful' after sharing stories of workforce crisis with ministers

An ACT teacher shared her experiences of working long hours and being torn about whether to stay in the profession.

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Two men arrested over alleged assault and robbery of 20-year-old man last month

ACT police are still searching for a third man who was allegedly involved in assaulting a 20-year-old until he was unconscious in Canberra's north last month.

The Canberra Times

Another COVID death as Canberra marks 12 months from snap lockdown

The ACT recorded 474 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Thursday.

The Canberra Times

New apartments connect to gas despite future ban

There are currently more than 130,000 gas users in the ACT.

The Canberra Times

How Canberrans feel a year after we went into COVID lockdown

Friday marks one year since the ACT went into a snap lockdown. The Canberra Times spoke to Canberrans about how the lockdown impacted them.

The Canberra Times

How Canberrans learnt the news of lockdown, and how they reacted

At 11am on Thursday, August 12, 2021, Canberrans learnt they would enter a seven-day lockdown at 5pm after a young Gungahlin man had tested positive for coronavirus.

The Canberra Times

Wet weather causes several 'minor accidents' across ACT: emergency services

Wet weather has resulted in several "minor accidents" across the ACT.

ABC News

Learner driver speed limits spark debate with NSW regional road safety inquiry underway

Speed restrictions on learner and probationary drivers are in the spotlight as a NSW parliamentary inquiry examines how limits impact safety on regional roads.

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