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Family of Canberra woman Bronte Haskins call on ACT coroner to find several people failed her in the lead up to her suicide

Brontë Haskins's family tell a coronial inquest into her suicide that police and mental health services did not take her case seriously enough.

ABC News

Number of Canberrans with COVID keeps dropping

The ACT recorded 705 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Thursday

The Canberra Times

Congratulations to the ACT's top landcarer

Australia's Top Landcarer will be unveiled later this month.

The Canberra Times

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'It's super easy': Charnwood mum's 75L breast milk donation

In World Breastfeeding Week, we salute you Lucy Bennett

The Canberra Times

Floriade NightFest to return after two-year pandemic pause

Tickets have gone on sale for one of Canberra's biggest tourist attractions

The Canberra Times

Beware next summer's virus peak: Barr

Andrew Barr said health authorities expected a new peak of infections to coincide with the northern hemisphere winter.

The Canberra Times

'I feared for my life': MLA tells story of getting an abortion in America

Nicole Lawder said anti-choice protesters were throwing blood at the windows of the clinic.

The Canberra Times

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Proposal for dedicated ACT integrity committee rejected

The Opposition Leader said the ACT was the only jurisdiction in Australia that did not have such a committee.

The Canberra Times

'What purpose'? Doubts over inquiry into ACT's dangerous driving sentences

The committee will consider the criminal justice and police responses to dangerous driver offending, along with what capacity trauma and support services have to respond to the post-crash event.

The Canberra Times

Proposed ACT laws to offer free period products

The ACT would be the first jurisdiction to implement such laws.

The Canberra Times

No new gas connections for ACT homes and businesses from 2023 under plan to phase out fossil fuels

Rising gas prices are already convincing ACT households to switch to electricity, but the government says all newly built homes will not be able to be connected to gas from January 1.

ABC News

Stephen-Smith urges federal counterpart make abortions free across country

The ACT government will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortions from early next year.

The Canberra Times

Canberra's COVID death toll hits grim milestone

The ACT reported 641 new infections in the latest reporting period.

The Canberra Times

Canberrans are happier - it's official

Canberrans happier than people elsewhere - but not so happy as they were

The Canberra Times

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Canberrans to have access to free abortions under new ACT government commitment

From mid-next year, ACT residents will have access to free medical and surgical abortions up to 16 weeks of gestation.

The Canberra Times

ACT to provide free abortions

The government will fund out-of-pocket costs for medical and surgical abortions.

The Canberra Times

New report outlines problems putting ACT's waterways at risk

State of Lakes and Waterways report reveals ongoing mismanagement

The Canberra Times

Another COVID death in Canberra but numbers of cases keep falling

The ACT recorded 889 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Tuesday

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Lower house supports territory rights

Two MPs have convinced their lower house colleagues to support a proposal to restore territory rights, which will allow the NT and ACT to legislate dying laws.

ABC News

Euthanasia ban for ACT and NT closer to being repealed as territory rights bill passes House of Representatives

A bill to restore territory rights passes in the House of Representatives, edging the ACT and Northern Territory closer to being able to set their own laws on voluntary assisted dying.

The Canberra Times

Businesses underwhelmed by ACT budget

Canberra Business Chamber has called for a more comprehensive approach to tackling skills shortages in the territory.

The Canberra Times

Woolworths opening and closing hours to change at some stores in the ACT

The deli will be closing earlier but roast chickens will still be available after hours, Woolworths has assured customers

ABC News

ACT Independent senator David Pocock delivers maiden speech in Senate, welcomes deaf community in Auslan

In preparing to make his first speech, David Pocock asked if he could have an Auslan interpreter alongside him on the floor of the Senate. But he said both major parties denied his request — a decision he labelled "disappointing".

ABC News

Wondering what the ACT budget means for you? Here are the five key takeaways

According to the latest ACT budget, the territory's economy is thriving, despite outside forces continuing to threaten Canberrans' hip pockets.

The Canberra Times

Barr's got a $1b windfall, but it won't be used for expanding services

A booming Canberra population has handed the territory a larger share of GST revenue.

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