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From isolation, Barr in lockstep on national COVID stance

Still unwell and isolating after contracting COVID-19, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr knows full well how uncertain people are feeling.

The Canberra Times

Former rock climbing coach Stephen Mitchell faces extra child sex offences

The former coach of junior Australian and world champion rock climbers, Stephen Mitchell, is set to face 10 more charges of sexual abuse.

ABC News

'System is broken': Grieving families seek tougher action on deadly drivers

Three grieving Canberra families have combined their voices to seek a review of the sentencing of repeat offenders by the ACT courts.

The Canberra Times

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Lower speed limits for Canberra streets must be backed by evidence: NRMA

Meanwhile, the ACT Greens have warned the government will need to bridge the gap between talking about active travel and investing in adequate infrastructure.

The Canberra Times

Canberra nurses rally for culture-change as 'true impact' of pandemic takes a toll

Staff shortages are impacting Canberra Hospital staff as the ACT braces for a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Canberra Times

New COVID cases stay stubbornly above 1000 a day

The ACT recorded 1208 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday.

The Canberra Times

The Uber files: firm knew it launched illegally in Australia, then leaned on governments to change the law

Exclusive: company acknowledged in documents leaked to the Guardian it had used ‘hyper-aggressive tactics’ in global expansion

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'A strong willingness': Streets could drop to 40km/h but safety advocates want further slow down

The ACT government will consult on lowering access road speed limits to 40km/h. But a growing global movement is calling for 30km/h speed limits to shore up road safety.

The Canberra Times

Rattenbury digs in ahead of meeting with grieving parents

ACT government at odds with groundswell in public support for tougher sentencing.

The Canberra Times

Regular cannabis use now more accepted by Australians than smoking tobacco, study finds

Support grows for stricter penalties for supplying cigarettes to minors and a crackdown on e-cigarettes, National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals

The Guardian - AU

Councillors sacked as shire council placed in administration until 2024

All councillors in the Wingecarribee shire to the north of the ACT have been sacked from their roles.

The Canberra Times

Health Services defends 'quality, safe care' at ICU after lawsuit filed

Canberra Health Services has defended its operations after a director launched court action for alleged breaches of workplace laws.

The Canberra Times

COVID cases are rising across Australia, with the peak yet to come. Here’s a breakdown of hospitalisations in each state and territory

Health officials across the country are predicting a peak in COVID cases in coming weeks but there are already hundreds of people being treated in hospital for the virus.

ABC News

Cops 'let down' by courts but govt rejects call for sentencing review

The Attorney-General says there is insufficient evidence to warrant "a wholesale review", rejecting suggestions the sentence imposed on a teenager who crashed into a police car was "soft".

The Canberra Times

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ACT government rejects Australian Federal Police Association's call for sentencing review after man who crashed into cop car issued corrections order

ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury rejects Canberra police union's call for a review of sentencing after a man who crashed a stolen vehicle into a police car was issued an intensive corrections order.

The Canberra Times

European street feel for Canberra part of new active travel plan

The government will also next year consult on dropping the speed limit on suburban local streets from 50km/h to 40km/h, the plan reveals.

ABC News

Two cases of monkeypox detected in Canberra, ACT Health says risk to community low

Two people who recently returned from Europe to Canberra have tested positive to monkeypox, ACT Health says.

The Canberra Times

Two monkeypox virus cases detected in Canberra

Both cases, who have recently travelled in Europe, have reported mild symptoms and are being supported to isolate at home.

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Two cases of monkeypox detected in ACT

Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in the ACT, the first time the virus has been recorded in Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Many patients in hospital as Canberrans warned COVID cases expected to triple

The ACT recorded 1174 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Monday.

The Canberra Times

'Now is the right time to reflect': Assembly inquiry will consider ACT abortion access

The Legislative Assembly's standing committee on health and community wellbeing will consider the accessibility of abortion services in the territory along with legal protections for the procedure.

The Canberra Times

Canberra businesses look to skills summit for answers

Political leaders and business representatives converging on the nation's capital in September to discuss skills shortages won't have to look far to see their impacts.

ABC News

Modelling suggests ACT's daily COVID-19 cases may triple in the next three weeks due to spread of subvariants

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman says despite a predicted rise in COVID-19 cases, reintroduction of a mask mandate is not currently being considered.

AAP

WA slashes COVID infection risk period

Both WA and the ACT have adopted new advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee to cut the reinfection period to just four weeks.

The Canberra Times

ACT daily COVID cases set to soar: Coleman

The ACT's chief health officer said the territory would have 2000 to 3000 cases a day by early August.

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