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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

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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.

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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

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.

ABC News

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.

The Canberra Times

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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.

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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.

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.

The Canberra Times

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.

ABC News

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.

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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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Police warn of potential 'deadly consequences' as driver allegedly caught 4.5 times alcohol limit

ACT Policing says two alleged drink-drivers "decided to completely disregard the law".

ABC News

Queensland could open long COVID clinics as doctors seek to understand the condition

Chief Health Officer says it is too early to ascertain what the impact of long COVID would be on the Sunshine State, given it had only been subject to Omicron waves when the population was highly vaccinated.

The Canberra Times

ACT budget to provide cash splash for suburbs

Government touts 'biggest ever' upgrade to suburban facilities.

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First Nations business boost as ACT appoints support service provider

Chief Minister Andrew Barr congratulated Coolamon Advisors, who would deliver culturally appropriate services to help ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses develop and grow.

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ACT Supreme Court formally ends prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery

The ACT Supreme Court formally ends the prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery as his legal team considers seeking costs for the case, which has spanned four years.

The Canberra Times

Post-COVID isolation exemption period to be significantly cut

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has also warned Australia was at the start of a new wave of COVID-19 infections, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.

The Canberra Times

Record number of known cases, as ACT has its second-largest daily increase

The ACT recorded 1701 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Justice for Bernard Collaery must be the beginning of decisive action on whistleblowers

It was hard to watch the bureaucratic machine perpetrating injustice – Mark Dreyfus must now intervene in the other two cases

The New Daily

Bernard Collaery case is a rare whistleblower win, but why was he prosecuted?

Bernard Collaery had been facing five charges related to breaching the Intelligence Services Act for revealing Australia spied on Timor-Leste for profit.

The Conversation

Dreyfus ends prosecution of lawyer over alleged leaking about Australian spying in against Timor-Leste

The Albanese government has acted quickly to abandon the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, who was charged in relation to the leaking of information about Australia’s alleged spying in Timor-Leste.

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