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About one in seven fail Hume Hwy truck safety checks

More than 15 per cent of the time a truck is checked at a station thousands of Canberrans pass each day, a non-compliance notice is issued.

The Canberra Times

Volunteer services return to ACT police stations

As COVID-19 restrictions ease Volunteers in Policing services have returned to ACT police stations.

The Canberra Times

COVID mask mandates might be largely gone but here are 5 reasons to keep wearing yours

Mask mandates in most indoor settings have been dropped in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, with Queensland to follow later this week.

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Australia east coast floods: how to help those affected in NSW and Queensland

Whether assisting for the long-term or just in the immediate aftermath, here are practical ways you can aid people impacted by flooding

The Guardian - AU

Prison mental health care 'inadequate' due to psychologist shortage

Delivery of mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees was also ineffective, the ACT Auditor-General has found.

The Canberra Times

ACT records 1053 new COVID-19 cases

The ACT has recorded 1053 new COVID-19 cases, up from 692 in the previous daily reporting period.

AAP

ACT records big jump in new COVID-19 cases

The new cases reported on Wednesday brought the total number of active cases in the ACT to 4027.

The Canberra Times

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Canberra vaccine protests cost police $2m

Policing efforts for the widespread anti-vaccine protests in Canberra earlier this year cost taxpayers almost $2 million, and there are more to come.

AAP

Supermarket to offer drone delivery for grocery items in Canberra

Customers can simply order via the Wing app and upon arrival, the drone will hover in the air and slowly lower the package to the ground for a contactless delivery.

The Canberra Times

NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Questions over 'sanitised' report on major ACT govt project

Chief Minister Andrew Barr said a full review could not be released as there was "frank and fearless" advice which had to be kept confidential.

The Canberra Times

Economy in strong position: Treasurer

The Australian economy grew by 3.4 per cent in the December quarter, rebounding from a 1.9 per cent contraction three months earlier.

AAP

Canberra's distinctive gang-gang cockatoo will be added to the threatened species list

The gang-gang cockatoo will be added to the threatened species list after climate change and bushfires impact populations.

ABC News

Gang-gang cockatoo added to federal threatened species list

The gang-gang is the ACT's faunal emblem.

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Gang-gang cockatoo to become threatened species after large drop in bird numbers

Cockatoo populations reduced after 2019-20 bushfires with decline expected to continue as climate crisis causes increased heatwaves

The Canberra Times

New COVID-19 powers need better parliamentary oversight, inquiry finds

A committee expressed concern the bill would allow human rights to be impeded with no oversight in the Legislative Assembly.

The Canberra Times

Slight rise in new cases but no COVID ICU admissions for third straight day

A total of 67.8 per cent of people have received their booster, and 78.4 per cent of children aged five to 11 are vaccinated with a single dose.

AAP

ACT records 692 new COVID-19 infections

The national capital has recorded a slight rise in infections, with ACT health authorities reporting 692 new COVID-19 cases.

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The Canberra Times

Opposition labels govt outsourcing bill as 'foolish and arrogant'

A report into a bill to prevent outsourcing in the ACT's public service has recommended greater safeguards be put in place but the opposition has called for the bill to not be passed.

The Canberra Times

'Toxic masculinity' protest struck from Canberra art festival

And it remains a mystery who objected to the ACT government.

The Canberra Times

ACT govt outlines industries facing the most acute skills shortages

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on skilled migration in the ACT.

The Canberra Times

ACT opposition calls for review of procurement decisions from past five years

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has written to Chief Minister Andrew Barr about a review.

The Canberra Times

ACT businesses cautiously optimistic on lifted mask mandate

The change from a directive to an encouragement for people to wear masks sends the right signal, the Canberra Business Chamber says.

The Canberra Times

Release Canberra's heritage listing advice, nominator says

It is 'disingenuous' to say a national heritage listing would hamper Canberra development, one of the city's nominators believes.

The Canberra Times

Company pleads guilty over workplace death, faces $1.5m fine

Better Building Holdings Pty Ltd will be sentenced in the ACT Industrial Court in May.

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