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NRL players Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton arrested in Canberra after nightclub incident

The pair will face the ACT Magistrates Court after a fight allegedly broke out between the pair in the early hours of Sunday.

ABC News

Treated sewage a drinking water option due to depleting ACT water reserves

Canberrans' appetite for drinking recycled water will be tested this year as Icon Water explores treated sewage as an option in response to depleting reserves.

The Canberra Times

Trees up to 400 years old illegally felled in ACT parks and reserves

Criminals who broke into the reserve in July left gates open with locks intact, indicating they'd had a key to let themselves in.

The Canberra Times

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ACT government pledges $8m for Gorman House upgrades ahead of centenary

Community consultation has begun with work set to start this year.

The Canberra Times

School tries $20k bonus to plug vacancies as teacher shortage continues

The teacher shortage is carrying on into the new school year.

The Canberra Times

Nick Kyrgios admits assaulting ex girlfriend in act of "stupidity" but avoids conviction

Nick Kyrgios has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend but has avoided a conviction after the judge ruled his action were at the low end of seriousness for a common assault

Daily Mirror

Nick Kyrgios: Wimbledon finalist admits assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Australia

Magistrate calls common assault an act of ‘stupidity’ and ‘frustration’ but says it was not premeditated

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Five COVID deaths reported in the ACT this week

The ACT has recorded 420 new COVID-19 cases this week.

The Canberra Times

Canberra man Adam James Britt faces ACT Magistrates Court over alleged murder of partner

ACT police were called to a residence in Canberra's north in September last year, where a woman was badly injured. Now, her partner has been charged with her murder.

ABC News

Beating the Drumgold

Former Liberal staffer Fiona Brown accuses ACT DPP Shane Drumgold of threatening her, and Anthony Albanese says a referendum on the Voice to Parliament will go ahead even if it risks failing.

Crikey

More help for Canberra renters in ACT govt's shake-up of housing approach

Liberals say shake-up of ACT housing policy indicates lack of confidence in current ministers

The Canberra Times

Canberra's emergency department wait times worst in the country

New figures show the ACT had the lowest proportion of people leaving emergency departments within four hours of arrival of any state or territory last financial year, and it was the worst performer in all triage categories.

ABC News

Two ACT public schools to get new roofs to fix possum, mould problems

The ACT government will fork out $10.9 million for new roofs at two schools.

The Canberra Times

Afternoon Update: Pell funeral met with protests; no Charles on $5 note; and the ACT’s new EV incentive

Tony Abbott leads the praise inside St Mary’s Cathedral while protesters outside face off with funeral attenders in sometimes heated exchanges

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Grid-scale battery switched on, increasing energy security during transition

Located in Beard, the battery has enough storage to power approximately 3000 homes for two hours.

The Guardian - AU

ACT to incentivise electric vehicles with registration fee based on emissions rather than weight

Territory expects 96% of owners to pay same or less under new model, 4% paying more to be owners of more-polluting vehicles

The Canberra Times

Total fire bans around the ACT - but not in the ACT

The ACT's fire rating will stay at "high" on Thursday, but just over the border there's a total fire ban.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Albanese warns of ‘insecure world’, high gas prices hit homes, Italy’s nonna no-go

In an exclusive interview, PM defends Aukus pact and lays out Australia’s strategic planning

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A nuclear pact between friends

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he would have signed up to the AUKUS deal with the US and UK if he had been PM at the time, and he has asked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton just what will it take to get his support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

The Canberra Times

Free ACT rego disappears on EVs in switch to emissions-based system

Electric car owners in the ACT will start paying rego charges from July.

The Canberra Times

Hurry up and wait in ACT emergency

Report of government services reveals shortfalls in Canberra's hospital emergency

AAP

Electric and hybrid vehicles win new on-road discounts

Drivers who register electric or hybrid vehicles in the ACT will save hundreds of dollars each year in a scheme experts say should set the example.

ABC News

Inquiry into trial of Bruce Lehrmann for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins will have scope to probe political interference

The ACT government says it expects the board of inquiry into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial to "vigorously" explore interactions between police and prosecutors.

The Guardian - AU

Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case has scope to probe any ‘political influence’

ACT government confirms retired Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff will lead independent inquiry

The Canberra Times

Corin Forest a top-10 picnic spot in Australia

Another ACT location just missed out on making the top 10

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