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CIT did not follow procurement board advice in $4.99 million contract

Documents released by the government also appeared to show CIT wanted to award the contract without an open tender process.

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Food, fuel, rent, medication: Cost-of-living crisis hitting on all fronts

As prices rise so, too, does demand for charitable services as more Canberrans begin needing support to have a roof over their head and food at the table.

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How CIT came to award more than $8.5m of contracts to a 'complexity and systems thinker'

The awarding of millions in contracts from CIT to a self-described "complexity and systems thinker" has set off a storm at the institute, which has made its way to the ACT Assembly.

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Remember Lake Ginninderra's tepee man? He's back - with a song to honour him

It's been 10 years since the University of Canberra student made his audacious protest against the cost of student accommodation by living on a floating tepee on Lake Ginninderra for three months.

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Mysterious death still looms over disused rail line

On March 8, 1888, a dead man was discovered sitting with his back to the engine as the mail train from Michelago to Goulburn arrived at Queanbeyan Station. What happened?

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Time is running out for permanent cancer surgery unit in Canberra

A group of doctors have been lobbying both the territory and federal government for funding for a permanent surgery unit.

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Mask mandate lifted in Canberra Airport terminal

Mask-wearing will not be compulsory in the terminal of Canberra Airport from midnight on Friday night.

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CIT sends contract explanation to ACT government

A spokeswoman for Skills Minister Chris Steel confirmed that CIT provided information late on Tuesday afternoon about the contract.

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CIT given deadline to justify $4.99m contract

The ACT's opposition has heaped renewed pressure on the government over the contracts.

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'Mum would be proud': Journalist, maternal health advocate honoured

The former long-time journalist at The Canberra Times is now associate editor of Her Canberra.

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Private schools review enrolment contracts after tribunal finds terms were 'unfair'

A decision from ACAT that Brindabella Christian College had unfair terms in its enrolment contract has prompted other private schools to seek legal advice.

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The little electric car with the power to spark big interest

A shout-out for more information on Roland Wilson's homemade electric car resulted in a bulging mailbag and several sketches and photographs on the innovative vehicle

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CIT 'had no relationship' with 'complexity thinker' before first contract

Patrick Hollingworth has also attended six CIT board meetings between 2019 and 2022.

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Turner's fantastic new bike sculpture is wheely good fun

The interactive sculpture was made from old bikes from The Green Shed.

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Steel to face no-confidence vote over CIT consulting contracts

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee will move a no-confidence motion against Skills Minister Chris Steel over the handling of contracts awarded to a "complexity and systems thinker".

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Minister not sure what CIT's $4.99m 'systems thinker' contract provides

Mr Steel has questioned whether the contracts were good value for money.

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Ambulance services 'on a knife's edge' because of paramedic shortages: union

"Far too often shifts are filled on overtime"

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Cop's plastic surgery threat 'spits in the face of the rule of law'

Rosemary Rix described the incident, in which an officer threatened to"pummel" her in some bushes, as "a PG version" of her experiences with police.

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Mum stands up for son as surgery was delayed

When Eilleen Eugenio's son had his surgery delayed, she knew she had to stand up for him.

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Staff scream, kick doors, throw objects in ACT cardiology department

Workers in the department reported there was a lack of respect displayed by some doctors in the department.

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It's rocket science: ANU students want to be the first team to launch into space

A group of determined ANU students want to be the first uni team to launch a rocket into space using their own liquid propulsion system.

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'It's kind of blowing my mind': Canberra principal takes education journey to Harvard

ACT public school principal Danielle Porter has been awarded a scholarship for the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Civic 40km/h zone speeding fines raise nearly $13m for ACT government

There are also 38,000 traffic infringement notices waiting to be processed by Access Canberra.

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'Really angry': Canberra home buyers blindsided as developer seeks to cancel contracts

Canberra property prices have risen 36.3 per cent in the two years since the Koutsoukos siblings signed the contract for their townhouse.

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The electric car that turned heads around Canberra

In the 1940s, Canberra bureaucrat Roland Wilson built an EV in his backyard and regularly drove it from his home in suburban Forrest to his job in the Parliamentary Triangle

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