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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 · Jul 13, 2022

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 · Jul 11, 2022

ACT budget to provide cash splash for suburbs

Government touts 'biggest ever' upgrade to suburban facilities.

The Canberra Times · Jul 10, 2022

Opposition raises concerns about new CIT board chair appointment

Kate Lundy will be the new board chair from July 1.

The Canberra Times · Jun 22, 2022

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.

The Canberra Times · Jun 18, 2022

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.

The Canberra Times · Jun 17, 2022

Canberra Institute of Technology suspends lucrative consultancy contract after multiple warnings from officials

The CIT ignored procurement officials' concerns about its vaguely worded contracts for strategic advice, new documents show.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

CIT suspends $4.99m contract as Steel lashes board

Skills Minister Chris Steel has expressed disappointment to the CIT's board.

The Canberra Times · Jun 17, 2022

CIT teacher calls for CEO Leanne Cover to 'stand aside' while review into lucrative consultancy contract is underway

A long-time teacher at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) writes to the ACT government and opposition expressing "deep concern" about a number of controversial consultancy contracts.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

CIT commissions internal review into $5m consultancy contract as ACT government remains 'largely unsatisfied' with response

The CIT board says it will commission an independent audit of the latest in a series of controversial contracts issued to two consultancy firms, both owned by mountaineer and "complexity and systems thinker" Patrick Hollingworth.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022