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The ACT's proposed voluntary assisted dying laws have yet to be introduced, but could be the most liberal in the country

The ACT government is expected to introduce laws allowing voluntary assisted dying by the end of this year. For those like Kath Dyason, who has a terminal illness, it can't come soon enough.

ABC News · May 20, 2023

Mehreen Faruqi launches court action against Pauline Hanson for 'insulting and humiliating' tweet

Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi launches court action against One Nation leader Pauline Hanson over an "insulting and humiliating" tweet, which she alleges breached racial discrimination laws.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Canberra cheerleading squad training non-stop to prepare for international competition in Florida

A Canberra cheerleading squad is hoping to win big on the world stage when they head to Florida later this month for The Cheerleading Worlds.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023

On the 15th anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations, federal government unveils $424 million Closing the Gap plan

The federal government acknowledges there has been an "enormous failure" in attempts to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, as it unveils a fresh national plan and hundreds of millions of dollars of funding.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2023

Revelations of secret portfolios held by Scott Morrison have dominated headlines this week. What happened, when and who knew about it?

The former prime minister took on the health portfolio in secret in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, before appointing himself to four more ministries over the next year. Why did he do it and who knew?

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Man charged with firearm offences over shooting at Canberra Airport faces court

A 63-year-old man is charged with firearm offences after an incident at Canberra Airport yesterday.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

Pharmacies want over-the-counter COVID-19 antiviral access in Australia, as more people look to take oral treatments

Two COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments have been approved for use in Australia, and some say they should be more readily available.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

ACT Independent senator David Pocock delivers maiden speech in Senate, welcomes deaf community in Auslan

In preparing to make his first speech, David Pocock asked if he could have an Auslan interpreter alongside him on the floor of the Senate. But he said both major parties denied his request — a decision he labelled "disappointing".

ABC News · Aug 2, 2022

Changing attitudes to funerals: Cremations, natural burials on the rise in Canberra

In a dark storage room beneath Canberra's Norwood Park Crematorium sits row after row of plastic boxes — each with a silent story to tell.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

ABC News · May 31, 2022