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'Shocking': ACT agency spent more on legal fees than compensating abuse victims

Territory's insurer spent $1.5 million on its own legal costs.

The Canberra Times · 23h ago

A late-night sitting and a litany of issues, but ACT budget gets through

Labor government lives on and welcomes 'unprecedented scrutiny'.

The Canberra Times · Sep 23

Minister under fire as opponents team up in stinging Assembly rebuke

I'd have taken another option if it existed, libraries minister says.

The Canberra Times · Sep 16

'Devastated my life': how a junior officer paid the price for a search tactic now banned in Canberra jail

Officer was investigated a search technique the jail had been using for years.

The Canberra Times · Sep 6

What to do about CIT? A new parliamentary inquiry looks for answers

UC merger, board overhaul to face parliamentary scrutiny.

The Canberra Times · Sep 3

'Cost of incompetence is massive': Emerson calls on ACT to find legal bill savings

Stop giving Canberrans reasons to sue, independent says.

The Canberra Times · Aug 31

'If ACT was a council, it would have been sacked': Tyrrell backs self-govt review

No need to be afraid of warts-and-all review, Liberal Senate candidate says.

The Canberra Times · Aug 22

Paying outgoing CIT head $445,000 a 'disgrace', Liberals say

Payout confirmed after Margot McNeill announced resignation.

The Canberra Times · Aug 12

'Enough is enough': private sector offers to fix up vacant public housing homes

'It will be an expensive undertaking', charity chair says.

The Canberra Times · Aug 10

Next steps for Wakefield Gardens building is demolition, then landscaping

Wakefield Gardens building to be demolished later this month.

The Canberra Times · Aug 3