WA slashes COVID infection risk period Both WA and the ACT have adopted new advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee to cut the reinfection period to just four weeks. AAP · Jul 11, 2022
Queensland could open long COVID clinics as doctors seek to understand the condition Chief Health Officer says it is too early to ascertain what the impact of long COVID would be on the Sunshine State, given it had only been subject to Omicron waves when the population was highly vaccinated. ABC News · Jul 10, 2022
ACT Supreme Court formally ends prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery The ACT Supreme Court formally ends the prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery as his legal team considers seeking costs for the case, which has spanned four years. ABC News · Jul 8, 2022
Justice for Bernard Collaery must be the beginning of decisive action on whistleblowers It was hard to watch the bureaucratic machine perpetrating injustice – Mark Dreyfus must now intervene in the other two cases The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2022
Bernard Collaery case is a rare whistleblower win, but why was he prosecuted? Bernard Collaery had been facing five charges related to breaching the Intelligence Services Act for revealing Australia spied on Timor-Leste for profit. The New Daily · Jul 7, 2022
Dreyfus ends prosecution of lawyer over alleged leaking about Australian spying in against Timor-Leste The Albanese government has acted quickly to abandon the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, who was charged in relation to the leaking of information about Australia’s alleged spying in Timor-Leste. The Conversation · Jul 7, 2022
Matthew McLuckie's family calls on ACT government to introduce stronger penalties for dangerous driving The family of a young man who was killed in a head-on crash in Canberra calls for stronger measures to deal with people who steal cars and race them, endangering lives. ABC News · Jul 6, 2022
Nick Kyrgios to face court over alleged assault of former girlfriend Chiara Passari Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios will face court next month over an alleged assault in December last year. It is believed the alleged assault was against Kyrgios's former girlfriend Chiara Passari. ABC News · Jul 5, 2022
Territory rights back on federal agenda Federal Labor MPs representing the ACT and NT will introduce a bill to overturn a law stopping territory governments from legalising voluntary assisted dying. AAP · Jul 5, 2022
ACT house prices are 'flattening out' as auction clearance rates hit lowest level since 2020 Auction clearance rates in Canberra drop to the lowest levels since 2020, amid predictions the ACT is reverting to a buyers' market. ABC News · Jul 4, 2022
Federal Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Luke Gosling to introduce legislation to remove euthanasia ban in Northern Territory and ACT Every state has now legalised voluntary assisted dying, but a conscience vote will determine whether the territories are allowed to have the same right. ABC News · Jul 4, 2022
WA urged to ban all gay conversion therapy Western Australia's government is being urged to ban the practice of gay conversion therapy in religious and non-healthcare settings. AAP · Jul 4, 2022
Call for regular vote on euthanasia bill Labor should not allow a conscience vote on allowing the ACT and NT to legislate voluntary euthanasia, an independent Canberra senator says. AAP · Jul 3, 2022
Climate target needs 'integrity': Pocock David Pocock is open to moving forward with Labor's 2030 emissions reduction goal, but the independent ACT senator wants to make sure it has teeth. AAP · Jul 3, 2022
ABC News · Jul 2, 2022 Sustainable co-housing community to be built in Canberra's north to meet downsizing needs without compromising environmental impact Three couples prepare to build a small, sustainable co-housing community in Ainslie. The building's future residents say the project began to meet downsizing needs without the loss of environmentally conscious design.
ABC News · Jul 1, 2022 Feeling unwell and not sure if it's COVID-19 or the flu? Here's how and where you can get a multi-virus test Multi-virus testing is a thing but its availability varies across the county. If you're feeling unwell and want to know exactly what you have, how you go about getting the answer really depends on where you live.
ABC News · Jun 29, 2022 ACT government uses 'call-in' powers to push forward with development of social housing in affluent Canberra suburb Some locals in an affluent Canberra suburb objected to a proposed site for a home for older women and women escaping domestic violence. Today, the government approved the plans and implemented a clause to prevent further objections.
The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022 Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025? At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.
ABC News · Jun 28, 2022 Healthcare workers threaten more industrial action after turning down 3pc pay rise offer Nurses and midwives in NSW reject the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise and will consider further industrial action.
ABC News · Jun 26, 2022 Greens call on ACT government to end $40 million public funding of horse racing industry The Greens say there are "better ways" for the ACT government to spend $40 million in public funding. But the Canberra Racing Club says the injection is value for money.
ABC News · Jun 25, 2022 No home solar battery rebates on offer in Queensland as the government opts for large-scale projects Queensland invested in large-scale batteries in its budget, but there is nothing there for would-be home solar battery users. The Energy Minister says there is not a need, but experts say help with upfront costs could be a "good thing".
ABC News · Jun 25, 2022 NSW man extradited to ACT, charged in relation to alleged murder of Philip man Glenn Walewicz A sixth person has been arrested and has appeared in the ACT Magistrates court over the alleged murder of Canberra man Glenn Walewicz, 48, in June last year.
ABC News · Jun 23, 2022 CIT CEO Leanne Cover temporarily steps aside as ACT Integrity Commission announces investigation into consultancy contracts The chief executive of the Canberra Institute of Technology agrees to take leave until an investigation into the latest in a series of controversial consultancy contracts is completed.
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022 Not a 'relationship': why the legal language of child abuse needs to change The ACT government has announced plans to change the name of the criminal offence of engaging in a “sexual relationship with child or young person under special care” to “persistent sexual abuse of child or young person under special care”.
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022 Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.