Tag: ACT
Preference deal gives Labor Eden Monaro boost
The Federal Government has been given a lift in the bellwether seat of Eden Monaro.[MORE]
ACT creates Coles, Woolies-free zones
The ACT Government has stood up against Coles and Woolworths, ruling the supermarkets out of several store bidding processes.[MORE]
Flu jabs for under fives to continue
Commonwealth chief medical officer Jim Bishop says seasonal flu vaccinations for children under five can continue.[MORE]
ACT votes worth less
ACT voters have the lowest level of representation in the House of Representatives of any state or territory in Australia.[MORE]
Foggy view on high country lake levels
The hydro-electricity utility in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains says it's unclear if poor snowfalls will impact on lake levels.[MORE]
Accused basher may have been framed, court hears
The ACT Supreme Court has heard a man accused of smashing a car window and threatening the occupants with a baseball bat may have been framed for the assault.[MORE]
No charges over Snowy hut fire
The National Parks and Wildlife Service says charges will not be laid against a cross-country skier who nearly burnt an historic New South Wales Snowy Mountains hut to the ground.[MORE]
ACT Labor launches its campaign
The ACT Labor Party's election campaign has been launched today with candidates predicting a scare campaign from the Federal Coalition.[MORE]
Battlelines drawn on roads funding
Roads funding continues to be the main battleground in the campaign for Eden-Monaro.[MORE]
Canberra hostels plan welcomed
ACT Shelter has welcomed the Chief Minister's proposal to reintroduce hostels and boarding houses to ease the housing crisis.[MORE]
Tigers assistant takes AIS job
Former Townsville Crocodiles and Geelong Supercats coach Ian Stacker has been appointed as the new basketball head coach at the Australian Institute of Sport.[MORE]
Canberra bushfires litigation drags on
The fires in Canberra seven years ago killed four people and destroyed 500 homes, and a liability hearing is still far from over.[MORE]
Early weaning linked to chronic disease
New research has linked the nation's chronic disease burden with the absence of breastfeeding. [MORE]
Industry meets to discuss shoddy builders
A forum on problems in Canberra's building industry has not ruled out naming and shaming shoddy builders if there is no improvement in the industry.[MORE]
Pipe bomb suspect to undergo mental check
A 31-year-old homeless man accused of possessing suspected explosives and a pipe bomb has been taken to Canberra Hospital for a mental health assessment.[MORE]
Greens to withdraw Raiders pamphlets
Greens ACT candidate Lin Hatfield Dodds says she is happy to withdraw a pamphlet that features the Canberra Raiders rugby league team on one side and the Greens on the other.[MORE]
Man jailed over threatening neighbour with knife
A court has heard a 28-year-old Oaks Estate man had been on a three-day drinking binge when he tore a security door off his neighbour's unit then threatened the man with a knife.[MORE]
Canberra bushfires hearing adjourned to April
The ACT Chief Justice says the appointment of acting judges to ease court backlogs will not help the marathon bushfires litigation.[MORE]
Raiders' cavalry on horizon
In-form Canberra is preparing to welcome back its cavalry as it looks to turn three straight wins into a crack at the NRL finals.[MORE]
Pilots will learn to 'wing it' in Snowy
Pilots in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains are being urged to attend an up-coming air safety workshops conducted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.[MORE]
Government urged to be open with pharmaceutical contracts
An infectious diseases expert is calling on the Federal Government to offer greater transparency when awarding contracts to pharmaceutical companies.[MORE]
Abbott and Gillard trade blows in leaders' debate
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have traded blows in the leaders' debate without either enjoying a decisive victory.[MORE]
Leaders go head-to-head in televised debate
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott go head-to-head tonight in the only televised debate of the election campaign.[MORE]
Victoria won't join Snowy court action
The Victorian Government has ruled out joining legal action against New South Wales, as part of a disagreement over river flows. [MORE]
Leaders prepare to go head-to-head
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says tonight's leaders' debate will be an interesting contest for viewers.[MORE]
