A Canberra exporter could become Australia’s exporter of the year. Entries have opened for the 55th Australian Export Awards program which celebrates the success of Australian products and services on the world stage. Senator for the ACT, Zed Seselja, encouraged local exporters to enter. “The awards highlight the international success…
Read MoreThe greyhound racing industry’s transition report should have been made public more than three weeks ago. The government is urged to publicly release the report immediately, Shadow Minister for Gaming and Racing Mark Parton said today. The ACT government appointed former ACT Health Services Commissioner Mary Durkin to provide a…
Read MoreThe Australian National University and CSIRO will receive almost $800,000 in grant funding for projects that will team everyday Australians with scientists. Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Senator Arthur Sinodinos and Senator for the ACT Zed Seselja announced the recipients of the Australian Government’s Citizen Science Grants in Canberra…
Read More‘Revenge porn’ will be a crime with up to two years imprisonment for the worst offences under proposed new laws to be introduced by the Canberra Liberals, Shadow Attorney-General Jeremy Hanson said today. Revenge porn is the non-consensual sharing of intimate images on social media or other websites. It is…
Read MoreFriday, 12 May 2017 16:22 Today marks the opening of the new concrete Dicks Creek Road Bridge at Nanima, near Murrumbateman, replacing an almost 60-year-old timber bridge that served the community well but was in desperate need of replacement. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said it was…
Read MoreThursday, 11 May 2017 11:04 Road safety in the ACT has received a boost with a new round of funding announced under the successful Federal Government Black Spot Programme. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester alongside Senator for the Australian Capital Territory and Chair of the ACT Black Spot…
Read MoreProblems surrounding incident reporting at The Canberra Hospital, revealed in FOI documents, require answers from Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris, Shadow Minister for Health Vicki Dunne said today. “These are alarming results and it is unacceptable that 96 per cent of the records tested were incomplete. Meegan Fitzharris needs to answer…
Read MoreACT Labor and the Greens have colluded in the Assembly to prevent accountability measures for the LDA successor authorities, Leader of the Opposition Alistair Coe said today. “The Canberra Liberals’ amendments seeking integrity, transparency and good governance were struck down in favour of discretionary measures by Labor and the Greens,”…
Read MoreACT Labor and Greens will have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to good governance by voting in support of amendments aimed at strengthening integrity, transparency and accountability in the Land Development Agency successor agencies, Leader of the Opposition Alistair Coe said today. “The Canberra Liberals are proposing significant amendments…
Read MoreCaroline Le Couteur has failed her Murrumbidgee constituents by voting against a move that would have sent planning rules affecting proposed public housing developments to an Assembly committee for review, Shadow Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Nicole Lawder said today. “Ms Le Couteur failed in her responsibility as an MLA,…
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