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Panel named for maternity unit review

March 12, 2010 13:38:00

ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher has named a panel of four people to review the Territory's public maternity units. [MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, healthcare-facilities, act, canberra-2600

Teenager charged over Erindale stabbing

March 12, 2010 10:49:00

A 15-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged stabbing outside Canberra's Erindale College. [MORE]

Tags: crime, act, wanniassa-2903

Compromise on Majura housing plan

March 12, 2010 08:17:00

The Village Building Company (VBC) has stopped a possible appeal against a proposed housing development near Canberra's Mt Majura Nature Reserve. [MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, act, watson-2602

'I knelt and cried', bushfire victim tells court

March 12, 2010 08:01:00

A court has heard of the emotional experience of a man who lost his property in the 2003 Canberra bushfires. [MORE]

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Chronic pain: Australia's 'shameful' situation

March 11, 2010 17:22:00

Healthcare professionals and industry call for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease, saying the condition is misunderstood.[MORE]

Tags: health, pain, australia, act, canberra-2600

Sex assault charges dropped against horse riders

March 11, 2010 15:02:00

Prosecutors have dropped charges against two New South Wales men who were accused of sexually assaulting a teenager at Canberra's Exhibition Park last year.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Empty buses costing ACT millions

March 11, 2010 15:01:00

The ACT Government is spending almost $30,000 every weekday running empty ACTION buses.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Crews 'did their best' to battle 2003 blazes, court told

March 11, 2010 13:22:00

Counsel for the NSW Govt has told a compensation hearing that authorities did the best they could to fight the 2003 Canberra bushfires.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Paris masterpieces to hang around

March 11, 2010 12:09:00

The National Gallery extends the record-breaking Masterpieces From Paris exhibition by two weeks.[MORE]

Tags: painting, libraries-museums-and-galleries, act, canberra-2600

Man charged with woman's stabbing murder

March 11, 2010 09:28:00

A 29-year-old man will face court today charged with the stabbing murder of a woman in the south of New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, act, nsw, lake-bathurst-2580

Poetry in ACTION in Canberra

March 11, 2010 08:20:00

Bus journeys around Canberra will be little more literary than usual over the next few months. [MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, human-interest, act, canberra-2600

'The evidence won't beat us': bushfire victim

March 11, 2010 08:12:00

Wayne West recalls the carnage from the 2003 Canberra bushfires.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Man dies in Canberra collision

March 11, 2010 08:12:00

Speed is believed to have been a factor in this morning's fatal car collision in Canberra's north.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, act, spence-2615

Prostate cancer gets higher profile

March 11, 2010 06:00:00

A proposal to establish a prostate cancer support organisation in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains and Monaro has won community support.[MORE]

Tags: charities-and-community-organisations, mens-health, act, adaminaby-2630, bombala-2632, cooma-2630, jindabyne-2627

Fake Facebook page fires up Stanhope

March 10, 2010 16:24:00

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has attacked a fake Facebook page in his name.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Graham named new SES boss

March 10, 2010 15:42:00

Tony Graham has been appointed the new chief of the ACT State Emergency Service. [MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Chief Justice inspects bushfire victim's farm

March 10, 2010 15:23:00

ACT Chief Justice Terence Higgins has visited a farm destroyed by the 2003 Canberra bushfires. [MORE]

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Govt must better supervise building contractors: union

March 10, 2010 14:41:00

Canberra construction company Manteena says it will review its systems after it was found one of its sub-contractors had not registered its workers under the ACT's long service scheme.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, unions, act, canberra-2600

Political donation laws need to be national: expert

March 10, 2010 14:16:00

A leading law professor has a told a Legislative Assembly committee it is very difficult for any jurisdiction to reform its campaign finance laws independently.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Bush court experiences dangerous terrain

March 10, 2010 09:31:00

Chief Justice Terrence Higgins visits remote sites south-west of Canberra where the 2003 fires started. [MORE]

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Retail health hinges on budget medicine

March 10, 2010 09:01:00

Access Economics is warning retail spending in Canberra will bear the brunt of any tough decisions made in the federal budget. [MORE]

Tags: economic-trends, small-business, act, canberra-2600

Govt must maintain recycling services: Opposition

March 10, 2010 08:45:00

The ACT Opposition says it is worried the Government's conflict with Revolve will have an impact on recycling services in Canberra.[MORE]

Tags: recycling-and-waste-management, states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600, hume-2620

Students back colleges crackdown

March 10, 2010 08:44:00

Canberra university students are urging the Federal Government to act quickly on the recommendations of the Baird report on international students.[MORE]

Tags: university-and-further-education, federal-government, act, canberra-2600

Scientists buck political pressure over climate

March 10, 2010 08:42:00

CSIRO scientists say they are coming under political attack as part of an orchestrated campaign by climate change sceptics. [MORE]

Tags: climate-change, government-and-politics, research, act, canberra-2600

Corbell considers solutions to court delays

March 10, 2010 08:40:00

ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell is considering a report on how to improve the efficiency of the Supreme Court. [MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600