Good morning, Canberra. After a morning frost, we’re in for a partly cloudy day in the capital with a top of 18 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Subscriber:The appointment of a permanent coroner in the ACT will be an opportunity to create a contemporary coronial system focused on reform, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury says.
A bill to restore the Northern Territory's right to legislate on voluntary euthanasia should be broadened to include the ACT to avoid creating a fresh form of discrimination against Canberrans, legal experts have told a parliamentary inquiry.
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Seventy high-ranking former Australian diplomats have signed an open letter to the government calling for it to commit to net zero emissions by 2050 and stronger climate action by 2030.
There is not yet the level of community transmission of COVID-19 in Canberra that would make rapid antigen testing worthwhile, and it would be an ineffective tool to screen hospital patients, the ACT chief health officer says.
Subscriber | Analysis: The federal government is bulking up the public service as the COVID crisis forces the Coalition to abandon years of staffing limits and the pandemic heaps pressure on agencies.
Video: ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman confirmed the construction zone on 7 London Circuit would be added to the exposure list after at least six construction workers tested positive to the virus. It came as Canberra recorded 25 new COVID cases on Sunday.
Subscriber | Forgotten River podcast: Brendan Cullen is training to swim the English Channel in one of the unlikeliest places on earth, the outback of far-western NSW.
If the latest COVID lockdown has reminded us of anything, it is our ability to migrate and adapt to changing environments, as backed by ACT government and Google data.
