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Minister apologises for ‘unacceptable’ police treatment
Police Minister Mick Gentleman… “I apologise to Luke for this unacceptable treatment, noting that the matter is still being reviewed.” POLICE Minister Mick Gentleman has apologised for the...
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Funding revives bowling club kitchen
BELCONNEN Bowling Club will be able to open its kitchen for the first time in more than three years after being allocated ACT government funding today (April 13). The club is one of seven community...
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Residents face anxious wait on fate of 440 trees
Megan Mears… “It’s important to maintain the character of Section 76, which is currently surrounded by trees on all sides.” Photo: Danielle Nohra. THE Watson Community Association is anxiously waiting...
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Proposed Braddon plan puts pressure on parking
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee. UPDATED plans for the upgrade of Braddon’s Lonsdale Street will put further pressure on parking in the area, says Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee. A new draft of...
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Housing tenant trapped in a wheelchair nightmare
Housing ACT tenant Dianne Corcoran demonstrates the difficulty she has getting out of her front door. Photo: Danielle Nohra AFTER more than 35 years of hell, Dianne Corcoran, a woman living with spina...
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Taking a stand on the fears of toxic-waste fires
Historian Beatrice Bodart-Bailey… “I am well aware of how decisions made by a society and often a small group of people or even a single individual impact upon the life of generations to come.” Photo:...
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Cyclists want gap closed between crime and fine
The cyclist being clipped by a trailer… Cycle accidents are just not viewed as serious enough,” says Ian Ross. WHEN a video went viral late last year of a cyclist being knocked off a bike by a trailer,...
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Former gaming minister heads gambling reform alliance
Former Labor minister Gordon Ramsay. FORMER gambling minister Gordon Ramsay has been appointed the head of the national, not-for-profit Alliance for Gambling Reform. He made the announcement on social...
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Overworked, free legal service faces funding shortfall
Genevieve Bolton… “Without ongoing funding it is inevitable that many people will miss out on free legal help.” Photo: Danielle Nohra ALMOST 200 vulnerable community members could miss out on receiving...
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Audit reveals millions more kept from tendering
ABOUT $395 million worth of contracts were awarded without competitive tender by the ACT government in the past three years, an audit report has uncovered. The 770 contracts exempt from tender —...
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