Disadvantaged Canberra families may be eligible for new payments to help cover school costs under the ACT Government's Future of Education Equity Fund.
Letter writer ROSS KELLY, of Monash, says: "It seems the recent wet spell has created permanently damp ground that has allowed leeches to migrate hundreds of metres from creeks and storm drains, to our doorsteps." That's right, leeches!
The man who allegedly fired five gunshots in Canberra Airport yesterday (August 14) has been remanded in custody after facing the ACT Magistrates Court today.
A 63-year-old NSW man, charged with firearm offences, will appear in the magistrates court this morning following a shooting incident at Canberra airport yesterday afternoon.
The United Firefighters Union says media reportage accusing an ACT Fire and Rescue crew of not entering a home to help a seriously ill young person due to COVID-19 fears contains little detail and is not balanced.