The ACT government has used its numbers to push the Health Infrastructure Enabling Bill 2023 through the Legislative Assembly, effectively taking over the Calvary Public Hospital from its long-term Catholic operators.
"A strong reason for a royal commission into ACT Health is that such poor performance is not without consequences. Children have died from treatable infections," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
The Canberra Liberals will today vote against the Health Infrastructure Enabling Bill that will allow the ACT Labor-Greens government to forcibly acquire Calvary Hospital.
THE ACT government has signed a contract to buy 90 Yutong E12 battery electric buses and is in negotiation with Custom Denning for four Element battery electric buses including charging infrastructure.
A 59-year-old Chisholm man has told officers "he couldn't see how that could be right" when told he was travelling at 55km/h over the speed limit on his motorcycle.
Liberal Peter Cain, will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly this week calling for an independent review of the changes proposed by the planning system review.
Senior doctors at Calvary Public Hospital are demanding that the Bruce facility be kept apart from Canberra Hospital in the event of the threatened takeover by the ACT government.