Libs want “immediate” covid leave for healthcare workers
COVID-19 leave should be made "immediately" available to healthcare and other frontline workers, according to the ACT Opposition.
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A double vaccinated man in his 80s from the Queanbeyan-Palerang region has died from COVID-19, Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) has reported today (January 20).
New and active covid cases in the ACT have significantly fallen according to today’s (January 20) figures from ACT Health.
A 16-year-old has been arrested for breaking into the Canberra Centre about 4am yesterday morning (January 19) and stealing nearly $60,000 worth of electronic devices from the Apple Store.
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Greens announce by-election candidate
The Greens have announced Braidwood artist Catherine Moore as their candidate for the upcoming Monaro by-election.
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Low-cost available drug could fight COVID-19
A widely available and affordable drug, heparin, limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, according to world-first findings by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).
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Booster-dose eligibility brought forward in the ACT
PEOPLE 18 and over are now be eligible for a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine three months after receiving their second dose in the ACT.
Active covid cases in the ACT have nearly doubled in today’s (January 19) ACT Health figures as they begin to include people who have tested positive to a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).
An 81-year-old cyclist was struck multiple times in the face during an assault in Duffy on Sunday (January 16).
COVID-19 cases and hospital numbers throughout southern NSW have significantly risen in the figures reported by the Southern NSW Local Health District today (January 19).
Canberra's first reverse vending machine is now operating at Erindale Shopping Centre in Wanniassa, allowing people to earn money for depositing cans, bottles and other recyclable containers.
Stuck at home due to covid? ANU associate professor LOUISE STONE offers some strategies to help you look after your mental health while isolating.
LIAM O'Connell wants to have his local skatepark upgraded and installed with lighting so more people can enjoy the space and to bring business to Gungahlin.
THE ACT has recorded its fourth covid death this week with the reported death today (January 18) of a woman in her 80s.
AUSTRALIA Day events in the ACT are being run in line with ACT Health COVID-19 regulations, says CEO of the National Australia Day Council, Karlie Brand.
A man in his 70s from the Bega Valley and a man in his 90s from Goulburn Mulwaree have died from COVID-19, the Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) has reported today (January 18).
POLICE are again encouraging Queanbeyan residents to register or surrender their illegal firearms.
More than 90 per cent of pharmacists are struggling to source in-demand Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs), a new survey from Professional Pharmacists Australia (PFA) has found.
Update: Police report today (January 18) that Rhonda has been found "safe and well."
