Waiting game the government makes you play
"The ACT government has clearly decided that enhanced growth in health costs is unaffordable and has therefore ceased funding for population growth and aging et al," write JON STANHOPE and Dr KHALID AHMED.
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"Vladimir Golobokov has waited since mid-2017 for surgery to remove nasal polyps. He has waited more than 12 times what is clinically indicated while the condition has got worse and worse," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"So far, Canberra has been very fortunate. However, the risks to people here and the surrounding areas remain. I am proud to have been doubly vaccinated with AstraZeneca vaccine and encourage others to do the same," writes columnist MICHAEL
Respiratory clinics could lessen wait times of queues for Canberrans lining up to take an urgent COVID-19 test.
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Taking up a financial case for quarantined locals
Canberrans forced into home quarantine after spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases are seeking some form of financial compensation.
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Government supports troubled Walk-in Health Centre
A Canberra medical facility will enter voluntary administration before it opens
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN wonders what it will take for some people to get the jab.
"Community confidence in the Australian federal government is rapidly slipping as a result of the recent handling of the pandemic and the vaccine rollout in particular," says politics columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Canberrans aged between 40 and 49 can now receive their covid jab, as the ACT government expands eligibility for its vaccine rollout program.
“The expected outrage has not occurred. Nor has there been hugely negative media regarding the pill testing and safe-injecting facility," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Three construction workers were recently found to have tested for elevated lead blood levels after coming into contact with high levels of lead dust particles while on the job, Freedom of Information documents have revealed.
The fight to grant the ACT the right to vote on proposed euthanasia laws have all but reached Parliament House.
Canberra Health Services chief executive Bernadette McDonald resigned this morning (May 24) after less than three years in the role.
Canberra pharmacists and prescribers will soon have access to a new real-time prescription monitoring service aimed at reducing pharmaceutical harm.
Cavalry Public Hospital has been forced to shut its doors until at least early July to the growing number of Canberrans seeking a vaccination against COVID-19.
As marquees were slowly pulled down and the authority of concrete road barriers lose their power, a COVID-19 testing clinic was permanently closed for the good.
"In an attempt to deal with the pandemic, there has been huge financial support from taxpayers. Governments are right to support a waiver of the international restrictions on vaccine patents," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE
A fear that teenagers unable to live with their families could "end up homeless, jailed or as new parents" all within 12 months of leaving out-of-home care has prompted a call for accommodation be lifted and apply to needy 21 year-olds.
Victims suffering from asbestos roof insulation inside their Canberra homes may never find closure, but after contracting mesothelioma many of the families have finally earned a degree of justice.
