Number of ACT Health patients waiting for surgery soars

Number of ACT Health patients waiting for surgery soars

The latest health quarterly results show ACT public elective surgery patients are waiting longer for surgery,but there was some good news,too.

  • byDaniella White

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Footage shows light rail near-miss days before pedestrian strike

Footage shows light rail near-miss days before pedestrian strike

A tradie narrowly avoided becoming the first victim of light rail after walking in front of a moving vehicle,new footage shows.

  • byKatie Burgess
New compliance team to crack down on off-lead dogs,errant signs

New compliance team to crack down on off-lead dogs,errant signs

The six-member team will hand out on-the-spot fines in hotspots for illegal dumping,irresponsible dog ownership and errant A-frame signs.

  • byKatie Burgess
Canberra Now:Community fights for family,and boxer's broken dreams

Canberra Now:Community fights for family,and boxer's broken dreams

Plus a crackdown on irresponsible dog owners and illegal dumpers.

  • byKatie Burgess
Jobs created on Canberra's light rail'exceeded expectations'

Jobs created on Canberra's light rail'exceeded expectations'

But questions remain about how the workforce will be rolled over onto the second stage of the project.

  • byKatie Burgess
Land valuation objections on the rise

Land valuation objections on the rise

Some people have had to wait 274 days for their complaint to be dealt with,ACT Opposition leader Alistair Coe said.

  • byKatie Burgess
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Bimberi youth detention centre'grandma'Narelle Hargreaves retires

Bimberi youth detention centre'grandma'Narelle Hargreaves retires

After 11 years in the role of Official Visitor,providing independent oversight for vulnerable children and young people,Ms Hargreaves is stepping down.

  • byKimberley Le Lievre
If cannabis is legal,should drug driving laws change?

If cannabis is legal,should drug driving laws change?

Canberrans who smoke a joint and drive the next day currently face the same penalties as the drunkest driver.

  • byKatie Burgess
CTP reforms'worse for workers rights',unions say

CTP reforms'worse for workers rights',unions say

Unions ACT also says it has been cut out of the Barr government's overhaul of compulsory third party insurance,despite the impact on injured workers.

  • byKatie Burgess
Planning authority facing backlog in DAs,despite working overtime

Planning authority facing backlog in DAs,despite working overtime

Staff in the ACT government's planning authority had to work overtime to cut a massive backlog of development applications last year.

  • byDaniel Burdon
Attorney-General blasts'irresponsible'confessional stance

Attorney-General blasts'irresponsible'confessional stance

"I do not believe members of the ACT community will accept any attempt by any individual or any institution to not adhere to these laws,"Gordon Ramsay said

  • byKatie Burgess