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Australia Day 2024 activities around the ACT region

This Friday 26 January is a public holiday all across Australia and there's lots on around the ACT region this long weekend to reflect and celebrate community.

Restaurant surcharge hikes likely due to business inefficiencies

Restaurants must look at improving their own business operations before penalising diners with exorbitant surcharges, a practice we expect to see this coming public holiday, a marketing expert warns.

Commonwealth inquiry for ‘just outcomes’ in sexual violence cases

The ACT Government has welcomed the announcement of a Commonwealth inquiry into how the justice system handles sexual violence.

Scrapping tax breaks could fund social homes, cut housing costs

Amidst a historic cost-of-living crisis, Everybody's Home is calling on the federal government to scrap tax concessions for property investors and build social housing across Australia.

Light roofs cut heat, bifacial solar panels offer more energy: ANU

Light-coloured roofs can reduce heat while dual-sided solar panels have the potential to produce 20 per cent more energy than traditional one-sided systems on residential rooftops, new research from The Australian National University reveals.

Concerns for missing 30yo woman Chloe Bettridge

ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 30-year-old woman Chloe Bettridge.

$1.5 million for Canberra clubs to reduce gambling dependence

The ACT Government has awarded more than $1.5 million in the tier 2 funding round of the Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund.

ANU: Prescribed burning increases forest flammability

Prescribed burning and logging can make natural forests more flammable, according to ANU research - but the ACT Government has concerns.

Parts of Canberra Avenue closed off after accident

Emergency services are in attendance of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Canberra Avenue and Empire Circuit, Forrest.

Gungahlin man to face over 130 fraud and theft charges

A 34-year-old Gungahlin man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today, 23 January, on more than 130 fraud and theft related charges.

Early childhood education program for Canberra women

The Early Learning Connection Program will help 260 Canberra women to study a degree in Early Childhood Education.

Canberra rents second highest behind Sydney

Despite rents in the ACT declining during 2023, Canberra remains Australia’s second-most expensive capital city in which to rent, according to CoreLogic’s Rental Market Update released today, 23 January.
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