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New outdoors store in Gungahlin provides 30 jobs

Outdoor clothing and recreational goods chain Anaconda opened its new store in Gungahlin over the weekend (20 June), just in time for snow season, providing employment for 30 people across full-time and...

Temporary residential rate freeze for most Canberra households

Most Canberra households will see rates drop for the 2020-21 financial year, following the ACT Government announcing a temporary rate freeze.

100 new ACT public service jobs created

One hundred new, temporary, casual jobs will be created within the ACT Public Service following another expansion of the Jobs for Canberrans Fund.

Buying Australian equals supporting Australian jobs

The Mental Health Foundation Australia is encouraging the Australian public to support and buy Australian made products to boost employment which can reduce mental health issues.

Sustainability upgrades to public, community housing

Twelve pubic and community housing properties will receive solar and sustainability upgrades worth $365,000, as part of the ACT Government’s economic survival package that is providing jobs for Canberrans.

26 new jobs to help ACT bushfire recovery

26 newly employed Canberrans will aid bushfire recovery with the ACT Parks and Conservation Service with the ACT Government’s Jobs for Canberrans fund.

ACT government construction projects to create 83 jobs

Some Canberra Theatre Centre renovations are among several ‘screwdriver ready’ construction projects green lit by the ACT Government to keep local jobs.

Measures to support Canberra-based foreign nationals

An ACT Government package will assist foreign nationals such as international students and temporary visa-holders ineligible for Commonwealth assistance.

ACT unemployment rate expected to double

Describing the COVID-19 lockdown as this generation’s ‘war time’ experience, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr expects the Territory’s unemployment rate to double.

26,000 ACT casual workers not eligible for wage subsidy

Up to 26,000 casual and migrant workers in Canberra are ineligible for the Federal Government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme, according to new research.

Early learning and child care sectors fear mass closures

Mass service closures could be on the horizon for the early learning and child care sector if the Federal Government doesn’t step in with further support.

Unprecedented COVID-19 crisis cripples local businesses

Other than supermarkets and chemists, many local businesses have suffered a sharp downturn due to the impact of coronavirus on community behaviour.

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