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ACT business: ‘deteriorated’ or ‘positive’?

Leanne Castley, deputy opposition leader and Shadow Minister for Business, is concerned by a “poor business climate” in the ACT.

Decrease in ANU interns joining Canberra Health Services

Fewer Australian National University medical graduates are doing their internships in the ACT hospital system.

Report into ACT voluntary assisted dying bill published

27 recommendations; the Canberra Liberals reject the bill; and the ACT Greens call for measures for people with dementia.

ACT tops economic charts, but faces business investment decline

Canberra's economy is leading the nation in earnings, employment, and retail growth, but business investment is plummeting, data shows.

Demolition of Canberra Hospital admin buildings begins

The ACT Government will demolish two buildings at Canberra Hospital to make way for a new facility for pathology and other clinical services. 

ACT Legislative Assembly’s first sitting week of 2024

Light rail, hospital wait times, and cost of living were once more debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly's first sitting week for 2024.

Canberra Liberals: Emergency department wait times must be fixed

ACT health minister Rachel Stephen-Smith must ensure ED patients are seen within clinically acceptable times, the Canberra Liberals say.

ROGS 2022-23: ACT emergency department waiting times

For the fourth year in a row, the ACT had the longest emergency department waiting times in the country, ROGS data shows.

Majura Valley farmers welcome Canberra Liberals’ support

The ACT Government has promised to degazette Majura Valley farmers' land blocks from National Land, but the process is slow.

Canberra Liberals reshuffle sends Jeremy Hanson to backbench

Canberra Liberals MLA Jeremy Hanson, former deputy opposition leader, has been moved to the backbench in a reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet.

Leanne Castley elected Deputy Leader of the Canberra Liberals

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee believes the change will provide the party with a strong leadership team going into the election.

Canberra Liberals: ACT Health’s ‘absolute horror story’

A survey of ACT Health’s Digital Solutions Division (DSD) reveals an absolute horror story, the Canberra Liberals claim.

Canberra Liberals call for strategy to retain health workers

Leanne Castley MLA wants the ACT Government to develop a strategy and introduce bonuses to retain and value frontline health workers.

Canberra Liberals: Decline in ACT public hospitals

Annual reports reveal prolonged emergency department wait times, missed elective surgery targets, and radiotherapy treatment delays.

ACT Ombudsman forces ACT Health to release redacted survey

The ACT Ombudsman has overturned ACT Health’s decision to redact a staff survey - "a big win for transparency," the Canberra Liberals say.

Can the ACT Government meet its elective surgery target?

The ACT Government says it will increase elective surgery activity this financial year - but the opposition does not believe they can.

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