COVID-19 payments to wind back as targets hit Economy & Industry The COVID-19 support payments that cost more than $9 billion since June will wind back as states and territories hit vaccination targets.
Roadmap incites caution and disappointment as states race towards vaccination targets September 21, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory Medical bodies have met Victoria’s roadmap out of lockdown with cautious optimism while business groups are disappointed the pace is slower than in NSW.
Vaccination passports plan facing resistance September 9, 2021 By Chris Johnson Australian Capital Territory Federal government plans for vaccination passports to start being issued from next month are facing hiccups in some states and territories.
Premium Insights and analysis Australia would do well to swap more than Pfizer doses with Singapore September 8, 2021 By Hugh McClure Australian Capital Territory Singapore may provide one of the most compelling case studies for what Australians can anticipate on our roadmap out of the pandemic.
PSst! Snap lockdown and the mystery man August 13, 2021 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The praying partygoer? — not so fast; public service town in lock down; and the shadow man. PSst! Here’s what we’ve heard.
Locked down Canberrans brace for more COVID-19 cases August 12, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The ACT has recorded its first case of COVID-19 in more than a year, which has triggered a snap seven-day lockdown across Canberra from 5pm Thursday.
Greater Sydney goes into lockdown as state and territory governments scramble to keep virus spread at bay June 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory NSW has 30 new locally acquired COVID-19 In the last 24 hours and concerns about the local cluster entering other states and territories has escalated.
ACT Budget largely reliant on Australia’s continued COVID-19 success February 10, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The ACT has signalled that it is ready to tackle climate change, roll out the COVID-19 vaccine, and continue to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic.
2020 budget: politicians, industry leaders and think tanks react to government’s plan October 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry There has, as always, been much criticism regarding the communities, industries and issues that have missed out.
Palaszczuk, Barr want changes to COVID-19 exemptions for diplomats August 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The leaders made the calls on Monday after Queensland’s chief health officer Jeannette Young said that the state’s only new case of COVID-19 was a consular official who had travelled from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Op-ed: in Canberra, three decisions in 25 years July 7, 2020 By Michael Easson Australian Capital Territory Reflecting on a quarter of a century as a director of ACT government corporations Dr Michael Easson AM, discusses the role of boards and the unique decision-making processes of public private partnerships.
Staff cuts to National Gallery ‘reckless and hurtful’, says Barr June 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The CPSU on Tuesday said the decision was due to a $3.6 million funding shortfall, and flagged the possibility of further cuts following a three-week voluntary redundancy process.
ACT, Queensland, SA follow national cabinet’s lead on lifting COVID-19 restrictions May 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory Several jurisdictions have announced their plans to relax coronavirus restrictions, shortly after the prime minister revealed national cabinet’s three-step roadmap for getting Australia back to some kind of normality.
ACT introduces fines for defying gathering restrictions April 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory Canberrans who don’t follow the latest restrictions on gatherings could be fined up to $8000 under a new direction from the chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman.
States and territories implement measures for latest gathering restrictions March 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government’s new restrictions on gatherings has come into effect, with states and territories taking different approaches to enforce it.