The Canberra Liberals have committed to building a new northside hospital and to hold a royal commission into the state of the ACT health system in an election policy aimed at attracting and retaining health staff in the ACT.
The October 19 ACT Legislative Assembly election will have 149 candidates vying for 25 MLA positions, with five seats available in each of the five electorates.
Two stolen vehicles collided on Kingsford Smith Drive, Latham, at about 5.55am on Tuesday. Stranger still, the driver of one of the cars, a red Subaru station wagon, fled the scene in the other car, a blue Porsche Macan.
A private provider will be brought in to boost the number of elective surgeries to 70,000 over the next four years if the Canberra Liberals win government on October 19.