Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public servants in the ACT do not feel culturally safe in their workplace, while documents reveal warnings about discrimination were ignored for years.
A 38-year-old Braddon woman has been charged after police allegedly found suspected methylamphetamine in her car and later caught her drug driving while disqualified on a major Canberra road.
The ACT is ranking near the bottom nationally for children’s physical health and wellbeing, with sector leaders warning early nutrition support is falling short and calling for a government-funded Early Childhood Nutrition Hub.
Canberra volunteers will host a fundraising art exhibition next week to support an Afghan family of seven living in Pakistan as they seek permanent resettlement.
Two men have been charged after a man was allegedly assaulted and knocked unconscious at a Taylor home last month, with police making a second arrest following early morning negotiations on Saturday.
The ACT Greens say Treasurer Chris Steel has failed to confirm whether Labor will fully scrap the territory’s health levy, questioning the government’s commitment to removing the charge from Canberra ratepayers.
A driver allegedly led police on a dangerous cross-border dash through Canberra’s inner south last week, travelling on the wrong side of the road and colliding with another vehicle before fleeing.