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The CFMEU has declared the ACT Government’s decision to directly employ more traffic controllers will make Canberra’s roads safer. Critical road maintenance like fixing dangerous potholes and clearing debris will be fixed faster after Chief Minister Andrew Barr’s announcement that 71 public service jobs will be insourced. The positions include traffic controllers at roadworks, special … Continued
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Canberrans will be protected from shonky developers’ unethical behaviour under laws to be introduced to the ACT legislative assembly today. The CFMEU has campaigned for a developer licensing scheme for several years. Minister for Sustainable Building and Construction Rebecca Vassarotti will introduce legislation to the assembly which will mean: * Developers need to pass a … Continued
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The CFMEU has called for the Albanese government to boost the ACT and NT’s Senate seats to four in line with a parliamentary committee’s recommendation. A Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters report, released on Monday, says the territories should each be represented by four senators, up from two. CFMEU ACT and National Secretary Zach … Continued
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The ACT Government has positioned itself of the right side of history by unambiguously supporting a total ban on engineered stone products, according to the CFMEU. ACT Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety Mick Gentleman has announced the ACT will support a national prohibition on engineered stone at the next meeting of state and … Continued
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The CFMEU ACT is calling on the Territory Government to urgently introduce its long-mooted property developer licensing scheme, in light of ASIC disqualifying Canberra developer Paul Hamilton for two years for his involvement in five failed companies. The ACT Government signalled its intention to introduce a developer licensing scheme for several years, but the laws … Continued
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Oxfam Australia has welcomed news today that the ACT passed legislation to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14. We commend the ACT government as Australia’s first jurisdiction set to pass legislation to keep children younger than 14 out of prisons, and call on other jurisdictions to urgently heed expert advice and international … Continued
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Radiation therapists at Canberra Hospital will walk off the job and protest for an hour from 2:45pm this afternoon, as the Government refuses to negotiate a pay deal that will keep them in Canberra. Queensland has recently awarded radiation therapists an interim 25 per cent wage rise as they wait for the determination of a work … Continued
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8 SEPTEMBER 2023 ACT Government took out top honours for its first-of-its kind tool to support households to better understand the cost savings and benefits of electrifying their homes at the Cities Power Partnership Awards last night. The Cities Power Partnership Awards recognise the work of climate heroes in local governments across the country … Continued
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Former leader of the Australian Labor Party, Minister for Government Services and Minster for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten, to headline Tech in Gov 2023, Australia’s leading event for ICT in Government. With extensive experience in various government roles, including the Australian Labor Party and currently as the minister for Government Services and Minister for the National … Continued
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) campaign to expand scope of practice for pharmacists paid off this week, with new authorisations announced by the ACT Government. Under yesterday’s legislative update, pharmacists in the ACT are authorised to administer medicines for injection, including Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB). The PSA’s ACT Branch President Olivia Collenette said the … Continued
