Thousands of Canberrans welcomed the new year with a bang at midnight last night after the ACT government brought back the traditional timeslot following criticism last year.
Vets on the South Coast are warning of a bad tick season that is causing severe illness and death of dogs in the area. Lucy Arundell reports that locals can't walk outside without getting a tick on them and Canberrans are being warned to make sure their dogs are properly protected before visiting.
Documents obtained by The Canberra Times show that DFAT has turned to one of the consultants at the centre of damning findings in an audit office report into the Australian Passport Office for another audit into the same department. Connor Pearce writes Synergy Group is one of four external consultants brought in to run the ruler over procurement.
The Howard government considered disallowing ACT legislation allowing same-sex couples to adopt and preventing discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people, before moving to amend the Marriage Act in 2004. Dana Daniel writes newly released cabinet files from the year 2004 shed light on the options the Attorney-General's department provided to respond to the ACT laws.
The first day of the new year is expected to hit a maximum of 32 degrees, with cloud cover clearing.
