Explainer: As journalists, interested onlookers and supporters cleared the courtroom, Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell hugged each other and shook hands with their lawyers. "I wore my lucky socks every day," a grinning Mr Wighton said.
Society: Loneliness and social isolation in the capital will be put under a spotlight, as a parliamentary inquiry considers their social impact and cost in the ACT.
Transport: Repeat dangerous driving offenders will lose a presumption in favour of bail in the ACT, in a move designed to respond to the impact of unsafe drivers.
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ACT politics: Officials will consider whether legislative reform is needed to drop good character references for people convicted of child sexual abuse in the ACT.
ACT politics: Agencies seeking to spend public money will face stricter oversight from the ACT's procurement board under changes proposed by the territory government.
Public service: Meat inspectors and veterinarians from the Department of Agriculture will walk out for two one-hour strikes and impose a ban on overtime next week to push the federal government for better pay across the public service.
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