ACT

Qld, NSW and ACT release budget for 2025-26

Three new hospitals in Qld, $12.4bn on infrastructure for NSW, and a new levy in the ACT. See what your…

Aged care worker steals $80k from residents and business

An aged care worker from Canberra stole around $80,000 from "innocent, trusting" residents and the provider she worked for. Ms…

Parts of ACT’s voluntary assisted dying bill to be rewritten

Australian Capital Territory officials have been tasked to rewrite parts of the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill after an inquiry…

ACT reveals new VAD bill, different from other states

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) became the latest jurisdiction to introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation on Tuesday – with the…

‘Older people must be consulted’: Peak advocacy bodies call for public feedback

The federal government has asked for feedback from caregivers, stakeholders, older people, their families, and their carers on the framework…

On-site pharmacists halved medicine harm in aged care: report

On-site pharmacists conducting regular reviews in aged care could lower medication-related harm by 50 per cent, a new study has…