Harry Frost
Journalist at ABC News (Australia)
Journalist, @abccanberra @abcnews. Views are mine and not those of my employer.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Harry Frost
Residential blocks could be consolidated for development and restrictions on block sizes for second dwellings would be removed, under proposed changes to ACT planning rules. With Canberra's population expected to reach 784,000 by 2060, and the ACT Legislative Assembly passing a motion last month calling for a boundary to be set for the city's urban growth, the territory government says there's a need to address the "missing middle" in housing supply.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Harry Frost
The ACT government has unveiled a targeted assistance package for businesses affected by the light rail construction in the city centre. Business owner Ant Arena says the move demonstrates how "oblivious" the government is to how businesses operate. Independent MLA Thomas Emerson is pushing the government to roll out additional measures. Businesses impacted by light rail construction between the city and Commonwealth Park are being offered targeted assistance by the ACT government.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Harry Frost |Tahlia Roy
Narelle King, whose son Steven Freeman died in Canberra's jail, has welcomed the ACT government's support for an inquiry into the treatment of Indigenous detainees. Ms King has decried a lack of answers for bereaved mothers. "To this day, I don't know what happened to my son, but every day I find the courage to fight for him," Ms King said.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Charlotte Gore |Harry Frost
Former carer Deb Stevens doubts her late mother, Gwen, could have stayed out of full-time aged care for as long as she did without the day program at Burrangiri aged respite care centre. "I retired to care for my mother, and I had her at home for almost three years," Ms Stevens said. "During the very early days I heard about Burrangiri respite … so I started to use that program a few days a week.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Harry Frost
Canberra Liberals senate candidate Jacob Vadakkedathu survived a vote to be disendorsed amid allegations of branch stacking in February. Now he faces perhaps an even greater challenge in selling public service cuts to a city full of public servants.
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