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Canberra leads way in making short-staffed construction industry more attractive for women

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Ian Bushnell

Infrastructure ACT is not waiting for proposed requirements to make construction sites more people friendly, particularly for women, to whom the industry is looking to fill a growing workforce shortage. Director-general and chief engineer Gillian Geraghty told the Property Council’s Construction Outlook event on Wednesday (2 April) that iACT was already a few months into a 12-month program of rolling out Culture Standard requirements being proposed by the Construction Industry Cultural Taskforce.
Man tried to procure a child online. 'She' turned out to be an undercover cop

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Albert McKnight

CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to child abuse. A former IT professional has admitted trying to procure a child online, although in reality this ‘child’ was an undercover cop. Hector Ulises Contreras had sexual conversations online with a police officer posing as a 14-year-old ‘girl’ between May and July 2022. This ‘girl’ repeatedly told him she was 14, but he continued speaking to her.
Car dealers say fuel excise cut not enough, it's time for a 'root and branch review' of all car taxes

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | James Coleman

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised to halve the fuel excise for one year to save the average motorist about $14 a week should he win the election in May. However, Australia’s peak car dealership body says this doesn’t go far enough. The Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA), based in Canberra, is calling for a “root and branch review of all of Australia’s automotive taxes” – starting with the Luxury Car Tax (LCT).
Prosecutors will appeal Kristian White's sentence for death of Clare Nowland

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Albert McKnight

Prosecutors will appeal the sentence handed to former police officer Kristian James Samuel White last week, who was spared jail over the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland. White was found guilty of manslaughter at the end of his NSW Supreme Court trial. Then, in March, he was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order, which is a community-based sentence, along with 425 hours of community service. This week, prosecutors flagged their intention to appeal his sentence.
'Really fortunate no one's been killed': four shootings across Canberra result in two injured, dog killed

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Albert McKnight

Police say it is lucky no one has been killed after a series of targeted shootings were carried out across Canberra, injuring two people and killing a pet dog. There were four shooting incidents across the ACT last week, which police believe were conducted by three men and were all targeted attacks. “I’m concerned somebody is going to get killed if people aren’t apprehended and this firearm isn’t taken away from people,” Detective Acting Inspector Mark Battye said on Wednesday (2 April).
The Garden at Dickson to close after 49 years as hard times take their toll

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Ian Bushnell

The Garden at Dickson survived the drought and COVID-19, but tough business conditions will see the nursery and florist close on 4 May, just short of its half-century. The site is also going to be redeveloped by the part-owner, The Tradies, but that has nothing to do with the decision to shutter the business, co-owner Stephen Hughes told Region.
There's more to dying with dignity than euthanasia: palliative care is in crisis across regional Australia

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Genevieve Jacobs

We lost Mum two weeks ago. She was 93 and lived a long, rich life on the family farm before moving to an aged care facility in town as her memory faded. She’d always been healthy. She ate well, gardened and walked everywhere and, ironically, at the end, had nothing to take her away except old age and a gentle shutting down as we sat with her. Her lips moved in prayer and she reached for our hands, recognising voices and faces.
ELECTION 2025: Car dealers say fuel excise cut not enough, it's time for a 'root and branch review' of all car taxes

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | James Coleman |James Coleman

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised to halve the fuel excise for one year to save the average motorist about $14 a week should he win the election in May. However, Australia’s peak car dealership body says this doesn’t go far enough. The Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA), based in Canberra, is calling for a “root and branch review of all of Australia’s automotive taxes” – starting with the Luxury Car Tax (LCT).
Administrators to shut Brindabella's Charnwood campus

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Ian Bushnell

The Charnwood K-6 campus of the Brindabella Christian College will close on Friday, 11 April, but the Early Learning Centre will remain open at this stage. The closure comes as administrators reveal that the college owes $20.8 million to more than 200 creditors. It is understood that parents were notified of the imminent closure on Tuesday night (1 April) at a meeting with Deloitte administrators.
Alleged hatchet-carrying robber charged over Canberra Centre incident

3 weeks ago | the-riotact.com | Albert McKnight

A woman is accused of carrying an axe or hatchet while committing a robbery at the Canberra Centre last week, during which she allegedly stole socks. Trudy Pearl Murray, 30, was charged with one count of aggravated robbery when she faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday (2 April). She did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody while Special Magistrate Lucinda Wilson adjourned the matter to 28 April.