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  1. CIT CEO Margot McNeill awarded about $445,000 upon resignation
    By Niki Burnside

    Margot McNeill announced her resignation yesterday after months of controversy surrounding her recruitment as chief executive at the Canberra Institute of Technology.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/cit

    #VocationalEducationandTraining #NikiBurnside

  2. CIT CEO Margot McNeill awarded about $445,000 upon resignation
    By Niki Burnside

    Margot McNeill announced her resignation yesterday after months of controversy surrounding her recruitment as chief executive at the Canberra Institute of Technology.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/cit

    #VocationalEducationandTraining #NikiBurnside

  3. The medics offering healthcare to homeless people 'no questions asked'
    By Niki Burnside and Caitlin Maloney

    A new service is opening in Canberra to provide medical care to those in insecure housing situations, but the team behind it also wants to develop relationships with people who have grown distrustful of the healthcare system.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/hom

    #Homelessness #Health #NikiBurnside #CaitlinMaloney

  4. The medics offering healthcare to homeless people 'no questions asked'
    By Niki Burnside and Caitlin Maloney

    A new service is opening in Canberra to provide medical care to those in insecure housing situations, but the team behind it also wants to develop relationships with people who have grown distrustful of the healthcare system.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/hom

    #Homelessness #Health #NikiBurnside #CaitlinMaloney

  5. Real estate agent offers to repair 20 public housing homes for free
    By Penny Travers and Niki Burnside

    A Canberra real estate agent who was once homeless has offered to fix up 20 public housing properties pro bono, and is calling on the ACT government to agree to the project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/act

    #PublicHousing #Homelessness #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PennyTravers #NikiBurnside

  6. Real estate agent offers to repair 20 public housing homes for free
    By Penny Travers and Niki Burnside

    A Canberra real estate agent who was once homeless has offered to fix up 20 public housing properties pro bono, and is calling on the ACT government to agree to the project.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/act

    #PublicHousing #Homelessness #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PennyTravers #NikiBurnside

  7. Breaking: ACT Opposition Leader admits to texting 'f*** my job is boring' during hearing
    By Niki Burnside

    ACT Opposition Leader Mark Parton has admitted he sent a text message complaining about how boring his job is during budget estimates.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/mar

    #GovernmentandPolitics #NikiBurnside

  8. Breaking: ACT Opposition Leader admits to texting 'f*** my job is boring' during hearing
    By Niki Burnside

    ACT Opposition Leader Mark Parton has admitted he sent a text message complaining about how boring his job is during budget estimates.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/mar

    #GovernmentandPolitics #NikiBurnside

  9. Height limit for new Canberra precinct reduced after community outcry
    By Niki Burnside

    Hume Circle in Canberra's centre has been approved for a redevelopment the National Capital Authority says is in keeping with the original design for the city, but some locals want no part of it.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/sou

    #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #NikiBurnside

  10. Height limit for new Canberra precinct reduced after community outcry
    By Niki Burnside

    Hume Circle in Canberra's centre has been approved for a redevelopment the National Capital Authority says is in keeping with the original design for the city, but some locals want no part of it.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/sou

    #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #NikiBurnside

  11. ACT politician says 'better offer' section on energy bills 'misleading'
    By Niki Burnside

    ACT Independent MLA Thomas Emerson calls for more transparency from energy provider ActewAGL after learning the company is not explicitly revealing the best possible plans on its bills.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/act

    #Utilities #EnergyMarkets #NikiBurnside

  12. ACT politician says 'better offer' section on energy bills 'misleading'
    By Niki Burnside

    ACT Independent MLA Thomas Emerson calls for more transparency from energy provider ActewAGL after learning the company is not explicitly revealing the best possible plans on its bills.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/act

    #Utilities #EnergyMarkets #NikiBurnside

  13. 'Bleak motorways' in Canberra's south to gain housing under draft plan
    By Niki Burnside

    The plan is for mid-rise housing to be developed closest to transport stops and shopping centres, with high-rise development reserved for the Woden town centre and north Curtin.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/dra

    #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PublicTransport #NikiBurnside

  14. 'Bleak motorways' in Canberra's south to gain housing under draft plan
    By Niki Burnside

    The plan is for mid-rise housing to be developed closest to transport stops and shopping centres, with high-rise development reserved for the Woden town centre and north Curtin.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/dra

    #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PublicTransport #NikiBurnside

  15. ACT minister reassures NSW patients after one claims care was denied
    By Niki Burnside

    ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith says a misunderstanding led a NSW patient to believe they had been denied healthcare in Canberra because they lived over the border.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/act

    #Health #NikiBurnside

  16. ACT minister reassures NSW patients after one claims care was denied
    By Niki Burnside

    ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith says a misunderstanding led a NSW patient to believe they had been denied healthcare in Canberra because they lived over the border.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/act

    #Health #NikiBurnside

  17. Year 11 and 12 students should be forced to study maths, review says
    By Niki Burnside

    A committee has found students in the ACT should study maths through to the end of year 12 to ensure they have better long-term outcomes, arguing a lack of maths understanding can exacerbate social inequality.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/act

    #Education #NikiBurnside

  18. Year 11 and 12 students should be forced to study maths, review says
    By Niki Burnside

    A committee has found students in the ACT should study maths through to the end of year 12 to ensure they have better long-term outcomes, arguing a lack of maths understanding can exacerbate social inequality.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/act

    #Education #NikiBurnside

  19. North Canberra Hospital to cost $1.5b, will be ready in 2031
    By Penny Travers and Niki Burnside

    The ACT government unveils details of the new North Canberra Hospital as part of its latest budget, with the total cost of the project now expected to be $1.5 billion.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/nor

    #HealthcareFacilities #Budget #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PennyTravers #NikiBurnside