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Federal government commits to keeping the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra

The Australian Institute of Sport will remain in Canberra as recommended by an independent review into its location, facilities, and level of investment needed — prompted by calls to move the institute to Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games.
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Bird's eye view of the Australian Institute of Sport's Arena

Florence left her remote Vanuatu island with a team of para-athletes to prepare for Paris 2024

Para-athletes from Vanuatu travel to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for 'very rare' classification opportunities ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. 
A Pacific Islander woman coaching outdoors.

'Miss him dreadfully': Family sues Calvary Health Care over death of much-loved father, husband and teacher

Widow Julia Evans says she reassured her late husband he was in good hands at the hospital. She now says she was very wrong. 
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A woman in a green shirt holding a photo of her late husband

Canberra mental-health patients abscond from secure units and 'return intoxicated', staff warn

Thirty-one patients absconded from mental-health facilities in the past year, and staff feel limited in how they can search wards for drugs.
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Sign outside of Dhulwa mental health facility.

Canberra man charged over wife's stabbing death makes brief appearance in court from hospital bed

Canberra man Van Thanh Vu, 70, is charged with the murder of his 65-year-old wife Thi Thuy Huong Nguyen, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the couple's Bruce home on Monday night.
Blue and white police cordon tape in front of a house with a red door.

Woman dead after police called to home in Canberra's north over reported stabbing

A woman is dead and a man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a reported stabbing at a home in Bruce. 
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A police car outside a two-storey house.

'Significant' number of midwives confirmed to have left former Calvary hospital since takeover

There are growing concerns about the midwifery workforce at one of Canberra's two public hospitals, of which the ACT government recently took over management.
The "Calvary" in the sign of the front of the public hospital in Bruce has been removed, leaving a faint outline still visible.

Catholic Church representative tells Senate inquiry the ACT doesn't have a 'right' to self-government

Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Chancellor Patrick McArdle made the comments at a federal Senate inquiry into a bill that would effectively force the ACT government to hold an inquiry into its own takeover of Calvary Public Hospital.
A golden crucifix

Public hearing to be held over Calvary hospital acquisition as federal Senate inquiry granted extension

A public hearing will be held to examine whether the ACT government should hold an inquiry into its controversial takeover of Calvary Public Hospital.
Calvary Public Hospital in Canberra.

Consultancy company suing Canberra Institute of Technology for $3.4 million over suspended contract

A consultancy company, run by a self-described "complexity and systems thinker", is suing the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) for allegedly breaching an agreement by suspending a nearly $5 million work contract.
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A sign outside a tertiary education campus

Calvary confirms it removed crosses from formerly Catholic-run hospital on a Sunday, despite criticism from Archbishop

Despite criticism from the Catholic Archdiocese, Calvary Health Care confirms it was them who removed religious iconography from the North Canberra Hospital on a Sunday, not the ACT government.
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Workers in a blue cherry picker reaching up to a cross on a building.

Civic stadium dream over as ACT government backs new Bruce venue

The ACT government wants to keep the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, and a new Bruce stadium is part of the plan.
NRL fans can be seen looking at the action, with plenty of empty seats in the stands.

ACT government to take over Calvary-run hospice Clare Holland House

Canberra's only inpatient end-of-life hospice, Clare Holland House, will transition to ACT government control along with the Calvary Public Hospital in Bruce next month.
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The outside of a building with a winding footpath surrounding garden beds.

ACT Supreme Court dismisses Calvary Health Care's bid to stop government's hospital takeover

The ACT Supreme Court halts Calvary Health Care's bid to stop the ACT government from taking over Calvary Public Hospital.
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Calvary Hospital in Canberra

ACT Health staff could remain barred from accessing Calvary Public Hospital until early next week

Canberra Health Services staff won't be able to go onto the site of Calvary Public Hospital to finalise transition arrangements for a little longer – until the ACT Supreme Court makes a decision on Calvary's bid for an injunction to halt the takeover.
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A sign that says Calvary Hospital on a sunny day.

analysis:Opposing sides find common ground in criticising ACT government's approach to Calvary hospital takeover

Opinions are mixed on the ACT government's takeover of Calvary Public Hospital, but condemnation of the way the government has gone about the process is almost unanimous.
Calvary Public Hospital in Canberra.

When she was younger, Naomi was abused by her coaches at the AIS. Now she's receiving compensation

Naomi Lee was abused by her elite gymnastics coaches between the ages of 11 and 14. The Australian Sports Commission will now compensate her for the psychological harm she suffered.
A young woman looks serious, standing in front of a bronze statue of a girl walking on a beam.

Court battle begins as Calvary Health Care tries to halt ACT government's hospital takeover

The ACT government remains steadfast in its planned takeover of Calvary Public Hospital as national executives for the Catholic-owned facility follow through on threats of legal action.
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Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith addresses media.

ACT government given green light for Calvary hospital takeover after Legislative Assembly debate

Controversial legislation enabling the ACT government to take over Calvary Public Hospital is passed in the Legislative Assembly.
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Composite Canberra Liberals MLA Jeremy Hanson and Health Minister Rachel Stephen Smith

Calvary will launch legal action against ACT government's proposed hospital takeover

With legislation giving the ACT government power to forcibly acquire Calvary's land and assets expected to pass tomorrow, chief executive Martin Bowles says it has no choice but to challenge the takeover in court.
A sign that says Calvary Hospital on a sunny day.

Lack of consultation about Calvary takeover in breach of enterprise agreement, nurses' union says

The ACT branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says its members were not consulted about the planned government takeover of Calvary Public Hospital and were only told of it two weeks ago.
A sign that says Calvary Hospital on a sunny day.

Shara led the way as a female boxing coach, but she says the career came with a lot of guilt

The National Generation 2032 Coach Program will offer childcare support and flexible working arrangements for coaches with children on top of their paid coaching apprenticeships.
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A woman with brown hair smiles.

North Canberra to grow rapidly while the south may shrink as ACT population heads to 800,000

New Treasury modelling shows the inner north, Molonglo Valley and Belconnen are expected to be Canberra's fastest-growing districts.
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An aerial view of a new suburb with lots of townhouses and apartments.

Canberra man who died in Calvary Hospital's emergency department was given no 'chance of survival'

A coronial inquest reveals systemic failings at Calvary Hospital, while experts are scathing of the treatment of a patient who should have been rapidly referred to the ICU.
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Hospital drips

Mother whose five-year-old daughter died in Canberra Hospital says she didn't know about care escalation program

Advocates are worried ACT hospital patients and their families are not being told about the 'Call and Respond Early' program that lets them access a second medical opinion.
A woman sits in front of flowers and a photo of a young girl.