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1. The ACT Government has released a **draft ACT Skate Strategy** to guide the future planning, construction and maintenance of skateparks across Canberra.[1]

   The ACT Government has released a draft ACT Skate Strategy to guide the future planning, construction and maintenance of skateparks across Canberra. It came out of the 2022–2024 ACT inquiry, and Sport and Recreation Minister Chris Steel wants feedback from the skating community and local groups before the final strategy is set by mid-2026.

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2. Canberra Health Services overhauls app, changes how emergency wait times are displayed

   Canberra Health Services has overhauled its app, and Canberrans will no longer see how long emergency treatment is expected to take. The renamed app will now focus only on how long patients are likely to wait before being seen.

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3. ACT Government hopes to be landing bolts with release of draft skatepark strategy

   Years of campaigning have paid off for Canberra's skating community with the ACT Government's new draft skatepark strategy. The push includes modernising the parks and petitions for upgrades at Gungahlin and Tuggeranong.

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4. 'Life sentence of grief' for Irma Palasics's family after cold case killing

   The sentencing hearing for two men convicted of the 1999 manslaughter of Canberra grandmother Irma Palasics has wrapped up in the ACT Supreme Court, with the family describing a life sentence of grief.

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5. Lidia Thorpe interrupted King Charles during his Canberra visit at Parliament House, accusing him of genocide and saying, “not my King.”[1]

   Lidia Thorpe interrupted King Charles during his Canberra visit at Parliament House, accusing him of genocide and saying 'not my King'. She said previous letters and meeting requests were ignored, and her protest drew criticism from politicians and Indigenous leaders.

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