Today is March 9, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from the Canberra Times. In today's update, ACT's government' tenders for new multimillion-dollar electric bus fleet and WorkSafe ACT's continued crackdown on unsafe work.

Today is March 8, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from the Canberra Times. In today's update, Ministers could be untouched by Coalition's proposed integrity commission, former judges warn and former PM Julia Gillard urges Australians to get vaccinated

Today is March 5, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the ACT government has defended its decision not to fast-track vaccinations for front-line border workers, after authorities confirmed two hotel quarantine guests were infected with COVID-19 on Thursday, and Canberrans could potentially sign up to the ACT government's sustainable household scheme as early as June, but Chief Minister Andrew Bar says he does not expect a rush of people to join straight away.

Today is March 4, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the ACT and Northern Territory governments have accused the federal government of breaching international laws over its refusal to allow them to decide whether euthanasia should be legalised, and mayors and councillors from areas of the South Coast that were ravaged by the Black Summer bushfires have hit out at the federal government for not doing enough to protect communities from extreme weather impacts.

Today is March 3, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, a Morrison government cabinet minister accused of rape is expected to come forward on Wednesday and publicly identify himself, and the ACT government isn't keeping track of how many frontline border workers have received the COVID-19 jab despite all of the country's recent outbreaks being linked to hotel quarantine.

Today is March 2, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the ACT government could be forced to fast track plans for a second vaccination hub after it was caught off-guard by AstraZeneca vaccines landing in Australia on Sunday, and ACT car owners will have their vehicle registration suspended if they do not recall their cars to comply with the deadly Takata airbag recall, which has now been running for about six years.

Today is March 1, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, doctors across Australia will still be able to tell patients exactly which coronavirus vaccine they are getting, despite a ban on advertising the jabs by brand, and Chinese investment in Australia collapsed in 2020, dropping 61 per cent on 2019 levels, with investors scared off by government policies that offers them little certainty amid rising tensions.

Today is February 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, more than $125 million in JobKeeper wage subsidies will be handed back to the federal government, as calls grow for the repaid funds to be redirected to sectors still crippled by the pandemic, and former Liberal minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has criticised the government's proposed integrity body for being too weak and taken aim at one of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's closest allies in a speech in parliament.

Today is February 25, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, Australia will be more at risk of global vaccination shortages unless onshore vaccine manufacturing capabilities are increased, the nation's leading scientists have warned, and anxious Canberra veterans have called on ACT Health to tell them if they will be able to attend the dawn service or march on Anzac Day this year as a COVID-19 cloud hovers over the national commemoration.

Today is February 24, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Canberra Times. In today’s update, the federal government will provide $135 million to help build light rail from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park in a major boost to the next stage of Canberra's light rail network, and Australian news pages will be restored on Facebook in the coming days.