About this episode

The episode discusses the Canberra council's decision to ban gambling industry political donations and other local news updates.

Canberra's Local Wire update covers Council's ban on gambling industry political donations, the ACT government's $700 million infrastructure windback, and the recognition of Mohammed Ali OAM for his community work. The episode also highlights Amanda's return to art and the debate over teacher roles in education.

Topics covered

• political donations
• infrastructure
• community work
• art
• education

Keywords

• Canberra
• council
• gambling
• political donations
• infrastructure
• community work
• art
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canberra council, gambling industry

Places: ACT

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