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1. Rachel Stephen-Smith is set to become the ACT's new deputy chief minister and education minister after Yvette Berry's resignation, with the reshuffled cabinet due to take effect on Thursday and its fi

   Rachel Stephen-Smith is set to become the ACT's new deputy chief minister and education minister after Yvette Berry's resignation, with the reshuffled cabinet due to take effect on Thursday. Caitlin Tough is entering the ACT cabinet for the first time, taking on human rights, community services, corrections, women, seniors and veterans, and the prevention of family and domestic violence.

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2. On 1 April 2026, the ACT Heritage Council decided to **provisionally register** Canberra’s precast concrete bus shelters on the ACT Heritage Register.[2]

   Canberra's precast concrete bus shelters, designed by architect Clement Cummings and selected in 1975, have been provisionally registered on the ACT Heritage Register. About 480 shelters remain intact and around 90% are still in use.

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3. ACT’s tradie incubator shortlisted for major award

   MBA Training, the training arm of Master Builders ACT, has been named a finalist for the ACT Small Training Provider of the Year, recognising an innovative training program for the territory's tradie pipeline.

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