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Prosecutors say evidence 'compelling' that drunk driver killed mate
Christopher Knaus 6:53 PM But the defence has argued a passenger wrenched the wheel from the drunk driver's hands.
Klobucar found not guilty of New Year's Day murder due to mental impairment
Christopher Knaus 6:51 PM A man who beat a Canberra grandfather to death on New Year's Day has been found not guilty due to mental impairment.
Canberra drivers warned of traffic congestion during Easter weekend exodus
Megan Gorrey 6:03 PM Canberra drivers have been urged allow extra travel time if they're headed for the coast, with sluggish traffic conditions predicted on the Kings Highway for the Easter long weekend.
Why I love the National Folk Festival in Canberra
Andree Stephens 5:16 PM Some people still haven't twigged. The National Folk Festival is actually quite hip. Fifty-year-old hip.
Marcus Paul's replacement on 2CC radio announced
4:11 PM New drive show host will come from the ABC after Marcus Paul quit suddenly this week.
Canberra cyclists to stay in Belgium after terrorist attacks
Megan Gorrey 1:13 PM Kimberley Wells and Louisa Lobigs were on their way to the airport when the first bomb went off.
Oil leak forces closure of road outside Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
12:58 PM Firefighters were called in to help clear up an oil leak outside the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets which forced the closure of an adjacent street.
Another one-punch assault outside PJ O'Reilly's
11:32 AM A man is now assisting police after CCTV footage was released of a sickening one-punch assault outside a Tuggeranong pub last month.
Have you seen this quoll?
Katie Burgess 11:01 AM Having arrived only a few weeks ago, a number of quolls have already escaped.
Bus crash blocks Civic traffic
10:43 AM A bus crash in Canberra's centre has blocked peak hour traffic, police say.
Traffic, weather, news and today's cartoon
10:05 AM The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.
'Shock and consternation': Canberra's Belgian community reacts to Brussels attacks
Megan Gorrey 9:12 AM Belgium's ambassador to Australia has spoken of the "shock and consternation" felt in the Canberra community in the wake of the Brussels terrorist attacks.
Canberrans 'dislike construction unions': Lib polling
Markus Mannheim Survey coincides with Turnbull's attempt to capitalise on anti-union sentiment.
School of Music struggling to attract new head
Emma Macdonald An international search to secure a new Head for the Australian National University's troubled School of Music will need to be resumed after the leading candidate declined the job.
Canberrans most short-sighted in the nation
Katie Burgess We're short sighted, we're sneezy but at least we're fit.
Report reveals rise in ACT youth unemployment
In the ACT, youth unemployment rose from 11.3 per cent in January 2015 to 11.7 in January 2016.
Liberals pledge to fund full Ashley Drive duplication
Tom McIlroy An incoming Liberal ACT government would fund duplication of Tuggeranong's Ashley Drive between Erindale Drive and Johnson Drive.
Marist praised for rescinding honour to official who protected abuser
Christopher Knaus Ex-students of Marist College Canberra have praised a decision to remove a student house named in honour of a senior official who helped protect a paedophile brother and shuffle him to another school.
Canberra Easter Weekender: What's on in Canberra March 24-28
Jil Hogan Your guide to what's going on around the capital this Easter long weekend.
Clubs launch campaign against casino pokies bid
Kirsten Lawson Clubs launch campaign against casino pokies bid
Drunk driver says steering wheel ripped from him in fatal crash
Christopher Knaus But prosecutors accuse Jamie Michael Richardson of tailoring his story to fit the evidence he knew existed.
What's open in Canberra over the 2016 Easter long weekend
Everything you need to know about Easter weekend - supermarkets open, garbage collection, cinemas, parks, and buses.
'It's a different kind of high': from drug addict to marathon runner
Megan Gorrey Two years ago Benn Veenker ran the Melbourne Marathon and set his sights on an even bigger goal - to run a marathon in every state and territory.
Plans for multi-unit and townhouse development in Coombs
Emma Kelly Almost 100 extra apartments are on the cards for the suburb of Coombs as part of plans for a multi-unit and townhouse development.
Jury begins deliberations in Danny Klobucar murder trial
Christopher Knaus Jury retires to consider its verdict in Canberra murder trial.
For a love of country - a slice of Canberra's history
Amanda Copp New book cements history of early Canberra family.
Thank God for second chances
David Ellery Easter is the season of second chances and we should do our best to extend that grace to those in need Canberra's Christian leaders believe
Gang-gang. Golden, glowing, Mongolian classroom pops up at ANU
Ian Warden Is it possible that Australia's Powerful Owls (Ninox strenua), are fans of The Simpsons?
Firefighters union warns of 'holes like Swiss cheese' in bushfire plan
A union wants urban firefighters to take responsibility from rural colleagues for the pockets of of bushland in suburbs.
