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It has long been regarded as a Labor stronghold, and voters in the ACT delivered a very good night for the ALP.
Topics: federal-election, federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, event, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedLabor is projected to return its sitting members in both of the ACT's electorates, with MP for Fenner Andrew Leigh and Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann both securing comfortable majorities.
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, event, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedMike Kelly claims victory in Eden-Monaro, with a win that could upset the seat's bellwether status.
Topics: federal-elections, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, australia, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedVoters faced lengthy waits of up to an hour at some polling booths across Canberra, with thousands casting their votes at Old Parliament House.
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedOne person is dead and two others are in hospital after a crash on the Monaro Highway south of Canberra.
Topics: road, canberra-2600, act, royalla-2620
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| UpdatedVoters were rugging up as they went to the polls this morning, with below freezing temperatures recorded around the country.
Topics: federal-elections, government-and-politics, weather, australia, glen-innes-2370, thredbo-village-2625, armidale-2350, canberra-2600, warwick-4370, dalby-4405, norseman-6443
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| UpdatedAs Canberrans head to the polls today, ACT Labor is expected to retain two safe Lower House seats, while the Senate battle is predicted to be more tightly contested.
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act
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The Brumbies consolidate their place on top of Super Rugby's Australian conference with a 43-24 bonus-point win over Queensland.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Two men are extradited to the ACT from Queanbeyan over an aggravated robbery in Fyshwick.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedA Canberra woman whose body was found in the back of a car abandoned by her ex-boyfriend on the NSW South Coast pleaded with him to stop stalking her in the days before she was murdered.
Topics: canberra-2600, act, bermagui-2546, nsw, bega-2550
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More than 30 per cent of ACT public servants have reported an increase in sick days linked to ballooning workloads, according to a Community and Public Sector Union survey.
Topics: public-sector, health, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedNational Affairs Correspondent Greg Jennett discusses the day in politics.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedVideo showing graffiti on Greens election materials inside Liberal senator Zed Seselja's campaign bus.
Topics: federal-election, federal-elections, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe ACT Greens Senate candidate calls on Liberal senator Zed Seselja to "seriously assess" his position, after video emerged showing defaced Greens flyers inside his campaign bus.
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedThe ACT Government is ordered to pay $40,000 to a doctor born and trained in China, after a ruling found a Canberra Hospital hiring policy was discriminatory.
Topics: courts-and-trials, discrimination, community-and-society, health, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The ACT Asbestos Response Taskforce lifts restrictions on a demolition contractor under investigation for allegedly misusing fittings and fixtures from Mr Fluffy contaminated homes.
Topics: asbestos, health, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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Two men are charged after a kangaroo was allegedly tied to the back of a car and dragged through Goulburn in southern New South Wales.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, goulburn-2580, nsw, act
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The ACT's "traumatic" victims of crime compensation scheme is overhauled, with a new system providing victims with quicker access to compensation for a wider range of injuries.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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Outgoing United States Ambassador to Australia John Berry honours Indigenous leader Tom Calma at the 240th anniversary of American Independence.
Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, rights, human, indigenous-culture, canberra-2600, australia, act
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| UpdatedAn investigation into how an in-flight fire was sparked by a passenger's crushed mobile phone is underway by the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau.
Topics: air-and-space, accidents, australia, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedJust months after a truck carrying an excavator smashed into a tunnel on Parkes Way in Canberra, another truck hits a bridge on the same arterial road.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, canberra-2600, act
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the National Press Club in Canberra ahead of the July 2 election.
Topics: federal-election, elections, federal-elections, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedPM Malcolm Turnbull uses his final major speech of the marathon election campaign to warn Australians against voting for independent candidates, saying it could lead to chaos and instability.
Topics: federal-elections, government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, canberra-2600, australia
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Researchers will collaborate with a pharmaceutical company to test the efficacy of medicinal cannabis in treating melanoma.
Topics: science-and-technology, cancer, diseases-and-disorders, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedMeet the local decision makers who believe a federal cash injection will not only change and improve their communities but have national flow-on effects.
Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, elections, law-crime-and-justice, theatre, arts-and-entertainment, medical-research, disabilities, housing, womens-health, homelessness, refugees, community-and-society, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000, darwin-0800, hobart-7000, perth-6000, adelaide-5000, canberra-2600, melbourne-3000