Canberra
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Woman charged with mother's murder mentally ill, lawyers argue
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A Canberra woman charged with the murder of her mother in 2014 should not be held responsible for the crime because of her longstanding mental health conditions, defence lawyers will argue at her trial.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Catholic churches look to app to modernise donations
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Two Catholic parishes in the Canberra region trial an app that will allow people to make donations via smartphone, potentially replacing the collection plate, in what the local Archdiocese believes could be a world-first.
Topics: catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Southern Cross and Nine to start regional TV news in 2017
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Southern Cross Austereo and Nine will hire up to 80 news staff to produce hour-long news bulletins across 18 regional centres, beginning next year.
Topics: television, television-broadcasting, regional, wollongong-2500, canberra-2600, wagga-wagga-2650, dubbo-2830
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Food and grocery sector jobs stall as gas price hikes hit hard
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While Australian food and grocery exports increase, there is grim news regional areas, where jobs growth across the sector stall completely.
Topics: rural, industry, manufacturing, food-processing, canberra-2600
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Canberrans catch up for a drink image
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Topics: hospitality, canberra-2600
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Peter Barcley, owner of King O'Malley's pub image
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Topics: canberra-2600, act
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Siblings killed in Dreamworld tragedy farewelled in Canberra
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Two siblings who died during a tragic accident at Dreamworld on Queensland's Gold Coast last month are farewelled at a funeral in Canberra.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, forrest-2603, canberra-2600, act, australia, brisbane-4000, qld
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Why are the streets in Canberra so dark?
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A Curious Canberran has asked: Why are the streets in Canberra so dark, even when there are streetlights?
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, mount-stromlo-2611, act, canberra-2600
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Motorcyclist dies in crash at Tidbinbilla, south of Canberra
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A motorcyclist is dead after a single-vehicle accident near Tidbinbilla to Canberra's south.
Topics: road, canberra-2600, act
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What is it like for a blind person to navigate Canberra?
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Blind Canberra student David Saxberg relies on public transport to get around, but he says there is still a way to go before the system is fully accessible.
Topics: disabilities, health, road-transport, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Video evidence allows domestic violence victims 'to only re-live assault once'
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The battle to curb domestic violence steps up a notch in the ACT with the first conviction using a video statement from a victim, captured at the time of the alleged offence.
Topics: domestic-violence, assault, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act
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Rare giant goannas caught on camera in Canberra
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Photos of a pair of rare giant goannas show the proud parents of a batch of hatchlings acting amorously near Canberra's city centre.
Topics: animals, endangered-and-protected-species, environment, ainslie-2602, canberra-2600, act
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Alcohol arrives in Canberra following the end of prohibition image
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Topics: canberra-2600
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Former contractor jailed for stealing more than half a million dollars
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A man who stole more than $500,000 from the ACT Public Trustee Office between 2010 and 2013 is sentenced to four years in jail.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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Top Canberra public school teachers awarded
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With some of Canberra's top teachers being awarded for inspiring students, we take a look at what makes a good teacher.
Topics: teachers, access-to-education, public-schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, awards-and-prizes, canberra-2600, act, harrison-2914, theodore-2905
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Man arrested in $15m drug bust jailed for more than 13 years
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A man arrested in ACT's biggest ever drug bust is sentenced to more than 13 years in jail, after being caught concealing 28 kilograms of methylamphetamine in his car.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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Neighbour heard 'almighty bang' before man's death in Canberra
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Neighbours say they heard a loud noise before a 37-year-old man was shot dead at a unit in Canberra's inner-north, in what police are calling a targeted attack.
Topics: death, crime, law-crime-and-justice, watson-2602, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Gap between young and old closed by Canberra school program
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Students and "old people" tear down stereotypes and connect in a unique program at a Canberra high school.
Topics: secondary-schools, schools, education, older-people, health, community-education, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Pet paintings take over the walls of the National Portrait Gallery
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A celebration of creatures great and small, and the special companionship they offer, is launched at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
Topics: contemporary-art, arts-and-entertainment, events, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Campbell high students meet with Goodwin Village Ainslie residents image
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Topics: secondary-schools, schools, education, youth, community-and-society, older-people, health, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Student and older resident make scones together image
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Topics: secondary-schools, schools, education, older-people, health, youth, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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CCTV of an arson attack at a Canberra tattoo parlour Video
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CCTV released by police of an arson at Tuggeranong tattoo parlour Tattoo Culture.
Topics: arson, crime, law-crime-and-justice, tuggeranong-2900, canberra-2600
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CCTV reveals arson attack on Canberra tattoo parlour
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Police release security footage of a fiery attack on a tattoo parlour in Tuggeranong, as detectives says the arson is thought to be linked to bikies.
Topics: arson, crime, law-crime-and-justice, tuggeranong-2900, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Guide dog attacked by off-lead dogs in Canberra
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A guide dog is mauled by two other dogs in the centre of Canberra, the third such attack for the animal, prompting a warning from Guide Dogs Australia about keeping pets on a leash.
Topics: dog, animal-attacks, human-interest, canberra-2600, act
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Prisoner's sentence extended after pleading guilty to abusing nephew
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A Canberra man currently imprisoned for the abuse of an 11-year-old boy has his sentence extended by more than two years for abusing his nephew in the early 1990s.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia
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