Canberra News
Southern Stars beat South Africa in ODI
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Elyse Perry masterminded a tense two-wicket Australian win against South Africa in the women's one-day international in Canberra on Friday.
Topics: cricket, sport, canberra-2600
Canberra man who violently assaulted taxi driver avoids jail
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A Canberra man who violently assaulted and racially abused a taxi driver, telling him to "go back to your country", narrowly avoids jail.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia
Spanish embassy pays Canberra woman to read Don Quixote
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Moira Christie has been selected for every book lover's dream job and will get to spend a month devouring the Spanish literary epic Don Quixote as part of a special program underway at Canberra's National Library of Australia.
Topics: books-literature, arts-and-entertainment, human-interest, canberra-2600, act
Canberra man extradited to NSW for allegedly choking mother
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A Canberra man is extradited to New South Wales for allegedly assaulting and choking his disabled mother.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, canberra-2600, act, queanbeyan-2620, nsw
End of the line for Canberra Railway Museum?
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The popular Canberra Railway Museum closes its doors while efforts are made to restructure the operation.
Topics: library-museum-and-gallery, community-and-society, human-interest, kingston-2604, act, canberra-2600
Sexual harassment and bullying covered up at CSIRO, say astronomers
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Senior astronomers accuse CSIRO of failing to address a culture of bullying and sexual harassment in its astronomy department.
Topics: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, research-organisations, canberra-2600, act, australia
Westside container village 'not appropriate', set to close next year
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The Westside container village on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin will be forced to shut in a years' time after a request for it to remain open for another two and a half years was knocked back.
Topics: community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, urban-development-and-planning, canberra-2600, act, australia
'I was loco': Jury played calls of woman accused of killing mother
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A jury hears recorded calls by a woman on trial for killing her mother, in which she blames the Canberra Hospital for not admitting her prior to the killing.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, dunlop-2615, canberra-2600, act, australia
DFAT cracks down on foreign diplomats' reckless driving
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Foreign diplomats who disregard Australian law will be named and shamed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade amid a crack-down on reckless driving.
Topics: road, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, canberra-2600
Alleged burglar who targeted Asian students a 'grave risk': magistrate
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A teenager allegedly involved in a series of robberies targeting Asian students at the Australian National University remains behind bars after he was refused bail on the grounds his release would be a "grave risk" to the community.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, burglary, canberra-2600, act, australia
ACT construction industry on notice after audit
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WorkSafe ACT puts the construction industry is on notice over non-compliance issues with tower cranes.
Topics: building-and-construction, industry, unions, government-and-politics, workplace, accidents, canberra-2600, act, australia
Did the NSW Nationals break donations laws?
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There is some confusion around the recent allegations made in NSW Parliament — that the Nationals broke the law by accepting donations from John Barilaro's wife. So what will happen now?
Topics: state-parliament, political-parties, government-and-politics, nationals, queanbeyan-2620, sydney-2000, nsw
Birth of lemur quadruplets a boost for species
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Canberra's National Zoo and Aquarium celebrates the birth of four baby black-and-white ruffed lemurs as part of an international breeding program.
Topics: animals, human-interest, animals-and-nature, conservation, environment, zoos, canberra-2600, act, australia
Baird 'comfortable' with Barilaro's donations
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New Deputy Premier of NSW, John Barilaro, defends his wife's donation to his political party, and the Premier says he's "very comfortable" with the family's declarations.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, parliament, corruption, political-parties, nationals, queanbeyan-2620, canberra-2600, sydney-2000, nsw
Toddler drowning prompts call for change to ACT pool fencing laws
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Old pools and fencing built in the ACT under outdated regulations should be updated to comply with current standards, an inquest into the death of a toddler finds.
Topics: children---toddlers, safety, fisher-2611, canberra-2600, act, australia
Wife of new NSW Nationals leader accused of breaking donation laws
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On his first full day as Deputy Premier, John Barilaro is at the centre of explosive claims that he and his party accepted illegal political donations from his wife, who Labor says is a property developer.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, parliament, corruption, political-parties, nationals, queanbeyan-2620, canberra-2600, sydney-2000, nsw
Residents threatened during home invasion robbery in Canberra
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Three residents are threatened during a late-night home invasion at their north Canberra house, before the intruders escape with cash and goods.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia
Awards acknowledge women who work with wine
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Despite many Australian women enjoying in the occasional glass of wine, fewer dabble in a career within the industry, and viticulturist Sarah Collingwood wants to change that.
Topics: viticulture, awards-and-prizes, women, canberra-2600, act
Canberra death in custody coronial hearing delayed until 2017
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The family of Indigenous man Steven Freeman, who died in Canberra's jail, will have to wait until next year for answers with the coronial hearing into his death delayed.
Topics: black-deaths-in-custody, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act
Alcohol-related crime costing Canberrans $12m per year, study shows
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Alcohol-related crime is costing Canberra taxpayers nearly $12 million a year according to new research that calls for new laws to deal with the increasing problem.
Topics: alcohol, states-and-territories, assault, crime, health, canberra-2600, act
Giant gum tree older than Canberra destined for new home
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A giant tree three centuries older than the nation's capital is chopped down and transported to a new home in the Molonglo River corridor.
Topics: tree, environment, nicholls-2913, canberra-2600, act
Concerns raised over residential care for children in Canberra
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A former provider of residential housing for young people in Canberra believes the ACT Government's tender process is "fraught with problems" and could result in less staff looking after at-risk children.
Topics: carers, community-and-society, youth, canberra-2600, act, australia
Delving behind the scenes of the Antiques Roadshow
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Despite an abundance of modern television shows, one program proves that the things from the past can continue to engross viewers.
Topics: history, television, canberra-2600, act
Man who took drugs, served jail time allowed to practice law in ACT
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A man who admitted to taking drugs and spending time in a US jail after lying on a visa application will be allowed to practice law in the ACT.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, judges-and-legal-profession, mental-health, drug-use, canberra-2600, act
Would-be Uber driver's car catches fire in Canberra
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An aspiring Uber driver makes a lucky escape after his car catches fire on a main arterial road in Canberra.
Topics: fires, road, woden-2606, canberra-2600, act
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