Convicted killer refused bail after alleged breach of parole
A man jailed after killing a drug dealer with a baseball bat during a psychotic episode has been refused bail.
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Alexandra Back
Alexandra Back is a reporter with The Canberra Times
Man got into car 'almost in tears', trial over alleged kidnapping hears
A woman who saw her partner allegedly kidnapped said he looked "almost in tears" as he got into the back of a car, a court has heard.
Canberra set for clear, cool public holiday weather
A spell of rain on Sunday is expected to clear for a breezy, fine spring day in the capital for Canberra's Family and Community Day.
Canberra's distinguished gentleman riders raise more than $30,000
Dapper men, women and children dressed up to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer on a sunny Sunday morning.
'They've taken him': Alleged kidnapper threatened girlfriend with rape
An alleged kidnapper assaulted a man and then told the man's partner if she called police she would "wind up in a hole", a court has heard.
Alleged Canberra drug trafficker refused bail over concerns he would flee to China
A Canberra man accused of trafficking drugs has been refused bail over concerns he would flee to China if released.
Indigenous housing heads found to have mismanaged properties
Two directors of an Indigenous housing corporation broke the law by using their position to benefit themselves, a court has found.
Man accused of Braddon rape lied to create false alibi: prosecutor
A man accused of raping a girl in his Braddon flat lied about what he remembered to create a "false alibi", a prosecutor has alleged.
Detainee ran nude around the Alexander Maconochie Centre, court documents say
A Canberra detainee who ran naked and laughing around the prison was refused bail in the ACT Supreme Court this week.
Indigenous man's attempts to block sale of Caloola Farm thrown out of court
An attempt by Indigenous man Shane Mortimer to stop the sale of a 170-hectare property has been thrown out by the ACT Supreme Court.
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