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| UpdatedThe ACT Government announces plans to install an oversight agency in Canberra's jail, acknowledging it "must do more" to improve the care of prisoners after the death of inmate Steven Freeman.
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The ACT's six Introductory English Centres are giving migrant and refugee children a head start in language and culture.
Topics: english, primary, immigration, human-interest, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedTwo popular cafes in Canberra are forced to close after an unknown number of people are hospitalised with food poisoning.
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| UpdatedFarmers and processors are close to sealing a deal for a code of conduct on milk price contracts, with all but fresh milk giant Lion having indicated they are prepared to sign.
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| UpdatedSenior Coalition Minister Christopher Pyne says the Government has no "absolutely no desire or intention" to increase taxes to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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| UpdatedA Canberra wildlife protection group needs more volunteers to help with a new wombat-mange treatment trial.
Topics: animals, veterinary-medicine, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Lord Sebastian Coe, president of the IAAF, executive chairman of CSM Sport and Entertainment, and chairman of the British Olympic Association addresses the National Press Club in Canberra.
Topics: sport, olympics-summer, athletics, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Carparks may not be the most appealing of places, although those familiar with one in Canberra might beg to differ.
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A Canberra man who made a daring escape from Canberra's prison last year and got his girlfriend pregnant during the eight days on the run is sentenced to 15 months' jail.
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| UpdatedA Canberra father who allegedly rammed a parked car outside his children's school is charged with high-range drink driving, with police saying he blew more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit.
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Retired Wallaby Andrew Walker puts his hand up to come out of retirement to play for the injury-hit Brumbies if they want him.
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When we remember the fall of Singapore we do it through the eyes of Australian troops, who suffered terribly as prisoners of war. But the local people of Singapore and Malaysia have their own stories. Ginny Costin, Aziz Bab and Eric Gan were children when Japanese forces invaded.
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| UpdatedDementia is set to cost Australia an estimated $18 billion a year by 2025, as Alzheimer's Australia calls for a national strategy to combat the disease.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, diseases-and-disorders, health, federal-government, australia, canberra-2600, act