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| UpdatedTwo teenage brothers from Canberra remain behind bars over an alleged social media blackmail scam that police say lured in victims on Grindr and Facebook.
Topics: social-media, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedThe way you walk is almost as unique as your fingerprint, and a researcher at the University of Canberra hopes tracking the way older people move could be used to prevent potentially fatal falls.
Topics: older-people, health, medical-research, university-of-canberra-2617, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A Canberra man who grabbed his partner by the throat and choked her three years ago is resentenced and handed more jail time, after an error was made during the original sentencing.
Topics: assault, crime, law-crime-and-justice, calwell-2905, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedGerry and Rosemary Franklin have made the tough decision to move into retirement accommodation after living in their family home for almost half a century.
Topics: older-people, people, house-and-home, aged-care, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedAs Australia's five teams put the finishing touches on their Super Rugby preparations, improving their record against New Zealand rivals is a key priority.
Topics: rugby-union, super-rugby, sport, canberra-2600, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000, perth-6000
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| UpdatedTwo giant American air tankers, known as Southern Belle and Thor, have proven themselves yet again this bushfire season, the NSW RFS says.
Topics: bushfire, emergency-planning, queanbeyan-2620, canberra-2600, act, nsw, captains-flat-2623
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Australia's Ross River virus has the potential to become a global epidemic, similar to the Zika virus, researchers say.
Topics: ross-river-fever, diseases-and-disorders, health, canberra-2600, adelaide-5000, australian-national-university-0200, adelaide-university-5005, sa, act
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Lawyer and former US Congressman Bob Inglis addresses the National Press Club in Canberra on how conservatives can lead on climate action in the age of Donald Trump.
Topics: climate-change, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedAs the Australian National University opens its new $53-million student accommodation block, other students say they are being locked out of the rental market by exorbitant pricing.
Topics: housing, university-and-further-education, australian-national-university-0200, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The personal stories of homeowners caught up in Canberra's long-running Mr Fluffy saga are captured in a new photographic book.
Topics: asbestos, people, photography, act, canberra-2600
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Topics: university-and-further-education, education, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, australian-national-university-0200, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Wildlife carers, already overwhelmed by bushfires in southern New South Wales in January, are expecting hundreds of injured kangaroos from the Carwoola blaze over the coming weeks.
Topics: animals, livestock, rural, queanbeyan-2620, captains-flat-2623, nsw, act, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedA woman who was defrauded of $25,000 by a Canberra lawyer representing her son says she "ran herself into the ground" to afford the dishonest fees.
Topics: courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act
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Earlier this month two men allegedly stormed a Gordon home shooting a man and woman in the backside and arm.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, gordon-2906, canberra-2600, act, australia
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As if riding a unicycle wasn't hard enough, try riding one up and down a mountain.
Topics: lifestyle-and-leisure, offbeat, human-interest, sport, act, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe mother of a man who died after a police pursuit in Canberra's south tells a coronial inquest that while her son was "no innocent", his death had been devastating for their family.
Topics: courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act
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The dean of the ANU's medical school is supporting a new campaign to stem bullying and harassment in the medical profession, saying she herself was a victim as a junior doctor.
Topics: medical-ethics, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australian-national-university-0200, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedTopics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, act, australia, weetangera-2614, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedA 22-year-old motorcyclist dies after his bike collides with a car in Weetangera, in Canberra's north.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, weetangera-2614, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Scott and Florence Harrod are undertaking a big-hearted journey around Australia to educate communities about mental health.
Topics: mental-health, depression, community-education, community-organisations, canberra-2600, nsw
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| UpdatedThere are fears the price of prawns is about to go "through the roof" following a decision by the Federal Government to recall all imported raw prawns.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, food-processing, pest-management, food-and-cooking, pests, environment, federal-government, brisbane-4000, canberra-2600, sydney-2000
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The Anzac Park buildings in Campbell are a subject of fascination for many Canberrans. A first glance they look like a matching pair — but a closer examination shows this isn't quite correct.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, public-sector, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedThousands of people pour into centre of Canberra to enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of the three-day National Multicultural Festival.
Topics: multiculturalism, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano reveals he is in remission after a successful bone marrow transplant, and is targeting a return to rugby.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedWhen evacuated residents returned to the Carwoola fire ground, what they found there was a landscape transformed.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, bushfire, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, canberra-2600, act