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| UpdatedSugarcane farmers in Queensland concerned about a payment dispute give a not-so-sweet message to Canberra.
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| UpdatedAn inquest into the death in custody of Indigenous man Steven Freeman hears he took a toxic level of methadone, which was given to him inside prison despite a lack of evidence he was addicted to opioids.
Topics: black-deaths-in-custody, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedThe Immigration Department is under fire over plans to spend a quarter-of-a-billion dollars to move public servants to a new office nine kilometres away.
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| UpdatedA bladder cancer survivor teams up with his urologist to create a new charity and deliver free Australian education resource for patients after frustration about the lack of local information available.
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In 1975 an exhibition of sculptures was held in Commonwealth Park.
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It took a team of overseas doctors to discover why Sofia Belmonte had a stroke at just eight years old and now she is concerned PBS changes could put her at risk of another.
Topics: health-policy, diet-and-nutrition, child-health-and-behaviour, pharmaceuticals, canberra-2600, australia
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Like a seagull to a chip, Canberrans love to flock to the latest food adventure. But there may be too many venues trying to feed Canberra at once.
Topics: food-and-cooking, lifestyle-and-leisure, canberra-2600, act
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The NSW Waratahs slog their way to a 19-13 win over the Western Force in their season-opening clash.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, nsw, perth-6000, wa, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A 31-year-old Canberra man is charged with assaulting his former partner three times over the past month, all witnessed at close range by their sons aged two and four.
Topics: domestic-violence, courts-and-trials, assault, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedMany backyard weeds, including dandelions, plantain and cat's ears, can make a nutritious and delicious addition to your diet, urban forager Sarah Aylott says, but you have to be very sure you know what you are picking.
Topics: gardening, food-poisoning, food-and-cooking, human-interest, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedA woman is rushed to hospital after taking a potentially deadly drug, similar to the substance that killed three people in Melbourne last month, that was falsely sold as MDMA.
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| UpdatedThe violent murder of Tara Costigan at the hands of her former partner Marcus Rappel shocked and devastated Canberra. But what has changed in the years since her death?
Topics: domestic-violence, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedA judge describes the actions of Marcus Rappel, who killed his ex-partner Tara Costigan with an axe in her Canberra home while she held their week-old daughter, as being "vicious and cowardly".
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, crime, domestic-violence, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedAustralia could "take the heat out of the housing market" and make home prices more affordable by cutting negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, the head of Australia's Reserve Bank admits.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, money-and-monetary-policy, markets, government-and-politics, australia, canberra-2600
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Canberra butcher Phil Whitney
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| UpdatedAttorney-General George Brandis was personally involved in the Bell Group matter one month earlier than he says he was, it has been claimed.
Topics: government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedA worker who stood alongside Opposition leader Bill Shorten complaining the penalty cuts would cost him $109 a week will not lose a dollar — and is a Labor Party member.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, alp, canberra-2600, australia
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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