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| UpdatedOne in five regulatory scientists has quit and new offices will have to be built as the APVMA forges ahead with relocation.
Topics: chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals, federal-government, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, public-sector, science-and-technology, family-and-children, work, agricultural-chemicals, veterinary-medicine, canberra-2600, armidale-2350
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| UpdatedA 42-year-old man is arrested for allegedly seeking to advise the Islamic State group on how to develop high-tech weaponry, including long-range guided missiles, at Young, north-west of Canberra.
Topics: terrorism, police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, young-2594, nsw, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The 19th century popularity of tea is captured in a billboard poster restored by the National Archives of Australia.
Topics: advertising-and-marketing, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedAn elegant 19th-century billboard tea poster has been found and restored by the National Archives.
Topics: 19th-century, history, graphic, tea-coffee, human-interest, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe Catholic Church confirms it removed a NSW parish priest amidst allegations of inappropriate conduct towards children, but continues to house him on property neighbouring two Canberra schools.
Topics: child-abuse, catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, tumut-2720, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedSteven Freeman took part in a practice in which prisoners in a methadone program at the jail where he died would swallow the drug, then later vomit it up to share with other inmates, a coronial inquest hears.
Topics: black-deaths-in-custody, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The echidna population at Mulligans Flat Woodlands Sanctuary in Canberra is so strong, researchers are considering introducing goannas and carpet pythons to keep the environment in balance by eating puggles.
Topics: environmental-management, human-interest, animals, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedThe rebel MP tells the ABC he spoke with colleagues about his decision to resign from the role last night, citing the need to speak freely on policy.
Topics: government-and-politics, nationals, federal-government, canberra-2600
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New Canberra residents are warned not to go mushroom picking, as the ACT enters death cap season.
Topics: food-poisoning, health, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A cartilage transplant allowed 18-year-old Kayla Pheeney to walk pain-free for the first time in nine years.
Topics: health, pain, charities, human-interest, bones-and-muscles, act, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe echidna population at Mulligans Flat Woodlands Sanctuary in Canberra is so strong, researchers are considering introducing goannas and carpet pythons to keep the environment in balance by eating puggles.
Topics: animals, environmental-management, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedSugarcane farmers in Queensland concerned about a payment dispute give a not-so-sweet message to Canberra.
Topics: sugar, agricultural-crops, rural, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, brisbane-4000, canberra-2600
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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.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, tax, immigration, community-and-society, canberra-2600
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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.
Topics: cancer, diseases-and-disorders, health, australia, canberra-2600, melbourne-3000, act
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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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| UpdatedThe 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