Jana Black joined the ABC's Canberra newsroom in 2016. She has previously worked in commercial television as a reporter. Follow Jana on Twitter: @JanaBlack_
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The doctor who gave methadone to an inmate at Canberra's jail two days prior to his death tells an inquest that it is "very unusual and unlikely" to die from such a small dosage.
Topics: drug-use, health, drug-education, drugs-and-substance-abuse, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, black-deaths-in-custody, 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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| UpdatedAt least 15 homes have been lost in an out-of-control grassfire burning in southern NSW, as police warn that number may grow.
Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedThe Queanbeyan-Palerang Council opposes a planned wind farm near Tarago, south of Goulburn, because of perceived impact on residents.
Topics: wind-energy, alternative-energy, environment, rural, regional-development, tarago-2580, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, act, canberra-2600, australia, goulburn-2580
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| UpdatedA trial of publicly funded home births in the ACT sees its first delivery, but critics of the program maintain it places mother and child at increased risk.
Topics: pregnancy-and-childbirth, babies---newborns, family-and-children, infant-health, reproduction-and-contraception, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedA fire north of Canberra near Sutton is contained, but a 3,300-hectare blaze near Tarago to the north-east of the ACT is still out of control.
Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, sutton-2620, nsw
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| UpdatedThe lawyer for the family of an Indigenous man who died in Canberra's jail questions whether a failure to deal with the inmate's brain injuries cost him his life.
Topics: black-deaths-in-custody, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act
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A man who broke a police officer's back as he tried to avoid arrest, days after ramming two police vehicles has pleaded guilty to 35 charges in the ACT Magistrates Court.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, chisholm-2905, kambah-2902, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedAn Australian Defence Force Academy cadet charged with raping a fellow student after a night out drinking is committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, defence-forces, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A Canberra criminal lawyer who allegedly accepted payment from a client's mother while also receiving funds from Legal Aid is being tried for dishonesty in the ACT Supreme Court.
Topics: courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-profession, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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A man on trial in the ACT Supreme Court for the alleged rape of a woman denies hitting the 19-year-old at the centre of the claims.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A Canberra man jailed for life for killing his former partner in a frenzied stabbing attack has his sentence reduced to 19 years but fails to have the conviction overturned.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Two Catholic parishes in the Canberra region trial an app that will allow people to make donations via smartphone, potentially replacing the collection plate, in what the local Archdiocese believes could be a world-first.
Topics: catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Students and "old people" tear down stereotypes and connect in a unique program at a Canberra high school.
Topics: secondary-schools, schools, education, older-people, health, community-education, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedParents returning to the workforce after the birth of a child are turning to creative child minding solutions — including asking their own parents to travel from overseas.
Topics: family, community-and-society, family-and-children, child-care, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A 30-year-old Canberra man charged with committing an act of indecency against his former partner's 11-year-old daughter appears in an ACT court.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, child-abuse, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A New South Wales man allegedly caught on CCTV spiking a woman's drink so he could rape her at a Canberra hotel is committed to stand trial.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, canberra-2600, act, australia
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A 'hovering cube' takes its place at the Australian National Botanic Gardens after the design was chosen for a new conservatory.
Topics: design, architecture, competitions, conservation, environment, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Fashion designers, makeup artists, hairstylists and a long catwalk are all synonymous with Paris and Milan, but this weekend the heart of Canberra becomes a fashion epicentre.
Topics: fashion, design, events, arts-and-entertainment, canberra-2600, act
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Breast cancer could soon be detected by a simple blood test, according to a team of scientists working to find easier ways to detect the deadly disease, however the tests may not be available to the public for years.
Topics: health, medical-research, breast-cancer, diseases-and-disorders, canberra-2600, act, australia