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The inside story of David Eastman's murder trial
The behind-the-scenes story of the retrial that led to David Eastman's acquittal - and the big changes compared with the first time he faced a jury.
- by Alexandra Back
Eastman compensation case clear to proceed
Now the trial is over, David Harold Eastman's bid to sue the ACT government for wrongful imprisonment is back on.
- by Michael Inman
Trump and US chief justice spar in extraordinary scrap
President Donald Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts clashed Wednesday in an extraordinary public dispute over the independence of America's judiciary
- by Felicia Sonmez
Sally McManus escalates dispute over casual worker 'double dipping'
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has announced plans to intervene in a test case examining casual loadings and entitlements.
- by Dana McCauley
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Police seize CCTV of Hayne with teammates on the night of alleged assault
Police are likely to speak to the two Parramatta Eels players as part of their investigation into the alleged alleged assault.
- by Adrian Proszenko & Lucy Cormack
Dust sweeps through ACT while it snows in mountains
Forecast winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour threatened to blow dry soil from drought-affected NSW into the capital.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy & Megan Dingwall
'Only I am being prosecuted': David Leyonhjelm raises sexism in local court stoush
"It is council’s policy not to prosecute women when a man is on the title?” the firebrand senator asked.
- by Angus Thompson
Population tipped to hit 42m by 2066 as Melbourne overtakes Sydney
It is expected Australia will accommodate another 5 million people by about the end of the next decade.
- by Michael Koziol
'The sickest burn': Comedian Michelle Wolf destroys Trump with viral comeback
As far as return serves go, US comedian Michelle Wolf's comeback to a signature Trump diss is Novak Djokovic-worthy.
- by Robert Moran
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Bushfire
Residents wait for the worst news as bushfire emergency unfolds in Hunter
- by Matt Carr & Jenny Noyes
Politics
Australia's population projected to hit 42 million by 2066 as Melbourne overtakes Sydney
The Australian Bureau of Statistics projects Australia will accommodate another 5 million people by about the end of the next decade.
- by Michael Koziol
World
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It’s been 30 years since Canberra’s first million-dollar sale
In November 1988, a Red Hill home was the first in Canberra to crack the million-dollar mark.
- by Lucy Bladen
Uniting Church of Australia nabs Woden Centre for more than $8 million
A prime Woden commercial asset has been snapped up by the Uniting Church of Australia.
- by Ray Sparvell
Business
'What do we have to lose': soft touch ASIC laid bare at commission
ASIC's attempts to paint itself as a tough cop on the beat has been dismantled by an internal email showing senior staff pushing against prosecutions.
- by Sarah Danckert & Clancy Yeates
'I wasn't paid at all': Jaden was left empty-handed after a month's work
- by Anna Patty & Zoe Wilson
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Entertainment
'Thank u, next': Ariana Grande shuts down Piers Morgan in Twitter spat
The British TV host had expressed opinions about women using their sexuality to sell records.
- by Julia Hunt
LFO singer Devin Lima dies of cancer at 41
The singer was diagnosed with the illness just 13 months ago.
- by Maane Khatchatourian
Lifestyle
Smarter living
High times: The controversial new booze trend lighting up bars
A year since consumption of cannabis-related hemp was legalised, the herb has lit up the alcohol industry.
- by Stephen A Russell
Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks
For some parents, the screen time battle feels like an exercise in futility.
- by Martha Irvine
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Sport
Cavalry's Yokohama Baystars recruit has hunger to succeed in Canberra
Shota Imanaga admits even buying lunch is tough. So much so if it wasn't for his Yokohama teammate Yuki Kuniyoshi he would've gone hungry on Thursday.
- by David Polkinghorne
Canberra export George Timotheou makes Schalke 04 first team debut
Timotheou left Sydney FC last year after being told he was the fifth-choice centre back.
- by Eamonn Tiernan
