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Investigators did not 'exhaust' mafia theory: former police chief

Investigators did not 'exhaust' mafia theory: former police chief

Investigators did not 'exhaust' mafia theory: former police chief

Investigators did not “exhaust to the point of negation” the theory that Colin Winchester’s assassination had been the work of the Calabrian Mafia, a former Canberra top cop said Friday.

  • by Michael Inman & Alexandra Back

Jarryd Hayne's crash landing after 10-year take-off

Jarryd Hayne's crash landing after 10-year take-off

From the $1.2 million man courting one of the biggest contracts in league history to one with no contract and only a future court date on his books.

  • by Lucy Cormack & Adrian Proszenko

Trump thanks himself on Thanksgiving

Trump thanks himself on Thanksgiving

"This country is so much stronger now than it was when I took office that you wouldn't believe it."

  • by Joel Shannon

Beware the changing political winds in Australia

Beware the changing political winds in Australia

Australia has not succumbed to the kind of nativist or populist insurgency movements of America and Europe. But any politician with a wet finger to the wind will catch a change.

  • by Tom Switzer

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As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye

As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye

The group takes a selfie, dubbing it their last photo together. The house next door is on fire.

  • by Corina Knoll
Bali Nine drug trafficker hands herself in to police

Bali Nine drug trafficker hands herself in to police

One day after her arrival back in Australia, Renae Lawrence attended a Newcastle police station.

  • by Jenny Noyes
Decentralisation push: More public service jobs to leave Canberra

Decentralisation push: More public service jobs to leave Canberra

Up to 50 positions will be moved to a new office at Coffs Harbour by 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced.

  • by Sally Whyte
Widowed at 23: 'Young people need to talk about death'

Widowed at 23: 'Young people need to talk about death'

It has been suggested millennials are the most fearful of death, unlike their grandparents, raised through world wars.

  • by Amy Molloy
Do your Bluetooth devices drop out in Civic? Here's why

Do your Bluetooth devices drop out in Civic? Here's why

You've just spent hundreds on a new pair of headphones - and they keep dropping out. There's a simple reason.

  • by Ben Grubb
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'It was a mistake': ASIC under fire over botched investigations

'It was a mistake': ASIC under fire over botched investigations

Mistake was James Shipton's word of the day. In fact he used it 23 times to describe why ASIC had failed to take action against the big banks.

  • by Sarah Danckert

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Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in
CREED II, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures film.
Credit: Barry Wetcher / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures
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 Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in CREED II.

Creed II settles the feud that began in Rocky IV

Michael B. Jordan says it is "pretty cool" to work with the iconic characters from the franchise.

  • by Michael Idato
Jamie Foxx and Taron Egerton in Robin Hood.

'Reimagined' Robin Hood makes you wonder why they bothered

 Hollywood doesn't remake films any more. It "reimagines" them.

  • by Sandra Hall

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Huawei MateBook X Pro: a Windows workhorse in MacBook clothing

Huawei MateBook X Pro: a Windows workhorse in MacBook clothing

With beautiful thin looks, plenty of grunt and a lower price tag than the competition from Microsoft and Apple, Huawei's ultrabook is an appealing alternative.

  • by Tim Biggs
The kid from Byron who became a global sensation

The kid from Byron who became a global sensation

At the top of the fashion world, wild child supermodel Barrett is living the high life as the face of his generation.

  • by Michael Harry

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Who's the greatest: 1989 Raiders, 1994 Green Machine or 2004 Brumbies?

Who's the greatest: 1989 Raiders, 1994 Green Machine or 2004 Brumbies?

How do you find out which is the best individual team in Canberra's sporting history? It's Raiders v Raiders, Brumbies v Brumbies, Capitals v Cannons.

  • by Chris Dutton
Capital A-League bid set to align with Canberra United

Capital A-League bid set to align with Canberra United

It comes as new FFA deputy chair Heather Reid pushes for a full W-League home-and-away season next summer.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan & David Polkinghorne

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