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Panthers see off Raiders
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Former Canberra star Adrian Purtell has scored the clincher as Penrith withstood a spirited second half fight-back from the Raiders to start their NRL season with a 34-16 victory at Penrith Stadium.
Alexander brace helps Brumbies home
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Loosehead prop Ben Alexander scored two close-range tries to help the Brumbies secure a 24-22 victory over the Sharks in a tense Super 14 match at Canberra Stadium.
21yo critical after jumping from moving car
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A 21-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after jumping from a moving vehicle in Canberra's south overnight.
Erindale stabbing accused refused bail
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A 15-year-old boy has been refused bail over an alleged stabbing outside Erindale College in Canberra's south on Tuesday.
'We were only kids', Hillier's son tells court
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The teenage son of a man accused of murdering his ex-partner has given evidence in a retrial at the ACT Supreme Court.
Gallagher denies maternity review cover-up
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The ACT Health Minister rejects accusation she is covering up details of an investigation into workplace bullying at Canberra Hospital.
Nat fundraiser prompts Labor backlash
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A political dispute has erupted in the New South Wales South East over a Monaro Nationals Party function to be held in the ACT.
Teenager charged over Erindale stabbing
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A 15-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged stabbing outside Canberra's Erindale College.
Compromise on Majura housing plan
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The Village Building Company (VBC) has stopped a possible appeal against a proposed housing development near Canberra's Mt Majura Nature Reserve.
'I knelt and cried', bushfire victim tells court
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A court has heard of the emotional experience of a man who lost his property in the 2003 Canberra bushfires.
Chronic pain: Australia's 'shameful' situation
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Healthcare professionals and industry call for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease, saying the condition is misunderstood.
Sex assault charges dropped against horse riders
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against two New South Wales men who were accused of sexually assaulting a teenager at Canberra's Exhibition Park last year.
Empty buses costing ACT millions
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The ACT Government is spending almost $30,000 every weekday running empty ACTION buses.
Crews 'did their best' to battle 2003 blazes, court told
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Counsel for the NSW Govt has told a compensation hearing that authorities did the best they could to fight the 2003 Canberra bushfires.
Paris masterpieces to hang around
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The National Gallery extends the record-breaking Masterpieces From Paris exhibition by two weeks.
Brow brews over airstrip rejection
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A Michelago property owner has expressed frustration after the Cooma-Monaro Shire Council in the New South Wales South East rejected a plan to build two airstrips near the ACT border town.
Poetry in ACTION in Canberra
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Canberra bus commuters can read the work of local poets during their journeys across the city.
'The evidence won't beat us': bushfire victim
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Wayne West recalls the carnage from the 2003 Canberra bushfires.
Man dies in Canberra collision
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Speed is believed to have been a factor in this morning's fatal car collision in Canberra's north.
Senate passes Victoria Cross tour motion
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vcThe Senate has passed a motion calling for a national tour of nine Victoria Cross medals to include Tasmania and New South Wales.
Nursing homes facing crisis, say nurses, industry
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There are fears some of Tasmania's nursing homes will have to close because of rising costs and staff shortages.
Fake Facebook page fires up Stanhope
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ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has attacked a fake Facebook page in his name.
Graham named new SES boss
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Tony Graham has been appointed the new chief of the ACT State Emergency Service.
Chief Justice inspects bushfire victim's farm
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ACT Chief Justice Terence Higgins has visited a farm destroyed by the 2003 Canberra bushfires.
Govt must better supervise building contractors: union
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Canberra construction company Manteena says it will review its systems after it was found one of its sub-contractors had not registered its workers under the ACT's long service scheme.
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Panthers see off Raiders
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Alexander brace helps Brumbies home
- 21yo critical after jumping from moving car
- Climate activists plan election strategy
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Erindale stabbing accused refused bail
- 'We were only kids', Hillier's son tells court
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Gallagher denies maternity review cover-up
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Teenager charged over Erindale stabbing
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Compromise on Majura housing plan
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'I knelt and cried', bushfire victim tells court
