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Panthers see off Raiders Audio Photo

Posted March 13, 2010 21:41:00 | Updated March 13, 2010 23:05:00

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.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, act, canberra-2600, nsw, penrith-2750

Alexander brace helps Brumbies home Audio Photo

Posted March 13, 2010 21:34:00 | Updated March 13, 2010 21:37:00

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.

Tags: sport, rugby-union, super-14, canberra-2600, south-africa

21yo critical after jumping from moving car

Posted March 13, 2010 12:00:00

A 21-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after jumping from a moving vehicle in Canberra's south overnight.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, act, greenway-2900

Erindale stabbing accused refused bail Photo

Posted March 13, 2010 09:38:00 | Updated March 13, 2010 09:43:00

A 15-year-old boy has been refused bail over an alleged stabbing outside Erindale College in Canberra's south on Tuesday.

Tags: crime, act, wanniassa-2903

'We were only kids', Hillier's son tells court

Posted March 12, 2010 14:21:00

The teenage son of a man accused of murdering his ex-partner has given evidence in a retrial at the ACT Supreme Court.

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, act, canberra-2600

Gallagher denies maternity review cover-up Video Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 13:38:00 | Updated March 13, 2010 08:30:00

The ACT Health Minister rejects accusation she is covering up details of an investigation into workplace bullying at Canberra Hospital.

Tags: states-and-territories, healthcare-facilities, act, canberra-2600

Nat fundraiser prompts Labor backlash

Posted March 12, 2010 11:15:00

A political dispute has erupted in the New South Wales South East over a Monaro Nationals Party function to be held in the ACT.

Tags: government-and-politics, state-parliament, manuka-2603, cooma-2630, queanbeyan-2620

Teenager charged over Erindale stabbing Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 10:49:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 11:28:00

A 15-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged stabbing outside Canberra's Erindale College.

Tags: crime, act, wanniassa-2903

Compromise on Majura housing plan Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:17:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:17:00

The Village Building Company (VBC) has stopped a possible appeal against a proposed housing development near Canberra's Mt Majura Nature Reserve.

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, act, watson-2602

'I knelt and cried', bushfire victim tells court Video Photo

Posted March 12, 2010 08:01:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 08:46:00

A court has heard of the emotional experience of a man who lost his property in the 2003 Canberra bushfires.

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Chronic pain: Australia's 'shameful' situation Audio Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 17:22:00 | Updated March 11, 2010 17:57:00

Healthcare professionals and industry call for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease, saying the condition is misunderstood.

Tags: health, pain, australia, act, canberra-2600

Sex assault charges dropped against horse riders

Posted March 11, 2010 15:02:00

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.

Tags: courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Empty buses costing ACT millions Video Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 15:01:00 | Updated March 11, 2010 15:45:00

The ACT Government is spending almost $30,000 every weekday running empty ACTION buses.

Tags: states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Crews 'did their best' to battle 2003 blazes, court told Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 13:22:00 | Updated March 11, 2010 13:47:00

Counsel for the NSW Govt has told a compensation hearing that authorities did the best they could to fight the 2003 Canberra bushfires.

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Paris masterpieces to hang around Video Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 12:09:00 | Updated March 12, 2010 09:37:00

The National Gallery extends the record-breaking Masterpieces From Paris exhibition by two weeks.

Tags: painting, libraries-museums-and-galleries, act, canberra-2600

Brow brews over airstrip rejection

Posted March 11, 2010 10:46:00

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.

Tags: regional-development, local-government, community-development, air-transport, cooma-2630, michelago-2620

Poetry in ACTION in Canberra Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 08:20:00 | Updated March 11, 2010 09:10:00

Canberra bus commuters can read the work of local poets during their journeys across the city.

Tags: states-and-territories, human-interest, act, canberra-2600

'The evidence won't beat us': bushfire victim Audio Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 08:12:00 | Updated March 11, 2010 09:05:00

Wayne West recalls the carnage from the 2003 Canberra bushfires.

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Man dies in Canberra collision Photo

Posted March 11, 2010 08:12:00 | Updated March 11, 2010 11:51:00

Speed is believed to have been a factor in this morning's fatal car collision in Canberra's north.

Tags: road-accidents, act, spence-2615

Senate passes Victoria Cross tour motion

Posted March 10, 2010 21:29:00

vcThe Senate has passed a motion calling for a national tour of nine Victoria Cross medals to include Tasmania and New South Wales.

Tags: defence-forces, veterans, federal-parliament, labor-party, liberal-party, canberra-2600, nsw, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Nursing homes facing crisis, say nurses, industry Video Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 20:32:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 21:58:00

There are fears some of Tasmania's nursing homes will have to close because of rising costs and staff shortages.

Tags: aged-care, federal-government, unions, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, older-people, health-policy, carers, activism-and-lobbying, canberra-2600, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Fake Facebook page fires up Stanhope Video Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 16:24:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 16:42:00

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has attacked a fake Facebook page in his name.

Tags: states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Graham named new SES boss

Posted March 10, 2010 15:42:00

Tony Graham has been appointed the new chief of the ACT State Emergency Service.

Tags: emergency-planning, states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Chief Justice inspects bushfire victim's farm Photo

Posted March 10, 2010 15:23:00 | Updated March 10, 2010 15:35:00

ACT Chief Justice Terence Higgins has visited a farm destroyed by the 2003 Canberra bushfires.

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Govt must better supervise building contractors: union

Posted March 10, 2010 14:41:00

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.

Tags: states-and-territories, unions, act, canberra-2600