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Drowning risk spikes on Australia Day

Swimmers are four times more likely to drown at coastal beaches on Australia Day than any other time due to a range of factors.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

ACT close to naming head of Bruce Lehrmann trial inquiry and its scope

Announcement expected next week after trial for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins collapses and DPP alleges ‘inappropriate interference’ in case

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023

Canberra man who allegedly scammed 65yo woman could be part of international syndicate, police say

A 28-year-old Canberra man has been arrested as police say the alleged scam could be part of an international crime syndicate.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

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Australia to make electric buses go round

More electric buses could be made in Australia after one state announced plans to seek feedback into manufacturing more vehicles.

AAP · Jan 18, 2023

Canberra's pill-testing results confirm that 'ketamine' is often another drug

The first five months of the ACT's controversial drug-checking trial show only 53 per cent of substances thought to be ketamine actually are.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

The bushfire that changed Canberra forever

It has been 20 years since a bushfire tore through the suburbs of the capital. The event changed the way fires are responded to in the ACT, but the question still lingers — could it happen again? Warning: this story contains content that may be distressing to some readers.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Canberra fires lessons yet to be learned

Two decades on from Canberra's most destructive bushfires, which destroyed 500 homes and killed four people, firefighters are warning of action still needed.

AAP · Jan 17, 2023

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ACT extends confidential pill-testing service CanTEST as evaluation shows most users discard tainted drugs

Canberra's free pill-testing service will stay open until at least August after a study found it encourages illicit drug users to be safer.

ABC News · Jan 12, 2023

Young man becomes Canberra's first road fatality for 2023 after collision between truck and car in Belconnen

ACT police were called to a serious crash this morning where a man in his early 20s has become the ACT's first road fatality for 2023.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

New South Wales stamp duty schemes will benefit few and could push prices up, experts say

Both major parties are hoping to appeal to voters with their competing stamp duty schemes but property experts say few buyers would actually benefit and housing prices could be pushed up.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

Record crowds, entrants for 35th Summernats, but poor behaviour mars Canberra's annual car festival

Police say drivers took their burnouts to the streets of Canberra after the festival shut down its cruise circuit early.

ABC News · Jan 8, 2023

ACT government urged to consider unconventional housing solutions like co-op living ahead of population rise

With Canberra's population expected to rise by almost 100,000 people this decade, experts and students are calling for co-op housing and other creative solutions.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Canberrans' reuseable waste sent to Sydney for recycling after fire destroyed ACT facility

About 36 tonnes of recyclable material is being sent each day to a facility in Western Sydney, as the ACT expedites the construction of a new recycling centre.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Big tech calls out Tony Abbott on a point of fact

Tony Abbott has accused tech giants of trying to control how Australians think and vote in a spat over the indigenous Voice referendum.

The New Daily · Jan 5, 2023

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ABC News · Jan 3, 2023

Latest COVID-19 surge appears to be mostly infecting Australians who have not had the disease before

Only one-in-five recently detected cases are known to be reinfections, which suggests a past infection is at least a partly effective defence against prevailing strains.

ABC News · Jan 1, 2023

ACT boasts the highest percentage of start-ups in Australia as Canberrans use unique skills and experiences to build businesses

From sport tech to non-alcoholic wine, the ACT has the highest percentage of new start-ups and small businesses out of any state and territory in Australia.

ABC News · Dec 31, 2022

Canberra's pill-testing service discovers deadly substance in counterfeit oxycodone tablets

The ACT government is warning illicit drug users to dispose of yellow tablets that were sold and described wrongly as oxycodone.

AAP · Dec 26, 2022

Fire destroys major ACT recycling centre

Firefighters have worked through the night to get a major fire at a recycling centre in Canberra's south under control but the facility has been destroyed.

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ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Canberra man accused of riding modified e-scooter at 100kph while high on methamphetamine

ACT police say the 38-year-old man tried to flee when officers ordered him to pull off the Majura Parkway about 8:40am today.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

ACT number plate with just one letter fetches almost $150,000 at auction

A Victorian bidder has bought one of the 26 single-letter ACT number plates. An expert says its price was more than expected but was probably still a bargain.

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022

Canberra woman escapes drug-driving conviction after saying she unknowingly inhaled ice smoke at party

An ACT magistrate dismissed the drug-driving charges after authorities could not prove Karlene Helmling was sufficiently drug-affected to pose a safety threat.

AAP · Dec 21, 2022

Top prosecutor welcomes Lehrmann review

The ACT's top prosecutor says the relationship between his office and police is strong, despite previously raising concerns.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

What's in the drugs that are being tested at Australia's first fixed-site pill testing clinic in the ACT?

From workout supplements in cocaine to children's cough medicine in MDMA, Australia's first fixed-site pill testing clinic has found some unusual ingredients in drugs.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

ACT Integrity Commission tipped off about Canberra Institute of Techology's vague consulting contracts last year

The ACT Integrity Commission is investigating vaguely worded contracts for leadership advice that the education provider bought from a consultant.

AAP · Dec 20, 2022

ACT government to launch Lehrmann inquiry

The ACT government will set up an inquiry into how the criminal justice system responded to the sexual assault allegations made by Brittany Higgins.

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