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Australian National University students stuck interstate during COVID-19 lockdown fight rental charges

Kate Aston and Sigourney Vallis were charged thousands of dollars in rent after they left their university residence last year — and could not return due to travel restrictions.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

The Ferguson Report: Oil industry surrenders to white middle-class activism

The world's largest oil corporations have shut down due to a National Art Gallery protest described as "very, very Canberra".

The New Daily · Nov 11, 2022

Deaths of mother and two sons found in Canberra's Yerrabi Pond being treated as murder-suicide

ACT Policing say while the investigation is still ongoing, they believe only the three deceased were involved.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

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Police treat pond deaths as murder-suicide

Police believe the deaths of a mother and her two children, whose bodies were found in a Canberra pond, was a murder-suicide.

AAP · Nov 11, 2022

Three passengers on Link Airways flight assessed for minor injuries after incident at Canberra Airport

A strap used to secure a propeller overnight was not removed and pierced the side of the plane shortly after take-off.

ABC News · Nov 10, 2022

The Loop: Key midterm results (so far), Andy Warhol artwork vandalised in Canberra, REDcycle scheme suspended

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Canberra landlords will soon have to make their properties more liveable for tenants through better insulation

Canberra's hot summers and icy winters will become more comfortable for some renters as landlords are made to upgrade insulation in their properties.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

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Maggot farmer named ACT Australian of Year

The atmosphere in Canberra is abuzz after maggot farmer and researcher Olympia Yarger was named the ACT's nominee for Australian of the Year.

AAP · Nov 9, 2022

US warns Australia against joining treaty banning nuclear weapons

US embassy in Canberra says treaty ‘would not allow for US extended deterrence relationships’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2022

‘Like colonisation all over again’: Torres Strait Islanders build seawall at Parliament House

Traditional owners from the Torres Strait built a wall of seabags in Canberra to call for stronger action against climate change.

The New Daily · Nov 7, 2022

'Tough talking' robber avoids jail in the ACT Supreme Court, ordered to do 400 hours community service

Omar Haddara admitted to threatening another man before he was violently robbed in Canberra's north, saying he was "helping a friend collect a debt".

ABC News · Nov 7, 2022

Canberra school offers counselling to students after children found dead in Yerrabi Pond

Harrison School has offered counselling to students after the bodies of two boys were found with their mother, and Canberrans have offered floral tributes.

ABC News · Nov 7, 2022

Mill Theatre offering a new stage for Canberra's performing artists

Lexi Sekuless left performing arts during pandemic-induced hardship. Now she's back in the spotlight, launching a production company and building a new theatre in Canberra to host it.

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Third body recovered from Canberra pond

Police have recovered the body of an eight-year-old boy from a Canberra pond after his mother and brother were earlier found dead.

AAP · Nov 6, 2022

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ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

Body of missing eight-year-old boy found in Canberra's Yerrabi Pond a day after mother and brother found dead

Police confirm that a body found in a pond is that of missing eight-year-old Pranav Vivekanandan, whose mother and young brother were found dead in the same pond on Saturday.

AAP · Nov 5, 2022

Two bodies discovered in Canberra pond

Police have launched an urgent search for a young girl after the bodies of a woman and young boy were found in a Canberra pond.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

NSW petrol price monitoring website Fuel Check expands to cover Canberra from today

Petrol prices across the ACT will be displayed on a government website, allowing drivers to compare prices at nearby retailers — but service stations will not be forced to sign up.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

Foster parent who cared for up to 300 boys pleads guilty to historic child sexual abuse in Canberra

The victim says he was 13 years old when Christopher Cooksley abused him in the 1980s, leading the boy to rely on drugs and alcohol to cope.

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ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

ACT government distances itself from plan to demolish Thoroughbred Park, Canberra's only horse-racing venue

Under a plan released on Melbourne Cup Day, housing would be built on Canberra's only racecourse, which currently operates on prime inner-suburban land.

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

England's Elliott Whitehead out to "rectify" Papua New Guinea devastation

Canberra Raiders captain was part of Great Britain side stunned by Kumuls in 2019 and admits it's time to write those wrongs in World Cup quarter-final

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

New Raiders chair pushes for fresh stadium

Dennis Richardson has used his first day in the job as Canberra Raiders chairman to push for a new stadium for the club in the nation's capital.

ABC News · Nov 1, 2022

Proposed changes to Territory Plan, updated strategies for Canberra's town centres open for community consultation

In announcing the new Territory Plan and District Planning Strategies, the ACT government said the changes sought to balance community expectations about maintaining the character of some areas while meeting the demand for densification in town and group centres.

ABC News · Oct 31, 2022

Boy pleads guilty to culpable driving over Canberra highway crash that killed two girls

Police allege the 16-year-old boy and another teenage passenger fled the scene after the car they were driving hit a tree, killing two passengers.

ABC News · Oct 31, 2022

POW Requiem premieres in Canberra to honour Australian World War II prisoners

The POW Requiem, featuring 24 movements, was performed over the weekend for the first time, in honour of Australia's thousands of World War II prisoners.

ABC News · Oct 29, 2022

Inquiry into abortion services in the ACT region hears many find it difficult to access that form of healthcare

An inquiry into abortion and reproductive healthcare services in the Canberra region hears people find it difficult to access the service.

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