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Belconnen stab-accused held in custody

Michael Inman A McKellar man accused of a knife attack on another man at the Belconnen Bus Interchange on Sunday evening remains in custody.

Hunt for arsonist after Belconnen car fires

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Michael Inman Police are hunting an arsonist after a spree of suspicious fires damaged four vehicles and four air-conditioners in Belconnen overnight.

Cops, men clash in violent Belconnen disturbance

Michael Inman Police drew a firearm and a taser and used capsicum spray to force their way into a unit during a violent confrontation with three men, one allegedly armed with scissors, in Belconnen last night.

Salmonella victims taking legal action

NEWS: The Copa Brazilian restaurant remains closed on Tuesday 14th May as people have reported food poisoning resulting in hospalisation. 14th May 2013. Photo by MELISSA ADAMS of The Canberra Times..

Peter Jean, Stephanie Anderson and Michael Inman Dozens of restaurant patrons are expected to launch legal action after they suffered food poisoning last weekend.

Friend sold pills to victim: police

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Michael Inman A man died of a drug overdose soon after allegedly boasting to his family about purchasing pills from a Canberra man.

Man left alive, says accused

Victim Andr? Le Dinh, found deceased in his fourth floor apartment in College Street, Belconnen, on Thursday  May 20.

Michael Inman Accused killer Corey James Martin admits to fighting Andre Le Dinh the night before his body was found in his northside apartment.

Kmart acts on skipped brake tests

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Michael Inman Kmart will donate $50,000 to the ACT-NRMA Road Safety Trust after four of its Canberra auto centres failed to properly conduct brake tests during inspections.

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Hip-hop artist gets bail for birth of child

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Michael Inman A hip-hop artist has been granted bail so he can attend the birth of his first child.

Court marks its half-century with a facelift

Michael Inman Court Reporter Congratulations and goodbye.

Out with the old, as judges court new building

News. Ceremonial sitting at the ACT Supreme Court, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the building's opening. Chief Justice Terrence Higgins , second from right, at the bench with L to R Justice Burns, Justice Refshauge and at right, Justice Penfold. May 9th. 2013 Photograph by Graham Tidy, The Canberra Times.

Michael Inman As it celebrated 50 years, the ACT Supreme Court could be about to get a major overhaul.

Backlog of cases still looms over Refshauge

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Michael Inman The legal fraternity has expressed concern at the output of ACT Supreme Court judge Richard Refshauge.

Warm memories of a life cut short

Car accident victim Benjamin Tonkin-Smith.

Michael Inman Friends remember a much-loved man killed in front of his sister in Campbell on Saturday.

Man accused of stealing $20,000 of sunglasses

Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane.

Michael Inman A Charnwood man accused of stealing almost $20,000 worth of sunglasses from a Belconnen store has been refused bail.

Family terrorised in road-rage attack

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Michael Inman A man who terrorised a family during a road-rage incident, smashing a rear window with a metal pole causing glass to spray over a baby, has been jailed for six months.

Man allegedly bit, strangled ex after music festival

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Michael Inman A Kaleen man who allegedly bit his ex-girlfriend's nose and finger during a "savage" fight had been served with a domestic violence order only weeks earlier, a court has heard.

Raid was to pay drug debt, court told

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Michael Inman The target of an alleged home invasion has told a court of peeking over his fence to find "something out of Hollywood" as a horde of heavily armed police swarmed around a car.

Police 'found weapons when car stopped'

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Michael Inman A machete, knife, baseball bat, balaclava and gloves were found by police in a car stopped on the way to a home invasion, a court has heard.

Bank robber vows never again

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Michael Inman A Kambah man who held up a northside bank at gunpoint has been jailed for five years.

Five years jail for raping woman in her home

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Michael Inman A man who raped a woman he met only hours earlier has been jailed for five years.

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House falling apart as legal battle takes toll

Bill Forge has been fighting a legal battle with the Federal Government for more than 14 years.

Michael Inman Court Reporter The thirst for justice is the only thing holding Bill Forge together. But unfortunately the 76-year-old retiree's home may not last the distance.