Christopher Knaus

Christopher Knaus

Christopher Knaus is the police reporter for The Canberra Times.

Unworkable, crowded station impeding Gungahlin police

Christopher Knaus Gungahlin police are being constrained by a station too small for their needs.

In Gungahlin, the beat just gets bigger

Behind The Blue Line

Christopher Knaus It's late, nearly 1.30am, and the streets in the city's furthest northern reaches are all but abandoned.

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Woman goes missing in Gungahlin

Christopher Knaus A search is underway for a 37-year-old woman who went missing in Gungahlin this afternoon.

Women injured in Gungahlin car crash

Christopher Knaus Two women have been hospitalised after a two vehicle crash in Gungahlin today.

Gungahlin drives ACT population expansion

Christopher Knaus The Gungahlin district spearheaded population growth of nearly 50,000 in the ACT over the past decade, while residents were abandoning the territory's south, new data shows.

Job fears as police cop $15 million cut

Minister for Police, Simon Corbell.

Christopher Knaus The ACT government will rip more than $15 million in savings from the police force, prompting fears for the jobs of up to 45 officers.

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'Nose-biting' ex-boyfriend released on bail

Justice

Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly bit his ex-girlfriend's nose in a "savage" fight after a Canberra music festival has been released on bail.

Bail for man alleged to have bitten ex-partner

The ACT Magistrates Court.

Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly bit his ex-girlfriend's nose in a ''savage'' fight after a Canberra music festival has been released on bail.

Prisoner claimed to hold clue to hit-run mystery

Troy Forsyth who was killed in a hit and run on Kent Street in Deakin, March 1, 1987.

Christopher Knaus A prisoner in Goulburn jail claimed he had vital information on the hit-run killing of Troy Forsyth, agreeing to meet the victim's family to talk about the cold case.

Accused shooter pleads with magistrate to travel to US

Judge

Christopher Knaus A woman accused of shooting her ex-partner in the toilet of a Canberra home has lost an emotional bid to return to the United States for her child's high school graduation.

Accused hit-run driver pleads not guilty

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Christopher Knaus A taxi driver has pleaded not guilty to allegations he mowed down a passenger after a fight over a fare, dragging him 50 metres along the road and leaving him with serious injuries.

Accused ear biter released on bail

Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane.

Christopher Knaus A woman accused of biting off part of a man's ear lobe during a fight at a house party has been released on bail.

Ruling allows group to take mosque fight to court

6th July 2012, Canberra Times, News story, Lisa Cox, Artist impression of the Gungahlin Mosque.

 

 

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Christopher Knaus The controversial opponents to the Gungahlin mosque have won the chance to build their case against it but have lost a bid to include a Christian fundamentalist activist in the proceedings.

Tax details scoured in $1m fraud case

August 13   2010.  News  .  The Canberra Times  photo by RICHARD BRIGGS. story by david stockman. .....Rishi Khandelwal  leaves the Supreme Court  after bail was granted. SPECIAL 001

Christopher Knaus The trial of a former public servant accused of using hundreds of fake tax returns to embezzle more than $1million has begun poring over a vast trove of Tax Office records, as prosecutors begin...

Muslim groups must be heard in mosque battle, says judge

Canberra Muslim Community's President Borhan Ahmed.

Christopher Knaus Canberra Muslim groups are at risk of being denied a say in the continuing legal battle over the proposed Gungahlin mosque, a court has heard.

Taxi-bash accused released on bail

Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly punched out the front teeth of a Bangladeshi taxi driver told him to "piss off back to your own country" before the attack.

Fans see red over parking tickets

News. More dramas with parking in the vicinity of Manuka Oval with the
ODI cricket match in progress. These vehicles were fined for being
parked on the grass in Telopea Park. Aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi
!!!6th February 2013 Photograph by Graham Tidy The Canberra Times


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Christopher Knaus Scores of cricket fans emerged from Canberra's first one day international under lights to find they had been stung by parking inspectors.

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Nature's fury kept at bay ... for now

Residents and RSF on sight of a major bushfire on Mount Forest Road near Cooma.

Christopher Knaus, Lisa Cox, and Bianca Hall The ACT emerged largely unscathed from Tuesday's horror fire conditions, but authorities have warned the danger is far from over.

Man hands himself into police over Braddon hit and run

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Police have closed off a section of Henty St, Braddon, as they investigate a hit and run overnight. 
10 February 2012
Photo: The Canberra Times

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Christopher Knaus A man has handed himself in to police after seeing news reports of the Braddon hit and run that left two teenagers in hospital, one with horrific injuries.

Teens' night of fun turns to nightmare after horrific hit and run

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Christopher Knaus Navjot Sekhon feared the worst for his friend as he lay sprawled on the asphalt of Henty Street, dazed, scared and bloodied after being mowed down in a horrific hit and run in Braddon early on Sunday...