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In a throwback to Steve Jackson, the unheralded Dunamis Lui opened the scoring for the Green Machine. Picture: NRL Imagery

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Raiders knock off Tigers to celebrate '89 premiership in style

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Chief minister Andrew Barr addresses the Canberra Business Chamber at the 2019 post-budget breakfast. Picture: Karleen Minney.

Public service, social policy to frame ACT election debate, Barr says

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Gym buddies: Then prime minister Tony Abbott (right) announces Andrew Colvin will be the AFP commissioner in October 2014. Picture: Andrew Meares

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AFP needs a strong character, not a cop

Jack Waterford

Liberal MP Julian Leeser is cautioning against raising the Newstart allowance.

Newstart rise bad for budget: Liberal MP

Colin Brinsden

Retired Major James Wain from the Veterans Support Centre. Picture: Rohan Thomson.

The crisis facing veteran support organisations

Scott Hannaford
Katie Burgess

Members of the end-of-life choices inquiry from left: Elizabeth Kikkert, Caroline Le Couteur, Tara Cheyne, Vicki Dunne and Bec Cody. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT government responds to end of life inquiry

Elliot Williams

Celebrity chef Maggie Beer says the standard of food provided in aged care homes is heartbreaking.

'Please give mum an extra dessert, she is losing weight': Aged care food lacks nutrition or pleasure

Megan Neil

NSW Police has sent two detectives to liaison with Canada police in relation to an Australian victim

NSW police to aid family of Canada murder victims

Sarah McPhee

No St Edmund's uniforms available while $500,000 worth sits in storage

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Two Majura Parkway crashes cause delays, five taken to hospital

David Oldfield says he's learned from his mistakes, Pauline hasn't

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Being a Trump 'bestie' comes with its own challenges for Scott Morrison

In a throwback to Steve Jackson, the unheralded Dunamis Lui opened the scoring for the Green Machine. Picture: NRL Imagery

UPDATED
Raiders knock off Tigers to celebrate '89 premiership in style

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Despite Qantas' recent overhaul of its loyalty program, there are almost no changes to how you earn points from flying. Picture: Supplied

Loyalty pay-offs still up in the air

Colin Ogilvie with the 1927 Bean Sundowner that was driven from London to Sydney by Francis Birtles. Picture: Elesa Kurtz.

On restoration road: gnarled hands that protect our precious motoring past

A towie who spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald said he also sells small quantities of ecstasy to fellow seasonal workers. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Confessions of a ski-field 'drug dealer'

Ian Mathews was deputy editor of the Canberra Times at the time of the moon landing. Picture: Karleen Minney

The forgotten tidbits from Canberra Times' reports of the moon landing

Former Honeysuckle Creek tracker John Saxon, with students Tala Olds, Alesia Avakian, and Annalise Lennon. Picture: Jamila Toderas

'The sky is not the limit': Honeysuckle Creek inspires new generation of space enthusiasts

Raiders roar and then lick their lips

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China gas factory explosion toll up to 12

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Pro-govt supporters rally in Hong Kong

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'Harden up': Madge blasts Tigers

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'It literally could not be worse': ACT Young Labor 'broken', conference hears

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Raiders knock off Tigers to celebrate '89 premiership in style

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Retired Major James Wain from the Veterans Support Centre. Picture: Rohan Thomson.

The crisis facing veteran support organisations

Gym buddies: Then prime minister Tony Abbott (right) announces Andrew Colvin will be the AFP commissioner in October 2014. Picture: Andrew Meares

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AFP needs a strong character, not a cop

Illegal rubbish dumping is just one of many reasons agencies have accessed people's metadata. Picture: Simone De Peak

Data retention laws used for fines, rubbish dumping

David Oldfield says he's learned from his mistakes, Pauline hasn't

David Oldfield says he's learned from his mistakes, Pauline hasn't

Barnaby Joyce's depiction of the voice as a "third chamber" was adopted by others, including Malcolm Turnbull. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

How and why Barnaby Joyce changed his mind on an Indigenous voice

Michael Koziol

Former PM Tony Abbott at Manly Beach in his former electorate of Warringah during the election campaign. Picture: Janie Barrett

Abbott calls wind turbines 'the dark Satanic Mills' of the modern era

Michael Koziol

Retired Major-General Liz Cosson is now the head of Department of Veterans' Affairs. Picture: Karleen Minney

'If I'm part of the problem, in a year I'll leave': Veterans' Affairs chief promises change

Katie Burgess

Surveillance powers are capturing the metadata of more innocent Australians. Picture: Louie Douvis

Is the government watching you?

Katie Burgess

Nursing home food often leaves much more to be desired

Nursing home food often leaves much more to be desired

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One sided industrial relation reforms won't pass

One sided industrial relation reforms won't pass

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Don't expect governments to fix the hodgepodge that is our private health system

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Don't expect governments to fix the hodgepodge that is our private health system

Crispin Hull

Colin Ogilvie with the 1927 Bean Sundowner that was driven from London to Sydney by Francis Birtles. Picture: Elesa Kurtz.

On restoration road: gnarled hands that protect our precious motoring past

Peter Brewer

Retired DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena. Picture: Supplied

Killing the King of Cocaine: Canberrans to hear truth about Pablo Escobar

Amy Martin

Dr Kate Flaherty will speak on Shakespeare, the moon and the Globe. Picture: Jack Fox/ANU

Exploration of the lunar effect on Shakespeare

Ron Cerabona

Colin Ogilvie with the 1927 Bean Sundowner that was driven from London to Sydney by Francis Birtles. Picture: Elesa Kurtz.

On restoration road: gnarled hands that protect our precious motoring past

Maree Clarke, Ancestral Memory 2, 2019, in Translating Tradition at Canberra Glassworks. Courtesy of the artist and Vivien Anderson Gallery. Photo: Brenton McGeachie

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Old and new effectively merged

Kerry-Anne Cousins

Denis Carnahan as Wayne "Junior" Pearce in Rugby League the Musical. Pictures: Supplied

A show of two halves that pokes fun at rugby league

Karen Hardy

Raiders veteran Sia Soliola is looking forward to facing the Panthers.

Raiders roar and then lick their lips

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Skipper Moses Mbye is leading a side their coach believes must "harden up".

'Harden up': Madge blasts Tigers

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In a throwback to Steve Jackson, the unheralded Dunamis Lui opened the scoring for the Green Machine. Picture: NRL Imagery

UPDATED
Raiders knock off Tigers to celebrate '89 premiership in style

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Dunamis Lui. Picture: NRL Photos

He's had more clubs than tries, here's to one of the good guys

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Mitchell Moses is displaying a new-found maturity and it's paying off. Picture: AAP

'I was blaming a lot of other people': How Moses turned things around

Adrian Proszenko
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Where will the 2021 grand final end up? Picture: AAP

New twist raises chances NRL decider could leave Sydney for first time

Adrian Proszenko
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Belconnen's Christian Pratezina broke his leg in the first half on Saturday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Pratezina's broken leg causes light pollution confusion

Pat Woods
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Gungahlin Bulls Isimeli Vatanitawake on his way to the try line. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Teenage recruit gives the Bulls a winning boost

Chris Dutton

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Which beer? The expert advice on matching your brew with your snacks

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Nine people died in the plane crash in northern Sweden.

Vic-made planes grounded after fatal crash

Thousands turned out in Melbourne to protest the plight of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru.

Refugee rallies held across Australia

Australia is calling on China for just treatment of detained Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun.

Payne being irresponsible over Yang: China

Richard Di Natale has defended Greens senator Nick McKim's attempt to visit Manus Island.

McKim a voice of decency: Greens leader

NSW Police has sent two detectives to liaison with Canada police in relation to an Australian victim

NSW police to aid family of Canada murder victims

Sarah McPhee

Greens leader Richard Di Natale wants to focus on creating thousands of jobs in renewable energy.

Greens seek 'climate emergency' this year

Colin Brinsden

'Finish it', Bronwynne's family demands after 46 years of agony

'Finish it', Bronwynne's family demands after 46 years of agony

Sophie Boyd

Locked gate: the land in Kaniva owned by Graham Leslie White. Photo: Joe Armao

Massive illegal chemical dump found buried on bush block in country Victoria

Chris Vedelago, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Cameron Houston

At least 12 people are dead after a gas factory explosion in central China.

China gas factory explosion toll up to 12

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At least 12 people are dead after a gas factory explosion in central China.

China gas factory explosion toll up to 12

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Pro-government supporters have rallied in Hong Kong.

Pro-govt supporters rally in Hong Kong

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Pro-government supporters have rallied in Hong Kong.

Pro-govt supporters rally in Hong Kong

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The death toll has risen to 152 in monsoon flooding in South Asia.

South Asia flooding death toll up to 152

The death toll has risen to 152 in monsoon flooding in South Asia.

South Asia flooding death toll up to 152

If leaves are not cleared they can also be detrimental to your lawn and can smother small plants.

Spring gardens are made in winter

Ian Mathews was deputy editor of the Canberra Times at the time of the moon landing. Picture: Karleen Minney

The forgotten tidbits from Canberra Times' reports of the moon landing

Kimberley Le Lievre

Street residents Gwyn Headley and Sarah Badham

That's a bit steep: record taken from NZ

Street residents Gwyn Headley and Sarah Badham

That's a bit steep: record taken from NZ

The colours and astonishing culture of India are endlessly beguiling. Picture: Supplied

Yours, faithfully

The setting says it all at QT Queenstown. Picture: Supplied

You won't want to leave your room

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Cheryl Field

Kim Chapman, of Griffith, left James Rogers, of Walcha and Paul Selwood, of Wollombi.

Take 5: Art lovers experience waves of colour

Ron Cerabona

About 65,000 books on offer. 1986

Flashback Friday: A bibliophile's paradise

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Take 5: Instagrammers of Canberra

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Koenarl supreme with English Leicesters

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Government action needed: Former Dubbo Deputy Mayor and Indigenous leader Warren Mundine spoke at the Bush Summit about protecting regional communities. Photo: Belinda Soole.

Australia can't move forward without rural communities growing: Mundine

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Government action needed: Former Dubbo Deputy Mayor and Indigenous leader Warren Mundine spoke at the Bush Summit about protecting regional communities. Photo: Belinda Soole.

Australia can't move forward without rural communities growing: Mundine

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Judge Barry Shalders, Willow Drive, Grassmere, Victoria sashing the supreme Wiltshire Horn, the champion ewe exhibited by Justin and Jason O'loghlin, O'loghlin Wiltshire Horn Sheep Stud, Deniliquin, NSW.

O'loghlin clean up with Wiltshire Horns

Judge Barry Shalders, Willow Drive, Grassmere, Victoria sashing the supreme Wiltshire Horn, the champion ewe exhibited by Justin and Jason O'loghlin, O'loghlin Wiltshire Horn Sheep Stud, Deniliquin, NSW.

O'loghlin clean up with Wiltshire Horns