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Eliza Wilson's sexual assault claim will likely not proceed after CCTV video footage was taped over nine days after she visited a city night club. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERStudent's sexual assault investigation dropped after club taped over CCTV

Alex Crowe

Heavy rain has continued through the night in Sydney and NSW, causing more flooding and evacuations.

People told to flee at night in NSW floods

Rick Goodman, Tracey Ferrier, Tiffanie Turnbull and Andy Yu
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Cloudy skies bring rain over Richmond in NSW, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Picture: Simon Bennett

Heavy falls on the way in Canberra as NSW experiences widespread floods

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'It's never too late to align ourselves to a superior system': Traffic engineer calls for review and overhaul of ACT school zones. Picture: Graham Tidy

SUBSCRIBERAbandon all-day 40km/h school zones, overhaul system: expert

Jasper Lindell

An architectural drawing signed by Kenneth Oliphant that was mistakenly sent to an auction for sale by the ACT government. Picture: AllBids

SUBSCRIBERTerritory records auction bungle costs govt thousands

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Eternity Hausen is a former ADF member who has left to run her own online therapy service specialising in the treatment of PTSD using psychedelics. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Skepticism raised over small-scale studies of psychedelic therapy

Alex Crowe

Sleepbus founder Simon Rowe expects the Queanbeyan sleepbus will be a full house after it opens this weekend. Picture: Keegan Carroll

'Rising house prices are a serious problem': Queanbeyan on board to tackle homelessness

Abigail McCall

The trainer looks at Raiders young gun Harley Smith-Shields after he slid into the Kogarah Park fence. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERSafety first for Raiders as NRL to monitor sodden Kogarah

David Polkinghorne

Event cancelled after wet weather, wind warning

COVID might have put an end to mainstream cinemas

SUBSCRIBERANU research grants rejected due to 'national security' risks

SUBSCRIBERIf only one in 1000 rapists are punished, it's time for a new system

SUBSCRIBERStudent's sexual assault investigation dropped after club taped over CCTV

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Members of Sol de Espaa Flamenco Spanish Dance Group performed at the Hellenic Festival on Saturday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

No National Multicultural Festival? No worries

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Karis Oka, centre, plays 14-year-old Edna, obsessed with Harry from True Direction, and nothing will stand in her way. Picture: Brett Boardman

The 'insane, crazy and amazing' story of Fangirls

The Sunday Canberra Times editorial cartoon for Sunday, March 21, 2021.

SUBSCRIBERPeter Broelman's view: Reading the room

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How one community is protecting its heritage in the face of change

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Israelis protest Netanyahu ahead of vote

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Online sellers make thousands during COVID

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Social media mimic to meet idol Gillard

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El Salvador surfer killed by lightning

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Man charged for missing NSW woman's murder

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The Southern Hemisphere's highest-altitude concert will be played in Melbourne's new tallest tower.

Symphony high in city's tallest building

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The Beaudesert site is one of only nine purpose built pig and calf saleyards left in Queensland. Picture: Queensland government

How one community is protecting its heritage in the face of change

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Online sales platforms have jumped in popularity during COVID, eBay Australia's Tim MacKinnon says.

Online sellers make thousands during COVID

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Abbey Hansen found social media popularity by miming Julia Gillard's historic misogyny speech.

Social media mimic to meet idol Gillard

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A man has been charged with murdering a woman who went missing in Sydney's northwest.

Man charged for missing NSW woman's murder

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People told to flee at night in NSW floods

Rick Goodman, Tracey Ferrier, Tiffanie Turnbull and Andy Yu
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The rain and flooding in NSW has caused "unforeseen supply delays" for the COVID vaccine rollout.

Vaccine rollout suffers NSW setback

Andi Yu

A 12-year-old boy has died after an all-terrain vehicle crash in NSW.

Boy, 12, dies after ATV crash in NSW

Rick Goodman

Nationals leader Michael McCormack. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERMore APS decentralisation to come: McCormack

The Prime Minister is hoping recent state Labor electoral victories are more about incumbency than ideology. Picture: Getty Images

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Attorney-General Christian Porter may have to relinquish more responsibilities when he returns.

Morrison defends legal handling of Porter

Senator Stirling Griff says he's gobsmacked with the government's decision.

Government guts its own workplace reforms

Protesters join the March 4 Justice rally against gendered violence held outside Parliament House on Monday. Picture: Karleen Minney.

SUBSCRIBERWorkplace sexual harassment damages quadruple, process remains 'prohibitive'

Sarah Basford Canales

Senator Amanda Stoker. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Privacy protections for disability royal commission witnesses

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Labor treasury spokesman Jim Chalmers. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERHere's where the end of JobKeeper will hit Canberra hardest

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Scott Morrison says his government is focused on designing an Indigenous voice to parliament.

PM queries Indigenous recognition support

Rebecca Gredley

Communal living dreams come with many challenges

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WA Premier Mark McGowan now has more people in his immediate family than in the largest opposition party. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONHealthy democracies need strong oppositions

Ben Oquist

Jae-Ho Oh (pictured) was allegedly murdered by Joshua Higgins early in the morning in March 2019.

SUBSCRIBERAccused murderer felt 'violated' by friend, court hears

Roger Olsen appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday. Picture: Karleen Minney

SUBSCRIBERMan extradited from Queensland denies historical sex abuse

Jasmin Parker outside court on a previous occasion. Picture: Blake Foden

SUBSCRIBERRobber who was 'following mum' gets chance despite 'bumps'

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Cheerleaders perform before a match between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Newcastle Knights on August 03, 2019 in Sydney. Picture: Getty Images

Don't pack away the pom poms!

Michelle O'Shea, Patrick van Esch and Sarah Duffy

Genesis Owusu tackles topics of racism and depression in his debut album. Pictures: Supplied

Beautiful chaos: Inside Genesis Owusu's debut album

Amy Martin

Which team will finish first on the mat with Beau Ryan on Mount Kosciuszko?

Canberra and Mount Kosciuszko to feature in Amazing Race finale

Megan Doherty

Don't pack away the pom poms!

Palace Cinemas events coordinator Ellie O'Donell Picture: Elesa Kurtz

COVID might have put an end to mainstream cinemas

Kathryn Lewis

Above and below, stills from The Grizzlies. Picture: Supplied

How lacrosse saved the Grizzlies

Jane Freebury

ACT Business Minister Tara Cheyne said while a date was yet to be decided, the election promise was on its way. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Govt plans changes for next stage of ACT business voucher rollout

Foreshore Road at Salamander Bay in NSW's Hunter region. Picture: Marina Neil

DIGESTNSW braces for worst of rainfall

Four active COVID-19 cases remain in hotel quarantine in Canberra. Picture: Keegan Carroll

ACT COVID-19 case recovers in quarantine as virus fragments found in wastewater

Canberra's Michelle Heyman in action. Picture: Getty

UPDATEDUnited slide closer to finals with drought-ending victory

Weston Creek/Molonglo celebrate their Lynne O'Meara Cup success. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERRowlings stars in huge Creek win

SUBSCRIBERSafety first for Raiders as NRL to monitor sodden Kogarah

University of Canberra's Tess Staines makes a break against Newcastle University. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERRaiders DNA and rising stars boosts UC

Captaining the Raiders against the Sharks will always be a hjighlight of Sam Williams' career. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERReturning to scene of Shark attack

David Polkinghorne

Former Canberra Demon and Marist College product Tom Highmore is set for his AFL debut. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Marist trio set for Giant AFL showdown

Lachlan Bryce

Bring It Bella proved far too good for them at Queanbeyan on Saturday under jockey Ellen Hennessy. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Bring It Bella blitzes them in QBN

James Buckley

ACT Meteors' Madeline Penna and Katie Mack. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERMilestone Meteors look to spoil Scorpions

Lucie Bertoldo

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Launceston property developer Errorl Stewart wants a solution to the Tamar's mud problem. Picture: Phillip Biggs

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

ANU student Jozef Meyer points out a dieback affected snow gum in Koscziosko National Park. Picture: Kate Matthews

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METROPOL: With a central location just minutes away from both the ANU and the site of proposed UNSW campus, city development Metropol is attracting attention from investors and first home owners alike. Photos: Rohan Thomson.

UNSW Campus drives up interest in Civic real estate

Independence Square in Accra, Ghana. It commemorates the independence of Ghana from the United Kingdom in 1957. Picture: Shutterstock.

Haven of peace: Ghana celebrates its independence with eyes on future growth

We'll have a mountain to climb post COVID-19, mental health expert warns

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

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The Hartley Lifecare high tea is one of the organisation's biggest fundraisers each year. Photo: Supplied

Read online: See Canberra autumn 2021 edition

Dayle Latham

Read online: Move or Improve

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Thousands of protesters have taken part in a rally outside the Israeli prime minister's residence.

Israelis protest Netanyahu ahead of vote

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Israelis protest Netanyahu ahead of vote

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A surfer has been killed by lightning while she was training for a tournament in El Salvador.

El Salvador surfer killed by lightning

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El Salvador surfer killed by lightning

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Six lions have been found dead in a park in Uganda.

Uganda lions found dead, poison suspected

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Uganda lions found dead, poison suspected

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Online sellers make thousands during COVID

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Michael J. Fox, ever the optimist. Picture: Getty Images

REVIEWWise insight from a true optimist

Ron Cerabona

Former rugby player Ben Alexander has developed a food and energy tracking app called Alfred. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Former Wallabies and Brumbies player gets 'appy with his weight

Megan Doherty

EVELYN'S WAR: Manly resident believes it is important to preserve Manly's Freshwater class of ferries. Photo: Tikky Hes

Ferries worth the fight for Evelyn

Rowan Cowley

GLENCOE WOOLSHED: The last remaining part of the Glencoe sheep station established by the Leake family.

Scandalous tale of lust, death and a fortune

Eileen Wood

Government urged to tackle the rotten dental health of Australia's elderly

Eileen Wood

Jo McLaughin, of Cook, with Robert and Claudia Dyball, of Hackett.

Socials: United for Canberra

Dion Georgopoulos

Watching the Canberra Balloon Spectacular. Reader picture: @simplycheecky

Canberra life on Instagram

Horace and Alice Cleaver still get a kick out of taking their beloved 1969 Holden Premier for a spin in November 1995.

Seniors, Life after work

Early ASHS members, Gillian Ryan, Wellington, and Jean Gavin, Cumnock (whose late husband, Bryant, was the founding president), at the Wellington lunch with ASHS chairperson, Lorna Fanning, Warwick, Qld.

Back to where it began

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Back to where it began

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Graham Brown, Orange, with NSW Farmers Sheep Meat committee chair Jenny Bradley, Armatree, and Rick Bull, Local Land Services chairman, Holbrook.

Orange played host to NSW Farmers Executive Council meeting

ALPA NSW Young Auctioneers Competition winner Luke Thomas was presented with the John Weekes Memorial Trophy by Jenny Weekes, Sydney, and The Land general manager John Dwyer in 2011.

SUBSCRIBERStudent's sexual assault investigation dropped after club taped over CCTV

SUBSCRIBERAbandon all-day 40km/h school zones, overhaul system: expert

SUBSCRIBERTerritory records auction bungle costs govt thousands

SUBSCRIBERSafety first for Raiders as NRL to monitor sodden Kogarah

SUBSCRIBERANU research grants rejected due to 'national security' risks

SUBSCRIBERIf only one in 1000 rapists are punished, it's time for a new system

SUBSCRIBERStudent's sexual assault investigation dropped after club taped over CCTV

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SUBSCRIBERAccused murderer felt 'violated' by friend, court hears

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DIGESTNSW braces for worst of rainfall

DIGESTNSW braces for worst of rainfall

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LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

LISTENWhat's killing our Snow Gums?

LISTENWhat's killing our Snow Gums?

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