The Canberra Times
Thursday, 16 February 2023
'I don't give a f---': Music feud leads screaming arsonist to set door alight
Blake Foden • 59m ago
'Miscommunication' by Defence after scramble to blow up unexploded bombs at Campbell Park
Police turning back traffic at a roadblock on Northcott Drive in Campbell Park last week. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Peter Brewer
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Parkway southbound lanes reopened after single-vehicle incident
Peter Brewer
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Ambulance officers prepare to take a patient to hospital after a single vehicle incident on the Tuggeranong Parkway. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
New COVID-19 waves predicted after nearly 900 deaths so far this year: CMO
Karen Barlow
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Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Dodgy social media influencers in national crackdown
Millie Costigan
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Picture by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg.
Tributes flow for 'first-class rower' who died at Gibraltar Falls
Alex Crowe
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ACT Conservator Flora and Fauna Bren Burkevics, Parks and Conservation Service executive branch manager Stephen Alegria and ACT Parks rangers at the scene. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Lock your doggie door and hide your keys; how car theft prevails in the national capital
A $137,500 Audi TT RS sports coupe was among the cars stolen last year when it was being serviced in a northside garage. Picture supplied
Peter Brewer
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Mother of newborn baby set to be deported
Steve Evans
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Linda Esenwozu and her baby. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Veterans' Affairs claims backlog at 42,000 and growing, minister says
Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Sarah Basford Canales
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Business knew of risks before delivery driver's leg crushed by forklift
Hannah Neale
Matthew Thompson leaves ACT court on a previous occassion. Picture by Toby Vue
Opinion
Records tumble in regional job market
Liz Ritchie
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Regional Australia's challenges with jobs and skills is linked with issues in education, housing, and liveability. Picture Shutterstock
Alleged killer denies murdering partner
Blake Foden
The location of the alleged murder in Reid, and, inset, Detective Superintendent Hall O'Meagher. Pictures supplied, James Croucher
Molonglo bridge contract signed as expected completion pushed back again
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King, centre, with Labor MLA Marisa Paterson, left, and ACT Transport Minister Chris Steel with Coppins Crossing in the background. Picture by Jasper Lindell
Jasper Lindell
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Opinion
Stuck on the watch, rinse and repeat cycle
B. R. Doherty
Netflix is muscling out Arrested Development to make room for new content. Picture Netflix
Exclusive
Potential buyers circle zoo as owners look to retirement
National Zoo and Aquarium owner Richard Tindale, pictured with Hummer the giraffe, is exploring his options. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Alex Crowe
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What happens if you lose your phone on the bus? All is not lost
Megan Doherty
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Transport Canberra's Deb Chamberlain and Leanne Hynes charging the phones. Picture by ACT government
Unemployment rises to 3.7 per cent as demand for labour eases
Adrian Rollins
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Workers at a construction site in Civic. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos
Disability agency needs more senior employees with disabilities: Steele-John
Michelle Slater
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Greens senator Jordon Steele-John on a Senate estimates committee. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Woman died in Canberra hospital after a series of oversights
Coroner says she "lost her life in circumstances that should not have arisen".
Hannah Neale
Five things to do in Canberra this weekend
Amy Martin
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Murray Cook is heading to the capital to hit the decks. Picture supplied
Why the smokers of Canberra need to clean up their act
Volunteer litter cleaners, left to right; Krish Venkataraman, Giri Selvadurai, Rithvik Shankar, Vivaan Iyer, Ananya Iyer and Saathvik Shankar ahead of Clean up Australia Day. Picture by James Croucher
Steve Evans
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Five-star hotel and office complex proposed for London Circuit
Brittney Levinson
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An artist's impression of a hotel and office proposed for London Circuit. Picture HTI Group
Graphic Content
'Like a horror movie': Page killer nearly severed housemate's spinal cord in 'extreme' attack
Blake Foden
Police at the scene in Page after the attack. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos

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Federal Politics
Rate hike fears as Reserve Bank governor faces grilling by MPs
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe. Picture supplied
Adrian Rollins
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Australia to build Vanuatu's national security centre
Dominic Giannini and Tess Ikonomou
Anthony Albanese will discuss trade ties with Vanuatu's Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Coal and gas bargaining chip for climate change policy
Maeve Bannister
Adam Bandt says Labor's emissions reduction scheme falling over would be due to opening new mines. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
Court finds Morrison PEP-11 veto broke natural justice
Luke Costin
A judge has quashed Scott Morrison's decision to block an extension of an offshore gas project. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
PM says Rowland has his 'total confidence' despite gambling donation furore
Karen Barlow
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Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Public Service
'Long time coming': APS employee census to ask cultural background of staff
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi, left, who questioned Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott, right, about a strategy to boost cultural and linguistic diversity in the public service. Pictures by James Croucher and Karleen Minney
Soofia Tariq
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The gender pay gap drivers in the public service have been revealed
It is about promoting women, and more.
Karen Barlow
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Minister for Women Katy Gallagher. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
'What is the penalty?': Senator grills APS commissioner over Voice impartiality
Sarah Basford Canales
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Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
National
Summer scorcher to hit Australia this weekend
A heatwave is hitting large parts of Australia with some areas reaching up to 50 degrees over the next few days. File picture
William Huynh • 1hr ago
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$1.9m recovered for elderly as abuse soars
Eileen Wood • 24m ago
Granny flat agreements can be heavily weighted in favour of the adult child, leaving older people vulnerable to abuse. Picture Shutterstock
Westpac halts rural closures amid political pressure
Stephanie Gardiner • 35m ago
Westpac has plans to close 20 regional and suburban branches across four states. (Kelly Barnes/AAP PHOTOS)
Vehicle of two missing miners located
Jeremy Cook
The vehicle of two missing miners has been located after an incident at Dugald River underground mine near Cloncurry. Picture supplied.
Unions shape up for fight over paper mill job losses
Cassandra Morgan and Callum Godde
Opal blames its mill closure on its inability to source wood from state-owned supplier VicForests. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)
Comment
Now is the time to change the date
Opinion
The Aboriginal flag is projected onto the Sydney Opera House during Australia Day celebrations. Picture Getty Images
Amanda Vanstone
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Opinion
The colourful life of our former PMs after politics
John Warhurst
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Tony Abbott has been played an active role in the NSW Rural Fire Service since leaving politics. Picture AAP
Opinion
I'll never be abled and don't want to be
Griffin Wright
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Forrest Gump seemed to "overcome" his disability while running across America. Picture Getty Images
RBA needs an injection of new blood
The Canberra Times
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Banks the beneficiaries of RBA's record interest rate rises
Letters to the Editor
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Court and Crime
'Blow-by-blow refutation' strikes down appeal against sentence imposed on Kokomo's killer
Frederick Tuifua holds a knife outside Kokomo's nightclub moments before murdering Pitasoni Ulavalu, inset. Pictures supplied
Blake Foden
Former Hall vet accused of illegally possessing veterinary drug
Hannah Neale
Jan Spate leaves court on Wednesday. Picture by Hannah Neale
Bikie boss admits drug trafficking, possessing proceeds of crime
Blake Foden
John Wright, right, leaves court with lawyer Peter Woodhouse on Tuesday. Picture by Blake Foden
Woman drove at pedestrians who had 'just a second' to react
Hannah Neale
Rebecca Krutsky outside court during a previous case. Picture by Karleen Minney
Cocaine, cash, device seized as police swoop on car in Goulburn service station
Peter Brewer
A kilogram of what is believed to be cocaine blocks was found concealed in two hidden compartments inside a car stopped at a Goulburn service station. Officers also found $130,000 in cash. Pictures NSW Police
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'We are back': Canberrans urged to consider traffic ahead of multicultural festival
Launch of the National Multicultural Festival 2019. Polish dance group Wielkopolska. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos
Alex Crowe
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Margot Bar - Canberra's new lakeside destination - brings a little Parisian flair to Canberra
Margot Bar has opened alongside Lake Burley Griffin, bringing a little bit of Paris with it. Picture supplied
Amy Martin
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ANU Cello Mini-Festival this weekend
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Three showcase recitals will be held at the ANU School of Music on Sunday. Picture supplied
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Multicultural festival back and better than ever after hiatus
Kerem Doruk
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Ukrainian dance choreographer Paul Trukhanov is training dancers who will perform at the National Multicultural Festival. Picture by James Croucher
Opinion
Dating costs singles $42.5 billion. Is it better to go solo and save?
Amy Martin
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Forget coffee dates, solo coffee trips are the way to go. Picture Shutterstock
What's on
SAFIA to play free concert on Canberra Day
Miriam Webber
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SAFIA band members Harry Sayers, Ben Woolner-Kirkham and Michael Bell. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Sport
What the kid from 'nowhere' is already doing better than the GOAT
Todd Murphy has come from the clouds to emerge as a potential successor to Australian spinner Nathan Lyon. Picture Getty Images
Caden Helmers • 24m ago
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Reakes takes final step in journey from youngster to revered skipper
ACT Meteors veteran Ange Reakes has retired to spend more time with daughter Winnie. Picture by James Croucher
Cameron Mee
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'We're kind of back to square one': Fogarty opens up on Savage loss
David Polkinghorne
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Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty is confident they can avoid a repeat of last year's slow start. Picture by James Croucher
Larkham backs Lolesio to impress Eddie Jones
Cameron Mee
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ACT Brumbies flyhalf Noah Lolesio has a new opportunity to impress Wallabies coach Eddie Jones. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Cotric's leadership role in Raiders reshuffle
Raiders winger Nick Cotric says he'll have to take a leading role in the young Raiders backline. Picture by James Croucher
David Polkinghorne
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Brumbies land massive signing on eve of Super season
Chris Dutton
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Brumbies trio Tom Wright, Rob Valetini and Pete Samu model the Brumbies' new jersey for this year. Picture by James Croucher
Stuart names Savage's replacement as Raiders fullback
David Polkinghorne
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Raiders fullback Xavier Savage is "on the mend" after jaw surgery.

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Property byAllhomes
'He's got to be held accountable': Home owners have questions for RBA boss
Brittney Levinson, Adrian Rollins
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Canberra home owner Joe Penders recently refinanced his mortgage in a bid to ease financial pressure. Picture by James Croucher
Predicted housing shortfall prompts calls for multiple dwellings on low density blocks
Lucy Bladen
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Master Builders ACT chief executive Michael Hopkins says the government needs to consider changes to RZ1 zoning as part of planning changes. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos
World
NATO ramps up military equipment for Ukraine
The Ukrainian deputy defence minister says Russia is mounting "round-the-clock" assaults. (AP PHOTO)
Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk • 57m ago
One dead, three wounded in Texas mall shooting
1hr ago
Authorities say one person is dead after a gunman opened fire in a shopping mall in Texas. (file) (AP PHOTO)
Five more survivors rescued from quake rubble in Turkey
Henriette Chacar and Khalil Ashawi • 1hr ago
Rescuers have pulled five more people out of building rubble as they search for survivors in Turkey. (AP PHOTO)
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Secret Japan: This unsung city is stealing the show
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