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Man hit by Canberra tram while walking through intersection
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Man hit by Canberra tram while walking through intersection

Man hit by Canberra tram while walking through intersection

The man has upper body and leg injuries after being hit by the light rail vehicle in an incident that left a witness shocked.

  • by Blake Foden and Katie Burgess
Opinion
Corruption

Liberals dig in to their last man and taxpayers' last dollar

Attorney-General Christian Porter handed out a raft of well-paid jobs to former Liberal MPs, staff and associates.

Partisan use of public money before elections is corrupt, not ‘strategic’.

  • by Jack Waterford

'Worst ever immigration minister': Department veteran says asylum seekers jet in under Dutton's nose

'Worst ever immigration minister': Department veteran says asylum seekers jet in under Dutton's nose

Dutton would contend his greatest achievement is border control but the visa system is out of control.

  • by Abul Rizvi

Man charged with murder of missing Sydney woman Samah Baker after search of Hume Highway rest area

A 32-year-old man was arrested at a Hurstville shopping centre on Friday.

Ms Baker was last seen after she was dropped off at her Early Street, Parramatta, share house by a male friend in the early hours of January 4. 

  • by Rachel Olding

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If you try to access Lavarack Road, Duntroon today, you will be met by 'Do Not Trespass' signs and an overgrown strip of asphalt.

Do you dare? More ghostly roads haunting the capital

From baffling boulevards to phantom thoroughfares, Tim has uncovered another batch of barely-there roads dotted across the territory.

  • by Tim the Yowie Man
Belconnen resident

Why Mothercraft is leaving the QEII

A bigger organisation is needed to contend with the costs associated with running the Curtin family centre, the society says.

  • by Cassandra Morgan
Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr. The ACT government has promised to fix any unintended consequences of the vacancy tax extension.

How buyers caught in land tax fallout can get a waiver

The ACT Revenue Office will stop sending overdue notices to buyers who may have been unfairly slugged for land tax.

  • by Katie Burgess
Some traditionally right-leaning voters are joining locals in Sydney’s Warringah in turning against their long-time federal Liberal MP.

The people who want Abbott out of federal Parliament 

Fired-up locals in Sydney's Warringah electorate have joined forces with one goal: to boot the former prime minister out of Federal Parliament.

  • by Jane Cadzow
Out of 48 serious reports in September to November 2018 lodged with ACT Health, 18 were bullying related.
Opinion
Health

Individual accountability needed for ACT Health’s workplace culture

While the independent review provided welcome insights, there are still significant issues to resolve.

  • by Antonio Di Dio
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Canberra homes that have sold for more than $2 million this year

Canberra homes that have sold for more than $2 million this year

Canberra’s upper end of the market has experienced a surge in sales over recent weeks, after a slowdown in the last months of 2018.

  • by Lucy Bladen
The revolutionary German plan to return property to the people

The revolutionary German plan to return property to the people

As rents keep rising and tired of waiting for government action, activists in Berlin are spearheading an idea to nationalise housing.

  • by Joanna Kusiak

Business

Tonnes of bauxite moves along a huge conveyor belt at Rio Tinto's new Amrun bauxite mine on Cape York, Queensland.

'Nice and dirty': Rio's new mine taps aluminium boom

Aluminium is the hot new metal and Rio Tinto hopes to strike it lucky with its remote mine.

  • by Darren Gray

Small business

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Entertainment

Former host of the Today Show, Karl Stefanovic leaves Sydney International Airport with his new bride Jasmine Yarbrough after returning to Sydney after their lavish wedding in Mexico and honeymoon , on 21 December 2018. Photo: Jessica Hromas

Weighty issues for deposed king Karl

Karl Stefanovic was briefly back in front of the cameras, but is he destined to spend the next two years in the Channel Nine warehouse?

  • by Andrew Hornery
Mike Willesee Jnr. arrives with his wife Allison Langdon.

Tragedy and joy for the family of Mike Willesee

It was one of the saddest and happiest weeks of Michael Willesee junior's life.

  • by Andrew Hornery

Lifestyle

Smarter living

It is as safe to give birth over 50 as it is over 40.

Is 50 the new 40 when it comes to having babies?

Researchers examined whether it is as safe to give birth over 50 as it is over 40. The results were surprising.

  • by Ariane Beeston
Customers experiencing slower than advertised NBN speeds may be eligible for a refund.

NBN says no, actually, Australian internet prices are not too high

Research suggests our country is actually one of the most affordable markets for broadband in the world.

  • by Tim Biggs

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Sport

The Rebels have now won four games in a row against the Brumbies.
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Brumbies

'Absolutely shattered': Alaalatoa injury adds pain to Brumbies' loss

The Rebels launched a massive second-half comeback to add insult to an Allan Alaalatoa injury.

  • by Chris Dutton
Stephen Coniglio shines in GWS Giants defeat
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GWS Giants

Stephen Coniglio shines in GWS Giants defeat

Greater Western Sydney's stand-in skipper was a cut above but it wasn't enough for victory.

  • by Caden Helmers

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