The Canberra Times
Saturday 23 August 2025
A family's struggle to get a fitting farewell for a beloved brother.
Steve Evans
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Young man charged with murder after man found dead in home.
Sally Foy, Louise Thrower, Oliver Rodden, Jacob McArthur
Catch up on all the action from top-grade local sports here!
Melanie Dinjaski
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Vikings star scores super solo try. Picture Bar TV Sports
Bronco Billy Walters is helping steer the club to a finals spot.
Brendan Crabb
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Billy Walters. Picture: Getty
Recap all the amazing scenes as the Raiders down the Panthers.
David Polkinghorne. Caden Helmers
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Ethan Strange and Kaeo Weekes had fans jumping in their living rooms. Pictures Getty Images, Facebook
The longest zipline lets people fly uninterrupted for almost 100 metres.
Megan Doherty
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A new zipline-only course is opening on Saturday at the Treetops Adventure Park in Canberra. Picture supplied
The 10-year-old Raiders fan is loving his time in the limelight.
Megan Doherty, Caden Helmers
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Police said officers seized a variety of drugs.
Petlee Peter
The Jargon Slayer and the Punctuator might just save humanity.
Garry Linnell
Holding out for a hero. Picture Shutterstock
This season has been an electric dream.
David Headon
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Tom Starling and the Raiders began their season with a statement win in Sin City. Pictures by Keegan Carroll, file photos
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Channelling the lovable Tom Lehrer, I have written this patter-song.
Ian Warden
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Lyle Menendez has been denied parole by the same board that rejected his brother Erik's bid after serving decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989.
Steve Gorman
Murderers Lyle and Erik Menendez will remain in prison 35 years after they were taken into custody. Photo: AP PHOTO
How do small, quiet movies find an audience amid popcorn blockbusters and streaming's endless scroll?
James Joyce
Former Home & Away star Rebecca Breeds leads the cast of Kangaroo Island. Picture Maslow Entertainment
The latest news and gossip from around the grounds in Canberra.
David Polkinghorne, Chris Dutton, Zoe Brennan
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The Raiders could be rolling in it by the end of a successful NRL finals campaign. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Ainslie Football Club's rezoning application signed off by Planning Minister.
Jasper Lindell, Steve Evans
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Planning Minister Chris Steel, inset, and Alan Ray Oval in Ainslie. Pictures by Karleen Minney, Sitthixay Ditthavong
Would you take the zipline challenge for the Canberra Hospitals Foundation?
Megan Doherty
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Imagine jumping in a plane with a pilot this inexperienced.
Crispin Hull
Bruce Lehrmann, right, with his lawyer Zali Burrows. Picture AAP
It's the third appointment in two years.
Brittney Levinson
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Why we can't afford to compromise on our biggest problems
Richard Denniss
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A protestor makes a scene during an energy ministers' debate at the National Press Club in April 2025. Picture AAP
The mother of a baby boy found dead inside a stormwater drain by maintenance workers has been charged with concealing the birth of a deceased child.
Aaron Bunch
The infant's body was found in a stormwater drain by two workers carrying out routine maintenance. Photo: Stefan Gosatti/AAP PHOTOS
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Former coalition leader Peter Dutton has been feted by the Liberal National Party at a rare public appearance, sparking questions about his political future.
Fraser Barton and Laine Clark
David Littleproud has detailed the four key policies that led to the Nationals splitting from the Liberals, as he vows to take nuclear to the next election.
William Ton and Fraser Barton
The Liberals and Nationals endured a brief post-federal election break-up in May over key policies. Photo: Aap Image/AAP PHOTOS
Childcare workers will be placed under greater monitoring and supervision but experts say deeper issues within the sector are enabling predatory behaviour.
Jack Gramenz and Farid Farid
Demand is growing for for-profit providers be held accountable for failing to ensure child safety. Photo: Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS
As artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday life, its massive energy and water needs are coming into focus.
Caleigh Wells
Larger data centres that power AI can consume close to eight Olympic swimming pools a day. Photo: AP PHOTO
Employers should 'positively' consider WFH requests, the party says.
Brittney Levinson
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Greens senator Barbara Pocock wants work-from-home rights enshrined in law. Picture by Keegan Carroll
DVA threatening prosecution, deregistration.
Lanie Tindale
Picture by CPL Michael Davis.
Can you relate to having a work frenemy?
Miriam Webber
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Former departmental secretary Andrew Metcalfe has landed a new role at the ANU. Pictures by Andrew Marshall, Keegan Carroll
Ashlee's kids are on the NDIS. She says change is needed.
Carla Mascarenhas
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Organisers of Australia's biggest outback music festival have ruled out building on the event's sold-out crowd of 15,000.
Suzanne Simonot
Mundi Mundi Bash director Greg Donovan got his Mad Max on with festival crowds. Photo: HANDOUT/Matt@mattography
A must-watch blind audition brings something unique.
Carla Mascarenhas
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Olivia Coe Fox. Picture by Network 7
As with all reform, the test will be delivery.
Michelle Grattan
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The Jargon Slayer and the Punctuator might just save humanity.
Garry Linnell
Holding out for a hero. Picture Shutterstock
Channelling the lovable Tom Lehrer, I have written this patter-song.
Ian Warden
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This time it is NIMBYs in Yarralumla that have their knickers in a knot. Picture Shutterstock
More should be made of this heritage site.
Letters to the Editor
Why is this important war memorial left to be forgotten?
It seems like the bad old days are back again.
The Canberra Times
Qantas must not return to its old ways
Lee shouldn't have 'come up with his own version' of assault, court told.
Tim Piccione
Police had pursued the driver earlier that night.
Lucy Arundell
An ACT police officer and vehicle. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Company which took over TransACT dealing with cyber hack.
Steve Evans
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A number of Canberrans may be caught up in an iiNet breach. Pictures Shutterstock, supplied
Man convicted of secrecy-related offence.
Tim Piccione
Daniel Jurgens hides his face from media cameras after being sentenced. Picture by Tim Piccione
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Braddon hotspot serves up next-level food, sneakers optional.
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Dan dan pork ramen. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Loaded with stupid gags, The Naked Gun aims low.
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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson in The Naked Gun. Picture Paramount
This film has a sense of place, but not of human drama.
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The laughs in his new genre-bending film came naturally, Zach Cregger explains.
Weapons writer-director Zach Cregger at the film's premiere in Los Angeles. Picture Warner Bros.
Recap all the amazing scenes as the Raiders down the Panthers.
David Polkinghorne. Caden Helmers
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Catch up on all the action from top-grade local sports here!
Melanie Dinjaski
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The 10-year-old Raiders fan is loving his time in the limelight.
Megan Doherty, Caden Helmers
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The Raiders welcomed a new superfan into their ranks this week. Pictures Supplied, Instagram, The Canberra Times
The latest news and gossip from around the grounds in Canberra.
David Polkinghorne, Chris Dutton, Zoe Brennan
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The Raiders could be rolling in it by the end of a successful NRL finals campaign. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Debutant Corey Toole could be a major weapon for the Wallabies.
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Rob Valetini has backed Corey Toole to fire on Test debut. Pictures Rugby Australia

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Ainslie Football Club's rezoning application signed off by Planning Minister.
Jasper Lindell, Steve Evans
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Planning Minister Chris Steel, inset, and Alan Ray Oval in Ainslie. Pictures by Karleen Minney, Sitthixay Ditthavong
It took more than two years to get full planning approval.
Lucy Arundell
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Liebke and Co chief executive Rowan Liebke and ShevGroup managing director Joe Shevlin at the sod-turning ceremony for the luxury development. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Dozens more people have died in Israeli attacks in Gaza as the world comes to grips with an announcement of famine in the enclave's largest city.
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has held his first full summit with Japanese leader Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, where they pledged closer co-operation.
Tim Kelly and Joyce Lee • 38m ago
Lee Jae-myung met Shigeru Ishiba after criticising past efforts to improve South Korea-Japan ties. Photo: AP PHOTO
India insists it won't budge on certain things in its trade talks with the US, as whopping tariffs of up to 50 per cent grow nearer.
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India is firing up over increased US tariffs due to India's increased purchases of Russian oil. Photo: AP PHOTO
Port of the Week: Fort William, Scotland
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The welcome is always warm in South Africa's Mother City.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Picture by Shutterstock
How a low-key beach getaway turned into nuptials - in four days.
Alise McIntosh
My husband, James Gunning, and me on our wedding day, May 13, 2025. Picture by Jessica Kamilic
If you only see this Aussie icon once in your life, make it this year.
Alexis Buxton-Collins
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Turn your love of fromage into a foodie feast.
Julia D'Orazio
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Watching Michel Mottier make traditional alpine cheese at Le Chalet. Picture by Julia D'Orazio
How this Jack Russell cross travelled across continents.
Jessica Belzycki
Shirley at the Hollywood Sign, a minature Leaning Tower of Pisa, the coast of Italy and the Brandenburg Gates in Berlin. Picture supplied. Shirley back in Newcastle. Picture by Peter Lorimer.
Experts say high costs are limiting the Aussie cruise market.
Sarah Falson
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a Disney cruise ship. Picture: File
A Lucky Bay roo with a view is a must for your bucket and spade list.
Amy Cooper and Mal Chenu
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Lucky Bay near Esperance.
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The JAC T9 EV is being evaluated in the field by mining service provider Warrikal to see how it fares in some of Australia's toughest conditions.
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The next-generation Hyundai i20 has been spotted with a heavily disguised, but all new body.
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2027 Hyundai i20 sports all new styling
Is driving a 35-year-old example of the car of your dreams everything you think it will be? Tony drives the Lamborghini Countach to find out.
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The dropping of national incentives for EV buyers has California looking to offer them using state funds instead.
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California mulling its own EV incentives after Trump dumps federal tax credits
Palm Lake Group is an Australian leader in visionary over-50s community lifestyle resorts.
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Ann Avci's mission is to provide the help people need to stay in their homes happily and safely, and connected to their community.
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Simply Helping ACT and Queanbeyan owner Ann Avci. Picture supplied
From Helsinki to Copenhagen, London to Reykjavik, or Rome to Istanbul? Find your perfect European cruise.
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Norwegian Star in the spectacular harbour of Reykjavik, one of NCL's overnight visits. Picture courtesy Norwegian Cruise Line.
A perfect storm of factors have created exceptional residential property investing conditions, particularly for investors considering apartments.
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Finbar development Civic Heart is the tallest residential building in Perth. Picture supplied
How to reboot your garden so it's looking its best in spring.
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Ever since I started garden writing, I've faced the same three questions.
Jackie French
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Hedges can define garden spaces and provide privacy. Picture Shutterstock
Tyres are one of the planet's biggest sources of microplastic.
Cassandra Rauert
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Tyres contain a multitude of chemicals. Picture Shutterstock
The Senior
George Holmes battles for fairer concessions for retirees.
Desiree Savage
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He shares the challenges of being 82 and in aged care.
Norman Philp
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Norman Philp, 82, holds a PhD in Economics from the ANU, was once head of CSU's School of Business, Albury, but now retired. Picture supplied
A freeze on deeming rates is finally ending, here's what it means.
Desiree Savage
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The maximum rate of the single Age Pension will rise but some won't get as much in their wallets due to a freeze on deeming rates finally coming to an end. Picture by Desiree Savage