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'It would be devastating': Child care centre fears for future in shadow of Woden's twin towers

Child care centre fears for future in shadow of Woden's twin towers

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Lachlan Chancellor leaves the ACT Supreme Court after Justice David Mossop sentenced him to just over 4 months jail fully suspended. Picture: Elliot Williams

'Tragedy for all concerned': ex-cop sentenced for fatal crash

Elliot Williams

New public housing in Monash had tenants move in earlier this year.

Report reveals impact of public housing rollout on house prices in five ACT suburbs

Melissa Heagney

Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott released the latest pay data this week. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Senior bureaucrats score salary boost after sluggish years

Markus Mannheim

ACT Housing Minister Yvette Berry. Picture: Karleen Minney

Slow growth in Canberra's social housing stock

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Big energy users will be rewarded for reducing their power usage during peak demand during summer.

New plan to pay big energy users during peak power periods

Rebecca Gredley

Peter Dutton says retiring AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin(above) will be replaced by domestic talent

Dutton bucks convention in choosing replacement top cop

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Retired police officer loses bid to have defamation case moved to Supreme Court

Retired police officer loses bid to have defamation case moved to Supreme Court

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Life on the dole is hard: Barnaby Joyce wants Newstart rate raised

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'It would be devastating': Child care centre fears for future in shadow of Woden's twin towers

Child care centre fears for future in shadow of Woden's twin towers

Do you recognise these Canberra Raiders players?

Are the Raiders taking old boys round to the extreme?

Managing director of King O'Malley's Peter Barclay with patron Jordan Tracey ahead of Beard and Beer Day. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

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Instagram will begin rolling out a trial update which will remove the total number of photo likes.

'Likes' to be hidden on Instagram in Australia

Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station on April 10, 1969. Picture: Supplied

Canberra's Camelot: the lost tracking station in the bush

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Peter Dutton says retiring AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin(above) will be replaced by domestic talent

Dutton bucks convention in choosing replacement top cop

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Canberra school students strike from school against Adani's coal mine and climate change earlier this year. Photo: Terry Cunningham

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Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists' names

Australia's building ministers are meeting to discuss dangerous cladding and insurance premiums.

New national task force: ministers strike deal on building reforms

Peter Dutton won't save three journalists from possible criminal charges over stories they reported.

Dutton rejects 'improper' media raid calls

Federal minister Barnaby Joyce says life on Newstart is difficult.

Life on the dole is hard: Barnaby Joyce wants Newstart rate raised

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer

APRA chair Wayne Byres says it needs more funding if it is to meet community expectations.

Treasurer insists watchdog has enough cash

Rebecca Gredley

Big energy users will be rewarded for reducing their power usage during peak demand during summer.

New plan to pay big energy users during peak power periods

Rebecca Gredley

Labor MP Peta Murphy will undergo treatment for cancer. Picture: Darrian Traynor

New federal MP's shock cancer diagnosis

Rob Harris

Is APRA the physician to heal itself?

Is APRA the physician to heal itself?

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Indigenous Australians' status is already tragically unique

Indigenous Australians' status is already tragically unique

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Israel Folau (centre) leaves a conciliation hearing at the Fair Work Commission in Sydney on June 28. Picture: Peter Rae/AAP Image

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Did Israel Folau actually misquote the Bible? Hell yes

John Tait

Bangarra - 30 Years of 65 Thousand. Picture: Daniel Boud

Dance company marks 30th year

Ron Cerabona

Author Simon Winchester is one of the speakers at the Canberra Writers Festival this year. Picture: Graham Tidy

Events in the fourth ACT Writers Festival are selling fast

Ron Cerabona

Shrek was at the National Museum of Australia ahead of DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition. Picture: Jason McCarthy

DreamWorks exhibition to reveal the magic of animation

Amy Martin

Bangarra - 30 Years of 65 Thousand. Picture: Daniel Boud

Dance company marks 30th year

Beanie Feldstein stars as Molly, left and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy in Booksmart. Picture: Francois Duhamel / Annapurna Pictures

Taking teen movies seriously

Ron Cerabona

Managing director of King O'Malley's Peter Barclay with patron Jordan Tracey ahead of Beard and Beer Day. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Spencer Fowler Steen

Jarrod Croker will have the name of the greatest Raider of all time embroidered on his chest this weekend. Picture: NRL Photos

'It's a massive honour': Big Mal inspires captain Croker

Will Miller played 29 games for the Waratahs. Picture: AAP

Miller says move to Brumbies was a 'no-brainer'

Canberra's Michael Matthews has pulled out of the race for the green jersey. Picture: EPA/Guillaume Horcajuelo

Bling decides it's not easy chasing green in bid for wins

Gone: Nick Cotric will miss the next three weeks. Picture: NRL Images

Podcast: Was Nick Cotric's send off fair or harsh?

Do you recognise these Canberra Raiders players?

Are the Raiders taking old boys round to the extreme?

Chris Dutton

Australian Caleb Ewan has claimed a remarkable maiden Tour de France stage victory just a year after being overlooked for cycling's most prestigious race. Picture: AP

Australian Caleb Ewan wins Tour de France's Stage 11 amid mass pile-up

NBL officials are banking on another solid crowd when the Illawarra Hawks return to Canberra. Picture: Lawrence Atkin

NBL back to Canberra after Hawks success

Caden Helmers

Mark Coyne in 2016. Picture: NRL Photos

Rugby league legend stood down as ARL Commissioner over incident in Singapore

Matt Encarnacion

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

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Bipartisan support: Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese. PHOTO: BELINDA SOOLE.

Albanese vows bipartanship on drought funding

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A genetics expert says infanticide claims against Kathleen Folbigg might have been premature.

Folbigg infanticide claim 'premature'

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at the Bush Summit in Dubbo. Farmer Kym Monkto in inset. Photos: Belinda Soole, Ryan Young.

How PM Scott Morrison's Bush Summit speech went down

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The police boss at a dance party where a man ovedosed on MDMA wants the power to close festivals.

NSW cop wants power to shut down festivals

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Greens Senator Nick McKim travelled to Manus Island to mark six years of offshore detention.

Greens senator to be booted off Manus

Daniel McCulloch
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A pre-sentence hearing is being held for two men convicted of the manslaughter of Jade Goodwin.

Dead man was about to come good: sister

Benita Kolovos
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A Christian Brother, 80, may die in jail after being sentenced for abusing six students in Victoria.

Christian Brother jailed for abusing boys

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Prosecutors claim Yutian Li had told Paul Pisasale she wanted to punish a former partner.

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Warren Barnsley
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Several people are feared dead after a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto.

Several feared dead in Japan studio fire

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Several people are feared dead after a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto.

Several feared dead in Japan studio fire

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Singer Ricky Martin (L) waves the Puerto Rican flag at a rally against governor Ricardo Rosello.

Protest urges Puerto Rico governor to go

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Singer Ricky Martin (L) waves the Puerto Rican flag at a rally against governor Ricardo Rosello.

Protest urges Puerto Rico governor to go

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Police in Hawaii face protesters trying to stop construction of a telescope on a sacred site.

Hawaiian protest against new telescope

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Police in Hawaii face protesters trying to stop construction of a telescope on a sacred site.

Hawaiian protest against new telescope

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The big question now is - are you going to eat your lamington or squirrel it away?

How to have your lamington and eat it too

Noel Whittaker

Author Simon Winchester is one of the speakers at the Canberra Writers Festival this year. Picture: Graham Tidy

Events in the fourth ACT Writers Festival are selling fast

Ron Cerabona

Law professor Ron McCallum will talk about his memoir, 'Born at the Right Time'. Picture: Louie Douvis

Ron McCallum's memoir and spaced-themed poetry

Ron Cerabona

The super outlook right up George and Pitt Streets to Sydney's CBD and a seemingly ever-changing skyline.

On track for a convenient stop-over

John Rozentals

Meat lovers will relish at Canada's Largest Ribfest, located in Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario from Friday 30 August until 2 September 2019.

Foodie festivals for gastronomic getaways

Overlooking Blea Tarn in England's Lake District National Park. Picture: Alamy

It's only natural to seek green peace

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

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Take 5: Instagrammers of Canberra

Iris Irwan, 2, Irsalina Irwan, 12, Wani Shedek, Haziq Irwan, 7, Harith Irwan, 10, Myn Hassan, and Rauf Khan, 11, of Singapore.

Take 5: Future stars shine at Kanga Cup

Carlene, Darcy, 3, and Lochie Marr, 9, of Isabella Plains.

Take 5: A roarsome time had by all

A hobby farmer has decided to sell his neighbour's cattle after grazing on his property for nearly two years. Photo by Louie Douvis.

In court: Hobby farmer sells neighbour's cattle that grazed on his Wallaroo property over two years

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A hobby farmer has decided to sell his neighbour's cattle after grazing on his property for nearly two years. Photo by Louie Douvis.

In court: Hobby farmer sells neighbour's cattle that grazed on his Wallaroo property over two years

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Scott Kensit at Old Man Gunyah bridge where load limits have been reduced to 7t for a single axel vehicle. Mr Kensit said the load limits will affect which markets he can send stock to.

Bridge load limits cut off transport links

Scott Kensit at Old Man Gunyah bridge where load limits have been reduced to 7t for a single axel vehicle. Mr Kensit said the load limits will affect which markets he can send stock to.

Bridge load limits cut off transport links

Daniel McIntyre came 16th out of 62 starters at the Golden Shears World Shearing & Wool Handling Competition in France.

NSW shearers on the world stage

Daniel McIntyre came 16th out of 62 starters at the Golden Shears World Shearing & Wool Handling Competition in France.

NSW shearers on the world stage