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Mother mourns son's 'preventable' death, alleges harm in state care

Crash victim allegedly 'went through hell in care'.

Bageshri Savyasachi

Flowers have been laid at the site of a single vehicle accident at Capital Hill that claimed the life of a teenager last Wednesday. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong. Inset image: The last photo the mother and the young victim together. Picture supplied

Mother mourns son's 'preventable' death, alleges harm in state care

Crash victim allegedly 'went through hell in care'.

Bageshri Savyasachi

Flowers have been laid at the site of a single vehicle accident at Capital Hill that claimed the life of a teenager last Wednesday. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong. Inset image: The last photo the mother and the young victim together. Picture supplied

Resurgent Brumbies fire warning shot by stunning unbeaten Hurricanes

Caden Helmers • 21m ago

Tamati Tua brought the Canberra Stadium crowd to life in the Brumbies' clash with the Hurricanes. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Resurgent Brumbies fire warning shot by stunning unbeaten Hurricanes

Caden Helmers • 21m ago

Tamati Tua brought the Canberra Stadium crowd to life in the Brumbies' clash with the Hurricanes. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

'We'll leave happy': Lonsdale Street's first cafe to close

Brittney Levinson

Lonsdale Street Roasters Number 7 owner Evan Mannan said the business will close at the end of June. Picture by Gary Ramage

'We'll leave happy': Lonsdale Street's first cafe to close

Brittney Levinson

Lonsdale Street Roasters Number 7 owner Evan Mannan said the business will close at the end of June. Picture by Gary Ramage

'We are dying at extraordinary rates': ACT marches to end male violence

Lucy Arundell

Organisers of the Canberra rally Sandra Rajic and Jessica Heller want the government to take violence against women more seriously. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

'We are dying at extraordinary rates': ACT marches to end male violence

Lucy Arundell

Organisers of the Canberra rally Sandra Rajic and Jessica Heller want the government to take violence against women more seriously. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Living costs mount and govt support drops. Can the budget turn either around?

Dana Daniel

Teasurer Jim Chalmers is weighing potential cost-of-living relief in the budget. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Living costs mount and govt support drops. Can the budget turn either around?

Dana Daniel

Teasurer Jim Chalmers is weighing potential cost-of-living relief in the budget. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Live Canberra sport: The club looking to bounce back from death's door

David Polkinghorne, Caden Helmers

Get all the live Canberra sport action.

Live Canberra sport: The club looking to bounce back from death's door

David Polkinghorne, Caden Helmers

Get all the live Canberra sport action.

Opinion

The great greenwashing myth being sold to Australians

Ebony Bennett

The government is too freely letting companies pretend they are protecting the environment. Picture Shutterstock

Opinion

The great greenwashing myth being sold to Australians

Ebony Bennett

The government is too freely letting companies pretend they are protecting the environment. Picture Shutterstock

Hidden forts have all but vanished

Tim the Yowie Man

Wooden forts built during World War II on Big Jack Mountain photographed in 2007, above. At right, all that remains of the corner of one of the wooden forts. Pictures Dave Goodyer, Noel Browning, Tim the Yowie Man

Hidden forts have all but vanished

Tim the Yowie Man

Wooden forts built during World War II on Big Jack Mountain photographed in 2007, above. At right, all that remains of the corner of one of the wooden forts. Pictures Dave Goodyer, Noel Browning, Tim the Yowie Man

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Mother mourns son's 'preventable' death, alleges harm in state care

Bageshri Savyasachi

Flowers have been laid at the site of a single vehicle accident at Capital Hill that claimed the life of a teenager last Wednesday. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong. Inset image: The last photo the mother and the young victim together. Picture supplied

Resurgent Brumbies fire warning shot by stunning unbeaten Hurricanes

Caden Helmers • 21m ago

Tamati Tua brought the Canberra Stadium crowd to life in the Brumbies' clash with the Hurricanes. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

'We'll leave happy': Lonsdale Street's first cafe to close

Brittney Levinson

Lonsdale Street Roasters Number 7 owner Evan Mannan said the business will close at the end of June. Picture by Gary Ramage

'We are dying at extraordinary rates': ACT marches to end male violence

Lucy Arundell

Organisers of the Canberra rally Sandra Rajic and Jessica Heller want the government to take violence against women more seriously. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Living costs mount and govt support drops. Can the budget turn either around?

Dana Daniel

Teasurer Jim Chalmers is weighing potential cost-of-living relief in the budget. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Live Canberra sport: The club looking to bounce back from death's door

David Polkinghorne, Caden Helmers

Get all the live Canberra sport action.

Opinion

The great greenwashing myth being sold to Australians

Ebony Bennett

The government is too freely letting companies pretend they are protecting the environment. Picture Shutterstock

Hidden forts have all but vanished

Tim the Yowie Man

Wooden forts built during World War II on Big Jack Mountain photographed in 2007, above. At right, all that remains of the corner of one of the wooden forts. Pictures Dave Goodyer, Noel Browning, Tim the Yowie Man

Opinion

The gap between immediate risk and long-term capability is concerning

Malcolm Davis

Defence Minister Richard Marles seems to be relying on a strategy of hope. Picture by Gary Ramage

King to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis

Buckingham Palace says the King's medical team is "very encouraged by the progress made so far". (AP PHOTO)

Opinion

Here's the glaring casualty of the mothers of intervention

Jack Waterford

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

It's past Anzac Day, we've turned on the heaters: time for a nude winter swim

Staff Reporters

Participants in last year's nude swim. Picture by Karleen Minney

Deadly loophole fixed in first Australia-wide gun register

Bageshri Savyasachi

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus at the National Press Club last month. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

Sam Catanzariti was Canberra's menswear pioneer

Megan Doherty

Mr Catanzariti and his wife Gina who worked with him in the business. Picture by Adam McLean

How a Canberra team is battling back from death's door and a 197-point loss

Caden Helmers

Patrick Aves and the Jets face a tough task this week. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Apartment owners can start process for govt grants for solar panels

Lucy Bladen

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Lehrmann ordered to pay Wilkinson's husband

Bageshri Savyasachi

Peter FitzSimons, left, and Bruce Lehrmann. Pictures by Amy Paton, Gray Ramage

Lyle Shelton's Family First Party planning ACT election tilt

Lucy Bladen

Lyle Shelton in 2017 at the ACT Legislative Assembly. He is surrounded by supporters of Safe Schools, which he was protesting against. Picture by Rohan Thomson

Raiders out to prove doubters wrong, again

David Polkinghorne

Chevy Stewart is part of a very young Raiders spine that's looking to prove the doubters wrong - again. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

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'Crying, violated': Masseur behind bars after 'fondling' client

Hannah Neale

Timothy van Eyle outside court on a previous occasion. Picture by Blake Foden

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Mother mourns son's 'preventable' death, alleges harm in state care

Bageshri Savyasachi

Flowers have been laid at the site of a single vehicle accident at Capital Hill that claimed the life of a teenager last Wednesday. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong. Inset image: The last photo the mother and the young victim together. Picture supplied

Resurgent Brumbies fire warning shot by stunning unbeaten Hurricanes

Caden Helmers • 21m ago

Tamati Tua brought the Canberra Stadium crowd to life in the Brumbies' clash with the Hurricanes. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

'We'll leave happy': Lonsdale Street's first cafe to close

Brittney Levinson

Lonsdale Street Roasters Number 7 owner Evan Mannan said the business will close at the end of June. Picture by Gary Ramage

'We are dying at extraordinary rates': ACT marches to end male violence

Lucy Arundell

Organisers of the Canberra rally Sandra Rajic and Jessica Heller want the government to take violence against women more seriously. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Living costs mount and govt support drops. Can the budget turn either around?

Dana Daniel

Teasurer Jim Chalmers is weighing potential cost-of-living relief in the budget. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Live Canberra sport: The club looking to bounce back from death's door

David Polkinghorne, Caden Helmers

Get all the live Canberra sport action.

Opinion

The great greenwashing myth being sold to Australians

Ebony Bennett

The government is too freely letting companies pretend they are protecting the environment. Picture Shutterstock

Hidden forts have all but vanished

Tim the Yowie Man

Wooden forts built during World War II on Big Jack Mountain photographed in 2007, above. At right, all that remains of the corner of one of the wooden forts. Pictures Dave Goodyer, Noel Browning, Tim the Yowie Man

Opinion

The gap between immediate risk and long-term capability is concerning

Malcolm Davis

Defence Minister Richard Marles seems to be relying on a strategy of hope. Picture by Gary Ramage

King to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis

Buckingham Palace says the King's medical team is "very encouraged by the progress made so far". (AP PHOTO)

Opinion

Here's the glaring casualty of the mothers of intervention

Jack Waterford

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

It's past Anzac Day, we've turned on the heaters: time for a nude winter swim

Staff Reporters

Participants in last year's nude swim. Picture by Karleen Minney

Deadly loophole fixed in first Australia-wide gun register

Bageshri Savyasachi

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus at the National Press Club last month. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

Sam Catanzariti was Canberra's menswear pioneer

Megan Doherty

Mr Catanzariti and his wife Gina who worked with him in the business. Picture by Adam McLean

How a Canberra team is battling back from death's door and a 197-point loss

Caden Helmers

Patrick Aves and the Jets face a tough task this week. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Apartment owners can start process for govt grants for solar panels

Lucy Bladen

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Lehrmann ordered to pay Wilkinson's husband

Bageshri Savyasachi

Peter FitzSimons, left, and Bruce Lehrmann. Pictures by Amy Paton, Gray Ramage

Lyle Shelton's Family First Party planning ACT election tilt

Lucy Bladen

Lyle Shelton in 2017 at the ACT Legislative Assembly. He is surrounded by supporters of Safe Schools, which he was protesting against. Picture by Rohan Thomson

Raiders out to prove doubters wrong, again

David Polkinghorne

Chevy Stewart is part of a very young Raiders spine that's looking to prove the doubters wrong - again. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

Sensitive Content

'Crying, violated': Masseur behind bars after 'fondling' client

Hannah Neale

Timothy van Eyle outside court on a previous occasion. Picture by Blake Foden

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