Good morning, Canberra. There's a slight chance of rain today with a top temperature of 23 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital. |
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Subscriber: A mysterious water reservoir has caused repeated major potholes in a Gungahlin street and exasperated residents, some of whom have spent thousands of dollars fixing flooding issues at their homes. |
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Subscriber: The government rejected a proposal last year that would have offered better protection for staffers from sexual harassment. |
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Subscriber: Lawyers for a violent armed robbery mastermind claim he was given a very harsh jail sentence despite assisting the prosecution. |
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Subscriber: Residents have raised opposition to a charity's plan to build accomodation for vulnerable women at an Ainslie site. |
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Subscriber: More traffic cameras, calming devices and safety barriers have been funded for the ACT by the federal government. |
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A Canberra university was working on how artificially intelligent soldiers should be programmed so they wouldn't commit atrocities. |
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Subscriber: Mystery surrounds the exact cause of the tiling problem that forced the Gungahlin pool's closure last year. |
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Opinion: The PM's burst of empathy - because he has daughters - felt like just another step too far, writes Virginia Haussegger. |
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Goosebumps were already on the cards, but now representing his culture will be extra special for Canberra Raider Joe Tapine. |
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A freshly castrated pig has had his bacon saved by good Samaritans after he escaped from a car trailer and ran free near Parliament House. |
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Our pick of what to do in Canberra this weekend, including beats, beers and yoga in Haig Park, and Lunar New Year at the Republic Precinct. |
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| Times Past Politicians, politics and Parliament dominated the front page of The Canberra Times on this day 45 years ago. There were boos, there was a boycott and there was turmoil as Parliament opened. There was also tea, cake and the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, in the rose garden. READ MORE |
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