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Renowned filmmaker dies in crash

1:17 PM | Andrew Wight, writer-producer of most successful Australian movie of 2011, was one of two men killed in NSW crash

News - General

Canberra in race to retain Heyman

1:00 AM | NEWLY-CROWNED W-League champion Canberra United will do whatever it takes to retain star striker Michelle Heyman as part of a 20 per cent increase in player wages. The dual Golden Boot

Sport - Football - Soccer

Brisbane roars back into contention for top spot

1:00 AM | BRISBANE coach Ange Postecoglou concedes the Roar is unlikely to run down A-League leader Central Coast despite halting the Mariners' 15-game unbeaten streak with a 2-0 win at Bluetongue S

Sport - Football - Soccer

We're favourites: Clarke

1:00 AM | THE NEW India, which belatedly made an appearance at the MCG on Friday night, has not shaken Michael Clarke's conviction that his team deserve to be regarded as the favourite leading into th

Sport - Cricket

Not just another trial as hungry Brumbies get win

1:00 AM | IT WAS tough, gritty and largely unexpected - the ACT Brumbies showed there's untapped potential in their squad when they kick-started the Jake White era in Darwin last night. The first |

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Sport - Rugby Union

Stars come out to play in an absolute cracker

1:00 AM | THE NRL All Stars claimed the Arthur Beetson Trophy with a 36-28 win over the Indigenous All Stars in a scintillating clash at Skilled Park last night. Wayne Bennett's side outscored La

Sport - Rugby League

Tongue plays follow the leader

1:00 AM | RETIRED Raiders skipper Alan Tongue is pressing beer kegs above his head, dragging others by the hand through taxing sprints, crunching abs, flipping tyres, tip-toeing through rope grids and

Sport - Rugby League

Rising cost push mums out of workforce

1:00 AM | CHILD-CARE costs will continue to rise, the sector has warned, with nearly 70per cent of providers surveyed nationally saying they would put prices up this year due to the Government's new q

News - General

Hope for title deal

1:00 AM | THE WEST Australian Government hopes to settle a long-running native title claim over Perth and the state's south-west this year with an estimated $1billion package of cash injections and la

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High-flying tribute

1:00 AM | RIDERS and adrenalin junkies flocked in record numbers to the Hillside Dirt Jam at Wamboin and the reason they did is simple, says organiser Cam White.

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Leadership on agenda

1:00 AM | JULIA Gillard will try to quell bubbling discontent about Labor leadership at today's caucus brainstorming session.

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Years of fingers in the till

1:00 AM | A CANBERRA bus driver caught skimming money from the till multiple times over five years eventually resigned, confidential documents show.

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AFP officer quit after bikie gang link revealed

1:00 AM | AN AUSTRALIAN Federal Police officer with top secret security clearance resigned in June last year after it was found he failed to disclose dealings with a motorcycle gang | Effective measures needed to ...

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Museum backers unfazed

1:00 AM | SUPPORTERS of a proposed Islamic Museum for Canberra have vowed to push ahead with the scheme despite a land application for the project being rejected.

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Housing clean-up

1:00 AM | HOUSING A.C.T. will crack down on antisocial behaviour at public housing developments with a specialist response team of social workers trained to deal with common problems among tenants

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Markets blast 'price wars'

1:00 AM | CANBERRA greengrocers are crying foul at claims the big retail chains are ''the cheapest'', saying the supermarket ''price wars'' are fooling consumers into thinking seasonal price fluctua | The price of plenty

News - General

Clear air at airport

1:00 AM | !CANBERRA Airport last month installed five air monitors and boosted extractor fans after taxi drivers reported exhaust fumes were lingering in the temporary cab staging area. Parts o

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Killer bug in the system

1:00 AM | THE CANBERRA scientist who argued against details of a new strain of potentially apocalyptic bird flu being published has warned of inadequate security at the lab where the virus was develop

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Syria's Canberra embassy invaded

1:00 AM | A GROUP of 20 to 30 men broke into the Syrian embassy in O'Malley at 9.40pm last night, terrorising staff and causing extensive damage to the building.

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