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Why Floriade's Andrew Forster loves being the flower festival's head gardener

From marking out garden beds to meeting the Queen, there is one man who has been planting tulips at Floriade for 32 years and he's showing no signs of slowing down.




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Bullying and violence inquiry into Canberra schools backs protection orders, social workers

A parliamentary inquiry into how Canberra schools handle bullying complaints reveals tragic stories of desperate parents and students, prompting a raft of recommendations.




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Iconic wrecking yard that supplied Mad Max movie with vintage cars is for sale

One of the biggest wrecking yards in the Southern Hemisphere, which supplied Mad Max: Fury Road with cars, is on the market after more than 60 years as a family business.




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Farmers wanting to take care of themselves but needing Government help to make it happen

Farmers say they should be able to make enough money to look after themselves. But as they contend with one of Australia's worst droughts, it's set to produce a billion-dollar welfare bill as taxpayers help keep them afloat.




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Family law inquiry will divert resources from helping victims to writing reports, say support agencies

Already waiting for two previous inquiries to be acted upon, support agencies say the new family law inquiry announced last week will require they take resources away from frontline services in order to participate.



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Teenagers plead guilty to murdering Queanbeyan service station attendant Zeeshan Akbar

The trial of two teenagers who rampaged through Queanbeyan and stabbed to death a service station attendant has been abandoned after the second of them pleaded guilty.




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Parliament House security accused of 'dehumanising' search of disability advocate Christina Ryan

Disability advocate Christina Ryan says she was subjected to a "dehumanising" and excessive security check at Parliament House, where she has been hundreds of times before.




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Canberra's mountain biking reputation going downhill, but can super-trails revive it?

A decade ago Canberra hosted the World Mountain Bike Championships on tracks considered "the standard and the best". But the quality of the city's trails has gone downhill, and millions of dollars need to be spent to keep up.




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Lids 4 Kids founder asked to put a cap on donations

Lids 4 Kids is processing 50,000 bottle caps a week. But with nowhere for them to go, they're piling up inside one Canberra man's home.




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British Army veteran Robert Milton uses art as therapy as tool to cope with PTSD

After 25 years as a sniper in war zones, Robert later went on to photograph road fatalities. After being plagued by anxiety, depression and flashbacks, he has finally found peace with the power of painting.




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Foreign embassies flout Canberra parking laws, amassing thousands of dollars in unpaid fines

Foreign officials are immune from local prosecution, but collectively they owe the ACT Government almost $60,000 in fines for breaching parking laws and Russia is responsible for more than $20,000 of them.




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'You are the first sacrifice': Chinese academic warns against US-China conflict

Wang Yiwei says it's in Australia's national interest for the US-Chinese trade war to be de-escalated.




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ACT legalises personal cannabis use, becoming first Australian jurisdiction to do so

The ACT becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the possession, use and cultivation of small amounts of cannabis.





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Modern transgender family: The naturally conceived Canberra baby with DNA from both of his parents

The Sutherlands hope that telling their story will help transgender parents be accepted to the point where, one day, "no-one bats an eyelid".



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ACT's decision to legalise cannabis labelled 'crazy' by Federal Government minister

The Commonwealth is investigating how to respond to the ACT's decision to allow personal cannabis use, and may opt to overturn the new law, which allows Canberrans to possess up to 50 grams of marijuana.




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Animal sentience recognised for the first time under new ACT laws

The ACT has passed historic legislation, changing the legal status of animals from property to beings with their own intrinsic value and that comes with consequences for pet owners.




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ACT police officers lose appeal against assault conviction for 'highly aggressive' arrest

A judge has delivered a scathing assessment of two police officers who dragged a man from a car and threatened to arrest him "for being a smart-arse", saying their conduct was in "dramatic disproportion" to the situation.




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Canberra Raiders look to end grand final drought by overcoming curious home game record

Thirty years ago, the Raiders finished fourth on the ladder. And who did they beat to reach the grand final? None other than South Sydney, who they'll meet again tomorrow night in the preliminary final.




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Jack Wighton is tackled

Jack Wighton of the Raiders is tackled by Adam Doueihi and Ethan Lowe of the Rabbitohs during the NRL Preliminary Final match between the Canberra Raiders and South Sydney Rabbitohs at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Friday, September 27, 2019.




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Canberra Raiders beat South Sydney Rabbitohs to reach first NRL grand final in 25 years

The Raiders withstood a tremendous South Sydney Rabbitohs onslaught to reach its first grand final since 1994 with a 16-10 victory at a sold-out Canberra Stadium.





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NRL's Canberra Raiders chasing first grand final win in 25 years as Josh Papalii avoids ban

Canberra star Josh Papalii avoids suspension to be cleared for the NRL season decider, as the Raiders look to win their first premiership since their glory days 25 years ago.





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NRL grand final could deliver a verdict on the career of Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart

Raiders mentor Ricky Stuart has 196 wins, 196 losses and 2 draws in his 394-game coaching career. So is he a poor, average, good or even a great coach? Sunday's NRL grand final against the Roosters could be the decisive factor in moulding "Sticky's" legacy, writes Richard Hinds.




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ACT Government planning to invest in electric buses despite serious reliability problems

They completed less than two in three peak services, but electric buses are still a "viable alternative" for Canberra according to the ACT's Transport Minister.




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Cooper Cronk's missing accolade drives him to win the NRL grand final with Sydney Roosters

Cooper Cronk has achieved everything in the game, but as he prepares to play his final NRL match in Sunday's grand final against the Canberra Raiders, he has one more accolade in his sights.




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ACT Rural Fire Service warns against 'complacence' as memory of 2003 bushfire fades

More than 16 years on from the bushfires that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes, the ACT Rural Fire Service warns the community is becoming "complacent" as memories of the territory's darkest day fade.




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ACT has '100 per cent renewable' electricity from today. But what does that mean?

Canberra hasn't become an off-the-grid island in the middle of New South Wales. So why is the ACT Government now calling the capital 100 per cent renewable?




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Tasmanian magpies don't swoop, but no-one knows why

Of the almost 3,000 magpie attacks reported in Australia this year, only one was in Tasmania. So why are these notoriously angry birds so much more relaxed on the Apple Isle?




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Inside a massive cyber hack that risks compromising leaders across the globe

One email was all it took for hackers to steal some of the most personal information from people potentially now in high-ranking roles across the globe. The cyber attack was so sophisticated it didn't even need the person to click on a link or open a document for the hackers to get in.




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The ANU hack came down to a single email here's what we know

Without anyone clicking on a link, a massive cyber attack of unprecedented sophistication gained access to private information of potentially high-ranking officials across the globe.




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David Eastman seeks $18 million in compensation after wrongful murder conviction

David Eastman spent 19 years in jail for the murder of senior Australian Federal Police officer Colin Winchester. He is now asking for almost $1 million for each year he was wrongfully imprisoned.




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ANU hack report answers lots of key questions, except the most important who did it?

The Australian National University has released a detailed account of how its servers were hacked in 2018, but failed to answer the most important question.




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Canberra Raiders' only hope in NRL grand final against Sydney Roosters is to ignore pre-match hype

Viking claps, giant horns and nostalgic tales of the great 'Green Machine' must be ignored by the underdog Canberra Raiders if they are to have any chance of beating the heavily favoured Roosters in Sunday's NRL grand final, writes Richard Hinds.





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The Viking clap's origin, and the marketing that got the Canberra Raiders' mojo back

The Green Machine has reached the NRL grand final for the first time in 25 years. Along the way, it raided a few ideas from overseas.




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Historic train carriage destroyed in fire just hours before Canberra Railway Museum reopening

A historic train carriage is destroyed in a suspicious fire at the Canberra Railway Museum, just hours before its reopening. The 1930s passenger carriage was gutted in the blaze and two adjacent cars were also damaged.







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Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders 14-8 in NRL grand final to clinch second straight premiership

The Sydney Roosters are the first team to win consecutive NRL premierships since 1993, beating the Canberra Raiders 14-8 in a gripping grand final. Look back at how the action unfolded in our live blog.




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Frederick McCubbin's 1914 painting of Alfred Deakin in King's Hall, Old Parliament House.



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Australia is not prepared to fight the bushfires of the future, experts warn

Firefighting experts and senior scientists tell Background Briefing they're concerned the Federal Government is refusing to guarantee funding for the only national research body for bushfires beyond 2021.




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Six again: Two words the 2019 NRL grand final will forever be remembered for after Roosters defend title against Raiders

You can talk about the 2019 NRL grand final until you feel like you've rubbed your larynx with sandpaper but there are only two words you will ever need to say 'six again'.




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NRL grand final 'six again' call to form part of end-of-year review, ARL Commission chair Peter Beattie says

Peter Beattie is the latest NRL figure to back the controversial reversal of the "six again" call in the NRL grand final, but he promises an end-of-year review will consider the incident.





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Untold stories of Canberra's maternity inquiry

Claire Pearce wasn't aware of the ACT parliamentary inquiry into Canberra's maternity services until it was too late to make submissions. Now she is sharing her story. Warning: This story contains content some people could find distressing.



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George Pell's appeal bid based on 'false premise', Victorian prosecutors tell High Court

Victorian prosecutors say there is no justification for the High Court to grant special leave for Cardinal George Pell to appeal against his child sexual abuse convictions.




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Canberra man kidnapped and 'sadistically' tortured for nine hours over $450, court hears

A Canberra man was told by a trio of kidnappers that his genitals would be cut off and that he would "die" for an alleged debt of $450 that he used to send to his family in Africa, a court has heard.