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19/07/2025

What can you store in apartment garages and storage cages, without annoying your neighbours or breaking strata rules?

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What can you store in apartment garages and storage cages, without annoying your neighbours or breaking strata rules?

18/07/2025

A road rage incident in which a Canberra man was stabbed last year has landed his attacker, Nikorn Phonsaya, with a jail sentence of over three years.

The court heard Phonsaya was tailgating another car until the victim pulled over, and after a verbal exchange he produced a knife and stabbed the victim.

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A road rage incident in which a Canberra man was stabbed last year has landed his attacker with a jail sentence of more than three years, with the judge noting his motives for the attack were trivial and that he seemed to boast about the incident afterwards.

18/07/2025

Police say a plane crash in the NSW Snowy Mountains was not survivable.

Bega man David Stephens, 74, is believed to have been piloting the aircraft.

Police will continue to investigate the wreckage today.

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The aircraft, believed to have been flown by Bega man David Stephens, was "completely destroyed", according to police.

17/07/2025

The ACT's $1.6 million hybrid electric firefighting vehicle is off the road again due to battery issues, after being side lined in January due to an issue with its main water hose pump.

An ACT Auditor-General's report has slammed the process used for procuring the truck, saying it failed to adequately assess the vehicle's value for money.

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This hybrid electric fire truck was celebrated on arrival but questions remain over its value for money.

17/07/2025

Queanbeyan man Scott Alexander McDougall was given two life sentences for the 2008 murder of Struan Bolas and Julie Tattersall with a meat cleaver.

Ms Tattersall's family were informed this week McDougall has applied for a program which could see him given short-term release, to assist with reintegration into the community.

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Scott Alexander McDougall became the first convicted murderer in the ACT more than a decade when he was found guilty of murdering two people.

17/07/2025

WARNING: This story contains discussion of s*xual assault.

A former Australian Defence Force Academy cadet found guilty of ra**ng a colleague at the academy has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail.

The court heard Angus Robertson's victim told him kissing was as far as she was willing to go during the incident in her accommodation.

These services provide help to victims of s*xual assault:
1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732
Sexual Assault Counselling Australia: 1800 211 028
Canberra R**e Crisis Centre: (02) 6247 2525
Lifeline (24-hour crisis line): 131 114
LGBTIQ+ Violence Service: 1800 497 212
Victims of Crime Helpline: 1800 819 817

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Former ADFA cadet Angus Robertson is sentenced to almost two years in jail for ra**ng a fellow cadet in her academy room, after the victim told him she would go no further than kissing.

17/07/2025

ACT Health will soon roll out a pilot program allowing select Canberra general practitioners to diagnose ADHD and prescribe appropriate medication.

The pilot, starting in six months, will see around 20 doctors able to diagnose ADHD, and more than 50 able to prescribe stimulant drugs to young people.

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The ACT Health pilot program, beginning in six months, hopes to reduce the number of Canberrans facing lengthy waits for an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and those having to travel interstate for quicker access to care.

16/07/2025

Four men have been sentenced for a violent home invasion in Canberra last year.

One offender, 17-years-old, told police he thought he was going on a camping trip.

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The victims said the four men entered the home yelling, 'Where is the money?' before violently stabbing a woman four times.

16/07/2025

WARNING: This story contains discussion of s*xual assault.

Former army officer cadet Jake Sullivan was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court to more than three years jail for ra**ng a colleague from the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra in 2022.

The two had originally met some time before on a Tinder date and maintained a casual relationship for a while before parting.

The victim said she had agreed to have s*x with Sullivan, but withdrew her consent after she said he became aggressive and had hurt her.

These services provide help to victims of s*xual assault:

1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732
Sexual Assault Counselling Australia: 1800 211 028
Canberra R**e Crisis Centre: (02) 6247 2525
Lifeline (24-hour crisis line): 131 114
LGBTIQ+ Violence Service: 1800 497 212
Victims of Crime Helpline: 1800 819 817

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Jake Sullivan was found guilty of ra**ng an Australian Defence Force Academy colleague in Canberra in 2022.

16/07/2025

The ACT looks set to record its worst flu season, with Canberra general practitioners seeing a recent spike in influenza cases.

The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System shows there have been 4,020 ACT influenza cases this year to July 15, compared to 2,491 over the same period last year.

The territory's current worst year on record for flu cases was 2024, with 4,837 cases.

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The ACT looks set to record for its worst flu season, with Canberra general practitioners seeing a recent spike in influenza cases.

15/07/2025

Fifty-seven years after his acts of bravery in the Vietnam War, Private Richard Norden has been posthumously awarded Australia's highest military honour, the Victoria Cross.

Private Norden served in the Vietnam War, but died in a motorcycle accident in Canberra in 1972.

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Private Richard Norden has received the Victoria Cross for bravery in the face of enemy fire, 57 years after his death.

15/07/2025

Keeping cozy during a Canberra winter usually involves heaters, electric blankets and hot water bottles.

Here are some tips from ACT Fire and Rescue for staying safe while keeping warm in your home.

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