ACT

A red p-plate motorbike rider has lost his license less than 24 hours after it was first issued. 
Police
Matt Shrivell

P-plater loses licence after 24 hours for ridiculous speed

A P-plater was clocked doing incredible speed by police and has had his licence revoked only hours after receiving it.

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Paracetamol overdose revealed as the partial cause of death of a 73-year-old woman in Canberra Hospital in 2021, a coroner’s report has found.
Australia
Hayley Taylor

Sharyn was given paracetamol when she arrived at hospital. It wound up killing her

The coroner found the hospital lacked ’specific’ procedures relating to paracetamol administration at the time.

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A child was hospitalised in the ACT after eating illicit cannabis gummies. Stock photo
ACT
Dominique Tassell

Warning to parents as child hospitalised after eating illicit gummies bought online

The child was losing consciousness and vomiting.

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An arsonist set himself alight while torching Gold Blades Barbers in Gungahlin, Canberra.
Australia
Ailish Delaney

Bumbling arsonist sets himself alight while torching store

CCTV footage shows the moment the arsonist sets the barbershop on fire, accidentally igniting himself in the process.

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A child was burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser, an investigation found. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
ACT
Kat Wong

Questacon fined after child burnt by plasma globe

Questacon, also known as the National Science and Technology Centre, was charged after a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

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Fines over $15.3 million have been dished out to a sushi chain and its boss for underpaying staff. (Angela Brkic/AAP PHOTOS)
NSW
Duncan Murray

Record fine for sushi chain's 'audacious' worker rorts

A popular sushi chain has been fined over $15.3 million for deliberately underpaying migrant workers in a record result for the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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A woman used her smartwatch to alert police to an ongoing domestic violence attack at her ACT home on Saturday, police allege.
ACT
Hayley Taylor

Girlfriend triggers rescue from alleged DV attack with smartwatch

The woman was barricaded in her home during an ongoing alleged assault when she raised the alarm.

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An AFP officer is accused of perjury, perverting the course of justice and hiding evidence.
ACT
Andrew Brown

AFP officer who led Higgins rape probe charged with perjury

The officer has been suspended from duty after being charged with perjury and other offences in matters that are unrelated to the case surrounding Bruce Lehrmann.

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Ilysha Perry was one of two women allegedly stabbed by Alex Ophel.
ACT
Dominic Giannini

Major update in case of man accused of uni stabbing frenzy

Alex Ophel has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court after allegedly stabbing two students at the Australian National University.

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A group of AFP officers have dropped their defamation case against former ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold.
ACT
Kristin Shorten

AFP cops drop civil case against Bruce Lehrmann prosecutor

There has been a bombshell development in the Federal Court action between a group of Australian Federal Police officers, the ACT Government and its former Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold.

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A person has died following a collision between a motorbike and a truck in Canberra.
Australia
Molly Magennis

Rider dies after shocking two-vehicle crash

The motorbike and the truck crashed into each other while travelling in opposite directions along a major road.

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Police arrested the man after the woman was found nude on a street. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)
ACT
Jacob Shteyman

Woman allegedly trapped, assaulted for days in Canberra home

A man will face court after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he trapped in a Canberra home over a number of days.

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Ex-Australian treasurer Peter Costello filmed shirt-fronting a journalist.
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Australia
Sarah Blake

Nine board meets over Costello’s future after airport stoush

The Nine board has met to discuss the future of embattled chairman Peter Costello as some of the media company’s biggest names censured his alleged assault against a young journalist at Canberra Airport.

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The husband of an elderly woman found dead in her Canberra hone is being questioned by police. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)
ACT
Samantha Lock

Elderly man arrested after wife found dead inside home

The 86-year-old husband of a woman found dead in her Canberra home is being interviewed by police in what detectives believe is a domestic violence homicide.

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Students barricade the pro-Palestine protest camp at the Australian National University on Monday.
Australia
Bray Boland

Police are set to move in on pro-Palestine protesters today

A high-noon directive to move looms for pro-Palestine protesters camped at the Australian National University with police threatening action.

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