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

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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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Tensions are mounting at universities across Australia over pro-Palestine encampments.

Another pro-Palestine uni camp turfed as tensions rise

Tensions are mounting at universities across Australia over pro-Palestine encampments as two universities warn students to abandon their protests.

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A hearing will begin into a detained Iranian immigrant who is making a legal bid for freedom. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Hearings begin in landmark legal challenge on indefinite detention

A landmark legal challenge that triggered urgent laws and could decide the fates of immigrants across the nation will be heard in Australia's highest court.

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Kirsty Clarke, 37, is a member of the Victims Identification Unit in the Australian Federal Police, based in Canberra.

Meet the mother who hunts down online child sex predators

When this victim ID specialist sits down at her desk in the AFP’s Canberra headquarters each morning, she faces an excruciating dilemma.

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(L-R) Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen, Australian Transport Minister Catherine King and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese take a look at a car undergoing the Real-World Testing of Vehicle Efficiency program outside Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, October 18, 2023. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Toyota backs clean car plan after Albo buckles on ‘ute tax’

The nation’s top-selling car brand is backing the Federal Government’s contentious clean car plan after it softened targets for utes and delayed the start of a new penalties system

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