Police undertook an Easter long weekend traffic operation in Canberra in which they breathalysed about 2500 drivers, of which five were found to be above the legal limit. Of the 22 roadside drug tests, two drivers showed positive results.
Letter writer ROS WILLIAMS says coroners too often make weak, ineffective recommendations that will change nothing. Her letter makes depressing reading.
Two 18-year-old men, on bail for other offences, have been arrested following an alleged aggravated burglary in a Belconnen shopping complex at 4.30 early this morning
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for dating winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall for areas that include the ACT, the NSW Southern Tablelands and South West Slopes.