Car fires linked to botched kidnapping of grandfather
Police believe suspicious car fires could be linked to the botched kidnapping of grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
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Minister accuses ISIS brides of ‘child abuse’
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Sections of Commonwealth Avenue and Parkes Way will close at night and on weekends in February and March as work continues on Light Rail Stage 2A, including construction of a new bridge deck over Parkes Way.
Police are less hopeful about finding a mistakenly kidnapped grandfather alive after they searched a semi-rural property believed to have held the 85-year-old.
Canberra assistant coach Brock Shepperd believes the changes to the NRL's bench rules will play right into Daine Laurie's hands at the Raiders.
Woman accused of stealing more than $700 worth of items during 12 visits to a Mawson petrol station.
A woman has been accused of attempted murder after a man was allegedly stabbed during an argument at a Braddon home last month.
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The Flying Kangaroo has been criticised for closing three regional bases – including Canberra – with an inquiry finding it risks calling itself a country carrier "in name only".
Police have seized five posters from Civic bar Dissent as part of an investigation into possible hate imagery under newly enacted Commonwealth legislation.
Alleged messages between a Beijing security official and Chinese citizens in Australia reveal what police argue is a foreign interference plot.
A grocery giant accused of false price discounts has told a court that it genuinely cares about customers while boosting its profits.
Economists had predicted a fall in the nation's unemployment rate but the figure has held steady - a key reading ahead of the RBA's next interest rate decision.
Serious questions are being asked of mental health services after two patients absconded from a hospital and were allegedly involved in three deaths.
