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Canberra receives 20mm dumping of rain as spectacular storm lights up night sky

The rain came after Canberra experienced its hottest October on record, with the ACT far exceeding the October long-term average of 19.5 degrees Celsius. "It was welcome rain after the hottest October on record," Mr Carson said. "We came out with an ... >> view original

Canberra experiences stormy start to November

An average of 18 lightning strikes a minute electrified the sky on Sunday evening as the storm Canberra waited all weekend for finally hit. Weatherzone's Total Lightning Network recorded 4270 lightning strikes within 100 kilometres of Canberra from 8pm ... >> view original

Reclaim Australia to rally in Canberra

Shermon Burgess, aka "The Great Aussie patriot", has announced plans for a Reclaim Australia rally for Canberra in November. A controversial anti-Islam group has announced plans to hold a rally at Parliament House later this month. Shermon Burgess, a ... >> view original

Canberra teen imported tens-of-thousands of dollars in drugs he bought online

A Canberra teen built a drug business worth tens-of-thousands of dollars by importing illicit substances and selling them to high school students and peers. The teen, who cannot be named due to his youth, sold cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, and LSD worth ... >> view original

The unbelievable things this couple has found at the Canberra tip

In one capacity or another, Charlie and his wife, Sandie Parkes, have been working on Canberra's tips for 25 years. Even though the pair met through Charlie's sister, Sandie jokes that their relationship “was romance on the tip.” To mark the rubbish ... >> view original

Man arrested after allegedly ramming police in stolen car in Canberra's inner ...

Canberra man repeatedly rammed patrol cars while driving disqualified in ...ABC Online >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: Canberra trainer Barbara Joseph reflects on Ain't Seen ...

She won six races in a row at one point in her career, including the Canberra Guineas, and won eight of her 29 starts. Now 16, the horse is one of the leading broodmares at Arrowfield Stud. Her progeny includes Stepitup, who has won two group 1 races ... >> view original

Canberra heartache and hangovers after brave Wallabies bite the dust

Canberra's rugby fans awoke to headache and hangovers on Sunday morning after the Wallabies 34-17 loss to the All Blacks overnight. The 3am kick-off did little to perturb devotees of the green and gold, who packed out the capital's pub and clubs for a ... >> view original

Canberra's Legislative Assembly renovations on track and getting bigger

Renovations under way to update the ACT Legislative Assembly and adjacent North Building will be expanded to include new carpet and painting inside the 1961 building, with possible upgrades to heating and cooling systems also being considered as ... >> view original

Uber launches in ACT as Canberra becomes first city to regulate ride sharing

Uber X was launched in the ACT on Friday, with Canberra becoming the first city in Australia to regulate ride sharing. On Thursday, the ACT Government passed legislation to allow ride share services, like Uber, to operate in the Territory. As of 12 ... >> view original