Giant hailstones to batter Canberra and other top stories.

• Giant hailstones to batter Canberra

  

  A severe storm warning is in place for the ACT on Friday. Photo: Margaret McMahon A broad and unpredictable trough stretching across south-east Australia could inundate Canberra with a month's worth of rain this weekend, meteorologists warn.In more bad news for Canberra residents who've only just finished cleaning up from Monday night's wild weather, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the ACT on Friday morning.Weatherzone meteorologist Sam Terry ..

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• Parts of the country bracing for severe weather including Sydney ...

  

  The warning, immediate threat and severe thunderstorm areas as of 11.51am. People in Sydney and the Blue Mountains have been warned to expect a severe weather onslaught, with damaging winds and large hailstones likely.The Bureau of Meteorology upgraded their warning and issued a detailed severe thunderstorm warning a short time ago, affecting people in the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, with the storm system expected to hit Penrith, Camden and Liverpool in the city's west by 12.30pm.Other ..

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• Cate McGregor's nomination: Canberra, that's in Queensland

  

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• Canberra Contractors fined $82500 for building site death of Wayne ...

  

  Wayne Vickery was killed two weeks for Christmas in 2011. Photo: Supplied A construction company has been fined $82,500 for the death of a worker who was struck by a reversing road grader at a Macgregor building site in 2011.Justice John Burns described the death of Wayne Vickery, 45, as tragic and avoidable as he sentenced Canberra Contractors in the ACT Supreme Court on Friday morning.The sentence came four years and 44 days after the fatal incident and pr..

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• New Zealand want Canberra's technology experts in wake of ...

  

  New Zealand want Canberra's technology experts in wake of Singapore Airlines deal Updated January 29, 2016 09:07:00 The introduction of flights between Canberra and New Zealand from later this year has prompted a call for local IT experts to cast their eyes across the Tasman.Last week it was announced Singapore Airlines would begin a four day a week service directly linking Singapore, Canberra and Wellington from September.Chris Whelan, head of Wellington's Regional Eco..

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• ACT police release CCTV footage of Canberra one-punch attack

  

  ACT police release CCTV footage of Canberra one-punch attack Updated January 29, 2016 12:12:59 ACT police have released CCTV footage of a one-punch attack in Canberra, one of two in the space of a month, which took place outside PJ O'Reilly's bar in Tuggeranong in the early hours of December 12.The footage shows a heated conversation taking place between the victim and a group of men outside the pub just before 3:00am. Key points: Police seeking witnesses to one-punch ..

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• Animals and fairy floss for iconic Canberra Show launch

  

  Sisters Heidi Lee,3 and Daliah,5, of Page with Gen Next Brooke Mills at the 2016 ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show launch in Petrie Plaza. Photo: Elesa Kurtz Thrill seekers, animal lovers and show bag enthusiasts will get their annual fix from the Royal Canberra Show when the iconic event returns to Exhibition Park next month.Canberrans at the show's launch in Civic on Thursday scored free carousel rides, fairy floss and snow cones while joined by sheep, chicken a..

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• W-League 2015-16: Canberra season review

  

  Alas, a back-to-back championship wasn’t on the cards for the girls in green, but it was still an amazing season with plenty of highs and lows. So sit back and enjoy a review of the Canberra United campaign, from their slow start to controversial finish. Slow start has Canberra on back foot I’ve mentioned previously that Lydia Williams wouldn’t want to watch replays of the Brisbane Roar game (which ended up being deciding reason they made finals) but a loss to start the season was never going ..

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• Crowds view Skywhale in Săo Paulo, Brazil. Photo: Supplied

  

  Canberra mornings: January 29, 2016 Crowds view Skywhale in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo: Supplied The federal government's troubled myGov website is set to be taken over by the Prime Minister's pet public service project the Digital Transformation Office. The site was launched in 2013 and is used by several million Australians, but serious problems have emerged with the security and operability of the site, with users complaining of being locked out of their ..

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• ACT electorate of Canberra grows while Fraser is renamed Fenner

  

  ACT electorate of Canberra grows while Fraser is renamed Fenner Posted January 28, 2016 17:52:55 About 10,000 Canberrans will switch federal seats at the next election in order to compensate for population growth in the ACT's north.The electorate of Fraser, currently held by Labor MP Andrew Leigh, is also set to be renamed Fenner, after renowned Australian virologist Frank Fenner.The Australian Electoral Commission's Phil Diak said the seat would no longer cover inner..

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