NRL: Canberra Raiders confident Blake Austin will survive ... and other top stories.

• NRL: Canberra Raiders confident Blake Austin will survive ...

  

  The Canberra Raiders are confident Blake Austin's shoulder will be right for their round one clash against Penrith. Photo: Stefan Postles The Canberra Raiders are confident Blake Austin's suspect shoulder will survive a rigorous defensive examination in their NRL season opener against the Penrith Panthers at Canberra Stadium on Saturday.Last year's Dally M five-eighth of the year will be eased into the new campaign off the bench in his first game since round ..

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• PNG takes Australia to task on trade

  

  Australia is set to sign a new aid partnership with Papua New Guinea. A June deadline for a Pacific-wide trade deal covering Australia and New Zealand is looking shaky with Papua New Guinea's prime minister concerned over market access.Peter O'Neill met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for bilateral talks on Thursday, after telling the National Press Club in Canberra that his country has better access to European and American supermarket shelves for its products than those closer to h..

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• Canberra Girls Grammar canvassing whether to take boys into Year 3

  

  Canberra Girls Grammar is canvassing the option of taking boys up to and including Year 3 in order to feed them directly into nearby single-sex boys' schools, St Edmund's and Marist Colleges.In an email to parents on Thursday, Principal Anne Coutts asked parents to provide feedback to the school on the proposal.Currently boys are enrolled from pre-school to Year 2.Prior to this year, Canberra Girls Grammar was closely aligned with Canberra Grammar – an all-boys school. They both took girls and ..

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• Canberra cyclist Rebecca Wiasak wins individual pursuit world title ...

  

  Rebecca Wiasak defended her 2015 world title in London on Thursday morning. Photo: Graham Tidy Tongue-tied and flustered, Canberra cyclist Rebecca Wiasak needed help finding the earring she lost while putting on her world championship jersey.While she might have struggled with her emotions after winning back-to-back world titles, she's hoping her proven ability to handle the pressure on the big stage will help her earn an Olympic Games spot at Rio de Janeiro.Wiasak proved far too s..

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George Pell: Backflip on cardinal an (Andrew) Bolt from the blue .	Robotic dinosaurs make Perth Zoo their home .
Thousands flock to Canberra Color Run .	'Greener' asphalt, made using printer cartridges, trialled in Canberra .