Canberra diplomats in black market alcohol and tobacco probe and other top stories.

• Canberra diplomats in black market alcohol and tobacco probe

  

  Diplomats are being investigated over an alleged black market trade in alcohol and tobacco. Photo: iStock Foreign diplomats based in Canberra are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the black market trade of alcohol and tobacco.The Australian Border Force has confirmed it is investigating the alleged rorting of the special privileges that allow diplomats and foreign embassies to import duty free large quantities of alcohol and cigarettes.Twice..

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• Canberra garbage truck drivers to strike over pay

  

  Rubbish bins will remain on Canberra's kerbs on Friday as garbage collectors walk off the job.Garbage truck drivers employed by collection contractor SUEZ are set to strike as part of pay negotiations which have been dragging on since February, the Transport Workers Union said. Rubbish bins won't be collected in Canberra on Friday. Photo: Brian Pamphilon Affected suburbs include: Ainslie, Duntroon, Narrabundah, Barton, Forrest, Oaks Estate, Beard, Franklin, O'Connor, Braddon, Griffith, P..

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• Canberra Raiders hope to use glut of free-to-air games to woo major ...

  

  Blake Austin of the Raiders is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Newcastle Knights. Photo: Stefan Postles After 17 NRL rounds and 307 days, the Canberra Raiders free-to-air television drought is over. And the club wants to use a rare glut of Channel Nine appearances during the next month to help woo more big sponsors. The Raiders previously appeared on free-to-air on July 10 in round 18 against Newcastle, when Blake Austin scored a hat-tric..

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• Elderly man assaulted during home invasion at Goodwin Retirement ...

  

  Elderly man assaulted during home invasion at Goodwin Retirement Village in Canberra Updated May 10, 2016 15:55:49 An elderly man has been bashed during a home invasion at a south Canberra nursing home. Police said two teenagers entered the residence at the Goodwin Retirement Village in Monash through an unlocked garage door about 1:00am, where they assaulted the occupant and stole a sum of money. The elderly man was hit in the head and arm by one of the offenders whil..

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• Mother left waiting in bloodied sheets at Canberra maternity hospital

  

  Mother left waiting in bloodied sheets at Canberra maternity hospital Posted May 10, 2016 11:34:45 A new mother has accused staff at Canberra's Centenary Hospital for Women and Children of leaving her in blood-soaked sheets for more than an hour and a half after giving birth.Tip Kilby gave birth to her daughter Sophia at the hospital late last month. Her husband Matthew said she suffered a massive bleed, but staff did nothing to clean the mess."All the midwives disapp..

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• Canberra blowout Tigers' blessing in disguise

  

  No club is ever thankful for losing a game in the NRL Telstra Premiership, but sometimes a heavy defeat is necessary to turn a season around.The Tigers headed into their Round 8 clash with the Raiders on the back of five straight losses – albeit fairly tight defeats – and the mood in camp suggested they were still on the right track.That all changed in the nation's capital as they were trounced 60-6 in a performance that threatened to send their season spiralling out of control. According to th..

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• Canberra cop ducks out of path of flaming ute rolling down street

  

  A police officer in Canberra was forced to run for his life when a flaming ute rolled down a suburban street straight towards him.ACT Police received a call about a car on fire in Gordon Street about 7.30pm on Saturday, the ABC reports.When they arrived at the scene, the vehicle was already well alight on the side of the road. As they watched the flames grow, and without a firefighter in sight, the ute suddenly began rolling down the street.One terrified officer scurried away as fast as he coul..

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• University of Canberra's Weeden Lodge evacuated

  

  About 50 people were evacuated from a University of Canberra residence in Belconnen on Tuesday after a burning smell was detected.Firefighters were called to Weeden Lodge on Chandler Street by automatic alarms about 12.30pm. A university residence on Chandler Street in Belconnen was evacuated.   Using thermal imaging, they isolated the smell to a burnt out pump in the sprinkler valve room, an ACT Emergency Services Agency spokesman said.The residents were evacuated as a precautionary meas..

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