Canberra's prisoners cast their vote and other top stories.

• Canberra's prisoners cast their vote

  

  The much-complained about candidate corflutes, party pamphlets and home visits have missed at least one segment of Canberra's population - those in prison.Detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre have not received direct correspondence from parties or candidates ahead of Saturday's election, with pamphlets and posters instead provided by Elections ACT. The Alexander Maconochie Centre.  Photo: Rohan Thomson "Posters are in all accommodation areas and the education and library spaces,..

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• Canberra Hit104.7 radio announcer Ryan Jon's clown stunt ...

  

  Police have condemned a stunt where a Canberra radio announcer dressed as a clown appeared to be assaulted at a Belconnen home.Hit104.7 breakfast radio show host Ryan Jon "pranked" two listeners on Monday night by turning up on their doorstep dressed as a clown, in what he has described as a "rehearsed" and "scripted" prank. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Police crack down on clown craze The other benefits to dog walking Truckie eating n..

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• Become a Canberra Times member today

  

  Mark Brown counts himself as one of the lucky ones, having survived the biggest killer of Canberrans aged from 45 to 84. Photo: Rohan Thomson TODAY'S TOP STORIES TRAFFIC 9:43am: Police said that crash in Watson has cleared up.  The traffic in Fyshwick looks to be flowing again after a truck broke down earlier this morning. 9:10am: There's been a three-car crash on the corner of Antill Street and Knox Street in Watson. Police say one car is still in the middle of the intersection. 9:..

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• Which Canberra icons could be featured on the Monopoly board?

  

  The much loved board game Monopoly -  which introduced so many children to the cold hard realities of a Baby Boomer dominated housing market - is getting a revamp.And, just like a Saturday auction afternoon in Ainslie, all the properties are being taken off the board. A new Australian Monopoly edition is coming out.  Photo: Fiona-Lee Quimby The game's makers, Hasbro Australia, is going to release a new Australian edition of the game and wants people to vote for their favourite properties..

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• Canberra's same-sex marriage advocates applaud 'death' of plebiscite

  

  "The plebiscite is dead but we haven't held the funeral yet," Ivan Hinton-Teoh says.And according to same-sex advocates in Canberra, there are few who will mourn the bill Labor MPs have vowed to block in the Senate. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Labor blocks plebiscite Vincent Stanford: 'I just wanted to kill her' One Nation wants 'PBC' to replace ABC Fiery senate exchange South China Sea slap down Baird con..

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• Canberra's hopes ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's draft

  

  Greater Western Sydney women's coach Tim Schmidt says there "will be a few" Canberrans on the Giants list after Wednesday' inaugural women's draft.And Fairfax Media believes it won't just be the Giants, with the Adelaide Crows also interested in some of the ACT's talent. Canberra's Heather Anderson is in the mix to be taken in the inaugural AFL Women's draft. Photo: Getty Images Canberra codehoppers Ellie Brush (Canberra United) and Jess Bibby (Canberra Capitals) have already got rookie ..

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• Canberra man Levi Freeman-Quay denied bail after rare High Court ...

  

  Canberra man Levi Freeman-Quay denied bail after rare High Court application Updated October 11, 2016 10:44:22 A Canberra man convicted over a late-night brawl has been denied bail after making a rare application to the High Court.Levi Freeman-Quay, 28, was convicted of a one-punch attack last year and sentenced to jail, only to later have the conviction overturned.The victim was left with permanent brain injuries after he hit his head on the concrete during a brawl bet..

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• WNBL: Canberra Capitals coach Paul Goriss and Marianna Tolo ...

  

  Canberra Capitals coach Paul Goriss says his fresh-faced side is streets ahead of where he thought it would be after the WNBL season opener.Canberra dropped their season opener to Dandenong after leading for all but 0.04 seconds of the match – but it was that final split-second that mattered most. Capitals coach Paul Goriss.  Photo: Elesa Kurtz Goriss expected the early stages of the 2016-17 season to be taxing given the Capitals retained just three players from last season.But Canberra'..

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• Canberra men plead not guilty over alleged attack on female sex ...

  

   Two men who allegedly raped two female sex workers during a violent attack in Canberra earlier this year have pleaded not guilty.Rashid Mohamud Abuuh, 23, and Mohammad Alabbasi, 21, faced the ACT Magistrates Court on multiple charges stemming from an alleged incident on March 12.Abduuh was charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, threatening to inflict grievous bodily harm with an intent to have sex and aggravated robbery.Abduuh, who appeared by summons and was not legal..

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• Peta Credlin calls out 'gutless wonders' who made Trump-style ...

  

  As athletes around the world deny Donald Trump's "locker room banter" exists, Peta Credlin has confirmed the sexist commentary is alive and well in Australia's corridors of power."I've heard a lot of it and there were many times I would call it out," she said on The Bolt Report. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Clinton: Locker-room banter a 'really weak excuse' South African students clash with police Haiti desperate for help Shor..

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