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Brisbane Broncos beat Canberra Raiders in NRL in impressive display

Brisbane has provisionally moved to the top of the NRL ladder after toppling Raiders 24-12 at Canberra Stadium. The Broncos ran in four tries to two on Saturday as the Raiders' poor starts again proved costly. >> view original

Booing Milford 'like booing Santa Claus' as former Raider returns to Canberra

Former Brisbane five-eighth Ben Ikin says jeering Anthony Milford in his return to Canberra would be "like booing Santa Claus" and is confident Raiders fans will show him respect when he faces his old club for the first time on Saturday. Sacked Raider ... >> view original

Soaring Canberra real estate prices see more homes sell for above $1 million ...

If you think $1 million will buy a lot of house in Canberra, it might be time to think again - or at least lower your expectations. While they used to be the domain of Canberra's rich and famous, million-dollar homes are now firmly in the sights of so ... >> view original

Australian National University in Canberra to go 'smoke-free'

The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra has used World No Tobacco Day to announce the campus will go smoke-free from the middle of July. The university announced that the smoking ban would cover the entire ANU campus in Canberra as ... >> view original

$50 million Powerball winner from Canberra a first home buyer with the lot

Well, the Canberra woman who won Thursday's $50 million Powerball lottery is in the market to buy her first home - and there are plenty of agents willing to help her out. A spokesman for Treasurer Andrew Barr also confirmed the woman will still receive ... >> view original

FFA Centre of Excellence hammers Canberra FC 6-3 in National Premier League

Canberra FC coach Zoran Glavinic blasted his side's lacklustre defence after leaking six goals to the FFA Centre of Excellence on Saturday. Nicholas Pantetta and Charlie Devereux both scored doubles for the FFA COE in the 6-3 romp at the AIS to take it ... >> view original

Dr Death returns to Canberra to host workshop on voluntary euthanasia

Controversial euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke will host an exclusive workshop for elderly and seriously ill Canberrans based on a banned book which teaches suicide methods. Dr Nitschke's medical license was suspended in July after he admitted to ... >> view original

Giraffe breeding program at Canberra's National Zoo and Aquarium shows early ...

Breeding and conservation of at-risk animals such as the giraffe has become a core part of the business at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra. A recent expansion which doubled the size of the zoo, has given it the space to become involved in ... >> view original

Ainslie beat Eastlake in Canberra NEAFL derby

Belconnen captain Lexie Bennett, who played his 200th first-grade match, said it was becoming tough for Canberra clubs to compete with the AFL teams in the NEAFL. But Lawless disagreed after the win that could move them up to fourth, depending on the ... >> view original

Pine Gap's new spy role revealed

Central Australia's Pine Gap spy base has taken on a brand new digital surveillance position, making it a “multi-purpose mega-intelligence centre,” as Australia and our allies massively improve interception of worldwide satellite tv for pc communications, ... >> view original