State News - ACT

Rising cost push mums out of workforce

1:00 AM | CHILD-CARE costs will continue to rise, the sector has warned, with nearly 70per cent of providers surveyed nationally saying they would put prices up this year due to the Government's new q

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Hope for title deal

1:00 AM | THE WEST Australian Government hopes to settle a long-running native title claim over Perth and the state's south-west this year with an estimated $1billion package of cash injections and la

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High-flying tribute to BMX star jam-packs Wamboin

1:00 AM | RIDERS and adrenalin junkies flocked in record numbers to the Hillside Dirt Jam at Wamboin and the reason they did is simple, says organiser Cam White.

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Leadership on agenda

1:00 AM | JULIA Gillard will try to quell bubbling discontent about Labor leadership at today's caucus brainstorming session.

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Years of fingers in the till

1:00 AM | A CANBERRA bus driver caught skimming money from the till multiple times over five years eventually resigned, confidential documents show.

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AFP officer quit after bikie gang link revealed

1:00 AM | AN AUSTRALIAN Federal Police officer with top secret security clearance resigned in June last year after it was found he failed to disclose dealings with a motorcycle gang | Effective measures needed to ...

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Museum backers unfazed

1:00 AM | SUPPORTERS of a proposed Islamic Museum for Canberra have vowed to push ahead with the scheme despite a land application for the project being rejected.

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Housing clean-up

1:00 AM | HOUSING A.C.T. will crack down on antisocial behaviour at public housing developments with a specialist response team of social workers trained to deal with common problems among tenants

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Markets blast 'price wars'

1:00 AM | CANBERRA greengrocers are crying foul at claims the big retail chains are ''the cheapest'', saying the supermarket ''price wars'' are fooling consumers into thinking seasonal price fluctua | The price of plenty

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Clear air at airport

1:00 AM | !CANBERRA Airport last month installed five air monitors and boosted extractor fans after taxi drivers reported exhaust fumes were lingering in the temporary cab staging area. Parts o

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Killer bug in the system

1:00 AM | THE CANBERRA scientist who argued against details of a new strain of potentially apocalyptic bird flu being published has warned of inadequate security at the lab where the virus was develop

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Syria's Canberra embassy invaded

1:00 AM | A GROUP of 20 to 30 men broke into the Syrian embassy in O'Malley at 9.40pm last night, terrorising staff and causing extensive damage to the building.

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Chopper crash: two dead

04 Feb 12 | Two men have died in a helicopter crash near Shoalhaven on the NSW south coast.

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Counting costs from the washout

04 Feb 12 | Cricket ACT's development programs are in danger of being scaled back because of a six-figure black hole stemming from yesterday's Prime Minister's XI washout.

Sport - Cricket

Chasing the stars

04 Feb 12 | The Canberra Raiders and ACT Government are lobbying to snare the NRL All Stars match, but it appears almost impossible that the game would be transferred to Canberra.

Sport - Rugby League

Big Artie on Tom's mind

04 Feb 12 | The late Arthur Beetson was known for his love of two things - football and pies.

Sport - Rugby League

ACT young guns face top-end try-outs

04 Feb 12 | They were used as crocodile bait yesterday but Tom Murday and Tom Cox will face their biggest challenge when they get thrown into the Super Rugby deep end tonight.

Sport - Rugby Union

Gravity gurus getting down and dirty at Mt Stromlo

04 Feb 12 | Mountain bikers from across the country will test their mettle on the slopes of Mt Stromlo this weekend as part of the Australian Mountain Biking Series.

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