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FRIDAY, JUNE 9

NEWS

'No one's safe,' as Calvary loses court bid

'No one's safe,' says Hanson as Calvary loses court bid
"No one is safe from the ACT government," said Acting Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson on the news that the ACT Supreme Court had dismissed Calvary Health Care's bid to stop the ACT government from taking over Calvary Public Hospital.

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Leaked texts 'calculated to pressure witnesses'

Leaked Higgins texts 'calculated to pressure witnesses'
The leaking of text messages sent by Brittany Higgins could be part of an effort to influence Bruce Lehmann's defamation action, a court has been told.

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PM defends Gallagher on text allegations

PM defends Gallagher on Higgins text allegations
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his Finance Minister Katy Gallagher amid allegations she misled parliament about when she knew about ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegation.

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Shoplifter caught with $2600 of stolen goods

Shoplifter caught with thousands of dollars of goods
A 33-year-old Braddon woman has been caught allegedly stealing thousands of dollars' worth of handbags and cosmetics in Civic.

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Man arrested for April aggravated robbery

Man arrested for April aggravated robbery
A 37-year-old Rivett man has been arrested in relation to an aggravated robbery in Manuka from April.

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ACT bans gas connections, barbecues okay

Canberra is on track to be a zero-carbon city with a ban on new gas connections, but barbecues fired by bottled gas are still allowed under the new ACT law.

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Qantas ditches heels, endorses make-up for all

Qantas ditches heels, endorses make-up for all staff
National carrier Qantas says an update to its uniform and grooming requirements is in line with worker feedback and evolving customer expectations.

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Off-piste weekend for ski-season opening

Off-piste weekend for ski-season opening
Snow resorts across the country are bracing for an influx of keen skiers for opening weekend, but poor conditions mean some slopes will be closed.

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Uber service to offer electric-car access

Uber service to offer electric-car access
Uber is launching a green ride share option in Australia in a move experts say will give some people access to their first ride in an electric vehicle.

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Cats kill 300m+ native animals a year

Cats kill more than 300 million native animals a year
Wildlife advocates are calling on governments to enact 24/7 cat curfews after 323 million native Australian animals were killed in the past year.

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Pump pain as profits fuel inflation debate

Drivers face pump pain as profits fuel inflation debate
Petrol prices are set to surge above $2 a litre this long weekend as new details emerge about what is really driving inflation.

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Police report missing Evie has been found

Police report missing Evie has been found
Police report Evie Jausnik, 14, missing from her Fisher home since Tuesday, has been found.

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SPORT

Fireworks expected in Brumbies Super clash

Fireworks expected in Brumbies-Hurricanes Super clash
The ACT Brumbies will host the Hurricanes in a Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final, where two potent attacks will look to keep their seasons alive.

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FEATURES

Missing note about no sign of the Zodiac

Missing note about there being no sign of the Zodiac
In this third and final article in his series looking at the fate of a woman and a teenager caught up in a murder trial, legal columnist HUGH SELBY pleads with the Tasmanian parliament to fix what he believes is a festering injustice.

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Chalmers between a rock and hard place

Chalmers between a rock and an economically hard place
Labor is caught in pincer movement of fighting inflation and delivering to its constituency, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Come From Away' worth the wait? Absolutely!

'Come From Away' worth the wait? Absolutely!
“Come From Away” is a unique musical in that it tells the story of a real-life event of which most of us were unaware until this show, writes ecstatic reviewer BILL STEPHENS.

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Godfrey catches the eye of the art handlers

Godfrey catches the eye of the art handlers
David Cossini’s portrait of Ugandan man Godfrey Baguma has been announced as  the $2000 Art Handlers’ Award for the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.

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SPONSORED CONTENT

Barlens wins major national hire award

Barlens wins major national hire award
Local event hire company Barlens has been named as the national Rental Company of the Year – Events Division.

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This week's digital edition

Digital edition June 8
"The Sofronoff Inquiry has revealed that our prosecutions office lost its way, so much that it wallowed in a mire of ineptitude." The public hearings are over. Here's HUGH SELBY's wrap up.

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