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    KEEPING UP THE ACT
    The emperor of Can Barr A shares his vision of what makes a great city with KEEPING UP THE ACT.

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    NEWS

    Canberra artists top the Gallipoli Art Prize

    Canberra artists top the Gallipoli Art Prize
    Two Canberra artists have scooped the pools in the 2024 Gallipoli Art Prize with the announcement that Luke Cornish has won the $20,000 first prize and Kate Stevens has won highly commended.

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    Shopping centre to open for 'reflection'

    Shopping centre to open for 'reflection' after killings
    Bondi Junction's Westfield is re-opening to allow the community to pay their respects after six people were fatally stabbed in the shopping centre.

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    Accused teen's family flee house after stabbing

    Family of accused teen flee house after church stabbing
    The NSW premier says there's no point pretending the situation is normal after a mass stabbing at a Sydney shopping centre and an act of terror at a church.

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    Club kicks on as government forgets promises

    Club kicks on as government forgets its promises 
    BelSouth FC president Dot Hendrie has spent the three years of her presidency unsuccessfully campaigning for repairs and upgrades at the Hawker Playing Fields despite empty election promises from Sport Minister Yvette Berry four years ago.

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    Barr's stadium claims a 'stunt', says Lee

    Barr's stadium claims a 'stunt', says Lee
    Andrew Barr is a "national embarrassment", says Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee in calling out the Chief Minister's suggestion of a 50-50 funding commitment from the federal government for an indoor entertainment pavilion.

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    Defence $50b spending boost, unveil strategy

    Defence $50b spending boost as strategy unveiled
    The first national defence strategy will see a $50 billion boost to the sector over the next 10 years.

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    Hybrid sales speed up while petrol loses spark

    Hybrid sales speed up while petrol loses spark
    Hybrid cars have more than doubled in popularity in the past year, surpassing electric vehicles and eating into petrol and diesel car sales.

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    'Lost' frogs sighted for first time in five years

    'Lost' frogs sighted for first time in five years
    For the first time in five years, Northern Corroboree Frogs have been detected in Ginini Flats at the Namadgi National Park.

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    Mystery digger buried after search for relatives

    Mystery digger laid to rest after search for relatives
    A digger's cremated remains have been buried at a small ceremony in eastern Victoria after a nationwide search found no surviving relatives.

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    SPORT

    Parisian fashion at heart of Olympic uniform

    Parisian fashion at heart of Olympic uniform
    Australian Olympians now know what they will be wearing when they parade down the River Seine in the opening ceremony at the Paris Games.

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    Raiders' Strange makes Canberra home till '28

    Raiders' Strange makes Canberra home until 2028
    Canberra five-eighth Ethan Strange has signed a contract extension, tying him to the club until the end of 2028 just six games into his NRL career.

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    Rabbitohs call on Furner to fix leaky defence

    Rabbitohs call on veteran Furner to fix leaky defence
    Former Canberra head coach David Furner is rejoining South Sydney, where he'll become a key lieutenant for under-pressure Jason Demetriou.

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    FEATURES

    Judgement casts a pall over TV journalism

    Judgement casts a pall over TV journalism
    DENIS MULLER reveals how the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gathering.

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    Nation's worst performer with no end in sight

    Nation's worst performer with no end in sight
    "Since 2012-13 the ACT has attained a reputation as a laggard, the worst performing jurisdiction in Australia, a status that is currently reflected in the forward estimates." More ACT budget revelations from JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.

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    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

    Feeling nature's awe in the Temple of birds

    Feeling nature's awe in the Temple of birds
    The National Film And Sound Archive has opened a dramatic, moving exhibition of birds on huge screens in an audiovisual experience called Temple – “because it's like a temple of nature. You can feel the awe,” the artists say. 

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    Soccer mom Karen striking out from Sidelines

    Soccer mom Karen's striking out from Sidelines
    Karen Viggers latest novel, Sidelines, came from 14 years of being a soccer mom and the interesting things she would see in other watching parents, reports KATARINA LLOYD JONES.

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    Prinnie's back to sing the blues

    Prinnie's back to sing the blues
    Arts editor HELEN MUSA rounds up a week's worth of arts in her latest Artsweek column.

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    This week's digital edition

    Digital edition April 18
    "The considerably lower per km cost of the Brisbane Metro compared to the Canberra Metro results from… investing not in rails but in what benefits the public, namely electric vehicles," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.

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