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| UpdatedThe family of Canberra woman Zoe Marshall says the teenager has been spotted alive and well on a remote island in cyclone-hit Vanuatu.
Topics: missing-person, weather, charities-and-community-organisations, foreign-affairs, vanuatu, canberra-2600, act
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A new health institute at the University of Canberra will tackle issues such as healthy living, chronic disease prevention and patient care, bringing together a range of medical professions.
Topics: medical-research, university-and-further-education, research-organisations, healthcare-facilities, diet-and-nutrition, lifestyle-and-leisure, university-of-canberra-2617, act
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The mother of Canberra teenager Zoe Marshall who is missing in Vanuatu says she is devastated her daughter has not been evacuated yet from the cyclone-ravaged country.
Topics: cyclones, human-interest, vanuatu, australia, act, canberra-2600
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A man accused of choking his girlfriend and threatening to kill her is found not guilty by an ACT Supreme Court jury.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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Police release a facefit image of a man they are pursuing over the two shooting incidents in Chisholm and Gordon.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedAn influx of Mr Fluffy homeowners competing for properties in their old suburbs helps drive demand in Canberra market, according to real estate agents.
Topics: housing, house-and-home, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act
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Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane concedes more ground in negotiations with the Opposition over the Renewable Energy Target.
Topics: energy, science-and-technology, environment, business-economics-and-finance, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedThe Australian Olympic Committee will not allow Athletics Australia to appoint controversial coach Kevin Tyler as head coach.
Topics: olympics-summer, sport, athletics, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedBeekeeping in Australia is a small industry that contributes a great amount to the nation's agriculture.
Topics: beekeeping, agricultural-policy, weather, shepparton-3630, laura-5480, nabiac-2312, beechworth-3747, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedAustralia will have an independent body to oversee its quarantine system, after the Federal Government reversed its stance on a statutory Inspector General of Biosecurity.
Topics: pests, rural, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, pest-management, quarantine, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedPopular Civic entertainment venue Smith's Alternative will close its doors despite healthy patron numbers and a strong line up of live and local performers.
Topics: small-business, arts-and-entertainment, music, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedBrumbies flanker David Pocock has been named on the bench for the Brumbies' Super Rugby battle against the Waratahs.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, canberra-2600, act, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedFarmers and miners have broadly supported changes to the 457 visa program for skilled foreign workers.
Topics: mining-rural, farm-labour, work, federal-government, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedThe sacking of bachelor principals and teachers with gold fever are just some of the stories that make up 150 years of Gundaroo Public School in southern NSW.
Topics: agribusiness, access-to-education, education, community-and-society, history, history-education, human-interest, gundaroo-2620, canberra-2600
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Emergency Department waiting times at Canberra's two public hospitals continue to trail the national target, with more people seeking treatment for minor ailments.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, doctors-and-medical-professionals, states-and-territories, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedPolitical reporter Melissa Clarke discusses the day in politics.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe way meat processors, livestock agents and buyers treat farmers will be examined in a new Senate inquiry into the red meat industry.
Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, sheep-production, food-processing, consumer-protection, shepparton-3630, canberra-2600, barnawartha-3688
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A Senate inquiry report into the government's proposed Biosecurity Bill has split along party lines over the Inspector General of Biosecurity.
Topics: pests, federal-government, agricultural-crops, agricultural-policy, livestock, pest-management, quarantine, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedMaged Mohommed Ahmed Al-Harazi, 34 has faced court accused of the stabbing murder of his wife, Sabah Al Mdwali, at their Gordon home, in Canberra's south.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, police, gordon-2906, act, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedBritish military historian Sir Hew Strachan questions why Australia places such significance on the landing at Gallipoli when the nation suffered worse loss of life on other World War I battlefields.
Topics: world-war-1, unrest-conflict-and-war, history, history-education, canberra-2600, act
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A new health deal designed to speed up waiting lists for surgery is signed by New South Wales and ACT authorities.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, health-policy, states-and-territories, canberra-2600, act, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, bega-2550
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A man accused of choking his girlfriend is alleged to have "danced like a fairy" as she lay unconscious on the bed.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedA damning report into the toxic culture of the ACT Ambulance Service has been covered up by the territory's Government, the Opposition says.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, public-sector, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedA journalists' union slams Tony Abbott's defence of metadata protections as "ludicrous" after the Prime Minister compares the current debate to his experiences working in the media more than three decades ago.
Topics: government-and-politics, information-and-communication, internet-technology, computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, journalism, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Olympic gold medal rower Scott Brennan has been forced into retirement by injury.
Topics: rowing, sport, olympics-summer, canberra-2600