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Duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds

Crown calls for hit man to receive life sentence over Newcastle grandmother's execution

A judge is urged to put Canberra man Jason Paul Hawkins, 48, in prison for life, over the "incomprehensible" shooting of a 61-year-old Newcastle woman.
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Canberra man jailed for 15 years for murdering partner who fell from bonnet of his car

Michael O'Connell is sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of Danielle Jordan, who fell from the bonnet of his moving car in April 2022.
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Missing Canberra children found, man charged

ACT police thanks the Canberra community after two boys reported missing are located safe and well.
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Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds

Australia thrash West Indies in final ODI in Canberra

The Australians don't need the whole of the first powerplay to finish off the final ODI against the West Indies, after another brilliant bowling performance and a fierce cameo from Jake Fraser-McGurk.
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Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

'The world is worse off': Daughters of slain Newcastle grandma stare down hit man in court

Stacey Klimovitch was murdered in 2021 by Jason Paul Hawkins, who was driven from the scene by Stephen John Garland. As both men await sentencing, Ms Klimovitch's daughters have delivered powerful statements in a NSW court.
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Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

Review finds ACT Greens should have reported sexual misconduct allegations to police faster

An independent review finds the ACT Greens should have gone to police as soon as the party was advised of rumours of sexual misconduct against former backbencher Johnathan Davis.
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ACT Bar Association 'not going to allow' proposed reform scrapping good-character references for paedophiles

The ACT Bar Association says it is inappropriate to create a special category of people who aren't allowed to use character references as a defence in court, "even if the nature of the offending is heinous — as in relation to child sex offending".
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Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

Agriculture department forbids 16,000 livestock stranded in Perth being re-exported to Israel

About 16,000 livestock will stay stranded on a ship in Perth after the federal agriculture department forbid them from being re-exported.
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ACT program offering homeowners improved security

The Neighbourhood Watch scheme offers a rebate on measures like alarms and security cameras and has the support of local police.
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Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

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Duration: 3 minutes 5 seconds

Just two per cent of the ACT's population are Indigenous, yet a quarter of Canberra's prisoners are First Nations people

The independent review will first assess how the ACT has acted on previous recommendations and then offer practical measures to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates. 
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After catching a burglar on her property, Stephanie accessed a fund allowing her to install extra home security

A federally-funded Neighbourhood Watch program is offering people in certain parts of the country rebates to improve home security.
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analysis:Senior Liberals asked to describe Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison in one word reveal intriguing theory

Speaking with dozens of Coalition insiders during the making of the ABC docuseries Nemesis, one PM provoked the most polarised responses, writes Mark Willacy.
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Shoplifting is on the rise, and these Canberra small business owners are unsure how to cope

The ABC spoke to three ACT small business owners who said while they're seeing more stock stolen, dealing with the issue was a financial and moral challenge.
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'I just saw him as an idiot': Barnaby Joyce on the moment Malcolm Turnbull denounced his affair

The former merchant banker and bush accountant enjoyed an unlikely but successful political partnership. That all changed when Malcolm Turnbull strode into his courtyard and denounced Barnaby Joyce in front of the nation over his affair with a staffer, Vikki Campion.
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Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds