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The Latest Breaking News from ACT

'Extensive consequences' averted as gang rape leader loses appeal

The case had threatened to invalidate decades of ACT convictions.

The Canberra Times

FBI agents’ murders lead police in Australia to rescue 13 children from alleged paedophile ring

Operation Bakis charges 19 men in five states and territories over alleged dark web child abuse network

The Guardian - AU

ACT welcomes change in NSW policy on shooting wild horses

NSW government now looking at shooting brumbies from the air.

The Canberra Times

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Crackdown on heavy vehicles, unlicensed drivers on ACT's 'tradie highway'

Several trucks were found with defects on same road where Blake Corney, 4, was killed in 2018.

The Canberra Times

The Sofronoff inquiry was meant to restore faith in the justice system. It has done anything but

Public is now asked to believe flaws exposed by Lehrmann case can be remedied by report whose author had ‘lapse in judgment’

The Guardian - AU

'Case like no other': Rattenbury confident in criminal justice system

He says Canberrans should not be discouraged from coming forward.

The Canberra Times

New report into Lehrmann prosecution mires case in yet more controversy

The ACT government on Monday officially released the report from the inquiry into the prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. Lehrmann has consistently denied the allegation.

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Sofronoff report: ACT inquiry makes serious misconduct findings against former DPP Shane Drumgold

An inquiry’s report into the ACT prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, who denied accusations he raped Brittany Higgins, has now been released in full

The Guardian - AU

ACT govt supports all recommendations from board of inquiry

But the ACT is seeking advice on whether Walter Sofronoff breached the Inquiries Act.

The Canberra Times

'Oppressive and unfair': Judge's message amid 'unprecedented attention'

An inquiry found the Director of Public Prosecutions lied to her in court.

The Canberra Times

Wild horses shooting policy change could benefit ACT

NSW government now looking at shooting brumbies from the air.

The Canberra Times

AFP issues humiliating correction after (another) mess

After its concession that it actually hadn’t briefed then minister Peter Dutton about a corrupt businessman, Crikey can think of a few other times the AFP admitted an error (and a few times they probably should have).

Crikey

Bruce Lehrmann trial judge says criticism of lawyers has become ‘oppressive and unfair’ in rare warning

ACT supreme court chief justice Lucy McCallum’s statement comes as government prepares to release report into Lehrmann’s prosecution

The Guardian - AU

ACT govt 'undercutting' efforts to make GP visits cheaper, doctors say

Canberrans could end up paying $15 more to see their GP.

The Canberra Times

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Shane Drumgold resigns after sweeping criticisms of his conduct in the Lehrmann case

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, has resigned in the wake of an independent inquiry’s sweeping criticisms of his conduct in the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

The Canberra Times

'The fire has been extinguished': Drumgold resigns, disputes findings

He says he acted in good faith, though his conduct was 'less than perfect'.

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces push to triple number of NT and ACT senators and give territorians a bigger say in referendums

Exclusive: Under national conference proposal, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory would have six senators

The Canberra Times

Gutsy Canberra firies dig deep in the land of fire and ice

Conditions in Canada were incredibly different for gutsy ACT firefighters.

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The Canberra Times

Compulsory car accident insurance premiums fell under new scheme

The motor vehicle accident insurance scheme in the ACT is to be reviewed.

The Canberra Times

Donation law change could force reveal of political party members

ACT Labor said the possibility was of 'significant concern'.

The Canberra Times

It's time to silence the distractions with a ban on phones in ACT schools

ACT schools need to catch up with the rest of the country on phone use.

The Canberra Times

'Masking' effect over ACT crime rates revealed in review

Despite its recent corporate disgrace, a PwC review has delivered a clear direction to ACT police.

The Canberra Times

Why ACT firies believe 'small scale' lithium-ion batteries are a danger

Is this the next burning issue for micro-mobility?

The Guardian - AU

What is the Sofronoff report and why has it caused such a scandal?

An inquiry’s report into the ACT prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann was prematurely released to journalists. Here’s everything you need to know

The Guardian - AU

Dutton wasn’t told details of Bhojani bribery investigation as it was not ‘custom and practice’, AFP tells estimates

Federal police say they did not tell then home affairs minister name of man who was subject of Nauru investigation or that department had contracts with him

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