ACT faces pressure to crack down on illegal tobacco amid 'safe haven' fears

Canberra Times - Sep 20, 2026

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Dusk shoppers race to buy reduced quilt bedspread that's 'huge and luxurious'

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Dusk shoppers race to buy reduced quilt bedspread that's 'huge and luxurious'

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Road closed as five fire engines attend bedroom blaze

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Road closed as five fire engines attend bedroom blaze

A road was closed as five fire engines attended a bedroom blaze.

‘We have the brotherhood to offer you’: Inside the push to keep boys away from crime

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Police are fighting a losing battle against criminal networks recruiting impressionable children. Leaders at this community centre say it’s one of many challenges facing young Muslims.

What Melbourne could learn from this Sydney landmark

Sep 20, 2026

What Melbourne could learn from this Sydney landmark

Sydney’s deputy mayor shares her vision for the future of Melbourne, where she grew up, as she prepares to take part at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly civic forum.

My suburb had to fight to be recognised as a suburb. You probably haven’t even heard of it

Sep 20, 2026

My suburb had to fight to be recognised as a suburb. You probably haven’t even heard of it

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The ‘optimal’ suburb for major metro train station in Sydney’s north-west

Sep 20, 2026

The ‘optimal’ suburb for major metro train station in Sydney’s north-west

Confidential documents reveal the thinking within senior levels of the bureaucracy about the shape of metro line extensions if the state decides to build them.

Redland council’s $20m fleet hit by double-dipping vehicle rort

Sep 20, 2026

Redland council’s $20m fleet hit by double-dipping vehicle rort

Staff at one of Queensland’s largest councils received both company cars and vehicle allowances, in a practice that went unchecked for four years.

New Powerhouse divides voters in the lead-up to opening

Sep 20, 2026

New Powerhouse divides voters in the lead-up to opening

New polling suggests the Parramatta institution has yet to convince most residents that it is worth visiting.

‘Survival sex’: The dire choice for girls made homeless by family violence

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‘Survival sex’: The dire choice for girls made homeless by family violence

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