Police estimate the drugs found inside the excavator are equal to two million street deals.

More than 380kg of cocaine worth $144m found inside excavator in NSW

Police took two days to extract the drugs which they say represents almost half of what was detected in the 2017-18 financial year.

  • Peter Brewer

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Zeeshan Akbar was fatally stabbed while working the night shift at Queanbeyan Caltex in April 2017.

Laughter and overs in the sunshine to remember a good friend lost

Friends of Zeeshan Akbar gathered for a tribute match to remember their mate who was fatally stabbed while working at Queanbeyan Caltex service station in 2017.

  • Peter Brewer
The Mazda3 was Canberra's best-selling car in a slow first quarter for the industry.

Canberra's new car market struggles through first quarter

Canberra's new car sales have fallen by more than 10 per cent compared with the same quarter last year.

  • Peter Brewer
Scrivener Dam's floodgates will receive a much-needed overhaul. Photo:Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberra Now:Funds to fix our dam;and charity gains from pokie taxes

Plus,Canberra hospital boss asked for redactions from inquiry submissions.

  • Peter Brewer
Demolition on CSIRO building in Campbell begins.

Out with Canberra's'reserved'offices,in with upscale townhouses

Demolition is proceeding quickly at the four-hectare former CSIRO site,where the Doma Group will build 104 apartments and 132 townhouses.

  • Peter Brewer
John and Rebeccca Kiddey with their 3-year-old daughter Matilda.

No easing of fiscal pressure on families with young children

The Kiddey family of Macgregor constantly juggles work commitments and finishing times to avoid paying expensive after-school care and full-time childcare.

  • Peter Brewer
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Clowns Goos Meeuwsen and Helena Bittencourt perform in Spiegeltent production,Life:The Show.

Canberra Now:Return of the Spiegeltent;and talking up the tech park

Plus,what the Federal Budget means for Canberra.

  • Peter Brewer
Chief Minister Andrew Barr (centre) at the founding round announcement with the chair of the Hands Across Australia board,Diane Kargas Bray,and chief executive Peter Gordon. Photo:Elesa Kurtz

Flow of funds opens from Chief Minister's charity fund

More than 250 Canberra charities and non-profit organisations have registered for grants to flow from the Chief Minister's charitable fund.

  • Peter Brewer
The head of ACT's road safety operations team,Sergeant Marcus Boorman,with the new traffic car technology.

Five-car camera feed gives police more evidence on the road

Police in the ACT have grabbed the latest video technology available,with five cameras for each of its traffic cars.

  • Peter Brewer
An injured man was conveyed to Canberra hospital after a collision on Canberra Avenue on Monday afternoon

Man in hospital after Canberra Avenue collision

A man aged in his late 20s was taken to hospital after his four-wheel drive utility flipped on its roof on Canberra Ave on Monday afternoon.

  • Peter Brewer