The shooting of an environment officer by a landowner who’d repeatedly – and illegally – cleared his properties underlined the often bitter gulf between rural development and wildlife preservation.
Prominent Canberra criminal lawyer Ben Aulich,who has represented a range of high-profile people from the prime minister’s chief of staff to drug importers,is expected to be charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering offences.
PM Justin Trudeau said black and indigenous people do not feel safe around police after a dashcam video emerged of violent arrest of a Canadian chief.
The woman,who had sustained gunshot and shrapnel wounds,drove to Manuka Oval where she called for help and a security officer provided her with first aid.
Police are shutting down an increasing number of drug manufacturing and cultivation sites,but they remain rare in the national capital.
Police became heavy-handed in the aftermath of a clumsy Barry Drive arrest.
A fresh charge of murder was laid against the boy after an 82-year-old man,who had earlier sustained critical injuries,died earlier this week.
'Cannabis social clubs'have been suggested as a way of solving the supply-side problem of the current bill to legalise cannabis before the ACT Assembly.
Even if the ACT legalises the drug,cannabis is still outlawed in the federal criminal code which will lead to even bigger fines and jail time,police warn.
Police are searching for the driver of a black hatchback who failed to stop and hit a police officer in Flynn on Monday afternoon.
Darren Samsom,38,is charged with dangerous driving causing death and negligent driving occasioning death.