An environmental worker was shot dead:so why do locals say the murderer was the real victim?

An environmental worker was shot dead:so why do locals say the murderer was the real victim?

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.

  • byKate Holden

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Prominent Canberra lawyer to face money laundering charges

Prominent Canberra lawyer to face money laundering charges

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.

  • byKate McClymont
Trudeau:police video of aboriginal chief arrest'shocking'

Trudeau:police video of aboriginal chief arrest'shocking'

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.

  • byRob Gillies
'This type of thing doesn't happen in Canberra':Police investigate'random'shooting

'This type of thing doesn't happen in Canberra':Police investigate'random'shooting

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.

  • byAndrew Brown
Spike in number of clandestine drug labs,cannabis grow houses in ACT

Spike in number of clandestine drug labs,cannabis grow houses in ACT

Police are shutting down an increasing number of drug manufacturing and cultivation sites,but they remain rare in the national capital.

  • byBlake Foden
Heavy-handed police seizure after'less than glamorous'arrest

Heavy-handed police seizure after'less than glamorous'arrest

Police became heavy-handed in the aftermath of a clumsy Barry Drive arrest.

  • byPeter Brewer
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Boy,17,charged with murder after elderly man dies following attack

Boy,17,charged with murder after elderly man dies following attack

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.

  • byJasper Lindell
Should Canberra allow dope-growing clubs to be set up?

Should Canberra allow dope-growing clubs to be set up?

'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.

  • byKatie Burgess
ACT bid to legalise cannabis could lead to jail time for users:police

ACT bid to legalise cannabis could lead to jail time for users:police

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.

  • byKatie Burgess
Police officer hit by driver who failed to stop in Flynn

Police officer hit by driver who failed to stop in Flynn

Police are searching for the driver of a black hatchback who failed to stop and hit a police officer in Flynn on Monday afternoon.

Truck driver fronts court over fatal crash with cyclist

Truck driver fronts court over fatal crash with cyclist

Darren Samsom,38,is charged with dangerous driving causing death and negligent driving occasioning death.