| Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy Canberra Day, with a top of 21 predicted. Here's what's making news in the capital today. |
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| Despite patchy form all tournament, Australia turned it on when it counted most to win the Twenty 20 World Cup final in front of 86,174 fans at the MCG. |
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| Subscriber only: A strata law firm says homeowners might have been misled about their compensation rights over construction defects. |
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| Subscriber only: The ACT posted a 21 per cent jump in new car sales as people rushed the car yards after January's freak hailstorm. |
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| Her return may have been delayed by a few days, but after a seven-year absence from ACT skies, people were willing to wait just a little bit longer. |
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| Subscriber only: The second largest residential development in Bungendore's history has been given full council endorsement. |
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| One punter wanted to get too close to the action, jumping the fence and running alongside the horses on the final straight in the last race. |
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| "The South Coast is most certainly calling and Mogo is definitely open for business." |
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| Trainer Peter Snowden was always going to have the winner in Sunday's feature, regardless of the outcome of a post-race protest. |
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| Subscriber only: Michael Oldfield would love a bench spot. Especially if it gets him out of the Canberra Raiders' No.18 jersey. |
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| When Christian Franklin was diagnosed with leukemia two days before Christmas, he thought of his namesake Christian Lealiifano. |
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| Keith Dryden can Handle the Truth of sending his Koscuiszko-winning horse to the Stradbroke Handicap after a successful Black Opal Day. |
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| | Times Past Disturbing news on this day in 1988 with reports that more than a quarter of all Australians would ignore a case of domestic violence involving a neighbour. The survey, carried out by the Office of the Status of Women, also revealed that domestic violence was far more widespread than commonly believed, with nearly half the population personally knowing someone who was a victim or a batterer. More worrying, were results from the survey that indicated a high level of acceptance of domestic violence. In particular, one survey found that one in five accepted the use of physical force by a man against his female partner. READ MORE
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