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PM edition, Friday, January 29, 2021

Kangaroo knocks Olympic mountain bike rider off Stromlo track

Olympian Rebecca McConnell was "very lucky" while racing at Mt Stromlo this week, after a surprise visitor knocked her off the path.

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Tour group in the ACT days before detection

ACT Policing say they now believe a tour group from a designated Sydney hotspot were in the ACT from January 23.

The steep cost of going back to school in the ACT

Sarah Lansdown has found how much it costs to get a kindergarten child who goes to a public school all of their necessary items new.

Canberra man admits to murdering 27-year-old

Subscriber: A Canberra man has admitted to murdering Frankie Victor Prineas, months out from when he was meant to stand trial.

New boss, shake up on the way, for ASIC

Subscriber: James Shipton stood aside during an investigation of relocated payments made for himself and a deputy chair.

Trafficker escapes a much tougher sentence

Subscriber: A Belconnen woman jailed for drug trafficking was seen as lucky to escape serving a much tougher sentence.

Storm possible ahead of wet, humid weekend

The Bureau of Meteorology expected the wet weather would ease by Tuesday with sunny days to return on Wednesday.

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Folk festival revived! new site to host rejigged event

The National Folk Festival ran in Canberra every year from 1967 to 2019. After a cancellation in 2020, the event has found some new digs.

Brumbies lock in trial date ahead of title defence

Subscriber: A fixture has finally been set for the ACT Brumbies to fine tune their preparations ahead of the Super Rugby AU season.

Super natural wines at Paranormal in Campbell

Looking for a drink that's just a little left field? Paranormal Wines is a comfortable place to explore wines without judgement.

Capitalism needs to be protected from capitalists

Opinion: If it is to keep delivering golden eggs, companies with excessive power need to be reined in, writes Steve Evans.

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