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Work on light rail to lake on track for 2020 start

Work to extend the light rail to Lake Burley Griffin is on track to commence later this year after the Commonwealth ruled the project will not require a full environmental impact assessment.

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Nurse stars as Capitals claim WNBL semi-final win

Subscriber only: The Capitals drew first blood in their best of three semi-final series with an 84-70 win over the Melbourne Boomers.

Canberra United give Garriock fairytale send-off

Subscriber only: Leena Khamis had a celebration up her sleeve when she booted Canberra United's breakthrough goal at McKellar Park.

First the contract, now the Canberra Raiders debut

Subscriber only: He thinks George Williams will be back, but half Matt Frawley also expects to get a chance to make his Raiders debut.

Sick Brumbies players given time to recover

Subscriber only: Irae Simone, Darcy Swain, Bayley Kuenzle, Mack Hansen and assistant coach Peter Hewat have been quarantined.

Times Past

A tragic day that would become known as Ash Wednesday dominated the front page on this day in 1983. A state of disaster had been declared in Victoria and South Australia because of bushfires that the headline said had killed 30. Sadly that number would grow to 74. Hundreds of houses had also been destroyed. The death toll of this day would remain the worst until it was so terribly exceeded during the 2009 'Black Saturday' Victorian bushfires. READ MORE