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It cost taxpayers more than $400,000 for police to keep an eye on three outlaw motorcycle gangs who held their annual meetings in Canberra in 2024 and 2025. Bageshri Savyasachi reports it took the diversion of about 123 police officers to monitor 40 members of Hells Angels when they arrived early this year.
A Dickson shop that has been serving the Canberra community for almost 50 years has been forced to close, citing economic and cost-of-living pressures. Lucy Arundell reports The Garden in Dickson will be closing in a number of weeks after 49 years in the community.
Peter Dutton's confirmation that he does not like the idea of living in Canberra, even as PM, drew a predictably strong response in Canberra, Dana Daniel reports, while Crispin Hull describes claims Labor has created a bloated public service as "hogwash". Very few economists are expecting the central bank to deliver a cash rate cut today when the Reserve Bank board meets for the second time this year. Brittney Levinson reports on expectations the official cash rate will be kept at 4.1 per cent at the April meeting. And Canberra is going Matildas mad with thousands of tickets to their June match snapped up during pre-sale with the rest to go on sale today. Today will be a mostly sunny day with a predicted top of 22 after an overnight low of 8 degrees. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 