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Demon dashes to victory as Wimbledon heats up | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
8+ min ago (316+ words) Alex de Minaur was not at his best against French veteran Adrian Mannarino as Wimbledon's fourth day opened with the sun out and mercury rising, but he was good enough. The Australian No. 1 saw off his potentially troublesome left-handed opponent…...
No Southwell, no problems as Knights edge past Sharks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
35+ min ago (387+ words) Newcastle have started life without Jesse Southwell in victorious fashion, grinding past Cronulla 18-4 in a heated start to the NRLW season. After their star playmaker departed to Brisbane in one of the biggest off-season moves, questions were raised on how…...
The untold story behind America's most important military victory
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (503+ words) Rochambeau the Farm Cat - "Beau" for short - has big boots to fill. He's named for Comte de Rochambeau, the French general who helped win the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. This was the moment America secured its independence from Britain - five…...
Greek party calls for protests after deadly firebombing
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (282+ words) Greece's governing New Democracy party is calling for its supporters to take to the streets in protest after "the mother of one of its parliamentary candidates died of severe burns from a "firebomb attack. Attackers placed flaming gas canisters at…...
Guthrie probe remains ransom case despite fake notes
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (223+ words) The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing more than extortion attempts, but the agency says it's still evaluating others that might be legitimate. The FBI did not specify…...
Socceroo continues to star in Serie A survival bid
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) Parma's rise up the Serie A table and away from the relegation zone continues to gather pace, and once again Alessandro Circati has played a major role in their latest win. The 22-year-old Socceroos defender got another full game under…...
Hudson Young says he'll pay extra attention to Sam Walker in the State of Origin decider | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (37+ words) Hudson Young says he'll pay extra attention to Sam Walker in the State of Origin decider The Canberra Times Hudson Young says he'll pay extra attention to Sam Walker in the State of Origin decider...
'Utter contempt': debate explodes over social media ban
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (430+ words) The coalition has been accused of having no compassion for parents of children who have committed suicide after online abuse in delaying reforms to social media laws. Changes to an under-16s social media ban, which would double fines for tech…...
Abandoned car leads police to firearms, stun guns and $10, 000 cash; arrests made
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (469+ words) Firearms, stun guns and more than $10, 000 have been found after a car was abandoned, leading to the arrest of two people. Mac James Longford, 34, and Josie Rose Pearson, 22, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday, July 2. The pair are…...
Why falling house prices are not the good news some people think they are
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (536+ words) Although ACT residents often enjoy a degree of insulation from economic shocks thanks to relatively high average incomes, the capital is not immune to this widespread downward trend. Not every local resident takes home a six-figure public service salary, and…...