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ABC News - Canberra Local NewsThe first stage of work on the new Tharwa bridge is expected to start this week. Anxious Goulburn residents won a reprieve from rising floodwaters last night. The upper part of the Murray River has recorded some of the best rainfall for the last 12 months but the drought is yet to break in much of the basin. Canberra Raiders coach Neil Henry has recalled Todd Carney for Sunday's round 16 NRL game against the Wests Tigers in Canberra. A federal Labor MP has indicated he might vote against the changes to the Northern Territory Land Rights Act when it comes before Parliament as part of the action to stop Aboriginal child abuse. The Tasmanian Government is defending its decision to send two police officers to the Northern Territory as part of the Commonwealth plan to combat child abuse in the Northern Territory. ACTEW says Canberra's catchments are benefiting from rain which is falling throughout the ACT. A joint review into police watchhouse procedures in the ACT has found that there is a lack of training, not enough staff and poor supervision. Aboriginal elders from central Australia have started a week long search at the National Sound and Film Archives in Canberra to claim and return items they consider an important part of their heritage. The ACT Opposition says the government needs to make arrangements with the states for the collection of unpaid traffic and parking infringements. The ACT Government has conceded it could be left with the bill for a multi-million dollar restoration at the Albert Hall. Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly have been awarded a six percent pay rise. The ACT Government is considering a four million dollar plan to build wetlands near Flemington Road to provide irrigation water for nearby facilities. ACT Police will be taking a harder line on antisocial behaviour around Canberra's nightspots in the coming months. Canberra's water supplier ACTEW is investigating a proposal to use up to 50 semi-trailers to cart water for use on the city's sporting fields. ACT Police are investigating a car explosion in Ainslie this morning to determine if its owner has been deliberately targeted. One of the ACT's foremost heritage properties is deteriorating after rain damage. The ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says the Federal Government's plan to tackle the abuse of indigenous children is racist and will not work in the long term. The adult industry's key lobby group, the Eros Foundation, has criticised calls by the Australian Christian Lobby for a ban on pornography in the Northern Territory to be extended to Canberra. The ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher says there's evidence to suggest a review into drug services is needed in Canberra. Prime Minister John Howard has rejected a call for an urgent Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting to discuss his radical plan for Northern Territory Indigenous communities. Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed a new states and territories report card on the public health system as a pre-election stunt. State and territory health ministers have criticised the Federal Government in a report card on health funding. The head of the Australian Christian Lobby says a pornography ban announced by the Federal Government for Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory should be extended to the ACT. Key drug advisory groups and specialists will meet in Canberra today to discuss the idea of an ACT trial for the methadone substitute drug naltrexone. ACTEW head Michael Costello says tighter water restrictions may not need to be introduced until September. North Queensland powered to a thrilling 28-24 victory over the Canberra Raiders during their round 15 NRL clash at Canberra Stadium this evening. The ACT Tourism Council has welcomed the appointment of a new general manager for Australian Capital Tourism. The Cowboys jumped to a handy 22-14 lead over the Raiders at half-time during their round 15 NRL clash at Canberra Stadium this evening. The ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) says an independent valuation done for a losing bidder helps to vindicate ACTPLA over the controversial sale of the Epicentre site in Fyshwick. North Queensland Cowboys five-eighth Jason Smith has been ruled out of tonight's game against his former club the Raiders at Canberra Stadium. The Road Transport Authority (RTA) says high petrol prices will force up the cost of a taxi fare in Canberra from July 1. The Melbourne Phoenix crashed to their first defeat of the National Netball League season last night, going down 56-47 to the Sydney Swifts in their top-of-the-table clash at Acer Arena in Sydney. Large gas consumers in Canberra have been asked to cut back on their usage to help boost supplies along the New South Wales coast. The Federal Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, isn't buying into the continuing controversy surrounding Labor's candidate for the Southern Tasmanian seat of Franklin, Kevin Harkins. A national wildlife group is confident the Defence Department won't go back on their assurance that a controversial kangaroo cull at two sites in Canberra's north wouldn't go ahead. The author of three reports on child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities says the Government's new plan to tackle the problem will lead to increased violence and suicide. The Deputy Mayor of Queanbeyan says legal action against the ACT may be possible, if residents continue to face higher water charges than Canberrans. The Senate has passed a motion asking the Federal Government to urgently act on a national report into stolen wages compensation for Indigenous people. The ACT Multicultural Affairs Minister has apologised to Vietnam veterans after comparing the controversial Al Grassby statue to a Vietnam War monument. A team of researchers from the University of Canberra is trying to determine whether hydration levels affect the balance and cardio-vascular performance of skiers. The ACT's Chief Magistrate has told a court he had no other option but to jail a Scullin woman who breached her good behaviour bond while on periodic detention. The ACT Multicultural Affairs Minister has drawn an angry response, for comparing a controversial Al Grassby statue to a monument honouring those who fought in Vietnam. A group of residents in Canberrra's south say they're being denied the opportunity to fight a proposed telecommunications tower in the area. Troubled Canberra Raiders star Todd Carney will make his comeback in the premier league against Newcastle on Saturday. The Conflux 4 science fiction convention is going online for the first time, in what organisers say is an Australian first. An education expert is calling for business to take a more active leadership role in funding Australian schools. The first significant snow this winter has fallen on the Brindabella Ranges. The ACT's volunteer firefighters say they won't sign off on an agreement with the Emergency Services Agency (ESA) until they see it in writing. The ACT Government says it's moved a step closer to a land swap which will secure the tenure of residents at the Narrabundah Long Stay Caravan Park. A man accused of using a popular chat forum to lure teenage girls into having sex with him has been refused bail in an ACT court. The Prime Minister says he is not aware of anyone authorising the use of taxpayer-funded opinion poll research to contribute to a pro-WorkChoices advertising campaign. The ACT Government says rebel volunteer firefighters have agreed to return to work and withdraw their resignations. The ACT Supreme Court has heard rural fire fighters will be reluctant to volunteer in the future if legal action over the 2003 fires proceeds. An ACT man facing charges of child pornography and indecency relating to children has been freed on bail. A report by the National Audit Office has found that in the last five years the ACT has twice underspent federal money allocated to it to fix dangerous sections of road. The ACT Education Minister Andrew Barr says there have been almost 60 incidents of school bullying in the Territory's public schools in the past year. The Federal Opposition has demanded that Attorney-General Philip Ruddock explains claims that a secret taxpayer-funded political unit is operating out of his Sydney ministerial office. The 1906 feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang has been put on UNESCO's Memory of the World register, which identifies documentary heritage of international significance. Further snowfalls in the New South Wales alpine region have people across the high country smiling this morning. Labor says its acceptance of a pay rise for federal MPs does not undermine its claim to represent the interests of the average worker. Three teenagers have been interviewed about the vicious killing of three kangaroos in Murramarang National Park in south-east New South Wales during the June long weekend. ACT sporting groups say a delay in tougher water restrictions is nothing more than a month's reprieve. Danny Buderus starred in his 200th appearance for Newcastle to steer the Knights to a composed 22-18 victory over the Canberra Raiders at Energy Australia Stadium on Monday evening. A try from veteran winger Adam MacDougall put the Knights into a 4-0 half-time lead over the Raiders during their round 14 NRL fixture at Energy Australia Stadium in Newcastle this evening. The ACT Government is facing criticism, after it was revealed a needle-exchange program is still on the agenda for Canberra's new prison. The ACT Government has approached the non-government education council, to find out whether the public system's revised anti-bullying rules can be adopted in private schools. The federal Greens say a pay rise for politicians is unjustifiable and should be voted down. A former Federal Liberal MP has criticised the Government's stance on the Iraq war, accusing Prime Minister John Howard of "ideological obstinacy". The Save Our Schools group says teacher cuts in high schools across Canberra earlier this year need to be reversed. The Weather Bureau says the ACT will be spared the worst of the wild weather forecast to hit New South Wales. A new report shows the ACT continues to have the best high school retention rates in the country. An ACT police officer on duty at the city watch house the night another officer allegedly used capsicum spray inappropriately on an inmate says it is not uncommon for people to be sprayed in custody. The Federal Government has put pressure on Labor leader Kevin Rudd over his economic credentials, calling him ignorant and a fraud. Police allege a woman drove her car through a shopping centre last night after an argument with staff. The ACT's peak business group has backed the Property Council's claims that the Government has grossly underestimated its budget surplus. The Federal Labor Member for Denison, Duncan Kerr, claims Tasmanians have been snubbed under the Government's new broadband scheme. Police have found more explosive devices in the home of a 26-year-old man who allegedly blew up a letter box in Canberra's north. Brumbies winger Clyde Rathbone is unlikely to be available for World Cup selection due to a knee problem which plagued him during the second half of the Super 14 season. New Australian research has found there is an urgent need for more studies to identify why food allergies in young children are steadily increasing. ACT police have found an accelerant at the scene of a fire that started in a Red Hill nursing home early this morning. ACT Greens MLA Deb Foskey is remaining tight-lipped about the reasons behind a vote of no confidence, which saw Liberal MLA Richard Mulcahy dumped as the chairman of the Assembly's public accounts committee. Twenty nursing home residents and staff have been evacuated after a fire at Red Hill, Canberra, early this morning.
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