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ACT’s first public crematorium opens in Gungahlin

ACT Minister for City Services, Chris Steel officially opened the ACT’s first publicly owned crematorium today at Gungahlin Cemetery.

Body of woman discovered following Downer house fire

The body of a woman has been located in a house in Atherton Street, Downer following a small fire early this morning.

35-year-old man charged with murder in relation to Page stabbing

A 35-year-old man is expected to be charged by ACT Policing with one count of murder in relation to an incident in Page on 20 February.

Police establish dedicated team to investigate death in Page

ACT Policing has established a dedicated team to investigate the death of a 34-year-old man in Braine Street in Page on Saturday 20 February.

One dead, three injured in disturbance in Page

One person is dead and three are in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a disturbance in Page yesterday.

Vale Michael Bryce AM

Acclaimed architect and designer, Michael Bryce AM AE KStJ FRSA LFDIA LFRAIA, husband of former Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce, died on Saturday 16 January, aged 82, after a long illness. The Australian Institute...

Service marks 25 years of lives lost to drugs

One day a year for 25 years, the loved ones of those who have lost their lives to illicit drugs have gathered at a memorial rock in Weston Park in remembrance and...

Police call for information on fatal stabbing in Weston

Editor's note: An update has been issued to this story. An 18 year-old-man has died, and a 16-year-old male is being treated in hospital, after police responded to reports of a stabbing...

Tributes flow for ACT disability advocate Sue Salthouse

Tributes are flowing in for disability advocate and 2020 ACT Senior Australian of the Year Sue Salthouse, who died yesterday (20 July) after a collision between a car and her wheelchair-accessible motorcycle...

Man dies after disturbance at Kokomo’s bar in Civic

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a death that occurred after a disturbance at Kokomo's bar, a licensed premises in Civic, early this morning, Sunday 19 July.

Man charged with murder following Kingston Hotel death

A 35-year-old Griffith man is expected to face court today over the death of Warren Hordpenko, 44, at the Kingston Hotel on Sunday night, 5 July.

Kingston hotel victim named

A 44-year-old man who died after an altercation at the Kingston Hotel on Sunday night has been identified as Warren Hordpenko from Dalmeny, New South Wales. ACT Policing have been investigating the incident...

Man dead after incident at Kingston hotel

ACT Policing is investigating after a 44-year-old-man died following an altercation at the Kingston Hotel in Canberra's Inner South on Sunday night, 5 July.

From the editor: Vale, Tony Lovell

This week, I am grateful for a lifetime of knowing my brother, and the love of our parents, our family and his offspring. Vale, Tony Lovell.

Environmental impacts on deaths under-reported

The number of deaths attributed to excessive natural heat in Australia is at least 50 times more than those recorded on death certificates, according to experts from the Australian National University (A.

10 ways to process grief after death during a global pandemic

COVID-19 has significantly disrupted our experiences of, and our rituals associated with, dying, death and bereavement, according to Edith Cowan University lecturer and psychotherapist Karen Anderson.

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