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Kambah woman found guilty of breaching animal ownership ban after previous cases of animal cruelty
Is the ACT eating the 'hot porridge' in the 'Goldilocks economy'?
Canberra's streetlight network set for smarter and reliable upgrades
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ACT Government is spending $1.3 million on driverless car trial... you could take part
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