Courtney Barrett Peters
Canberra, ACT
Courtney Barrett Peters is a multi-platform reporter in the ABC Canberra newsroom.
She is a proud Darug woman, who studied a degree in journalism and international relations.
Prior to joining the ABC in Canberra, Courtney was the 2023 news cadet in Sydney.
Courtney is particularly interested in stories about Indigenous affairs, women and health.
Latest by Courtney Barrett Peters
Canberra man convicted of raping his partner 11 times is jailed for more than 13 years
A man convicted of raping his former partner 11 times has been jailed for more than 13 years, with the judge saying "no woman deserves to be the subject of this appalling treatment".
Canberra man faces court for allegedly wielding sword at woman and forcible confinement
Police went to a home in Scullin on Wednesday night where they say they were confronted by a woman screaming and a man allegedly preventing her from leaving the house.
Canberra man accused of sending harassing messages to ACT MLA Tara Cheyne granted bail
James Griffin is accused of sending harassing messages via Facebook to ACT Legislative Assembly member Tara Cheyne.
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Judge says man who raped woman outside Canberra nightclub treated her like 'live pornography', jails him for three years
The court heard Marquis Monte Rex Mack raped the woman and labelled parts of her body with a permanent marker, while also threatening to distribute intimate images. He will be eligible for parole in 2026.
'World-class' skateboarding ramp modelled off Tony Hawk's is installed in Canberra
The 18-year-old Canberran took up skateboarding less than four years ago, but to perfect her skills she had to keep travelling to Sydney. Now a new vert ramp in the capital has changed that.
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Canberra man who admitted to one-punch attack that caused lifelong injuries is jailed for six years
A 21-year-old man who admitted to a one-punch attack which left a father of four with an irreversible brain injury is jailed for a maximum of six years.
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Canberra man who pleaded guilty to chasing teenagers around shopping centre demanding sex is released on bail
Police documents reveal 40-year-old Christopher Joseph Lichtwark yelled "I'm going to get you" as he chased the three girls around the Dickson shopping precinct, before a witness called emergency services.
Elle has had five open heart surgeries. She's hoping a new 'heart band-aid' may make the next one easier
Recovery from these surgeries can take six months, something doctors hope could be alleviated by new technology.
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Police say fatal Canberra house fire was 'deliberately lit'
Atem Marol Deng, 38, appears in court charged with murder and arson after the remains of 36-year-old Bor Ador Deng were found in a Canberra house last week.
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Widow wins art prize for depiction of 'death admin' following suicide of veteran husband
Kat Rae has taken out the 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize for her interpretation of the mountain of paperwork she was left with following her husband's death.
Yass Valley residents live within an hour of Australia’s capital. Yet they have unreliable water some say is making them sick.
For 16 days this year Yass Valley residents were ordered not to drink the town water during a boil water alert, and local doctors say general water quality remains a major concern for people and their health.
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'It was just guns drawn': Man arrested after allegedly threatening two people with weapon in Canberra
ACT police say the 29-year-old man threatened multiple people before a police chase ensued, while a witness says he was arrested with "guns drawn".
'Motivated by greed, rather than need': Former public servant avoids jail after conspiring to defraud Commonwealth
The man was part of a trio who conspired to defraud the Commonwealth government by preparing candidates from companies they were associated with for government contracts. Their scheme stood to earn them $1.6 million, had they not been caught.
Canberra woman avoids jail for posting video of granddaughter identified as child abuse material by TikTok
A Canberra grandmother escapes conviction for filming a video containing child abuse material of her granddaughter and posting it privately to social media platform TikTok, in a case ACT Supreme Court Justice Belinda Baker described as "highly unusual".
Canberra court hears 93yo man who pleaded guilty to killing his elderly wife has only months to live
Donald Morley pleaded guilty to suffocating his 92-year-old wife, Jean Morley, with a pillow last year. A Canberra court today heard he was suffering from terminal skin cancer.
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Former AFP commander and Olympian avoids conviction after crashing car into tree while drunk
Former Olympian and Australian Federal Police commander Danielle Woodward is disqualified from driving for six months after crashing her car into a tree with a blood alcohol reading nearly three times the legal limit.
If you're caught with a vape in the ACT, you could be fined 320 times more than if it was a gram of heroin
If you're caught with an unprescribed nicotine vape in the nation's capital, the law states you can be fined 320 times more than if you were possession of a gram of heroin. The government says this "makes no sense".
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Canberra man allegedly forcibly confined girlfriend after breaking into her ex's home and assaulting him
A Canberra man is denied bail for charges of forcible confinement, burglary and assault after allegedly forcing his partner into his car and fleeing the scene with her, after breaking into her ex-boyfriend's home and assaulting him.
Audrey closed the doors of a Canberra day spa at 4pm. Within hours, she lost her job and was facing deportation
Blindsided staff and out-of-pocket customers speak out after Canberra day spa Adytum entered liquidation.
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Lawyers for man accused of attempted murder at ANU campus say he will plead not guilty
Alex Ophel is accused of attempting to murder two female students at the Australian National University in September 2023.
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Canberra man Joshua Ware jailed for raping unresponsive woman while on good behaviour order
Joshua Ware, 37, is sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court to four years in jail after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman twice in January last year.
Yass businesses spending hundreds of dollars a week on bottled water, as treatment problem remains
A Yass pub says it's spending at least $50 a day on bottled water, while GPs are relying on hand sanitiser, as a treatment problem with the water supply remains one week on from when it started.
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Canberra man jailed for 15 years for murdering partner who fell from bonnet of his car
Michael O'Connell is sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of Danielle Jordan, who fell from the bonnet of his moving car in April 2022.
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Two teenagers in fatal car crash in Sydney's north-west remembered as 'beautiful boys'
Matthew Simpson and Addison Bhimjiani were passengers in a car being driven by another 17-year-old, when they ploughed into a power pole on Windsor Road on Monday night.
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'No winners': Mascot Tower owner-occupiers offered possible sale of apartments to cancel debt
Four years after the building's basement was found riddled with cracks, worn out owner-occupiers are offered a solution to settle debt and mortgages.
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