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Review: Sex, sunbathing and singing
Emma Matthews as Fiorilla, Paolo Bordogna as Selim; Luciano Botelho as Narciso. Photo: Lisa TomasettiWHAT a ridiculous concoction of fairy floss this opera is, but with what enthusiasm the chorus and...
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Man threatens pub patron with screwdriver
POLICE have arrested a 24-year-old Reid man after he allegedly threatened a patron in a Civic pub and stole his laptop last night. Around 7.30pm the man entered the King O’Malley’s pub where he...
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Canberra murder: police search Grafton home
POLICE executed a search warrant at a rural property near Grafton in Northern NSW last week in relation to the murder of Canberra man Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber. Nicholas Sofer-SchreiberEnquiries into...
View ArticleMan charged with assault, robbery, threat to kill
A 27-year-old Banks man will face court today charged with robbery, assault, and making a demand with a threat to kill following an incident in Gungahlin earlier this month. Police say a man was...
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Couple arrested after pursuit in stolen car
AN unlicensed 21-year-old Downer man and a 17-year-old Kaleen girl have been arrested after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle yesterday afternoon. Around 3.06pm police attempted a...
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Peter Cosgrove named new Governor-General
RETIRED defence chief Peter Cosgrove has been named Australia’s 26th Governor-General. Peter CosgrovePrime Minister Tony Abbott made the announcement at Parliament House this afternoon. ACT Chief...
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Long weekend drivers caught speeding, drink driving
OVER 60 drivers were slapped with fines this Australia Day long weekend after a police blitz on speeding and drink driving. ACT Police issued 60 Traffic Infringement Notices and 33 cautions over the...
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Bald Archys come of age
IT’S a happy 21st birthday this year for the Bald Archys, the satirical art award invented by former theatre director and Coolac identity, Peter Batey, as an antidote to the notorious Archibald Prize....
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One car, two ram raids and a burglary
POLICE believe a stolen car was used in two ram raids and an aggravated burglary in Canberra’s north early this morning. Officers first identified the stolen white Holden Commodore driving along...
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Socials: At National Day of Cuba, Tuggeranong Arts Centre
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View ArticleKingston turf war a victory for community
PAWL Cubbin may have won the war to bring grass back to Kingston’s Green Square, but it’s not a battle he and the Kingston Traders’ Committee hope to endure again anytime soon. This week landscapers...
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Riding to help break the slavery cycle…
ALANNA Davis says she is a survivor of domestic abuse, and is using her experience to help stand up for women halfway across the world. The Jerrabomberra resident will join 16 other women from around...
View Article‘Frog’ makes a big noise for animals
INDEPENDENT record seller Brian “Frog” Harris loves animals – particularly his three pet frogs – so when he hosts a massive sale of second-hand vinyl, cassettes, CDs, DVDs and VHS videos this weekend,...
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Extreme heatwave alert
THE ACT Government Emergency Services Agency has warned Canberrans that prolonged extreme heat conditions are again forecast for the ACT this week from today lasting until at least Monday February 3....
View ArticleHeatwave: ActewAGL cancels electricity outages
ACTEWAGL has postponed planned electricity interruptions in parts of two suburbs today due to the extreme heat. A spokesperson said electricity work in four suburbs was undertaken and completed by...
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Queanbeyan icon up for sale
ONE of the region’s most loved cultural buildings is going on the market. Benedict House QueanbeyanBenedict House in Queanbeyan was, in the 1990s, bought by former Prime Minister Paul Keating and the...
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Lorina to sparkle in Domain opera
IT’S the time of year when we usually speak to former Canberra soprano Lorina Gore about “Opera in the Domain”, the annual big free concert staged under the stars by Opera Australia for the general...
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Jovan gets a Fix for the future
AS a fit and active young man, Jovan Pejic was shocked when, at 24, he was diagnosed with stage a 3 non-Hodgkin’s Follicular Lymphoma in his leg; a cancer which can be fatal but is rare among young...
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Canberra Confidential: Glittering finale
IT started as a whisper: have you heard, the Fringe Festival (Civic Square, February 6-9) is having a burlesque artist, who ends her act by, ahem, defecating on stage. But Fringe director Jorian...
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Fringe 2014: The risky art of shocking
THEATRE in a car? Sounds risky? That’s exactly what director (and “CityNews” theatre critic) Joe Woodward and artistic director of Fringe 2014, Jorian Gardner, have in mind – risk with a local flavour....
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