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Sunday’s triathlon cancelled
The ACT Government has announced the cancellation of the Sri Chinmoy Triple-Triathlon which was scheduled to take place tomorrow, Sunday 23 November 2014. The event has been cancelled for safety...
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Banks lined up to help out Fluffy homeowners
CHIEF Minister Katy Gallagher says five key banks have offered their support for Mr Fluffy homeowners. Members Equity Bank, Beyond Bank, National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Teachers Mutual...
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Suspicious fire in Narrabundah
ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious house fire in Narrabundah that was lit in the early hours of this morning (24 November). About 2.25am police were called to Warramoo Street, were the fire...
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What do you think about 40 zones?
SHANE Rattenbury is asking Canberrans to share their thoughts on proposed boundaries for 40 kilometre per hour (40 km/h) speed limit precincts in Canberra’s group centres. “The ACT Government started...
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Ringing the changes to the Crimes Act
SIMON Corbell says his proposed Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 will introduce a range of changes to, amongst other things, provide greater protection from invasions of privacy in response to...
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How to keep the world’s eyes out of your webcam
Webcams have been made public because their passwords weren’t changed from the default. Flickr/Cory Doctorow, CC BY-NC-SA By Michael Cowling THERE are concerns that thousands of private webcams around...
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Grattan / Someone planted Lambie in PUP, Palmer alleges
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra CLIVE Palmer has suggested renegade Palmer United Party senator Jacqui Lambie was deliberately planted in PUP to disrupt it. He said PUP was currently...
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Review / American choral musical ‘unfolded’ by Coro
“WE don’t hear much American choral music,” conductor Calvin Bowman told the sweltering audience gathered yesterday at Wesley Church yesterday for Coro Chamber Music’s concert, “This American Life,”...
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Zed finds money for Catholic schools
LIBERAL Senator Zed Seselja says three local schools; Mother Theresa School in Harrison, St Thomas Aquinas Primary School in Charnwood and St Monica’s Primary School in Evatt, will share in a $2.3m...
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Canberrans affluent but winter’s cold, regulator reports…
THE Australian Energy Regulator has published its second annual report on retail market performance in the ACT. AER Board member Jim Cox said the report sheds light on key energy issues facing many...
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No justice on the bike paths?
Ben has had an unfortunate run in on the bike path and has sent in the picture and the tale: You can see there was a big crop of weeds blocking the path, so he came out around the corner from the...
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Another review into water pricing
ANDREW Barr has announced a review into the ACT’s Water and Sewerage Pricing Framework. There is an Issues Paper to go with the review. “The review, which will examine the current process for setting...
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Giulia Jones wants more data on domestic violence
THE Liberals’ Giulia Jones has taken the opportunity of White Ribbon Day to call on the ACT government to raise the profile of domestic violence by reporting statistics annually on the issue....
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Grattan / Lambie goes her own way
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra JACQUI Lambie has finally quit the Palmer United Party but vowed to continue her opposition to government proposals for university fee deregulation, a...
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Gardening / The scary truth of passionfruit
Do not be taken in by this pretty passionfruit flower!IF your passionfruit vine is growing vigorously, has beautiful flowers yet produces no fruit, you are almost certainly growing an environmental...
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ACT Policing is releasing dramatic, previously unseen CCTV vision of an arson incident at a café in Weston earlier this year in the hope that public assistance may help identify the offender....
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Macklin / Abbott’s Big Cuts Slice Bold Savings
CANBERRA is an ABC town. The rally outside Aunty’s Northbourne Avenue HQ and the turnout at Parliament House show just how much we care for the national broadcaster. And PM Tony Abbott’s unequivocal...
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A Judicial Council run by the ACT Judiciary to investigate themselves
SIMON Corbell has announced his intention to introduce a Bill to establish a Judicial Council to consider complaints against ACT judges and magistrates. The new council will consist of the Chief...
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Sport / The skill of scoring slowly
THE ACT needs to tread carefully as it negotiates the politics of cricket in Australia. Not surprisingly, after successfully hosting the one-dayer between Australia and South Africa, there is optimism...
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Moore / Mean Libs won’t give the doctor a go
IN heading for West Africa on a fact-finding mission Greens Senator Dr Richard Di Natale has exposed the mean-spirited nature of the Federal government. He has also exposed the level of hypocrisy in...
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