Digital edition 27 November
SCULPTOR Kensuke Todo has been named “CityNews” Artist of the Year, CATHERINE CARTER thinks our city centre is very forgettable, CEDRIC BRYANT warns what happens when passionfruit goes feral and, in a...
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Hanson calls on Katy Gallagher to resign
LIBERAL LEADER Jeremy Hanson says it’s time for Katy Gallagher to resolve the ongoing issues with the Canberra Hospital Maternity unit or step aside as health minister. “After eight years of Katy...
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Griffiths / Let’s fix homelessness and health
THE ACT Government is hell-bent on spending a billion dollars on light rail and a billion dollars on getting the Mr Fluffy homeowners out of the trouble they’re in over their unfortunate real estate...
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NCA to be grilled on Parliamentary Zone paid parking
THE National Capital Authority (NCA) will be asked to discuss the effects of changed parking arrangements in the Parliamentary zone at the biannual public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on...
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Carter / The city centre that’s easy to forget
TIMES Square in New York has its video screens, LED lights and swarms of people. Madrid’s Plaza Mayor is famous for its beautiful buildings and bullfighting. Nelson’s Column in London’s Trafalgar...
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Nicole Lawder asks why so many children are dying?
LIBERAL Nicole Lawder says the ACT Children and Young People Death Review Committee 2013-14 Annual Report released yesterday highlights ongoing and systemic issues within the ACT’s care and protection...
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Health / Coeliac disease, an unhappy slice of life
DESPITE the common symptoms of bloating, diarrhoea, weight loss or anaemia, most Australians with coeliac disease remain undiagnosed. Dr Purnima Bhat… gastroenterologist and a senior research fellow at...
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ActewAGL gets slapped around by the Australian Energy Regulator
OUR local power provider ActewAGL is up in arms following a draft decision by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) reducing and backdating expenditure allowed on the ACT’s electricity distribution...
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Controlled burns today
ACT Parks and Conservation Service wishes to advise the public that three controlled burns will be conducted today (Thursday 27 November 2014). The controlled burns will be undertaken on Amber Ridge...
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Finally, the Assembly turns its thoughts to bikinis
SHANE Rattenbury says he is legislating today to modernise operations for the Territory-owned public pools and their commercial operators and update outdated legislation. “The current Public Baths and...
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Bitter coffee today? Try changing the colour of your cup
We know different coloured plates can affect how food ‘tastes’ … and now we know that the same applies to coffee. Esti Alvarez/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA By George Van Doorn, Federation University Australia...
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Ending periodic detention
THE Liberals’ Andrew Wall is in some dudgeon over legislation before the Assembly scrapping the practice of making low level crims check into prison for weekends. “Changes to ACT sentencing...
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City Band performance – dramatic and refreshing
“MUSIC doesn’t have to be dramatic, it can be what you want it to be,” Canberra City Band conductor Major Geoff Grey asserted last night as he warned us to be very quiet, as everything was being...
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Calling filmlovers – vote for Canberra movie now!
FILM-lovers have until midday tomorrow, Friday, to get in votes for one of our own. Laura arrives incognito at the party Benjamin Murphy, a year 12 student from Narrabundah College, has been lucky...
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Grattan / Getting the government shipshape will take a lot more than throwing...
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra TONY Abbott’s reference to removing “barnacles” from his government has become the Canberra chatter. In technical terms, according to senior government...
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Public asked to pay more to political parties in electoral reforms
Simon Corbell SIMON Corbell has tabled two reports into the ACT Electoral Act and introduced legislation making changes to the electoral system. The Attorney-General announced that amendments to the...
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Toot! Toot! Capital Metro to rumble though planning controls
MICK Gentleman has given the light rail line to Gungahlin a boost by legislating to remove planning controls over Capital Metro. “These changes are needed to ensure the first stage of the Capital...
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24 children exposed to sulphuric acid at Burgman Anglican School
Firefighters and intensive care paramedics are on scene at the Burgmann Anglican School, Valley Avenue, Gungahlin following a spill in the science laboratory. ACT Fire & Rescue has contained the...
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Do you recognise this alleged credit card fraudster?
ACT Policing is investigating an incident of a stolen credit card that was used around the Duffy and Curtin area on Friday 31 October. ACT Policing were notified of the stolen credit card on Monday 3...
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Murray Cod season is back on this Monday
The Environment and Planning Directorate says the Murray Cod fishing season will re-open at midnight on this Sunday. “In order to maintain our Murray Cod stocks and allow the fish to spawn, the ACT...
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