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Man with knife tasered at Parliament House
ACT Policing has responded to an incident that occurred at Parliament House this afternoon (Thursday, 8 January 2015). Around 12:30pm, ACT Policing and AFP Protection Services Officers attended to a...
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Local movies getting Government funding
JOY Burch has announced the successful applicants for the ACT Screen Arts Fund, which is part of the ACT Arts Fund and is managed by ScreenACT. “The ACT Screen Arts Fund provides opportunities for...
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Chief Minister gonged for ACT alcohol policy
CHIEF Minister Andrew Barr has expressed his joy at winning an Action on Alcohol award. “Today I was delighted to be presented with an award from the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) for...
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Chemicals investigated at the Nishi building
ACT Fire & Rescue is currently on scene at the Nishi building, Edinburgh Ave, City investigating unknown chemicals on the basement level. Chemicals in the car park basement level are believed to...
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Shane throws a free bus bone to enraged Tharwa Drive commuters
SHANE Rattenbury says residents of Banks, Conder and Gordon will receive free travel on all ACTION bus services in the Lanyon Valley during the morning peak from Friday 9 January 2015. Bus services...
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Gay sex offences to be expunged in the ACT
SIMON Corbell says men convicted of consensual homosexual acts in the ACT will be able to apply to have their conviction expunged. “It is important that the ACT provides equality and access to justice...
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Please don’t mistake Kambah’s lost pet python for a brown snake
THIS just in from the Canberra Lost Pet Database: SNAKE (LOST): Python missing in KAMBAH. This is not a joke. Despite being brown in color this 2 meter long Olive python is a much loved pet and...
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Yet another robbery at the Giralang servo. Recognise this man?
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to the aggravated robbery of a Service Station in Giralang on (Wednesday, 7 January). About 2.45pm, a man entered the 7/11 Service Station on Canopus Crescent,...
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Review / Cinderella.
Originally written for television in 1957, as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, this charming little Rodgers and Hammerstein musical retelling of the familiar Cinderella story proves the perfect vehicle...
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Two year old boy rescued from Gordon drain
A two-year old boy was rushed to hospital tonight suffering from hypothermia and injuries after becoming caught in a stormwater drain in Tuggeranong. The ACT Ambulance Service was called to the drain...
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The return of the Cotter River footbridge opens up new walking tracks
OPTIONS for walking and sight-seeing at the Cotter campground have been improved with the installation of a new footbridge over the Cotter River. ACT Parks and Conservation Service Senior Ranger,...
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Vale Kep Enderby
By Andrew Leigh MP JONATHAN Swift once said that ‘vision is the art of seeing the invisible’. The ability to see through the fog of the present to the clarity of tomorrow exemplifies the great...
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Nightrider numbers on the up
SHANE Rattenbury says there was an increase in patronage for the ACTION Nightrider bus service over the 2014-15 festive season. “ACTION recorded 3,117 boardings on Nightrider this year which...
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
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Stolen Navara going the wrong way up London Circuit
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a dangerous driving incident that occurred on Saturday, January 10. About 2pm police located a reported stolen motor vehicle in the area of Allawah Flats, Braddon....
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ACT CFMEU taken to court by Fair Work Building Construction
A senior CFMEU official is facing court after he reportedly refused to obey safety rules during a site visit. Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC) is also alleging the official, Dean Hall – who...
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Government co-owned ActewAGL wins Government electricity contracts
CHIEF Minister Andrew Barr says ActewAGL Retail has won the competitive tender process to supply all the ACT Government’s electricity needs for the next four years. Three contracts were available:...
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Tinderbox Spark playing at Smiths
SMITH’S Alternative Bookshop has the Tinderbox Spark duo from Brisbane performing their first interstate show on January 15, who promise songs and banter. Vocalist Lauren and guitarist Bell both have...
View ArticleEntries open for IPhone and Instagram photo show
PHOTOGRAPHERS inspired to snap an iPhone photo illustrating summer are invited to join Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s “The Long, Hot Summer” photography exhibition coming up in February. “Anyone and...
View ArticleReview / “Sometimes there isn’t anything to get”
THE exhibition title comes from Zoe Brand’s ongoing series “A Failure to Communicate, More or Less”. This provocative conceptual jeweller challenges viewers to consider well-worn phrases such as: “We...
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