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Mick wants your thoughts on Tuggeranong traffic management
MICK Gentleman says evaluations of the effectiveness of two traffic management schemes rolled out in Tuggeranong in mid-2014 are now underway. “The ACT Government acted upon complaints about speeding,...
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Shane wants your lids off
SHANE Rattenbury has launched the “Recycling – take your lids off!” campaign which will urge residents to take the lids off containers before placing them in the recycling bin. “Canberrans continue to...
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New faces at the Property Council
THE Property Council of Australia has elected a new ACT Division Council, with a new President and office bearers. George Katheklakis, Principal of NDH Property Group, has been elected President, with...
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Colour comes out to play
The Color Run… “Like no other fun run or festival,” says Woody Sedgman.COMMONWEALTH Park will be transformed into a multi-coloured morning of walking, running, dancing and skipping when the Swisse...
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ACT Government moves on upskirting and bong selling
SIMON Corbell has announced the passage of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2014, which makes a wide ranging number of changes to the law. “Two new offences that protect the community against...
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Gardening / Feeding with a pinch of salts
AUTUMN time is feeding time in the plant world. With citrus trees starting to develop fruit, now is a good time to apply plant food. I have just given my potted lemon tree a mixture of, yes, Epsom...
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ACT to look into dog racing allegations from last night’s Four Corners
JOY Burch has responded to last night’s shocking revelations on the ABC’s Four Corners program about the use of live baiting of successful greyhounds in Australia. The footage shown on the ABC’s Four...
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued
This just in from the Bureau of Meteorology: TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for HEAVY RAINFALL, LARGE HAILSTONES and DAMAGING WIND For people in the South West...
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Heritage Council moves to protect swathes of the Dickson flats
THE ACT Heritage Council has announced its decision to register the Northbourne Housing Precinct. The Council’s assessment is available online. The Council says that at no stage has there been any...
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Arts / Making light of the Magna Carta
IN a torrid Canberra month dominated by talk of leadership spills and political consultation, there could hardly be a more enlightening document than the Magna Carta. Magna Carta projection on...
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Refugee protest takes to the skies over Canberra
IT’S been a year since Reza Berati was killed in immigration detention on Manus Island. Skywriters have it seems been taking to the sky all over Australia to make the case against the mandatory...
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Lady Bracknell back – on the other side of the footlights
JUDI Crane is justly famous for her rendition of the line, “a handbag?” when she played Lady Bracknell some years ago in “The Importance of Being Earnest” at Theatre 3. L to r Kayleigh Brewster as...
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Assaults down in latest crime statistics
SIMON Corbell says the ACT experienced reductions in both property crime and crimes against the person in the last quarter of last year according to new figures. The December 2014 Criminal Justice...
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Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
THE life of John Mackay – so far – is a great read and an integral part of recent Canberra history. The book, “Living on the Edge”, is beautifully written by Graham Downie and was officially launched...
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Canberrans walk for Mother Languages
TOMORROW, Saturday February 21, is the UNESCO-proclaimed International Mother Language Day, and Canberrans are planning to celebrate in style with a walk around Lake Burley Griffin to which all are...
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Joy kicks off a disability home ownership scheme in Harrison
JOY Burch has marked the start of construction on ‘Project Independence’, a new housing model for people with disability living in the ACT, by turning a sod at the Harrison site. “This project is the...
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Dunlop mum blows high range DUI with kids in the car
A 41-year-old Dunlop woman was caught drink driving by ACT Policing with two young children in the car last night (Thursday, February 19). About 11.15pm police received a report from a member of the...
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Review / ‘Rosewater’ (M) *** and a half
AMERICAN TV talk-show anchorman and comedian Jon Stewart has gone upscale to write and direct a challenging feature film based on real events. The smell of rosewater combined with human sweat pervades...
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Review / ‘Jupiter Ascending’ (M) ***
LET’S give thanks that Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), raised by her mum after thieves invaded their Moscow apartment and shot her dad, is nothing more than a creature of fantasy in this cosmic actioner...
View ArticleVideo / Michelle Grattan, Stephen Parker and the week in Politics
UNIVERSITY of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including whether the Inter-generational Report can help re-establish the...
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